Baumer String Quartet
Aaron Requiro and Nathan Olson, violins - John T. Posadas, viola - David Requiro, cello
The Baumer String Quartet is quickly distinguishing itself among audiences and critics for their technical finesse, warmth of expression, and cutting edge performances. Originating at the Cleveland Institute of Music as the Kashii Quartet in 2003, they soon won the Silver Medal at the 2005 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and 2nd Prize at the 2005 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition. They worked closely with members of the Cleveland, Alban Berg, Vogler, Emerson, Takacs, Cavani, Borromeo, Brentano, Orion, St. Lawrence, and Juilliard String Quartets, as well as Isaac Stern in the “Stern Encounters” master class series. They were selected to participate in the International Artist Program at Music@Menlo and served on the faculty of the Innsbrook Music Festival. With David Tanenbaum, the quartet recorded Aaron Jay Kernis’s “100 Greatest Dance Hits” on the Black Box label.
Advocates for new music, members of the quartet have collaborated with composers Krzysztof Penderecki, Bright Sheng, Joan Tower, Elliott Carter, and Jennifer Higdon to name a few. They have also premiered works by Tan Dun, Pierre Jalbert, Lou Harrison, Sydney Hodkinson, and Conor Brown. Most recently, the Baumer SQ premiered Charles Krenner's String Quartet (written for the Baumer SQ) at the Monterey Chamber Music Workshop.
Dedicated to educating and inspiring young musicians, the Baumer SQ hosts the week-long Monterey (CA) Chamber Music Workshop where they are quartet-in-residence. They are currently artist faculty at the Crowden Chamber Music Workshop, held every summer in Berkeley, CA. Members of the quartet are current faculty members at the University of Puget Sound and the University of South Florida School of Music. Most recently, the quartet has been invited as featured artists for the 2012 Joan and Daniel Rutenberg Chamber Music Festival at the University of South Florida School of Music where they will teach a series of masterclasses, collaborate with faculty and students, and give a series of recitals.
The Baumer SQ brings together four accomplished artists. Each member tours nationally and internationally as soloists, recitalists, collaborative artists, and orchestral musicians. Baumer SQ members frequently perform with the Jupiter Players in New York City, the Dallas Symphony, the Naples Philharmonic, and are resident artists at the University of Puget Sound and the University of South Florida School of Music. The Baumer SQ is a proud affiliate of the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music.
Ars Nova String Trio
Jennifer Kozbial, violin - John T. Posadas, viola - Adam Satinsky, Cello
The Ars Nova String Trio is establishing itself as an important presence in the chamber music world as vivid interpreters of the classics of the repertoire, advocates for new music, and dedicated teachers and mentors to a generation of young musicians. Based in Naples, FL, the Ars Nova String Trio brings together three chamber musicians from very diverse backgrounds. Graduates of some of the world’s leading music schools like the Cleveland Institute of Music, New England Conservatory of Music,
Indiana University, the Peabody Institute of Music, the Eastman School of Music and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, the members of the trio have performed in many of the greatest halls including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Severance Hall, and in international venues in Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Japan to name a few. Festivals including Marlboro Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood, and Chamber Music of the Rockies have hosted their summer chamber music performances. Musicians of Ars Nova have collaborated with eminent artists such as Edgar Meyer, Joseph Silverstein, James Ehnes, Jeremy Denk, and members of the Cleveland Quartet and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
The newly formed trio met while performing together as leading members of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. Season highlights include performances across Southwest Florida and beyond, most notably as guest artists at the University of South Florida’s School of Music.
The Ars Nova String Trio is establishing itself as an important presence in the chamber music world as vivid interpreters of the classics of the repertoire, advocates for new music, and dedicated teachers and mentors to a generation of young musicians. Based in Naples, FL, the Ars Nova String Trio brings together three chamber musicians from very diverse backgrounds. Graduates of some of the world’s leading music schools like the Cleveland Institute of Music, New England Conservatory of Music,
Indiana University, the Peabody Institute of Music, the Eastman School of Music and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, the members of the trio have performed in many of the greatest halls including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Severance Hall, and in international venues in Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Japan to name a few. Festivals including Marlboro Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood, and Chamber Music of the Rockies have hosted their summer chamber music performances. Musicians of Ars Nova have collaborated with eminent artists such as Edgar Meyer, Joseph Silverstein, James Ehnes, Jeremy Denk, and members of the Cleveland Quartet and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
The newly formed trio met while performing together as leading members of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. Season highlights include performances across Southwest Florida and beyond, most notably as guest artists at the University of South Florida’s School of Music.
