HOUSTON, TX: TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL
Formosa Quartet kicks off the summer season on home turf at the Texas Music Festival hosted by the University of Houston.
HOUSTON, TX: DUDLEY RECITAL HALL
There’s no better way to end our Texas Music Festival residency than with a sextet extravaganza alongside the wonderful festival students and friends on the faculty!
WATERLOO, ON: NYO CANADA
As usual, we are eager to head into the thick of the summer season by heading up to our home away from home to be with the wonderful students and faculty of NYO Canada. With state of the art facilities, cutting edge programming, and a formidable administrative team, musical possibilities, like the poutine, are endless.
HIGHLANDS, NC: HIGHLANDS CASHIERS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
We are excited to be capping off our summer seasons with our Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music debut. We’ll be forming one half of a string quartet double header in the Mendelssohn Octet, as well as a menagerie of string quartet delights.
CASHIERS, NC: HIGHLANDS CASHIERS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
The festival heads over to the Cashiers Village Green Commons for another “Battle of the Bands” featuring Mendelssohn’s Octet with the Erinys String Quartet.
HIGHLANDS, NC: HIGHLANDS CASHIERS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Come down to the Pavillion at Old Edwards Farm for some “Mozart and Martinis” — celebratory octet selections to pair with your cocktail!
HOUSTON, TX: ST. PAUL'S METHODIST CHURCH
We are venturing off campus for our Texas Music Festival recital at St. Paul’s Methodist, a magnificent cathedral located in Houston’s museum district. The program will feature Wynton Marsalis’s monumental first string quartet based on creole traditions and a a special set of tunes tracing the migration of Jazz and Blues up towards Chicago.
IRVINE, CA: PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY
Join us for an exploration of 120 years of American music, centering around the explosion of Jazz and Blues music in the early 20th Century!
TAIPEI, TWN: NATIONAL RECITAL HALL
The final stop on our blueish groove tour is at the majestic National Concert Hall in Taipei.
YUNLIN, TWN: FENG TAY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Our blueish groove tour continues north to the rolling plains of Yunlin County.
KAOHSIUNG, TWN: WEIWUYING RECITAL HALL
Our tour of Taiwan sets sail for the beautiful island’s major port city of Kaohsiung!
TAIWAN TOUR MASTERCLASSES
An exciting masterclass whirlwind at three different institutions in Taoyuan and Kaohsiung!
TAIPEI, TWN: MASTERCLASS AT NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
After our first concert in Taoyuan, we are looking forward to working with students at the National Taipei University of Education in this afternoon masterclass.
TAOYUAN, TWN: TAOYUAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
FQ kicks off our tour of Taiwan at the stunning, 15 years young, Taoyuan Performing Arts Center.
TAIWAN TOUR
The exalted stinky tofu of Taiwan is said to be pungent enough to have an olfactory half life of over a year…which means our noses and tastebuds are now telling us they are almost ready for our next trip across the Pacific. For the first time, our American Mirror program is coming with us to explore cross-cultural intersections and the ways in which, even when far from its home, a mirror can facilitate reflection of one’s self and community.
CALGARY, AB: CALGARY PRO MUSICA
Our blueish groove set makes its international debut in Calgary! We are excited to be sharing our exploration of the blues from its New Orleans infancy to some of the most iconic tunes of the 20th Century.
HOUSTON, TX: DUDLEY RECITAL HALL
Join us for our end-of-residency performance in Dudley Recital Hall! Featuring music by Benjamin Britten and Shelley Washington, and our blueish groove set!
HOUSTON, TX: MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC
We are back for episode two of our third season as Quartet-in-Residence at the Moores School of Music, and thrilled to be reconnecting with the wonderful students and our friends and colleagues on the faculty.
CHICAGO, IL: GUARNERI HALL
We are back at Guarneri Hall for a second evening dedicated to mirroring the city of Chicago. Join us for an journey through its musical history, and reflections on the United States in dialogue with a newly written string quartet by Paul Novak.
CHICAGO, IL: GUARNERI HALL
In March 2026, Formosa Quartet will bring the American Mirror Project to the Windy City. A world premiere piece by Chicago-based composer Paul Novak for string quartet and narration is at the heart of this program, with original texts written and performed by voices from the Chicago community.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ: SETON HALL UNIVERSITY CENTER THEATRE
We are excited to return to Seton Hall for a special program featuring Wynton Marsalis String Quartet No. 1 and our specially curated Formosa Quartet Set: blueish groove.
There will be a pre-concert reception in the Theatre lobby beginning at 5PM.
DEVON, PA: JENKINS ARBORETUM
The forest will be deep in its winter sleep, but the music will be alive at Jenkins Arboretum! The program will include selections from Wynton Marsalis’s String Quartet No. 1 and Angelique Poteat’s Quartet of Trees.
NEW YORK, NY: OPUS 71 CONCERTS
Formosa quartet returns to the Upper West Side with a recital at Opus 71 Concerts (Artistically directed by our very own Matthew Cohen) with our blueish groove set and Wynton Marsalis’s String Quartet No. 1.
MARLBORO, VT: SERKIN CENTER
Join us for the culmination of our week in rehearsal hibernation/heaven at the Serkin Center on the Marlboro campus!
MARLBORO, VT: MARLBORO MUSIC ARTIST RESIDENCY
Although the our quartet members live in different cities, three of us have ties to the Marlboro Music Festival. We are excited to be on campus for the first time during the off season, and will endeavor to offset what is sure to be a blistering Vermont winter with some of the sizzling new tunes we have cooking for our spring season.
YPSILANTI, MI: ALEXANDER RECITAL HALL
PROGRAM:
A Formosa Set: Blueish Groove*
Wynton Marsalis - String Quartet No. 1
YPSILANTI, MI: EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY RESIDENCY
Following a season as the McAndless Distinguished Scholars in the Humanities, and the inaugural iteration of the American Mirror Project, Formosa returns to Ypsi for a chamber music bonanza featuring high school and collegiate ensembles from across Michigan!
BELLINGHAM, WA: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Following an afternoon with the composition department, we will be presenting two early and ebullient works of the 20th Century, and the Bellingham Premiere of Angelique Poteat’s A Quartet of Trees.
BELLINGHAM, WA: COMPOSITION READINGS
Continuing our streak of bringing new string quartet works to life, we will be spending an afternoon reading and workshopping with the talented young composers at Western Washington University.
LANGLEY, WA: WHIDBEY ISLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS
At 168 square miles, Whidbey Island comes in at an impressive number two (out of three) in the ranking of Formosa Quartet’s largest island visits this season. For this evening offshore, we are particularly excited to be performing the Washington Premiere of Angelique Poteat’s A Quartet of Trees.
ASTORIA, OR: LIBERTY THEATRE
The first stop on our tour of the Pacific Northwest is at Astoria’s historic Liberty Theatre. It was initially built in 1925, so we are thrilled to be taking part in its 100th birthday celebration!
For this occasion we will be performing Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 2 and the WORLD PREMIERE of Angelique Poteat’s A Quartet of Trees .
HOUSTON, TX: DUDLEY RECITAL HALL
Our opening concert of the season features the world premiere of Sitting on the Clouds by Shi-Hui Chen. Her new work explores the intersection of the modern world with bird migration patterns. Houston’s location along the North American Central Flyway makes it a special place to experience this piece, with many avian species overhead making their way south.
HOUSTON, TX: VIOLA MASTERCLASS
Formosa Quartet’s Matthew Cohen leads a masterclass/guided tour through the wide wide (and ever expanding) world of music for solo viola. The combination of Matt’s heroic and virtuosic mission to annex both the violin and cello repertoires and the fearlessness of Moores’s violists will guarantee the flying of sparks.
HOUSTON, TX: CELLO MASTERCLASS
Don’t miss our very own Debbie Pae working with the mighty UH cellists in plumbing truth from the depths of the music, and depth of tone from the uniquely sonorous violoncello.
HOUSTON, TX: VIOLIN MASTERCLASS
Join Jasmine, David and University of Houston students for a deep dive into the violin repertoire. In this two hour masterclass, we will explore the musical nooks and crannies, confront the technical ins and outs, and turn over all of the metaphorical stones.
HOUSTON, TX: MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Formosa Quartet kicks of its 2025-2026 season on home turf with our Moores School of Music family!