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Momenta Quartet. (Image: Roey Yohai Studios)
Momenta Festival IX: Concert One
The Quartet celebrates Charles Ives' 150th anniversary and the ensemble's 20th birthday with a in-person concert at 680 Park.
Momenta Quartet. (Image: Roey Yohai Studios)
Overview
On October 22, we will host this concert in person, and tickets are free.
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Momenta Quartet (Emilie-Anne Gendron, Alex Shiozaki, Stephanie Griffin, and Michael Haas) is back on our stage for two nights of their Momenta Festival.
This year, the festival celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of iconic composer Charles Ives and the Quartet's 20th anniversary. The first concert is curated by violinist Alex Shiozaki.
Program:
- Julián Carrillo (1875-1965): String Quartet #8
- Poco mosso
- Lentamente
- Scherzo, allegretto
- Final, allegro
- Charles Ives (1874-1954): Piano Trio (1911)
- Moderato
- TSIAJ ("This scherzo is a joke")
- Presto Moderato con moto
- Florence Price (1887-1953): String Quartet #2 in A minor (1929)
- Moderato
- Andante cantabile
- Allegro
Funders
The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas concert series is made possible by the generous support of Presenting Sponsor MetLife Foundation.
The Fall 2024 Music program is also supported, in part, by the Howard Gilman Foundation, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
