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NEWS | Formosa Quartet Named Quartet-in-Residence at Moores School of Music at the University of Houston's Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts
HOUSTON, TX | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --- Four familiar faces will join the University of Houston scene this fall as the internationally acclaimed Formosa Quartet becomes the Quartet-in-Residence at the Moores School of Music.
The appointment will include regular visits by the Formosa Quartet to the Moores School of Music each year. The appointment supports the School’s string and chamber music programs, with individual ensemble coaching, master classes and public performances, including appearances at the Moores Music in the City Series at Christ Church Cathedral, where the residency will be announced during a concert on February 18th by the Dean of the McGovern College of the Arts, Andrew Davis.
“This appointment takes the already nationally known faculty and programs in strings and chamber music in the Moores School of Music and elevates them to the next level,” says Davis. “Students of the Moores School will be the real beneficiaries of having artists of this caliber in regular residence, and the Formosa Quartet now adds one more reason for students to come to the Moores School of Music.”
Associate Professor of Violin and Head of the Moores School’s String Division Dr. Kirsten Yon adds, “In the past several years, over the course of multiple visits, the quartet has formed lasting bonds with the faculty and students of the Moores School of Music. We are looking forward to the future of our partnership and we're delighted to welcome these virtuosic artists with programming and events centered around community, collaboration, and joyful music-making.”
Read the full press release here: www.formosaquartet.com/news/2023/2/9/news-formosa-…
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📣 📣 📣 Friends & fans of Formosa: We have some news! We are thrilled to share that Ukrainian-American violist Matthew Cohen will be joining the FQ family today. We cannot wait to make music together, to share our performances with you, and to launch some very exciting creative projects that have been percolating for many months.
After two decades, violist and founding member Cheyen Brian Chen will be departing FQ to pursue the next chapter of his musical life. Cheyen has been part of countless tours, performances, recordings, projects, and unforgettably delicious quartet meals, and we will miss making music together!
Matthew is a dynamic and versatile artist whose captivating performances have made him one of the most sought-after violists of his generation. A prizewinner at the Primrose International Viola Competition and the Citta di Cremona International Viola Competition in Italy, he has concertized throughout the United States and Europe as a soloist with ensembles including the Gstaad Festival Orchestra, I Virtuosi Italiani, the Juilliard Orchestra, Oregon Sinfonietta, and Symphony in C, and has appeared in recital at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Particularly interested in advocating for the viola as a unique voice, Cohen is challenging the misconception that the viola has a limited repertoire by bringing attention to lesser-known gems as well as arrangements of other masterworks.
On joining the Formosa Quartet, Matthew shared, “From the very first time that I played with the Formosa Quartet, I could tell that there was something incredibly special there. Making music together came so naturally, and there was such a wonderful sense of mutual respect and trust. Wayne, Jasmine and Deborah are all such absolutely amazing musicians and people; it has been so inspiring getting to know them and making music with them. While I was new to the group and they'd played together for years, I felt such a sense of openness and willingness to accept me into the group that I felt immediately at home. I couldn't be prouder to be joining the Formosa Quartet and am so excited for our journey together!”
We are excited to embark on our new musical adventures with Matthew and we thank Cheyen for his invaluable contribution to the ensemble.
Please join us in wishing Cheyen all the best and welcoming Matthew to the Formosa Quartet! Read the full press release here: www.formosaquartet.com/news
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Hailed for their “spellbinding virtuosity” (BBC Music Magazine) and “technical brilliance” (Classic FM), the FORMOSA QUARTET is committed to an insatiable search for the fresh and new in string quartet expression that goes “beyond the beautiful and into the territory of unexpectedly thrilling...” (MUSO). Since winning the First Prize and Amadeus Prize at the 10th Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, FQ has sustained a vibrant career using the string quartet as a vehicle for advocacy, storytelling, and innovation. From major concert halls including the Smithsonian, Taipei’s National Concert Hall, and the Berliner Philharmonie to schools around the country, FQ’s “brilliant energy and carefully detailed authenticity” (Sequenza 21) can be heard in their uncompromisingly exploratory approach to the standard string quartet literature, unique Sets curated from its collection of folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements; and socioculturally probing American Mirror Project.