Poiesis Quartet – Classical String Quartet Concert
Classical String Quartet Concert, MAC Downtown
April 11, 2025 7:30pm
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An emerging young “ensemble to watch” (Hyde Park Herald), The Poiesis Quartet is the 2023 Grand Prize winner of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and winner of the 2024 Concert Artists Guild Competition.
Founded during Oberlin Conservatory’s Advanced Quartet Seminar program in Fall 2022, within their first year playing together they also received Fischoff’s Senior Strings Gold Medal and the Lift Every Voice prizes, and Gold Medal and BIPOC Prize at the 2023 St. Paul String Quartet Competition.
In 2023, the Quartet completed an international tour in Uruguay as well as in the midwestern U.S. as part of their Fischoff Gold Medal prize. Recently, they were a featured ensemble at the 2024 Chamber Music America conference in New York City.
The Quartet was also lauded as “agile collaborators” with an “extraordinary, honeyed group sound” (Cleveland Classical) for performances of a new song cycle by Rick Stout with mezzo-soprano Nancy Maultsby.
The Poiesis Quartet is the current Graduate Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). As graduates of Oberlin College & Conservatory, they were previously mentored by the Verona Quartet and Sibbi Bernhardsson of the Pacifica Quartet.
The name Poiesis is derived from the ancient Greek word ποιεῖν, which means “to make.” As a quartet, Poiesis seeks to program music of all styles and genres with an emphasis on platforming works by emerging and underrepresented composers, creating unique moments of synchronicity and verve.
Group Website: https://poiesisquartet.com/about
“A young string quartet made a splash in Chicago last week… [they] delivered slashing strains and gentle cries with equal force and artistry. I was under the spell of this talented quartet… an ensemble to watch.” [Read more]
– HP Herald: Award-winning young string quartet makes a mark, Oct 30, 2023 by M.L. Rantala
“The Quartet produced an extraordinary, honeyed group sound… The final coda was thrilling. Cather’s words are exquisite, of course, but Stout’s music makes them resonate.” [Read more]
– Cleveland Classical: Rocky River Chamber Music Society opens season with Stout premiere, Oct 03, 2023 by Kevin McLaughlin
“Dansby and Ma were interviewed for this article: “We find a collaboration that is inherent to us because it is sort of how we always found belonging as queer people. Being a very openly queer ensemble… our identities give us a specific approach to music, and we play music in a different way because of that.” [Read more]
– Oberlin Review: Fischoff Grand Prize Winners, Nov 15, 2023 by Emir Efe
Sarah Ying Ma (they/she) is pursuing an A.D. at the University of Cincinnati's CCM where she studies with Kristin Lee and is mentored in chamber music by the Ariel Quartet. Sarah was named a 2024 Performance Today Young Artist in Residence with host Fred Childs, and is the recent 2nd Prizewinner of the 2023 Dallas International Violin Competition: "Her impassioned account was gripping from start to finish. She commanded that rarest of effects, pianissimos at the threshold of audibility that still radiated intensity" (The Dallas Morning News).
Max Ball (they/he) is a current A.D. student at the University of Cincinnati's CCM, studying with Kristin Lee and quartet with the Ariel Quartet. He has a particular passion for chamber music, putting together a number of recitals, and attending summer programs such as the BUTI String Quartet Intensive, Encore Chamber Music Institute, and Madeline Island Fellowship Program. Alongside classical music, he is also pursuing a minor in jazz studies, studying under Gerald Cannon and Jay Ashby, and joining several ensembles at Oberlin.
Jasper de Boor (any pronouns) is a recent graduate of Oberlin Conservatory where they double majored in violin and viola with David Bowlin and Kirsten Docter. Currently, they study viola and chamber music at the University of Cincinnati's CCM with Ayane Kozasa and the Ariel Quartet. Aside from their two majors, they love to sight read music, play Baroque violin, piano and sleep.
Drew Dansby (he/him) is a fourth-year double-degree student at Oberlin College and Conservatory, studying cello under Darrett Adkins and chemistry. Drew joins the cello section of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra beginning in the 2023-24 season, becoming the youngest member of the orchestra at 22. He has served as an acting cellist in the Charlotte Symphony, associate principal cellist of the New York String Orchestra, and principal cellist of the Verbier Festival Orchestra.
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