Music at Mechanics' Presents the New Century Chamber Orchestra Quartet

Music at Mechanics’ welcomes the New Century Chamber Orchestra Quartet for a beautiful night of music in our historic library space, featuring Iris Stone and Stephanie Bibbo, violins, Jenny Douglas, viola, and Evan Kahn, cello. The performance will be a first listen of the New Century Orchestra's 25/26 season.

Program Selections:

Dobrinka Tabakova

The Smile of the Flamboyant Wings for String Quartet (2019)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Divertimento in D major, K. 136 (1772)

III. Presto

Juhi Bansal

Cathedral of Light (2020)

Benjamin Britten

Three Divertimenti for String Quartet (1936)

1. March

2. Waltz

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

String Quartet No. 1 (1871)

1. Andante Cantabile

Astor Piazzola

Libertango for String Quartet (1974)

About New Century Chamber Orchestra

One of only a handful of conductorless chamber ensembles in the world, New Century Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1992 and includes 19 string players from the San Francisco Bay Area as well as throughout the United States. Musical decisions are made collaboratively, resulting in an enhanced level of commitment from the musicians and concerts of remarkable precision, passion, and power.

With a commitment to the virtuosic performance of chamber orchestra masterworks, New Century also expands the genre through frequent commissions of new music and innovative collaborations with artists from other genres. New Century fosters an intimate relationship with music, not only by offering concerts in small, local venues throughout the Bay Area and beyond, but also by connecting our musical history to the work of living composers and the cultural narratives of today. Recently commissioned composers include Tan Dun, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Jennifer Higdon, Mark Adamo, Jungyoon Wie, Jake Heggie, and Nicolás Lell Benavides.

The New Century Chamber Orchestra Trio Concert is a part of Music at Mechanics', a live music series in Mechanics' Institute's historic downtown spaces.

Photos and/or video may be taken at the event.

$35 for members, $45 for non-members/public*

*online processing fees may apply