Community Concerts at Second: Ivalas Quartet
Free (RSVP recommended)
Claude Debussy — Selected works
Ludwig van Beethoven — Selected works
Founded in Ann Arbor in 2016, the Ivalas Quartet is composed of violinists Reuben Kebede and Tiani Butts, violist Aimée McAnulty, and cellist Pedro Sánchez. Currently the quartet serves as the Graduate Quartet in residence at The University of Colorado – Boulder where they study under the renowned Takács Quartet. Ivalas presents a wide-ranging program centered around Carlos Simon’s Warmth of Other Suns alongside works by Debussy and Beethoven.
COVID-19 Protocols: For everyone’s health and safety, Community Concerts at Second will require all audience members to show proof of vaccination and to wear masks at our concerts until further notice. Please arrive early to present proof of vaccination to our volunteers at the entrance to the church. Please check event listings for future updates.
About Ivalas Quartet
Hailed by The Strad for playing with "tremendous heart and beauty," the Ivalas Quartet has been changing the face of classical music since its inception at the University of Michigan in 2017. The Ivalas Quartet has been featured on concert series including, Community Concerts at Second in Baltimore, Friends of Chamber Music Denver, Detroit's WRCJ Classical Brunch, the inaugural Detroit Music Weekend, the Davidson College Concert Series in North Carolina, the Crested Butte Music Festival, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival, the Great Lakes Center for the Arts, the Blue Sage Center for the Arts, and CU Presents concert series where the quartet performed alongside the Takács Quartet in 2020 and 2022. Ivalas won the first prize at the 2019 WDAV Young Chamber Musicians Competition in Davidson, NC, as well as the grand prize at the 2022 Coltman Chamber Music Competition in Austin, TX.
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