MATA Presents at Carnegie Hill Concerts: “STRING QUARTET”

MATA Presents at Carnegie Hill Concerts: “STRING QUARTET” - A World Premiere composed by Kebra Seyoun Charles performed by DragonBoot Quartet

DragonBoot Members: 

Katya Moeller and Catherine Carson, violins, Sydney Whipple, viola, Lila Holyoke, cello

How does one listen to music? How is a listener’s experience affected when listening to works in their entirety or albums as unified conceptual entities? How does that experience change when one focuses on individual movements?

In addition to their quartet, Kebra has requested various movements of our quartet repertoire that inspired them in this musical collaboration. As we have chosen to perform select movements of larger works (rather than pieces in their entirety), we will discuss different approaches to listening throughout the performance, and how this sampled manner of listening alters the listener’s (and performer’s) experience. 

Program: 

Janáček String Quartet No. 2 (“Intimate Letters” mvmt)

Haydn String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 33 No. 1 (mvmt 3)

Korngold String Quartet No. 2, op. 26 (mvmt 1)

Beethoven String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135, (mvmts 2 and 4)

Charles String Quartet (World Premiere)

Biography:

Built on years of deep musical collaboration, the DragonBoot Quartet embodies artistic connection. The ensemble’s members bring together musical relationships spanning more than eleven years, alongside chamber partnerships developed consistently over the past four. The DragonBoot String Quartet represents the culmination of these long-standing collaborations, uniting at last through The Juilliard School’s Honors Chamber Program in 2024.

Within their first six months together, the quartet earned Grand Prize at the Coltman Chamber Music Competition in Austin, Texas, and Second Prize at the St. Paul String Quartet Competition. Most recently, they participated in The Perlman Music Program’s Chamber Music Workshop, where their mentors included Donald Weilerstein, Laurie Smukler, and Itzhak Perlman. 

Upcoming performances include outreach initiatives at Rikers Island, appearances in Juilliard’s Paul Hall and the David Rubenstein Atrium in New York City, and a recital for the Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota. As an all-women ensemble, the DragonBoot Quartet is especially committed to performing works by women composers, with the intention of amplifying their voices and sharing this repertoire with diverse audiences.

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