“An outstanding ensemble prone to innovation and exploration.”
-Time Out New York
LATEST NEWS:
January 2012
Music of Huang Ruo at Le Poisson Rouge- UPDATE!
Momenta’s performance at LPR was reviewed by Allan Kozinn in the New York Times.
“Momenta Quartet gave it a warm, graceful reading...”
“In a focused, fluid performance by the Momenta Quartet the work’s first two movements were kaleidoscopic and tumultuous, yet the piece was at its most affecting in the quiet finale, with its elegant descending slides and tactile ornamentation.”
Check out the whole article here: The Irresistable Allure of ‘Banned in Beijing’
The concert was also reviewed in the blog I Care If You Listen.
Accent12 Festival at Cincinnati College-Conservatory
Momenta has been invited to be faculty at the Accent Festival, an intensive week-long program for undergraduate and graduate students focusing on chamber music and new music. Accent12 will take place June 10-16, 2012 at the Cincinnati College-Conseratory of Music. Applications are still being accepted!
For more information please visit: http://ccm.uc.edu/accent.html
Fall 2011
Koussevitzky Commission Grant
Momenta is thrilled to have won a second grant from the Koussevitzky Foundation, this time for Bolivian composer Agustín Fernández. We have loved performing his first string quartet over the past few seasons and look forward to the new work. For more information, visit our Koussevitzky Commission page.
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