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SUMMARY:Invoke Multi-string Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:FoM 2026 / 40th ANNIVERSARY \nINVOKE\nSunday\, April 19\, 2025 at 3pm First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $15 adults\, $10 students and seniors\, free for ages 13 and under \nNo reservations required. \n“…Not anything but everything: Classical\, Folk\, Bluegrass\, Americana and a sound yet to be termed seamlessly merged into a perfect one” (David Srebnik\, SiriusXM Classical Producer) \nAmerican VoicesInvoke weaves together our country’s dynamic compositional voices over 100+ years into one exciting journey\, peppered with Invoke’s own original and commissioned works. \n Nick Montopoli\, violin/banjo/vocalsZach Matteson\, violin/vocalsKarl Mitze\, viola/mandolin/vocalsGeoff Manyin\, cello/vocals \nInvoke successfully dodges even the most valiant attempts at genre classification. The multi-instrumental quartetencompasses traditions from across America\, including bluegrass\, Appalachian fiddle tunes\, jazz\, and minimalism. Fueled by theirpassion for storytelling\, Invoke weaves all of these styles together to form a unique contemporary repertoire\, featuring original workscomposed by and for the group. Strings Magazine observes\, “the remarkable string quartet Invoke has repeatedly provenone thing over its first 11 years: it simply cannot be contained by any one label.” \nInvoke was the Young Professional String Quartet in Residence at the University of Texas at Austin from 2016-2018. Since beingselected as Interlochen’s Emerging Artists Quartet in 2014\, the group has been a featured artist and on faculty at the InterlochenAdult Chamber Music Camp. The group also participated in the Emerging String Quartet Program at Stanford\, and was an Artistin Residence at Strathmore and the Fellowship String Quartet at Wintergreen Performing Arts. In 2018\, Invoke was named a winnerof the Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition in New York\, NY\, received First Prize at the M-Prize International Chamber Arts competition in Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, and received First Prize in the Coltman Competition in Austin\, Texas. \nInvoke has shared the stage with some of the most acclaimed chamber groups in the country\, including the Westerlies\, Miróand Ensō Quartets\, and the U.S. Army Field Band. Additional performance highlights include Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall\,Lincoln Center\, the Phillips Collection\, and the Green Music Center. Invoke has also appeared with musicians from various genres\,including chamber rock group San Fermin\, indie group Never Shout Never\, and DC beatboxer/rapper/spoons virtuoso Christylez Bacon.  \n  \n\nInvoke: SunwalkerInvoke: Evolve & Travel  \nAmerican Voices QuartetWilliam Grant Still: “The Jovial One” & “The Quiet One” from Lyric QuartetteFlorence Price: “Finale: Presto” from Symphony No. 1 (arr. Mitze) \nDuke Ellington: Sophisticated Lady (arr. Montopoli) \nRavel: “Assez vif – très rythmé” from String Quartet (fretted arrangement by Invoke) \nInvoke: Radar \nInvoke: Mirror Maze \nJocelyn C Chambers: Enigma for the Night \nInvoke: Borrow \nInvoke: Alchemy \nInvoke: Doorway \n\n \n2026 Friends of Music Schedule\n\nApril 19 – Invoke Multi-string Ensemble \nMay 17 – Hermitage Trio \nJune 21 – Ivalas Quartet \nJuly 19 – Stephanie Chou Jazz Ensemble \nAugust 16 – Gocha Abuladze\, baritone & piano \nSeptember 20 – Pegasus: The Orchestra \nOctober 18 – Sophia Stoyanovich\, violin & Derek Wang\, piano \nNovember 15 – Shelest Piano Duo \nDecember 6 – Cerus (Saxophone) Quartet
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/invoke/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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