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2021-2022 Season
2020-2021 Season
2019-2020 Season
2018-2019 Season
2017-2018 Season
2016-2017 Season
2015-2016 Season
2014-2015 Season
2013-2014 Season
2012-2013 Season
2011-2012 Season and Earlier
2017-2018 Season
August 14-21- Avaloch Farm Music Institute Residency
Ostrava Days New and Experimental Music Festival
Ostrava, Czech Republic
August 30, 5pm- Momenta New York
Works by Alex Mincek, Petr Kotik, Julian Carrillo, Petr Bakla, Pawel Malinowski, Rebecca Bruton, and Balint Laczko
August 31, 5:30pm- Rudolph Komorous Legacy
Martin Arnold: Contact; Vault (1997)
Momenta Festival III
October 1, 7pm- Air from Another Planet
Music by Heinrich Biber, John Cage, Kee Yong Chong, Michael Small, Elizabeth Brown, and Arnold Schoenberg
with Elizabeth Brown, theramin, and video art by Lothar Osterburg
Dixon Place Theater, 161A Chrystie St, NYC
October 2, 7pm- Tyrants and Liberators
Music by Alvin Singleton, Agustin Fernandez, and Arnold Schoenberg
with Telmary Diaz, reciter, VIcky Chow, piano, and jazz bassist/composer Hilliard Greene
Americas Society, 68 Park Ave. NYC
October 3, 7pm- A Room with a View
Music by Claude Baker, Britten, and Tchaikovsky
with Samuel Rhodes, viola, and Marcy Rosen, cello
Italian Academy at Columbia University, 1161 Amsterdam Ave. NYC
October 4, 7pm- Forces of Creation
Music by Hiroya Miura, Per Norgard, Joao Pedro Oliveira, and Darius Milhaud with Nana Shi, piano
The Center at West Park, 165 W. 85th Street, NYC
October 5 and 6- Stray Bird with New Chamber Ballet
A site-specific tribute to composer Ursula Mamlok with choreography by Miro Magloire and Rebecca Walden.
German Academy New York, 1014 Fifth Ave. NYC
October 22, 4pm- Sunday Music Series in Cold Spring
Works by Byrd, Britten, Griffin, and Mozart
The Chapel Restoration, Cold Spring, NY
November 19, 3pm- Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Works by Agustin Fernandez, Alvin Singleton, Erwin Schulhoff, and a world-premiere by Teddy Poll.
American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA
December 2, 7pm- A Night of Mark Adamo at National Sawdust
Program includes excerpts from Adamo’s operas and Aristotle for string quartet and baritone.
National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 8pm- Interpretations: Graham Haynes
World-premiere string quartet
Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
December 10, 11am- Momenta presents The Lost String Quartet
A new theatrical string quartet piece for children with director/narrator Fernando Villa Proal.
HiArt Gallery, New York, NY
February 9, 10, 11- World-Premiere of Six. Twenty. Outrageous.
When an oddball couple, their sassy housekeeper, a sewing machine, and a deranged radio all start singing, Stein’s playful language is transformed into the ecstatic and uncannily beautiful new opera from composer Daniel Thomas Davis, librettist Adam Frank, and director-designer Doug Fitch. This world premiere features an all-star lineup including vocalists Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, Ariadne Greif, and Andrew Fuchs, joined by the Momenta Quartet, under the musical direction of David Bloom.
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
New York, NY 10025-6990
February 17, 8pm- Music From Japan Festival 2018
The Works of Tokuhide Niimi
Scandinavia House/Victor Borge Hall
58 Park Avenue, New York
March 4, 5pm- Celebrating Composer Myroslav Skoryk’s 80th Birthday
Ukrainian Institute of America
2 East 79th St. NYC
March 8-11- Ensemble in Residence with the IRIS Orchestra
Momenta performs concerts in the communities of Germantown and Memphis, TN, and then joins the IRIS Orchestra for its March 10 and 11 concerts at Germantown Performing Arts Center.
March 14, 7:30pm- St. Urban Salon Concert
Momenta performs Milhaud’s Creation du Monde with pianist and series artistic director Lenore Davis.
April 14, 8pm- Music of Cornell Faculty Composers
featuring works by Roberto Sierra, Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri, and Kevin Ernste.
Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
April 15, 2pm- The Carrillo Project
Works by Julian Carrillo, including String Quartet No. 5 (1937), the world-premiere of String Quartet No. 12 (1964), and the Piano Quintet with pianist Ryan McCullough.
Klarman Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
April 18, 8pm- The Carrillo Project
World-premieres of String Quartet Nos. 9 and 10 (1959) and a repeat performance of the Piano Quintet with pianist Ryan McCullough.
Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
April 22, 3pm- The Chamber Music Society of Louisville
Haydn: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, No. 1; Claude Baker: String Quartet No. 3; Julian Carrillo: Dos Bosquejos; Britten: Quartet No. 3 in G, Op.
Comstock Hall, Louisville, KY 40208
April 30, 7pm- Centro Latinoamericano de Altos Estudios Musicales
Jorge Sarmientos (Guatemala, 1931–2012): String Quartet no. 1, op. 37 (1966)
Mariano Etkin (Argentina, 1943–2016): Estáticamóvil II (1966) for string trio
Americas Society, 680 Park Ave. NYC
May 3, 7:30pm- Washington University presents Momenta Quartet
Program to include music of Christopher Stark
560 Trinity Ave. St. Louis, MO
June 12, 8:30m- James Ilgenfritz and Momenta Quartet at The Stone
World Premiers of James Ilgenfritz “String Quartet No 1: Unbroken” & “Apophenia IV” PLUS works by Stephanie Griffin, Anders Nilsson, & Andam Rudolph. Co-sponsored by the League ISCM.
The Stone, 55 W. 13th St. NYC
2020-2021 Season
2019-2020 Season
2018-2019 Season
2017-2018 Season
2016-2017 Season
2015-2016 Season
2014-2015 Season
2013-2014 Season
2012-2013 Season
2011-2012 Season and Earlier
2017-2018 Season
August 14-21- Avaloch Farm Music Institute Residency
Ostrava Days New and Experimental Music Festival
Ostrava, Czech Republic
August 30, 5pm- Momenta New York
Works by Alex Mincek, Petr Kotik, Julian Carrillo, Petr Bakla, Pawel Malinowski, Rebecca Bruton, and Balint Laczko
August 31, 5:30pm- Rudolph Komorous Legacy
Martin Arnold: Contact; Vault (1997)
Momenta Festival III
October 1, 7pm- Air from Another Planet
Music by Heinrich Biber, John Cage, Kee Yong Chong, Michael Small, Elizabeth Brown, and Arnold Schoenberg
with Elizabeth Brown, theramin, and video art by Lothar Osterburg
Dixon Place Theater, 161A Chrystie St, NYC
October 2, 7pm- Tyrants and Liberators
Music by Alvin Singleton, Agustin Fernandez, and Arnold Schoenberg
with Telmary Diaz, reciter, VIcky Chow, piano, and jazz bassist/composer Hilliard Greene
Americas Society, 68 Park Ave. NYC
October 3, 7pm- A Room with a View
Music by Claude Baker, Britten, and Tchaikovsky
with Samuel Rhodes, viola, and Marcy Rosen, cello
Italian Academy at Columbia University, 1161 Amsterdam Ave. NYC
October 4, 7pm- Forces of Creation
Music by Hiroya Miura, Per Norgard, Joao Pedro Oliveira, and Darius Milhaud with Nana Shi, piano
The Center at West Park, 165 W. 85th Street, NYC
October 5 and 6- Stray Bird with New Chamber Ballet
A site-specific tribute to composer Ursula Mamlok with choreography by Miro Magloire and Rebecca Walden.
German Academy New York, 1014 Fifth Ave. NYC
October 22, 4pm- Sunday Music Series in Cold Spring
Works by Byrd, Britten, Griffin, and Mozart
The Chapel Restoration, Cold Spring, NY
November 19, 3pm- Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Works by Agustin Fernandez, Alvin Singleton, Erwin Schulhoff, and a world-premiere by Teddy Poll.
American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA
December 2, 7pm- A Night of Mark Adamo at National Sawdust
Program includes excerpts from Adamo’s operas and Aristotle for string quartet and baritone.
National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 8pm- Interpretations: Graham Haynes
World-premiere string quartet
Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
December 10, 11am- Momenta presents The Lost String Quartet
A new theatrical string quartet piece for children with director/narrator Fernando Villa Proal.
HiArt Gallery, New York, NY
February 9, 10, 11- World-Premiere of Six. Twenty. Outrageous.
When an oddball couple, their sassy housekeeper, a sewing machine, and a deranged radio all start singing, Stein’s playful language is transformed into the ecstatic and uncannily beautiful new opera from composer Daniel Thomas Davis, librettist Adam Frank, and director-designer Doug Fitch. This world premiere features an all-star lineup including vocalists Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, Ariadne Greif, and Andrew Fuchs, joined by the Momenta Quartet, under the musical direction of David Bloom.
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
New York, NY 10025-6990
February 17, 8pm- Music From Japan Festival 2018
The Works of Tokuhide Niimi
Scandinavia House/Victor Borge Hall
58 Park Avenue, New York
March 4, 5pm- Celebrating Composer Myroslav Skoryk’s 80th Birthday
Ukrainian Institute of America
2 East 79th St. NYC
March 8-11- Ensemble in Residence with the IRIS Orchestra
Momenta performs concerts in the communities of Germantown and Memphis, TN, and then joins the IRIS Orchestra for its March 10 and 11 concerts at Germantown Performing Arts Center.
March 14, 7:30pm- St. Urban Salon Concert
Momenta performs Milhaud’s Creation du Monde with pianist and series artistic director Lenore Davis.
April 14, 8pm- Music of Cornell Faculty Composers
featuring works by Roberto Sierra, Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri, and Kevin Ernste.
Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
April 15, 2pm- The Carrillo Project
Works by Julian Carrillo, including String Quartet No. 5 (1937), the world-premiere of String Quartet No. 12 (1964), and the Piano Quintet with pianist Ryan McCullough.
Klarman Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
April 18, 8pm- The Carrillo Project
World-premieres of String Quartet Nos. 9 and 10 (1959) and a repeat performance of the Piano Quintet with pianist Ryan McCullough.
Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
April 22, 3pm- The Chamber Music Society of Louisville
Haydn: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, No. 1; Claude Baker: String Quartet No. 3; Julian Carrillo: Dos Bosquejos; Britten: Quartet No. 3 in G, Op.
Comstock Hall, Louisville, KY 40208
April 30, 7pm- Centro Latinoamericano de Altos Estudios Musicales
Jorge Sarmientos (Guatemala, 1931–2012): String Quartet no. 1, op. 37 (1966)
Mariano Etkin (Argentina, 1943–2016): Estáticamóvil II (1966) for string trio
Americas Society, 680 Park Ave. NYC
May 3, 7:30pm- Washington University presents Momenta Quartet
Program to include music of Christopher Stark
560 Trinity Ave. St. Louis, MO
June 12, 8:30m- James Ilgenfritz and Momenta Quartet at The Stone
World Premiers of James Ilgenfritz “String Quartet No 1: Unbroken” & “Apophenia IV” PLUS works by Stephanie Griffin, Anders Nilsson, & Andam Rudolph. Co-sponsored by the League ISCM.
The Stone, 55 W. 13th St. NYC