Owls | Chamber Concert
Monday, April 5, 2027 · 7:30 PM PDT · Athenaeum Music and Arts Library · San Diego, CA
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Owls; photo credit: Ashley Gellman Owls; photo credit: Ashley Gellman This Chamber Music performance is generously underwritten by Judith Bachner and Eric Lasley. Monday, April 5, 2026 7:30 PM *AT THE ATHENAEUM MUSIC & ARTS LIBRARY* BUY TICKETS By weaving together new compositions with collaboratively generated arrangements of music ranging from the 1600s to the present, Owls' distinctive instrumentation allows them access to beautiful and exhilarating new sound worlds—effectively guaranteeing that each performance is uniquely theirs and without limits. Owls comprises of Alexi Kenney (violin), Ayane Kozasa (viola), Gabriel Cabezas (cello), Paul Wiancko (cello). Program Paul Wiancko - Vox Petra (2018) Franghiz Ali-Zadeh - Rəqs (2015) François Couperin - Les Barricades Mystérieuses (1717) Trollstilt (Monica Mugan and Dan Trueman) - Ricercar (2000) Paul Wiancko - When The Night (2018) Terry Riley - Good Medicine (1986) About Owls: Declared “a dream group,” by The New York Times, and drawing from a deep well of musical passions and backgrounds, Owls, an inverted string quartet, defies expectations and labels with original, visceral, and personal performances. Each member is an artistic force in their own right; violinist Alexi Kenney, violist Ayane Kozasa, cellist Gabriel Cabezas and cellist-composer Paul Wiancko share an uncommonly fierce creative spirit which drives the quartet to challenge the way meaningful concert experiences are conceived. By weaving together new compositions with collaboratively generated arrangements of music ranging from the 1600s to the present, Owls' distinctive instrumentation allows them access to beautiful and exhilarating new sound worlds—effectively guaranteeing that each performance is uniquely theirs and without limits. The 2024/25 season saw the release of the group’s debut album, Rare Birds, out now on New Amsterdam. Supporting the release are performances at the University of Chicago, 92NY, Capital Region…
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