Momenta Festival 2026!

9/18/2026

Momenta Quartet presents

Momenta Festival 2026

October 2-8, 2026
Four concerts curated by each member of Momenta Quartet

"[The Momenta Festival] has become one of the most amazingly eclectic, never mind herculean feats attempted by any chamber ensemble in this city..."
- New York Music Daily

October 2 and 3 at Broadway Presbyterian Church
(601 West 114th St) free admission, no reservations needed
Co-presented by Music for Food, benefit for Broadway Community
and
October 7 and 8 at Americas Society
(680 Park Ave) free admission, reservations required

All four concerts begin at 7 pm

Read more for full program details

Momenta Festival features four diverse chamber music programs, each curated by a member of the quartet. With programs that blend the old and new, the "intriguing programming" (The New York Times) and "striking originality" (I Care If You Listen) of the Momenta Festival have been acclaimed by critics and fans alike.

The 2026 edition of the festival features the world premiere of string quartets by Marilyn Shrude, Stephanie Griffin, Claude Baker, and Gordon Beeferman, as well as a new piano quintet by Matthew Greenbaum. These are programmed alongside classic works by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Amy Beach, and Gabriel Faure, among others.

"We founded this festival in 2015 as an artistic outlet for each of our individual musical interests," says Momenta violist Stephanie Griffin. "I continue to be surprised to discover new pieces and composers that my Momenta colleagues introduce me to through this festival."

Admission to all concerts is free. Programs are subject to change.

Momenta Quartet's 2026 Momenta Festival

Friday, October 2 at 7 pm
Saturday, October 3 at 7 pm
Broadway Presbyterian Church
601 West 114th Street, Manhattan
Admission Free
no reservations needed

Wednesday, October 7 at 7 pm
Thursday, October 8 at 7 pm
Americas Society
680 Park Ave, Manhattan
Admission Free
reservations required

OCTOBER 2 / Broadway Presbyterian Church: Sound Garden
curated by Alex Shiozaki, with guest Elizabeth Brown, shakuhachi

Marilyn Shrude: A Path Within... (2026) *world premiere
Stephanie Griffin: String Quartet No. 1 "In Peterborough Woods" (2026) *world premiere
Ursula Mamlok: From My Garden (1983) for solo violin
Elizabeth Brown: Mirage (2008) for shakuhachi and string quartet
Marti Epstein: Hidden Flowers (2012)

OCTOBER 3 / Broadway Presbyterian Church: Les Voix Humaines
curated by Emilie-Anne Gendron

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: String Quartet in E-flat
Claude Baker: Carminis Dissolutio (2026) *world premiere
Claude Vivier: String Quartet No. 1 (1968)
Nicola Matteis the Younger: Alia Fantasia (ca. 1720) for violin
Marin Marais: Les Voix Humaines (1701, arr. Mastel for violin)
Thomas Baltzar: Allemande in C Major (ca. 1660) for violin
George Frideric Handel: Allegro in G Major (ca. 1738) for violin

OCTOBER 7 / Americas Society: French Connection
curated by Michael Haas, with guest Steven Beck, piano

Julian Carrillo: String Quartet No. 9 (1959)
Matthew Greenbaum: In Transit (2026) for piano quintet *world premiere
Gabriel Faure: Piano Quintet No. 2 Op. 115 (1921)

OCTOBER 8 / Americas Society: Keys to Creativity
curated by Stephanie Griffin
with guest composer/pianists Gordon Beeferman and Aruan Ortiz
and guest Nana Shi, piano

Gordon Beeferman: String Quartet No. 2 (2026)
*world premiere
Aruan Ortiz: Three short stories about the Big Bang Enigma (2025) for string quartet
Beeferman/Ortiz/Griffin: improvisations for viola and piano
Amy Beach: Piano Quintet Op. 67

Momenta Quartet
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Alex Shiozaki, violin
Stephanie Griffin, viola
Michael Haas, cello
www.momentaquartet.com

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