Join us for the third concert of MOSA’s 2026 season! Magpie Duo plays 20th and 21st century interrelated classical works.
Magpie Duo (MOSA directors Lauren Conroy and Matthew Schultheis) present their first ensemble concert: a rich contemporary program of solos, duos, and trios that explores the links between artists and their mentors, friends, and musical styles of the Western classical canon.
This project is presented in co-sponsorship with The League of Composers / ISCM.
PROGRAM: Kaija Saariaho — Aure, Alban Berg — 4 Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5, Olivier Messiaen — L’Alouette calandrelle, Tōru Takemitsu — Rain tree sketch II (in memoriam Olivier Messiaen), Oliver Knussen — Prayer Bell Sketch, Op. 29 (in memoriam Tōru Takemitsu), Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Sonata no. 10, Op. 96 (first movement), Anthony Cheung — Elective Memory, Robert Schumann — Fairy Tales, Op. 132 (first movement), Jörg Widmann — Once upon a time…
MOSA Concerts is thrilled to welcome Dust Roots for our second concert of the spring season
Specializing in jazz and free improvisation, the Harlem-based ensemble Dust Roots is led by Colin Babcock, a trombonist, composer, improvisor, and teacher originally from Pickerington, Ohio. He is one of the founders of the New York City Brass Choir and the Brownstone Brass Quintet. He is also a member of William Parker’s “Little Huey’s Pocket Watch”, the Fort Greene Orchestra, and can be found freelancing in various groups of all genres across the NYC area. He released his albums “Circle” in 2020 and “Concrete” in 2024. Colin is Music Partners Faculty and Program Manager at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.
Concert at 7 • Doors open at 6:30
Program: Colin Babcock & Aakash Mittal—Original works (announced from stage) / Sun Ra—Springtime Again / John Coltrane—Peace on Earth
Join us for our first concert of MOSA’s new 2026 season! The Katarina Quartet presents a thrilling, wide-ranging classical program.
Grand Prize winner of the 2025 Fischoff Competition, and currently in residence at The Juilliard School, the Katarina String Quartet has quickly distinguished itself as one of North America’s most compelling young ensembles. The tightly-knit and community focused quartet presents a dynamic program of old favorites and contemporary masterpieces in MOSA’s first concert of the 2026 season.
Program to include:
Joseph Haydn—String Quartet in C Major, Op. 50 No. 2 (1787)
Vivian Fung—String Quartet no. 5 “Spiraling” (2021)
Québecois folk selections (to be announced)
Benjamin Britten—String Quartet No. 2, Op. 36 (1945
