Exploring the musical space where classical and folk traditions intersect and influence one another

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About

Rasa String Quartet explores the musical space where classical and folk traditions intersect and influence one another.Formed in 2019, the Boston-based ensemble consists of violinists Emma Powell and Maura Shawn Scanlin, violist Kiyoshi Hayashi, and cellist Mina Kim, who are graduates of the New England Conservatory, the Shepherd School of Music, and Yale University.Rasa String Quartet are winners of the 2022 Associazione Europea di Musica e Comunicazione International Chamber Music Competition (Italy), the 2021 Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition (ATL), the 2020 Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition (OH), and were the 2022-23 ensemble in residence at Phillips Exeter Academy.They’ve collaborated with renowned folk musicians like Celtic harpist Maeve Gilchrist, Irish fiddler Liz Carroll, and singer-songwriter Judy Collins, and performed across the country at venues including the 2023 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, Celebrity Series of Boston, Rockport Music, WGBH, WBUR, and the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival. Their commitment to education has led to residencies at institutions like Walnut Hill School for the Arts, UMass Dartmouth, and Boston Music Project.By exploring the connection between music and storytelling at the heart of folk traditions, Rasa String Quartet delivers fresh, engaging performances that blend classical elegance with folk whimsy, celebrate global traditions, and elevate lesser-known composers.In Sanskrit, the term ‘Rasa’ refers to the indescribable power of any art form to inspire strong emotions in the reader or listener – a quality Rasa String Quartet strives to embody in every performance!

Meet the Quartet!

Born in Boone NC, Maura Shawn Scanlin currently makes her home in Boston, MA. In May 2019, she completed her Masters Degree in Violin Performance at the Yale School of Music, where she studied with Ani Kavafian. Previously, Maura studied violin with Lucy Chapman while completing her Bachelors Degree at the New England Conservatory. Maura’s classical collaborations with various ensembles have led her to the Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition, the Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition, and the Banff Chamber Music Residency. Maura has studied with renowned chamber musicians such as the Borromeo String Quartet, the Brentano String Quartet, Kim Kashkashian, and Roger Tapping.In addition to classical music, Maura also enjoys performing and collaborating with other musicians in a variety of non-classical styles ranging from traditional folk to contemporary improvisatory music. Particularly well-versed in Scottish and Irish traditional fiddle music, Maura has had the opportunity to compete in and has won the world’s premiere traditional Scottish fiddling competitions. She is a two-time U.S. National Scottish Fiddling Champion, and a winner of the Glenfiddich Fiddle Championship in Perthshire, Scotland. Maura is a member of several bands based in the greater Boston area. She performs and tours regularly with five-piece contemporary folk band Pumpkin Bread and Irish duo project Rakish. She is also a member of the contemporary Scottish outfit the Bywater Band.Maura has performed across North America and the United Kingdom, appearing at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Jordan Hall, Blair Castle, Shalin-Liu Performance Center, and The Sinclair. She has performed at music festivals including Merlefest, KVMR Celtic Festival, Boston Celtic Music Festival, Bellingham Irish Festival, New Hampshire Highland Games, Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, Rockport Celtic Festival, and Folk Alliance International. Her duo Rakish was recently named a recipient of the 2019 Iguana Fund Grant.When not performing and collaborating, Maura enjoys teaching music as well. She has been on faculty at the Jink & Diddle School of Scottish Fiddling, the Heartbeat Music Project, Up With Music’s Summer Strings, and Hanneke Cassel’s Pure Dead Brilliant Fiddle Weekend. She teaches privately throughout the year and holds a teaching faculty position at the Brookline Music School. Through collaborations, performances, and teaching, Maura hopes to cultivate appreciation for live acoustic music of all styles.Maura plays a German violin made by Erst Heinrich Roth in 1923.

Originally from Ann Arbor, MI, violinist/violist Emma Kondo Powell is an active performer and educator based in the New England area. She currently serves as resident musician and private instructor at the Newport String Project, a chamber music performance and youth mentorship initiative based at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Community Center in Newport, RI.A dedicated chamber musician and collaborator, Emma performs regularly with several ensembles throughout the area including the Newport String Quartet, Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra, Palaver Strings, and the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra. Previously, she was also a core member of Kinetic, an artist led & curated ensemble in Houston, TX. As a soloist, Emma has performed with the Michigan Pops Orchestra, Princeton University Orchestra, and Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony. Her summer festival appearances include the Tanglewood Music Center, Spoleto Festival USA, Maine Chamber Music Seminar, and Roundtop Festival Institute.In 2017, Emma graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a BA in Music Theory/Musicology and a certificate in Violin Performance, and was awarded the Isidore and Helen Sacks Memorial Prize for extraordinary achievement in the arts. She also holds a Masters in Violin Performance from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, where she studied with Paul Kantor. Previous mentors also include Sunghae Anna Lim and Almita & Roland Vamos.

Kiyoshi Hayashi is a professional violinist, health and career coach, speaker, and entrepreneur based in Boston, MA.As a performer, Kiyoshi is the founder and violinist / violist of the award-winning Rasa String Quartet, Co-Artistic Director of the string ensemble and nonprofit organization, Palaver Strings, and frequently performs with notable ensembles around New England including the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra, Boston Festival Orchestra, and A Far Cry.He has won top prizes in international and national competitions, including the Associazione Europea Di Musica E Comunicazione International Chamber Music Competition in Italy, the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition, the Chamber Music Yellow Springs National Competition, and the St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award. He has collaborated with a diverse array of artists, including the Maxwell String Quartet, Roomful of Teeth, Kinan Azmeh, Maeve Gilchrist, Dana Lynn, and iconic rock bands like The Who and The Eagles.His principal teachers include Nicholas Kitchen, Almita and Roland Vamos, and Thomas Wermuth, and he received his B.M. from the New England Conservatory of Music.In addition to his musical endeavors, Kiyoshi is very passionate about wellness and personal development. He is a certified personal trainer and integrative nutrition health coach and currently serves as the Career Advising Manager at the New England Conservatory of Music.Previously, he was the Director of Community Engagement for Palaver Strings, co-taught a course at the Longy School of Music titled "Music and Civic Engagement," and has delivered career workshops at institutions like the New England Conservatory of Music, the Longy School of Music, and Vital Village Network. In 2019, Kiyoshi launched his personal health and career coaching business where he empowers young musicians in developing the entrepreneurial skills and holistic lifestyle necessary to design meaningful and sustainable careers.Beyond his administrative roles, Kiyoshi actively performs with community arts organizations like Shelter Music Boston and Palaver Strings and has shared his expertise as a teaching artist at Apple Hill’s Summer Chamber Music Festival, Phillips Exeter Academy, and the Roxbury Youth Orchestra.When he's not performing or coaching, Kiyoshi can be found on morning runs, playing soccer and tennis, practicing yoga, reading, delving into podcasts, and exploring the outdoors.To find out more, check out Kiyoshi’s personal website:
https://kiyoshihayashi.com/

Hailed as “eloquent” by the Boston Globe, Korean-born cellist Mina Kim has been making music in the Boston area since 2010. Mina has appeared as a featured musician on WQXR’s McGraw Hill Young Artist Showcase and Longy’s Septemberfest concert series. As a member of the Rasa String Quartet, Mina has competed in the semi-final round at the Plowman Chamber Music Competition and in the International Osaka Chamber Music Competition in 2023. With the ensemble, she also held a residency as the Gilbert Concert Artist at the Phillips Exeter Academy.As a passionate educator, Mina has been teaching at the Phillips Exeter since 2019 and given masterclasses at UMass Dartmouth and Phillips Exeter Academy. She also coached chamber music to college and graduate students as Marty Jeivens Fellow at the Maine Chamber Music Seminar in 2023.When she's not playing classical music, Mina jams and concertizes with her genre-straddling string ensemble, ROSIN. By borrowing a little bit from a lot of different kinds of music, they have created what they like to call "disreputable classical music." Mina's fellow ROSIN mates are bassist Zachariah Hickman, violist Annie Bartlett, and fiddler-composer Jake Armerding. Together, ROSIN has advanced to the final round of the 21CM Emerging Artist Competition at Depauw School of Music.In 2023, Mina earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at New England Conservatory as the Gregor Piatigorsky Fund recipient, studying with Yeesun Kim and Mike Block. She holds a Master of Music degree from New England Conservatory as well as both a Bachelor of Music from Emerson College and an Undergraduate Diploma from Longy School of Music of Bard College, studying with Terry King.

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Season 6 events

Candlelight Concert: Best of Bridgerton

Thursday, December 5
6:30 pm
Temple Ohabei Shalom

Candlelight Concert: Vivaldi's Four Seasons and More

Friday, December 6
2 shows at 6:30 pm and 8:45 pm
Temple Ohabei Shalom

Candlelight Concert: Tribute to Queen

Saturday, December 7
6:30 pm
Simons Theatre

Candlelight Concert: Tribute to Adele

Saturday, December 7
8:45 pm
Simons Theatre

The Word Barn - Folk Tunes and Holiday Cheer

Thursday, December 12
7:00 pm
The Orchard Chapel

Brattleboro Music Center - Journey and Transformation

Friday, December 13
7:00 pm
Brattleboro Music Center

Celebrity Series Stringfest

Saturday, December 14
3:00 pm
Salvation Army Kroc Center

Sandwich Arts Alliance -
Holiday Concert

Sunday, December 15
2:00 pm
Sandwich Historic Town Hall

Past Performances season 6

Cape Symphony Presents: Notes for Change Ft. Rasa String Quartet and Housing Assistance Corporation

Saturday, November 2
2:30 pm Doors; 3:00 pm Show
Cape Symphony Falmouth Campus

southshore conservatory - A popular tune

Sunday, September 29
4:00 pm
Duxbury, MA
Private Event

Groupmuse in Jamaica Plain - A popular tune

Saturday, September 28
2:30 pm Doors, 2:45 pm Music
Jamaica Plain, MA

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth - A Popular tune

Thursday, September 26
12:30 pm
UMass Dartmouth
Private Event

Music mondays at the scandinavian center - A Popular Tune

Monday, September 23
2:00 pm
Scandinavian Cultural Center -
206 Waltham St, West Newton, MA 02465

Candlelight Concert: Tribute to Nirvana

Saturday, September 21
9:00 pm
First Church in Cambridge

Candlelight Concert: Discovering Mozart

Saturday, September 21
7:00 pm
First Church in Cambridge

Candlelight Concert: Tribute to Taylor Swift

Friday, September 20
9:00 pm
First Church in Cambridge

Candlelight Concert: Best of Video Games

Friday, September 20
7:00 pm
First Church in Cambridge

Rockport Celtic Festival - Transatlantic

Sunday, Sep 15
5:00 pm
Rockport Music-Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA

Past Performances season 5

Avaloch Farm Residency

September 2 - 7

Candlelight Concert: Space Movie Soundtracks

Friday, July 12
2 shows at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Old South Church Gordon Chapel

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival - Christopher Rex String Seminar, Fernandina Beach, FL

Saturday, June 1
3:00 pm
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church - 2600 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL

Performance at The Center for Arts, Natick, MA - Heroes

Sunday, May 12
3:00 pm
14 Summer St, Natick, MA 01760

CANCELLED
Performance at Chamber Music Foundation of New England - Collaboration with Vocalist, Yelena Dudochkin

Saturday, May 11
6:00 pm
Berry Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA

Performance at Saugus Public Library, Saugus, MA - Heroes

Saturday, May 11
1:00 pm
295 Central St, Saugus, MA 01906
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Performance at Bay Chamber Concerts, Rockport, ME - Heroes

Wednesday, May 8
1:00 pm
Union Hall
24 Central St, Rockport, ME 04856

Performance at Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society, West Tisbury, MA - Heroes

Sunday, May 5
4:00 pm
First Congregational Church of West Tisbury
1051 State Rd, West Tisbury, MA 02575

Performance at Piper Shores, Freeport, ME - Heroes

Saturday, May 4
1:00 pm
Private Event

Candlelight Concert: Tribute to Taylor Swift

Friday, April 19
2 shows at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Greater Boston Stage - 395 Main Street, Stoneham, 02180-3514

Candlelight Concert: Tribute to Whitney Houston

Thursday, April 18
2 shows at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Greater Boston Stage - 395 Main Street, Stoneham, 02180-3514

Performance at Nantucket Arts Council - Rasa String Quartet's Greatest Hits

Sunday, April 14
4:00 pm

Performance at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA

Saturday, April 13
9:30 pm
Private Event

Groupmuse in Jamaica Plain, MA - Rasa String Quartet's Greatest Hits

Saturday, April 13
6:30 pm Doors, 7:00 pm Show

Performance at Brookhaven, Lexington, MA - Rasa String Quartet's Greatest Hits

Thursday, April 11
7:30 pm
Private Event

Masterclass and Performance at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Wednesday, April 10
5:00 pm
Private Event

Performance at Norway Pond, Hancock, NH - East Meets West

Sunday, April 7
4:00 pm
First Congregational Church of Hancock - 47 Main Street, Hancock, NH, 03449

Performance at Celebrity Series - East Meets West

Saturday, April 6
1:00 pm
Arlington Street Church - 351 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Performance at Brattleboro Music Center - East meets West

Friday, April 5
7:00 pm
72 Blanche Moyse Wy, Brattleboro, VT 05301

Candlelight Concert: Tribute to Pink Floyd

Thursday, April 4
9:00 pm
11 Garden Street, Cambridge, 02138-3605

Candlelight Concert: Tribute to Beyonce

Thursday, April 4
7:00 pm
11 Garden Street, Cambridge, 02138-3605

Education Event: Celebrity Series School Masterclass

Thursday, April 4
8:00 am
Josiah Quincy Elementary School
Private Event

Performance at Newbridge on the Charles, Dedham, MA - East meets West

Thursday, March 28
7:30 pm
5000 Great Meadow Rd, Dedham, MA 02026
Private Event

Candlelight Concert: Tribute to Queen

Thursday, March 14
2 Shows at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Temple Ohabei Shalom - 1187 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446

Candlelight Concert: Favorite Anime Themes

Wednesday, February 28
8:45 pm
Temple Ohabei Shalom - 1187 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446

Candlelight Concert: Rock Classics on Strings

Wednesday, February 28
6:30 pm
Temple Ohabei Shalom - 1187 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446

Candlelight Concert: Vivaldi Four Season and More

Saturday, February 24
2 Shows at 6:30 pm and 8:45 pm
First Church, Cambridge - 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Performance at Mayo St. Arts - Jazz Meets Counterpoint

Sunday, February 4
7:00 pm
10 Mayo St, Portland, ME 04101

Performance at Bethel Area Arts and Music - Jazz Meets Counterpoint

Sunday, February 4
2:00 pm
48 Cross Street, Bethel, ME 04217

Performance and Pre-Concert Lecture at Rockport Music - Jazz Meets Counterpoint

Saturday, February 3
Pre-Concert Lecture - 6:00 pm
Performance - 7:00 pm
Rockport Music - 37 Main St, Rockport, MA 01966

Performance at Old Ship Church - Jazz Meets Counterpoint

Friday, February 2
7:30 pm
14 Main Street, Hingham, MA 02043
Free and Open to the Public

Performance at Boston Athenaeum - Jazz Meets Counterpoint

Thursday, February 1
6:00 pm
10-1/2 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108

Performance at Taylor Community Concerts, Laconia - Jazz Meets Counterpoint

Monday, January 29
6:30 pm
227 Ledges Drive, Laconia, NH 03246
Free and Open to the Public

Performance at South Shore Conservatory, Hingham, MA - Classic Rock on Strings

Saturday, January 27
7:00 pm
Cox Hall, South Shore Conservatory Hingham Campus
1 Conservatory Drive, Hingham, MA

CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: BEST OF HANS ZIMMER

Saturday, December 30
9:00 pm
First Church, Cambridge

Candlelight Concert: Favorite Anime Themes

Saturday, December 30
7:00 pm
First Church, Cambridge

Performance at One Longfellow Square - Strum

Sunday, December 10
6:00 pm
181 State St, Portland, ME 04101

Performance at Piper Shores, Freeport, ME - Strum

Sunday, December 10
2:00 pm
15 Piper Rd, Scarborough, ME 04074
Private Event

Performance at Next Stage Arts, Putney VT - Strum

Saturday, December 9
7:30 pm

Performance at Ventress Memorial Library, Marshfield, MA - Strum

Saturday, December 9
12:00 pm
15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA 02050
FREE and open to the Public!

Groupmuse in Jamaica Plain - Strum

Friday, December 8
75 Dunster Road, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130
6:30 pm Doors, 7:00 pm Show

Performance at Taylor Community Concerts - Strum

Wednesday, December 6
7:00 pm
83 Rolling Wood Drive, Wolfeboro NH 03894
Private Event

Performance at Lasell Village - Strum

Tuesday, December 5
7:30 pm
120 Seminary Ave, Auburndale, MA 02466
Private Event

Candlelight Concert: A Tribute to Pink Floyd

Thursday, November 30
8:45 pm
Temple Ohabei Shalom

Candlelight Concert: Vivaldi's Four Seasons and More

Thursday, November 30
6:45 pm
Temple Ohabei Shalom

Candlelight Concert: A Tribute to Taylor Swift

Friday, November 17
9:00 pm
First Church, Cambridge

Candlelight Concert: Favorite Anime Themes

Friday, November 17
7:00 pm
First Church, Cambridge

CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: BEST OF HANS ZIMMER

Thursday, November 16
2 Shows at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Temple Ohabei Shalom

Performance at Newbridge on the Charles - From Warner Brothers to Beethoven

Tuesday, October 31
7:30 pm
5000 Great Meadow Rd, Dedham, MA 02026
Private Event

Performance at Portsmouth Athenaeum - Sunrise

Sunday, October 8
3:00 pm
St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St, Portsmouth, NH 03801

education residency at rockport music

October 5 - 6
Rockport, MA

candlelight concerts: 100 years of warner bros

Saturday, September 29
2 Shows at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Old South Church in Boston, 645 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA

candlelight concerts: best of hans zimmer

Friday, September 28
2 Shows at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446

Performance at Lincoln Labs - Sunrise

Monday, September 25
12:00 pm
Private Event

Performance at Kendal at Hanover - Sunrise

Saturday, September 23
7:15 pm
Kendal at Hanover, 67 Cummings Rd, Hanover, NH 03755
Private Event

Performance at Brookhaven - Sunrise

Thursday, September 21
7:30 pm
Brookhaven at Lexington, 1010 Waltham St, Lexington, MA 02421
Private Event

past performances season 4

Residency at Avaloch Farm music institute, Boscawen, NH

August 28 - September 4, 2023

Judy Collins performing Wildflowers with Rasa String Quartet

Sat, July 1st
Academy of Music, Northampton, MA

Highlands - Cashiers Chamber Music Festival - Music and Wine from Around the World

Tuesday, June 27
3:00 pm
Highlands Wine Shop - 269 Oak St, Highlands, NC 28741

Highlands - Cashiers Chamber Music Festival - Painting with music

Sunday, June 25
5:30 pm
Ann Lea Fine Arts Gallery - 976 Hwy. 64 East Cashiers, NC 28717

Osaka International Chamber music competition, osaka, Japan

May 12 - May 18
Osaka, Japan

Martha's Vineyard Chamber music society, martha's vineyard, ma

Saturday, May 6
4:00 pm
First Congregational Church of West Tisbury - 1051 State Rd, West Tisbury, MA 02575

Mayo Street Arts, Portland, ME

Thursday, May 4
7:00 pm
Mayo Street Arts - 10 Mayo St, Portland, ME 04101

Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter NH

Tuesday, April 18
7:00 pm
Phillips Exeter Academy, Forrestal-Bowld Music Center - 20 Main St, Exeter, NH 03833
Free and Open to the Public - First Come First Serve

The Drake, Amherst, MA

Sunday, April 16
5:00 pm
44 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01002

The Center for Arts, Natick, MA

Sunday, April 16
12:00 pm
14 Summer St, Natick, MA 01760

CMCB Kleshinski concert series, Boston, MA

Thursday, April 13
7:00 pm
CMCB Allan Hall - 34 Warren Ave, Boston, MA 02116

WBUR, Boston, MA

Sunday, March 12
2:00 pm
WBUR CitySpace - 890 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215

One Longfellow Square, Portland, ME

Sunday, February 26
7:00 pm
One Longfellow Square - 181 State St, Portland, ME 04101

UMass Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA

Thursday, February 23
12:30 pm
285 Old Westport Rd, North Dartmouth, MA 02747

Maeve Gilchrist featuring Kyle Sanna & Rasa String Quartet Presented by Groton Hill Music Center, Groton, MA

Friday, February 10
8:00 pm
Groton Hill Music Center - 122 Old Ayer Rd, Groton, MA 01450

GBH Music Presents the Rasa Quartet and Boston Baroque’s X-tet – Celtic Meets Classical, Boston, MA

Tuesday, February 7
7:30 pm
WGBH Fraser Performance Studio - 1 Guest St, Boston, MA 02135

Bay Chamber Concerts, Rockport, ME

Wednesday, January 11
1:00 pm
Union Hall - 24 Central St, Rockport, ME 04856

Groupmuse @ Moto spirits Distillery, brooklyn Nyc

Thursday, September 15
7:00 pm

past performances season 3

sounds across america at rockport music

Tuesday, November 9th
7:00 pm
Shalin Liu Performance Center - 37 Main St, Rockport, MA 01966

Highfield Hall and Gardens

Friday, April 22
7:00 pm
Highfield Hall and Gardens - 56 Highfield Dr, Falmouth, MA 02540

arlington international film festival

Thursday, April 21
7:30 pm
The Roasted Granola Café - 1346 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02476

WATERMELON WEDNESDAYS WITH MAEVE GILCHRIST and kyle sanna

Wednesday, September 1st
West Whately Chapel, West Whately, MA
7:30 pm

ROCKPORT CELTIC FESTIVAL - STRINGS ON STRINGS

Saturday, August 21st
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
8:00 pm

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listen

folk

Maura Shawn Scanlin: Leaving Harvey Street

Traditional: Willie Coleman’s/Paddy Fahy’s
(Arr. Ledah Finck)

Donogh Hennessy - Inion Ni Scannlain / Bach - Minuet II (Arr Maura Shawn Scanlin)

Johannes Rusten: O Frederik, O Frederik,
Arr. Danish String Quartet

Danish String Quartet: Sekstur from Vendsyssel - The Peat Dance

Stuart Duncan, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer: Attaboy, Arr. Eunghee Cho

Danish Traditional, Arr. Danish String Quartet: Æ Rømeser

Danish String Quartet: Shine You No More

Classical

Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F Major

Joseph Haydn: String Quartet Op 76 No. 2

William Grant Still: Lyric Quartet

Shelley Washington: Middleground

Jessie Montgomery: Strum

Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor, Opus 80

full concerts

Shalin Liu Performance Center November 2021

Shalin Liu Performance Center April 2021

collaborations

With Celtic Harpist, Maeve Gilchrist, Performing Her Original Compositions

With Boston Baroques' X-TET, Performing
Boccherini Fandango

With Boston Baroques' X-TET, Performing Colin Jacobsen's A Short While To Be Here

With Indian Kuchipudi Dancer, Yamini Kalluri,
Performing George Walker's “Molto Adagio”

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We have performed for prestigious chamber music festivals, nonprofit fundraising events, weddings, homeless shelters, assisted living facilities, healthcare providers, corporate parties, holiday events, birthday parties, funerals, and for new music recording sessions.We have also done some out of box gigs like anniversary presents, Mothers' Day presents, engagement proposals, and more!If you want music for your event of any kind, we can likely do it!!We can perform classical, folk, fiddle, world, and pop music.If you would like us to play a pre-recorded or live-streamed event, we work with professional audio and video engineers to ensure elite technical quality.

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