Momenta Quartet presentsMomenta Festival XOctober 4-9, 2025 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 4 and 5 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 8 and 9 at Americas Society (680 Park Ave) free admission, reservations required All four concerts begin at 7 pm Read more for program details below! Momenta Festival X 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 tenth edition of the festival celebrates the 150th anniversaries of composers Maurice Ravel and Julián Carrillo, pairing beloved classics of the chamber music repertoire with new and rarely heard works. Other highlights throughout the festival include the US premiere of Indris by Dominic Wills, winner of the audience choice award at the 2025 Intimacy of Creativity festival in Hong Kong; a flute-centric program featuring flutist Roberta Michel and a new work written by Momenta's own Stephanie Griffin; and two rarely heard works for string quartet by Stefan Wolpe. "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 2025 Momenta Festival
OCTOBER 4 / Broadway Presbyterian Church: Searching |
 | PROGRAM Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Motet for four voices John Cage: String Quartet in Four Parts Noel Hiyamizu: Human Error! / Dance for solo violin Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F Major |
OCTOBER 5 / Broadway Presbyterian Church: Mozart and Modernism
curated by Michael Haas, cello
Guest artist: Pascal Archer, clarinet
 | PROGRAM Stefan Wolpe: Twelve Pieces for string quartet Dominic Wills: Indris for string trio *US premiere Stefan Wolpe: String Quartet Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet |
OCTOBER 8 / Americas Society: Tutti Flute-y
curated by Stephanie Griffin, viola
Guest artists: Roberta Michel, flute;
Chelsea Enjer Hecht & Paulina Meneses, dancers
 | PROGRAM Elizabeth Brown: Blue Minor for flute and string quartet Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet in D Major Stephanie Griffin: For Joni for alto flute and viola featuring choreography by Sameena Mitta Kaikhosru Sorabji: Il tessuto d'arabeschi for flute and string quartet *NY premiere Reserve a ticket here |
OCTOBER 9 / Americas Society: Class of '75
curated by Alex Shiozaki, violin
Guest artist: Nana Shi, piano
 | PROGRAM Hiroya Miura: Vermillion Study for shamisen solo Julián Carrillo: String Quartet No. 4 Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio Reserve a ticket here |
Momenta Quartet
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Alex Shiozaki, violin
Stephanie Griffin, viola
Michael Haas, cello
www.momentaquartet.com
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Alex Shiozaki, violin
Stephanie Griffin, viola
Michael Haas, cello
www.momentaquartet.com
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