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September 21, 2024 @ 7:00 PM | Chamber Music Tulsa - Saturday Salon Series
West Pavilion, Tulsa Performing Arts Center (MAP)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Formosa Quartet is excited to be opening the season with our debut at Chamber Music Tulsa! Join us for the first of two performances at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Intimate and elegant Saturday Salon concerts are held in the Westby Pavilion at the Tulsa PAC. The audience sits at round tables with the ensemble in their midst. The musicians join us afterward for for a buffet dinner provided by Goodies Catering. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for wine and conversation. The performance begins at 7:00 p.m.
Haydn: String Quartet in G major, Op. 77, No. 1, Hob.III:81
A Formosa Quartet Set*
*The Formosa Quartet Set is an assortment of shorts from the FQ’s collection of folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements. Curated especially for each concert, our Set is like a flight of desserts after a main course, offering a chance for audiences to “let their hair down,” tap their toes, and enjoy the string quartet medium in somewhat less-conventional contexts.
September 22, 2024 @ 3:00 PM | Chamber Music Tulsa - Sunday Afternoon Series
Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center (MAP)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Following the previous night’s soiree, the Formosa Quartet presents a program abounding in youthful energy to TPAC’s Williams Theater. Beethoven’s first (dazzling) attempt at writing a string quartet is paired with Haydn’s penultimate opus - written within one year of each other! Sunday Afternoon concerts are great for families, students, and adults of all ages—the concerts last around an hour and 45 minutes with an intermission and seating is general admission. There is a pre-concert lecture at 2:15 p.m. The performance begins at 3:00 p.m.
Haydn: String Quartet in G major, Op. 77, No. 1, Hob.III:81
A Formosa Quartet Set*
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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
*The Formosa Quartet Set is an assortment of shorts from the FQ’s collection of folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements. Curated especially for each concert, our Set is like a flight of desserts after a main course, offering a chance for audiences to “let their hair down,” tap their toes, and enjoy the string quartet medium in somewhat less-conventional contexts.
September 24, 2024 @ 7:00 PM | McKnight Center For the Performing Arts - Recital Hall Roundup Series
McKnight Center for the Performing Arts (MAP)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Formosa Quartet kicks off the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts new Recital Hall Roundup Series in Stillwater, OK, featuring Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 18 No. 1 and a specially curated Formosa Set! Musical surprises are promised!
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
A Formosa Quartet Set*
*The Formosa Quartet Set is an assortment of shorts from the FQ’s collection of folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements. Curated especially for each concert, our Set is like a flight of desserts after a main course, offering a chance for audiences to “let their hair down,” tap their toes, and enjoy the string quartet medium in somewhat less-conventional contexts. Works will be announced from the stage. Warning: be prepared for some surprises!
October 9-16, 2024 | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Moores School of Music
Houston, Texas (MAP)
The Formosa Quartet returns to the Moores School of Music and the Kathrine McGovern College of the Arts at the University of Houston as Quartet-in-Residence. Our residency week will include masterclasses, performances, collaborations with students and UH’s esteemed strings and piano faculty, and workshops!
October 15, 2024 @ 7:30 PM | Zilkha Hall
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Houston, Texas (MAP)
The Formosa Quartet’s week at the University of Houston culminates with a much anticipated collaboration with faculty and students at the stunning Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Houston. Although we are exploring it for the first time, the center opened in 2002 and the grounds have been home to several important arts and cultural centers going back almost a century!
Geminiani/Michi Wiancko: La FolliA
— UH String Orchestra, Kirsten Yon and Mann-Wen Lo (violins); Amber Archibald (viola); Eunghee Cho (cello); Formosa Quartet
A Formosa Quartet Set*
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Stephen Prutsman: “Sherlock Jr” with a screening of Buster Keaton's 1924 comedy “Sherlock, Jr.”
— Timothy Hester, piano; Formosa Quartet
*A Formosa Quartet Set is an assortment of shorts from the FQ’s collection of folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements. Curated especially for each concert, our Set is like a flight of desserts after a main course, offering a chance for audiences to “let their hair down,” tap their toes, and enjoy the string quartet medium in somewhat less-conventional contexts. Works will be announced from the stage. Warning: be prepared for some surprises!
November 15, 2024 @ 1:00 PM | Opus71 COncerts
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
New York, New York (MAP)
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor “Rosamunde”
CLANCY NEWMAN: Pop-Unpopped, #1 Songs from Around the World*
Admission is donation-based. Suggested donation $20.
*Formosa Quartet commission
November 17, 2024 @ 3:00 PM | Sunday Musicale — PRIVATE EVENT
FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey
New Jersey is where some of the Formosa Quartet’s family, oldest friends, favorite kimchi-makers, most visionary colleagues, and strongest memories are. So this is for all of you – a potent, pensive, and playful program that packs a punch.
A SELECTION OF BACH CHORALES
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor “Rosamunde”
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CLANCY NEWMAN: Pop-Unpopped, #1 Songs from Around the World*
*Formosa Quartet commission
November 24, 2024 @ 3:00 PM | [WORLD PREMIERE] Dana Wilson Concerto for cello and chamber Wind ensemble
PEASE AUDITORIUM (MAP)
YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN
Deborah Pae, Dr. Mary Schneider, and the EMU Wind Symphony give the world premiere of Dana Wilson’s Concerto for Cello and Chamber Wind Ensemble. This work is made possible by a consotrium of commissioning partners including Eastern Michigan University, Central Michigan University, Eastman School of Music, Florida State University, Ithaca College, University of Colorado Boulder, New Mexico State University, University of Illinois, University of Oklahoma, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and Yale University. For more information, visit EMU Events.
January 19, 2025 @ 4:00 PM | Gualala Arts Chamber Music Series - SOLD OUT!
Gualala Arts Center (MAP)
Gualala, California
The Formosa Quartet, a distinguished ensemble acclaimed for their dynamic and innovative performances, is set to grace the stage as a part of the Gualala Arts Chamber Music Series. This event, scheduled for January 19, at 4 pm, promises to be a captivating experience for chamber music enthusiasts. Formosa Quartet’s appearance at Gualala Arts is an opportunity for the community to witness a group that embodies the spirit of innovation and cultural exploration in music. Tickets are available in advance for $40 at Gualala Arts, the Dolphin Gallery and online at GualalaArts.org. With an additional $5 on the day of the performance, attendees are encouraged to purchase their tickets early.
Selection of Bach Chorales
Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D.804 "Rosamunde"
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A Formosa Quartet Set*
*A Formosa Quartet Set is an assortment of shorts from the FQ’s collection of folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements. Curated especially for each concert, our Set is like a flight of desserts after a main course, offering a chance for audiences to “let their hair down,” tap their toes, and enjoy the string quartet medium in somewhat less-conventional contexts. Works will be announced from the stage. Warning: be prepared for some surprises!
January 23, 2025 @ 7:30 PM | Kerrytown Concert House - SOLD OUT!
Ann Arbor, MIchigan (MAP)
The Formosa Quartet returns to Kerrytown with two of the most significant works ever written for string quartet. One of these works, Beethoven’s Op. 18 No. 1, signifies the beautiful beginning of Beethoven’s great quartet opuses. The other, Schubert’s famous Death and the Maiden quartet, signifies Schubert’s sense of life’s approaching end. These two significances, one beginning the program and the other ending it, will sandwich a nonchalant — dare we say insignificant? — set of ditties designed to make you smile away your cares.
Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D.804 "Rosamunde"
A Formosa Quartet Set*
*A Formosa Quartet Set is an assortment of shorts from the FQ’s collection of folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements. Curated especially for each concert, our Set is like a flight of desserts after a main course, offering a chance for audiences to “let their hair down,” tap their toes, and enjoy the string quartet medium in somewhat less-conventional contexts. Works will be announced from the stage. Warning: be prepared for some surprises!
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 @ 3:30 PM | CHAMBER MUSIC AMERICA CONFERENCE
Shepherd School of Music, Duncan Recital Hall
HOUSTON, TEXAS (MAP)
The Formosa Quartet performs at the 2025 Chamber Music America Conference Showcase! This performance is open to the public and presenters from around the country.
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No. 1 (I.Allegro con brio)
A Formosa Quartet Set*
*A Formosa Quartet Set is an assortment of shorts from the FQ’s collection of folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements. Curated especially for each concert, our Set is like a flight of desserts after a main course, offering a chance for audiences to “let their hair down,” tap their toes, and enjoy the string quartet medium in somewhat less-conventional contexts. Works will be announced from the stage. Warning: be prepared for some surprises!
February 20, 2025 @ 7:00 PM | Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara, California (MAP)
Nothing warms the spirit like the abounding exuberance of Beethoven’s first ever string quartet - except perhaps getting swept up in the vineyards and Pacific views of the “American Riviera”. The Formosa Quartet makes their Santa Barbara Museum of Art debut where we are excited to present a music from across four centuries, whose permanent collection spans nearly 5000 years!
Bach Art of Fugue: Contrapuntus I, III, XIII, IX
A Formosa Quartet Set*
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Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D.804 "Rosamunde"
*A Formosa Quartet Set is an assortment of shorts from the FQ’s collection of folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements. Curated especially for each concert, our Set is like a flight of desserts after a main course, offering a chance for audiences to “let their hair down,” tap their toes, and enjoy the string quartet medium in somewhat less-conventional contexts. Works will be announced from the stage. Warning: be prepared for some surprises!
February 22, 2025 @ 3:00 PM | Four Seasons Arts
St. John's Presbyterian Church (map)
Berkeley, California
Formosa Quartet can’t wait to return to Four Seasons Arts in Berkeley, California this 2024-2025 season! Our performance in 2019 to a packed house with the most generous reception was beyond memorable. The Bay Area is a special place for us and we hope many of you will join us. Save the date in your calendar!
Bach Art of Fugue: Contrapuntus I, III, XIII, IX
A Formosa Quartet Set*
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Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D.804 "Rosamunde"
*A Formosa Quartet Set is an assortment of shorts from the FQ’s collection of folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements. Curated especially for each concert, our Set is like a flight of desserts after a main course, offering a chance for audiences to “let their hair down,” tap their toes, and enjoy the string quartet medium in somewhat less-conventional contexts. Works will be announced from the stage. Warning: be prepared for some surprises!
March 20, 2025 @ 7:30 PM | The Siciliano Salon Series Celebrating Ravel’s 150th
Kerrytown Concert House
Ann Arbor, MIchigan (MAP)
The Siciliano Salon Series celebrates some of French composer Maurice Ravel’s greatest works of chamber music in honor of his 150th Anniversary! Featuring pianist Julia Siciliano, violinist Liana Gourdjia, and cellist Deborah Pae, this program of Ravel’s music captures the rich basque landscape and culture of the region.
Ravel Violin and Piano Sonata No. 1
Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello, M.73
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Ravel Piano Trio in A minor, M.67
March 21, 2025 @ 7:00 PM | Pleyel Recital Series: Celebrating Ravel at 150
Scarab Club Detroit
Detroit, MIchigan (MAP)
The Pleyel Recital Series celebrates French composer Maurice Ravel’s greatest works of chamber music in honor of his 150th Anniversary! Featuring pianist Julia Siciliano, violinist Liana Gourdjia, and cellist Deborah Pae, this program of Ravel’s music captures the rich basque landscape and culture of the region.
Ravel Violin and Piano Sonata No. 1
Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello, M.73
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Ravel Piano Trio in A minor, M.67
March 23, 2025 @ 3:00 PM | Steinway Piano Recital: Ravel Festival - Day 2
Cranbrook House & Gardens
Bloomfield hills, MIchigan (MAP)
Celebrate Ravel during this chamber music recital in honor of the 150th anniversary of the birthday of the French composer, pianist, and conductor.
Enjoy Ravel’s works performed by pianist Julia Siciliano, violinist Liana Gourdjia, and cellist Deborah Pae. After an intermission, hear Ravel’s works for solo piano with Natalia Kazaryan. The recital will feature Cranbrook’s 1929 Steinway & Sons Model D Concert Grand Piano—iconic for its use by Leonard Bernstein
Ravel Violin and Piano Sonata No. 1
Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello, M.73
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Ravel Piano Trio in A minor, M.67
March 29-April 5, 2025 | University of Houston
Moores School of Music (MAP)
Houston, Texas
Formosa Quartet returns to the University of Houston for Part II of our second season as Quartet-in-Residence at the Moores School of Music. We look forward to a host of workshops, masterclasses, and dialogues with the wonderful students of UH that are sure to inspire and invigorate.
March 30, 2025 @ 7:00 PM | Cello Masterclass - University of Houston
Moores School of Music, Room 175 (MAP)
Houston, Texas
The Moores School of Music is proud to host the Formosa Quartet. Cellist Deborah Pae will be offering a cello masterclass as a part of their Spring 2025 residency and working with undergraduate and graduate cellists from the studios of Dr. Eunghee Cho and Dr. Anthony Kitai. Admission is free and the general public is welcome to attend.
March 31, 2025 @ 7:00 PM | Chamber music Masterclass - University of Houston
Dudley Recital Hall (MAP)
Houston, Texas
The Moores School of Music is proud to host the Formosa Quartet, who will be offering a chamber music masterclass as a part of their Spring 2025 residency. This class will be presented jointly by all quartet members. Admission is free and the general public is welcome to attend.
April 1, 2025 @ 1:00 PM | Lecture & Performance by the Formosa Quartet - University of Houston
Dudley Recital Hall (MAP)
Houston, Texas
The Formosa Quartet will present a performance and lecture centering on the elements of a successful musical marriage within a string quartet or any chamber music ensemble. They will explore how young musicians can create unity and work together cohesively as an ensemble while celebrating diversity in personality, musical and artistic sensibilities, and working styles. This event is proudly sponsored by the Moores School of Music as a part of the Formosa Quartet’s Spring 2025 residency. This class will be presented jointly by all quartet members. Admission is free and the general public is welcome to attend.
April 3, 2025 @ 7:30 PM | Finale Concert - University of Houston
Dudley Recital Hall (MAP)
Houston, Texas
The Formosa Quartet culminates their Spring 202 residency with a special concert in collaboration with Moores School of Music’s esteemed faculty Timothy Jones (bass-baritone and Zachary Averyt (tenor).
Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D.804 "Rosamunde"
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A Formosa Quartet Set: A Little More Music
— Formosa Quartet
Peter Schickele "A Little Nightmare MusiC”
— Zachary Averyt, tenor; Timothy Jones, bass-baritone; Formosa Quartet
*A Formosa Quartet Set is an assortment of shorts from the FQ’s collection of folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements. Curated especially for each concert, our Set is like a flight of desserts after a main course, offering a chance for audiences to “let their hair down,” tap their toes, and enjoy the string quartet medium in somewhat less-conventional contexts. Works will be announced from the stage. Warning: be prepared for some surprises!
April 27, 2025 @ 3:00 PM | Lyrica Chamber Music
The Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township (MAP)
Chatham, New Jersey
The Formosa Quartet looks forward to performing with pianist and co-artistic director of Lyrica Chamber Music, David Kaplan, described by The New York Times as “excellent and adventurous,” and praised by the Boston Globe for his “grace and fire” at the keyboard. The program will feature music by Haydn, Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet, and much more!
Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D.804 "Rosamunde"
A Formosa Quartet Set: A Little More Music*
— Formosa Quartet
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Shostakovich piano quintet in g minor, op 57
— David Kaplan (piano) and Formosa Quartet
*A Formosa Quartet Set is an assortment of shorts from the FQ’s collection of folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements. Curated especially for each concert, our Set is like a flight of desserts after a main course, offering a chance for audiences to “let their hair down,” tap their toes, and enjoy the string quartet medium in somewhat less-conventional contexts. Works will be announced from the stage. Warning: be prepared for some surprises!
June 3-7, 2025 | Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival
Houston, Texas
The Formosa Quartet looks forward to returning to the Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival. Over three decades, TMF has brought Classical music’s rising stars to Houston for intensive study and exceptional performance. As Houston’s premier summer music festival and school, we look forward to working intensively with these young musicians and performing alongside TMF’s world class faculty artists.
June 12-16, 2025 | Quartetfest at Laurier Academy of Music and Arts
Wilfred Laurier University
Waterloo, OntariO (Map)
The Formosa Quartet is honored to be guest artists at the Penderecki String Quartet's annual chamber academy and concert series for advanced string players at Wilfrid Laurier University. The festival takes place from June 2 - 16, 2025 and the Formosa Quartet will be guest faculty from June 12-16. Students receive private lessons, chamber music coachings and classes, and opportunities to perform.
June 16, 2025 @ 7:00 pm | Quartetfest Finale Concert
Wilfred Laurier University
Waterloo, OntariO (Map)
The Formosa Quartet and renowned Penderecki String Quartet join forces on stage for one of the most celebrated and majestic string octets, Romanian composer George Enescu’s Octet for strings in C major, Op. 7. The program will open with a curated set of Contrapunti from Bach’s Art of Fugue.
Bach Art of Fugue: Contrapuntus I, III, XIII, IX
— Formosa Quartet
Enescu Octet for Strings in C major, op. 7
— Formosa Quartet and Penderecki String Quartet
June 15-29, 2025 | National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Wilfred Laurier University
Waterloo, OntariO (Map)
NYOC ChamberFest, the string quartet and chamber music seminar at the National Youth Orchestra of Canada is integral to Formosa Quartet’s educational mission. Returning for our 12th summer, the Formosa Quartet looks forward to returning to Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario in 2025!
June 21, 2025 @ 7:00 pm | National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Wilfred Laurier University
Waterloo, OntariO (Map)
The Formosa Quartet presents their highly anticipated, annual concert at the National Youth Orchestra of Canada! Program details are forthcoming!
July 27-August 2, 2025 | International Cello Institute - Week III
St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota (Map)
The International Cello Institute (ICI) welcomes Deborah Pae and Brannon Cho as faculty in Week III of this intensive musical program, providing an inclusive and nurturing environment for cellists to grow and learn. Cellists are exposed to outstanding teaching, performing, and close mentoring from experienced faculty. ICI strives to serve students from a variety of socio-economic, racial/ethnic, gender identity, and musical backgrounds. An atmosphere of excellence, coupled with compassion and collegiality, is fostered and encouraged.
Individual lessons will be scheduled throughout the three weeks of the program. All accepted participants will receive 4 to 6 lessons, performance opportunities, access to specialized workshops led by guest speakers and artists, community outreach events, chamber music, and Celloside chats during their three weeks at ICI depending on their chosen concentration.