String Quartet Concert Programs
Beo builds programs as arcs—classic works and new music placed in conversation so the audience experiences one continuous story, not a playlist.
Custom variations available for series themes, anniversaries, and educational tie-ins.
What presenters can expect
Each program below is a curated concept with representative repertoire. We tailor timing, intermission structure, and companion works to fit your series, your audience, and your space—while keeping the program’s core identity intact.
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Program Concepts
A core Beo program placing landmark quartets alongside living voices—revealing how musical storytelling continues across centuries.
Classic Music. Modern Storytelling.
Representative repertoire may include:
Beethoven — String Quartet in C minor, Op. 59 No. 3
Missy Mazzoli — Enthusiasm Strategies
Sean Neukom — El Balcón
Music as autobiography—composers confronting memory, identity, and survival through the most intimate form of chamber music.
From My Life
Representative repertoire may include:
Smetana — String Quartet No. 1, “From My Life”
Shostakovich — String Quartet No. 8
Barber — String Quartet Op. 11 (or Adagio for Strings)
A program shaped by cultural memory—from ritual and ancestry to communal joy—where old forms and new voices illuminate each other.
Ritual, Memory, and Celebration
Representative repertoire may include:
Gabriela Ortiz — Mictlán (from Altar de los Muertos)
Marc Mellits — String Quartet No. 5, Waníyetu
Bach — selections from The Art of Fugue
Color, atmosphere, and inner life—from French impressionism to American lyricism to modern cinematic minimalism.
Impressionism & Introspection
Representative repertoire may include:
Debussy — String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Barber — Adagio for Strings
Glass — String Quartet No. 3, “Mishima”
A conversation between classical architecture and contemporary perspective—music that respects tradition while expanding its expressive vocabulary.
Old Worlds, New Voices
Representative repertoire may include:
Haydn — String Quartet Op. 74 No. 3, “The Rider”
Missy Mazzoli — Enthusiasm Strategies
Three Chinese Folk Songs (arr.): Yao Dance, The Butterfly Lovers, Harvest Celebration
Cinematic sound worlds—music built for the screen, reimagined live as a visceral, immersive string quartet experience.
Music & the Moving Image
Representative repertoire may include:
Glass — String Quartet No. 3, “Mishima”
Movie Set (arr. Sean & Jason Neukom): Band of Brothers, Lilium (Elfen Lied), La Noyée (Amélie)
These programs are part of the broader Beo concert experience.
