08/31/2026
๐ป The OU School of Music is extremely excited to present the Mivos Quartet, โone of Americaโs most daring and ferocious new-music ensemblesโ (The Chicago Reader), to Oklahoma audiences!
The ensemble will perform works devoted to contemporary composers Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson and Joรซl-Franรงois Durand, and present new music to diverse audiences. This will include two events open to the public.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐:
Sept. 17, 4 to 6 p.m., Sharp Hall
โถ The quartet will work with student performers and composers, offering advice on performance, repertoire, and developing abilities in contemporary techniques.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ:
Sept. 18, 8 p.m., Sharp Hall
โถ Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson (b. 1951): String Quartet no. 2- Bent out of Shape/Speakings (2019)
โถ Joรซl-Franรงois Durand (b. 1954): In a weightless quiet (2020)
โถ Joรซl-Franรงois Durand: String Quartet no. 3 (2023-24)
๐ผ Learn more about the Mivos Quartet: link.ou.edu/4qPZs0T