ensembleNewSRQ

Innovative new music collective ensembleNewSRQ (enSRQ) announces their 2021/2022 Season, ‘Season Six’, with five concerts of commissions, premieres and new works presented to live audiences and available for streaming.

The 21/22 season sees a record 4 premieres of commissioned works (from Max Grafe, Elizabeth A. Baker, Sebastian Currier, and Tyson J. Davis), new collaborations (with Chroma Trio & ensemble vim) and old friends (Conor Hanick, Han Chen, Nina C. Young, and Andreia Pinto Correia). Also in store is a two-work season bookending exploration of the young composer, Yaz Lancaster, the culmination of enSRQ’s multi-season exploration of French Spectralism, and special projects along the way in addition to the subscription series (including an evening of new opera and book readings with Matt Aucoin).

Co-Artistic Director and violinist Samantha Bennett is particularly excited to bring these premieres to a larger audience this season. “We cannot wait to see all your smiling faces, and to play for you- the part that has been missing for us for too long.” Bennett says. “The silver-lining of the pandemic for us has been an accelerated push towards truly high quality video and audio recording capabilities, something that we will continue to use well after the return of live audiences. Despite the difficulties of last season, we’re proud of how we have responded to the pandemic and grown since March of 2020. We have become a stronger, more diverse and more innovative organization, and we’re excited for what’s in store.”

Details about time, dates and venues can be found on www.ensrq.org. Tickets are $25 for in-person single tickets, $10 for single concert streaming access, or $115 for a Season Pass that includes both live tickets and streaming access. More information on ticket packages, including student ticket pricing, available on the website. Streaming access will be via www.ensrq.org.

Photos by Matt Holler