Momenta Quartet
Emilie-Anne Gendron and Alex Shiozaki, violins
Stephanie Griffin, viola; Michael Haas, cello
Momenta: the plural of momentum four individuals in motion towards a common goal. This is the idea behind the Momenta Quartet, whose eclectic vision encompasses contemporary music of all aesthetic backgrounds alongside great music from the recent and distant past. The New York City-based quartet has premiered over 150 works, collaborated with over 200 living composers and in the words of The New Yorkers Alex Ross, few American players assume Haydns idiom with such ease. Momenta has performed at such prestigious venues as The Library of Congress and the International Cervantino Festival, and its debut album, Similar Motion, is available on Albany Records.
