Music at Mechanics’ Presents the New Century Chamber Orchestra Quartet at Mechanics’ Institute – San Francisco, CA
Music at Mechanics’ Presents the New Century Chamber Orchestra Quartet at Mechanics’ Institute – San Francisco, CA
Don’t miss this upcoming event in San Francisco, CA. Happening on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at Mechanics’ Institute. Doors open at 7:00 PM.
Music at Mechanics’ welcomes the New Century Chamber Orchestra Quartet for a beautiful night of music in our historic library space, featuring Iris Stone and Stephanie Bibbo, violins, Jenny Douglas, viola, and Evan Kahn, cello. The performance will be a first listen of the New Century Orchestra’s 25/26 season.
Program Selections:
Dobrinka Tabakova
The Smile of the Flamboyant Wings for String Quartet (2019)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento in D major, K. 136 (1772)
III. Presto
Juhi Bansal
Cathedral of Light (2020)
Benjamin Britten
Three Divertimenti for String Quartet (1936)
- March
- Waltz
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
String Quartet No. 1 (1871)
- Andante Cantabile
Astor Piazzola
Libertango for String Quartet (1974)
About New Century Chamber Orchestra
One of only a handful of conductorless chamber ensembles in the world, New Century Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1992 and includes 19 string players from the San Francisco Bay Area as well as throughout the United States. Musical decisions are made collaboratively, resulting in an enhanced level of commitment from the musicians and concerts of remarkable precision, passion, and power.
With a commitment to the virtuosic performance of chamber orchestra masterworks, New Century also expands the genre through frequent commissions of new music and innovative collaborations with artists from other genres. New Century fosters an intimate relationship with music, not only by offering concerts in small, local venues throughout the Bay Area and beyond, but also by connecting our musical history to the work of living composers and the cultural narratives of today. Recently commissioned composers include Tan Dun, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Jennifer Higdon, Mark Adamo, Jungyoon Wie, Jake Heggie, and Nicolás Lell Benavides.
The New Century Chamber Orchestra Quartet Concert is a part of Music at Mechanics’, a live music series in Mechanics’ Institute’s historic downtown spaces. Individuals can purchase bundled concert tickets to both the Beo String Quartet and Balourdet Quartet at an exclusive discounted rate. See our season dates below!
10/9 – New Century Chamber Orchestra Quartet
1/16 – Balourdet Quartet
4/17 – Beo Quartet
Photos and/or video may be taken at the event.
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