QUARTET
Thursday, October 8, 2026
8:30 PM
The Stone at The New School
55 West 13th Street, Manhattan, NY
Scheduled
About This Event
QUARTET features an ensemble of distinguished musicians performing in the intimate setting of The Stone at The New School. The lineup includes Angelica Sanchez on piano, Sara Schoenbeck on bassoon, Harris Eisenstadt on drums, and Mark Dresser on bass. This performance embodies the spirit of experimental jazz and free improvisation, showcasing the unique interplay between the musicians. The Stone is known for its commitment to avant-garde jazz and new music, providing a platform for innovative artistic expression. This concert is part of a residency for one of the performers, contributing to the ongoing exploration of contemporary sound.
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.