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SUMMARY:CLASSICAL SERENADES: BALOURDET QUARTET
DESCRIPTION:Classical Serenades: Featuring premier world-class classical 
 chamber music\, the Classical Serenades series invites you to relax and 
 enjoy an afternoon of beloved masterpieces\, hidden gems\, and inspiring
  works performed by acclaimed musicians. BALOURDET QUARTET Angela Bae\, 
 Violin/ Justin DeFilippis\, Violin/ Benjamin Zannoni\, Viola/ Russell Ho
 uston\, Cello Acclaimed for its vibrant energy and emotional depth\, the
  Balourdet Quartet creates “a world where memory and transformation coex
 ist” (Seen and Heard International). Described as “an ensemble unafraid 
 to show its personality” (The Strad)\, the Quartet was awarded the 2024 
 Avery Fisher Career Grant as well as Chamber Music America’s 2024 Clevel
 and Quartet Award. In 2026 the Balourdet Quartet was named the inaugural
  fellow of the Resonance String Quartet Fellowship. Highlights of the 20
 25–26 season include performances at Carnegie Hall\, the Smithsonian Mus
 eum\, Boston’s Celebrity Series\, the Rockport Music Festival\, and La J
 olla Music Society. The Balourdet collaborates with leading artists of o
 ur time including Yo-Yo Ma\, Marc-André Hamelin\, James Ehnes\, Misha Di
 chter\, Simone Dinnerstein\, Zuill Bailey\, and the Dover\, Pacifica\, a
 nd Ying Quartets. Deeply committed to community engagement\, the Quartet
  creates programs that “inspire their creativity” (Seattle Times)—a core
  part of its mission—through ongoing residencies with the Seattle Chambe
 r Music Society and the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle. Their “infect
 ious spirit” (Chicago Classical Review) resonates with audiences in dive
 rse settings\, from breweries to schools. The Balourdet is also making a
  “positive impact” (Seattle Times) through its work with Seattle’s Memor
 y Hub\, co-designing music-based programming for people living with memo
 ry loss. In collaboration with the University of Washington\, the Ensemb
 le is conducting research aimed at developing a practical blueprint for 
 arts and health initiatives worldwide. Collaboration lies at the heart o
 f the Quartet’s work\, and its members regularly lead workshops on teamw
 ork and leadership for entrepreneurs\, and work with conservatory studen
 ts and amateur musicians nationwide in activities ranging from mastercla
 sses to interdisciplinary programs where music intersects with topics ra
 nging from art history to business and the sciences. The Quartet was for
 med in 2018 at the Taos School of Music\, where its members bonded aroun
 d Chef Antoine Balourdet’s table\, inspired by his joie de vivre. They l
 ater named the ensemble in tribute to him\, honoring the generosity and 
 spirit of friendship he brought to their early days. After forming at Ri
 ce University’s Shepherd School of Music\, within just a few years the B
 alourdet held prestigious graduate residency positions at the New Englan
 d Conservatory and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music\, where the
  ensemble earned top prizes at the Banff\, Borciani\, and Nielsen Intern
 ational String Quartet Competitions\, won the Gold Medal at the Fischoff
  National Chamber Music Competition\, received the Chamber Music Award f
 rom the National Federation of Music Clubs\, and was honored with Stanfo
 rd University’s John Lad Prize. In 2021\, it received the Grand Prize at
  New York’s Concert Artists Guild Competition\, which included joint man
 agement by Concert Artists Guild in the United States and Young Classica
 l Artists Trust (YCAT) in the United Kingdom and Europe. Click here to r
 ead Balourdet Quartet Spire Center Program 2-21-27 program.\n\nTickets: 
 https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/44156605/classical-serenadesbalourdet-quar
 tet-plymouth-spire-center-for-the-performing-arts?partner_id=100\n\nhttp
 s://findlocal.community/event/06d52719-b228-459c-99c3-67e4661254ca
LOCATION:Spire Center for Performing Arts\, Plymouth\, MA
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/06d52719-b228-459c-99c3-67e4661254c
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