The Circadian String Quartet specializes in dramatic, poetically conceived concert programs with a flair for music with strong rhythmic tendencies.  Our virtuosic programs inspire and provoke. ​

CSQ Concert Programs

Chiaroscuro

Aminikia, Shostakovich & Reich

Embark on an unforgettable journey which seamlessly weaves storytelling and music.
Program master works including a newly commissioned piece explore the themes of light/dark, sound/silence, and text/music.

Home

Dvorak, Aminikia & Glass

Delve into three very different ways we can experience “Home.” Coming home, dreaming nostalgic of home, or watching in alarm as our homeland erupts in strife and division. ​

The Fertile Crescent: Folk-inspired Music from Persia and Beyond

Haydn, Aminikia, Vali & Bartok

Exotic Folk-inspired chamber music from Persia and beyond.

Romantic Ethos: Three Shades of Romanticism

Dvorak, Barber & Glass

Exploring this concept of romanticism: that raw emotion, passion, and feelings lead us to the deepest understanding of ourselves.  ​

Concerto Lirico

Webern, Barber & Respighi

Lapse into the deeply lyrical music of the Post- and Neo-Romantics.

Concert Programs featuring The Rite of Spring

Rhythm and Revolution

Glass, Aminikia & Stravinsky

The Rite of Spring: Past, Present and Future

Debussy, Carson & Stravinsky

The Sound and the Fury: The Rite of Spring Re-Imagined

Debussy, Arensky & Stravinsky

CSQ School Programs

Circadian Musical Mad-libs!

Various Composers
Circadian String Quartet's own take on the beloved word  game, developed for Grades 4-8.