MATTHEW WELCH: STRING QUARTETS featuring Flux Quartet
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
8:30 PM
The Stone at The New School
55 West 13th Street, Manhattan, NY
Scheduled
About This Event
Matthew Welch presents "String Quartets" featuring the Flux Quartet at The Stone at The New School. This performance will showcase the talents of Tom Chiu (violin), Conrad Harris (violin), Josh Henderson (viola), and Rubin Kodheli (cello). Known for its commitment to avant-garde jazz, free improvisation, and new music, The Stone provides a no-frills environment that emphasizes the music itself. This concert is part of Matthew Welch's residency at the venue, highlighting his innovative approach to string composition within the realms of experimental jazz and improvised music.
About String quartets(chamber)
The Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg published four string quartets, distributed over his lifetime: String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Opus 7 (1905), String Quartet No. 2 in F♯ minor, Op. 10 (1908), String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30 (1927), and the String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37 (1936).
About the Artists
Matthew Welch
Matthew Welch is a New York–based composer and performer whose work moves between Rock/Pop roots, jazz practice, and contemporary experimental music. At The Stone at The New School, his residency programs have included *STRING QUARTETS* with the Flux Quartet and *Music for Piano* with Isabelle O’Connell.
Flux Quartet
Flux Quartet is a New York City–based string ensemble working at the edges of rock/pop, jazz, and avant‑garde music. They appear at venues such as The Stone at The New School, where they have performed Matthew Welch’s string quartets in a program featuring violinists Tom Chiu and Conrad Harris, violist Josh Henderson, and cellist Rubin Kodheli.