New Yorker previews Momenta Festival — Classical Music Communications

New Yorker previews Momenta Festival

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New Yorker previews Momenta Festival

By Steve Smith

In any string quartet, four players seek to blend their individuality in pursuit of a single voice. But in this annual series, now in its fourth year, the Momenta Quartet showcases each member in turn: as performer, as curator, and sometimes as composer. This year’s programs focus, respectively, on music with words, tides literal and emotional, disparate aural terrains, and strength in numbers.