Blair McMillen

Rachel Evans

Garry Kvistad

Maverick Concerts

Acclaimed as an “outstanding ensemble…cohesive yet full of temperament” (The New York Times), the Verona Quartet has firmly established itself amongst the most distinguished ensembles on the chamber music scene today. The group’s singular sense of purpose most recently earned them Chamber Music America’s coveted 2020 Cleveland Quartet Award, and a reputation for its “bold interpretive strength, robust characterization and commanding resonance” (Calgary Herald). The Quartet serves on the faculty of the Oberlin College and Conservatory as the Quartet-in-Residence. In addition to its position at Oberlin, the Quartet holds residencies at Nova Scotia’s Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance and North Carolina’s Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle. As committed advocates of diverse programming, the Verona Quartet curates the UpClose Chamber Music Series on behalf of the COT, electrifying audiences from concert halls to craft breweries with their “sensational, powerhouse performance[s]” (Classical Voice America).

VERONA QUARTET with ALEXANDER FITERSTEIN, clarinet

Maverick Concert Hall

Each performance of the award-winning Borromeo String Quartet strengthens its reputation as one of the most important ensembles of our time. Admired and sought after for both its fresh interpretations of the classical music canon and its championing of works by 20th and 21st century composers, the ensemble has been hailed for its “edge-of-the- seat performances,” by the Boston Globe, which called it “simply the best.”

BORROMEO STRING QUARTET with HENRY KRAMER, piano

Camille Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals)

The Carnival of the Animals, the humorous musical suite for children by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, performed live accompanied by a crankie and artistic puppetry, each followed by an instrument petting zoo.