Fiato Quartet

For our next Edendale Up Close concert we are excited to welcome Fiato Quartet

Carrie Kennedy and Joel Pargman (violins)
Aaron Oltman (viola)
Ryan Sweeney (cello)

Program

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904)
String Quartet No.12 in F Major, Op.96, “American”
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Lento
III. Molto vivace
IV. Vivace ma non troppo

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2, “The Joke”
I. Allegro moderato (E♭ major)
II. Scherzando. Allegro – Trio (E♭ major)
III. Largo sostenuto (B♭ major)
IV. Finale. Presto (E♭ major)

Formed in 2008, the Fiato Quartet is a winner of the 2022 Beverly Hills National Auditions. Its members hold degrees in music performance from the University of Southern California, Rice University, Northwestern University, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. In addition to their acclaimed work as Fiato, they are also members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pasadena Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, New West Symphony, and Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra. As studio musicians in Los Angeles, they also record music for movies and television. In addition to the standard quartet repertoire, Fiato has a passion for new music. They have premiered ten new string quartets by local composers, including works by Julia Adolphe and Adam Schoenberg. Each member of Fiato brings a unique set of experiences and training to the ensemble, having studied with the Tokyo, Takacs, Guarneri, American, Miami and Emerson Quartets.