About

Desdemona is a New York City-based ensemble devoted to creating unique and inventive performances. Through collaborations with collectives such as Kinds of Kings and the Classical Saxophone Project, Desdemona champions an eclectic repertoire from Renaissance motets to world premieres. Described by the New Yorker as an “excellent young quartet,” Desdemona has performed at Spectrum, 1 Rivington, Cornelia Street Café, Aréte Gallery, Princeton's Unruly Sounds Festival, Greenwich House Music School, and the CUNY Graduate Center, as well as at numerous home gatherings through the Groupmuse platform. Building a broader audience for new and classical music, Desdemona regularly appears on Savannah, Georgia's Live Oak Concert Series in venues from art galleries to kayak shops. In the 2019-20 season, Desdemona will perform at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, on the Savannah Philharmonic's chamber series, at 1 Rivington, and on the Prototype Festival in NYC!

Music

Classical, contemporary, pop covers - Henry Purcell, Ludwig van Beethoven, Ernst von Dohnanyi, Sofia Gubaidulina, Jean Francaix, Gyorgy Kurtag, Shelley Washington, Anthony Green, Johannes Brahms, Caroline Shaw, Clara Schumann, Britney Spears

Videos

Past groupmuses (3)

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  Outdoors

  Backyard concert for violin/viola

  Sunday, Apr 3, 2022 4:30 PM PDT

  • Neighborhood: Bernal Heights, SF
  • Composers: Praetorius, Kendall, Kaoutzani, Goldfarb
  • Instruments: Violin and viola
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 2 years ago

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  Outdoors

  Noe Valley Groupmuse Picnic

  Wednesday, Mar 30, 2022 7:00 PM PDT

  • Neighborhood: Noe Valley, SF
  • Composers: Mozart, Westhoff, Telemann, Gliere
  • Instruments: Violin and viola
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 2 years ago

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  Nat & Alex’s Musical Night

  Saturday, Sep 21, 2019 6:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Tribeca
  • Composers: Beethoven, O'Connor, Gubaidulina
  • Instruments: String trio
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 4 years ago