Composed of violinists Benjamin Goldstein and Maggie Brady, violist Yuri Santos, and cellist Chas Barnard, the quartet formed in 2022 at the University of Colorado Boulder, where they studied under the mentorship of the world-renowned Takács Quartet. As the CU Boulder’s Graduate String Quartet in Residence, they engaged with developments in new music, taking part in the Pendulum New Music series with two premieres in the 2022-2023 season. They collaborated with the Sohap Ensemble and Art Song Colorado in a new chamber opera commission, “Colorado Sky,” that included a workshopping residency at the ATLAS Institute in January 2023.

The quartet specializes in outreach events, performing extensively in schools and retirement homes. They enjoy the opportunity to share what they do with these diverse audiences and look forward to playing for a wide range of patrons during their time in the Twin Cities.

Program

Haydn: String Quartet in C major

Carlos Simon: Warmth of Other Suns

Intermission

Mario Lavista: String Quartet No. 2, Reflejos de la noche

Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2