Formed in 1995, the Miró Quartet was awarded first prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Naumburg Chamber Music Competition. In 2005, the Quartet became the first ensemble ever to be awarded the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant. Saxophonist Steven Banks, also awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2022, is a performer and composer, championing his instrument and his compositions in the classical musical world. The program will include the premiere of his new string quartet with saxophone, commissioned by Friends of Chamber Music.
Event Details
May 14, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
$50 general admission; $15 for guests 30 and younger: $5 for students (with ID)
Venue Information
Gates Hall, Newman Center
2344 E. Iliff Ave.
Denver, CO 80208 United States
Denver, CO 80208 United States
303-871-7720
Program
- Hildegard von Bingen: O Virtus Sapientiae
- Caroline Shaw: Other Song, And So, arr. Steven Banks
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Heiliger Dankgesang from Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
- Steven Banks: What's Old is New
- Osvaldo Golijov: Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, arr. Steven Banks