Spira, a newly-formed chamber ensemble from the Albany area makes its Sembrich debut in an exciting, wide-ranging program, including piano quartets by Gabriel Faure, Gustav Mahler and Bohuslav Martinů, as well as an arrangement of a Mozart “Adagio” by Arvo Pärt.

Based in New York, the Spira piano quartet was established in 2023 through Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where several members are Faculty Fellows. The quartet, comprised of Jamecyn Morey on violin, Brittany Zellman, viola, David Bebe, cello, and Chrysi Nanou, piano, balances programs of traditional repertoire from various periods with innovative newly-commissioned works.

Followed by a lakeside reception.