About

The Boston-based Rasa String Quartet finds their niche exploring the musical space where classical and folk traditions intersect and influence one another.

They are winners of the 2022 Associazione Europea Di Musica E Comunicazione International Chamber Music Competition (Italy,) the 2021 Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition (ATL,) the 2020 Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition (OH,) and were the 2022-23 ensemble in residence at Phillips Exeter Academy. The quartet can be found collaborating with the preeminent folk musicians of today, performing their own programs in venues and festivals around the country, and participating in artistic and educational residencies at a variety of institutions.

By exploring the connection between music and storytelling at the heart of folk traditions, Rasa String Quartet delivers engaging and accessible programs that showcase works from a variety of cultures and highlight unknown composers. They seek to educate their aud

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  Rasa String Quartet’s “Greatest Hits”

  • Musician profile: Rasa String Quartet
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Musicians: Kiyoshi Hayashi, Emma Powell, Sergio Munoz, Mina Kim

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  Rasa String Quartet Presents "Strum"

  • Musician profile: Rasa String Quartet
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Musicians: Kiyoshi Hayashi, Emma Powell, Sergio Munoz, Mina Kim

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  Rasa String Quartet

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  • Composers: Beethoven, Still, Tate, Komatsu,
  • Instruments: String Quartet

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Past groupmuses (16)

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  Rasa String Quartet's Greatest Hits

  Saturday, Apr 13, 2024 6:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain, Boston
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

  Happened 24 days ago

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  Living room

  Rasa String Quartet Presents "Strum" at Groupmuse in JP!

  Friday, Dec 8, 2023 6:30 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain, Boston
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened 5 months ago

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  Rasa Returns

  Saturday, Dec 10, 2022 7:00 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Waban
  • Composers: Tchaikovsky, Still, Beethoven
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 1 year ago

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  Groupmuse Night Out

  A Night Out with Rasa Quartet at MÔTÔ Spirits!

  Thursday, Sep 15, 2022 7:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Bushwick
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $0 tickets

  Happened over 1 year ago

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  Virtual Premiere

  Rasa String Quartet Live: Resilience

  Saturday, Jul 10, 2021 7:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: New York
  • Composers: Mendelssohn, Lin, Price, DSQ
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

  Happened almost 3 years ago

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  String Quartet LoftMuse!

  Friday, Jun 25, 2021 8:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
  • Composers: Price, Lin, Mendelssohn, Beach
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened almost 3 years ago

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  Virtual Livestream

  When Bach Meets Fiddle

  Sunday, Dec 13, 2020 7:00 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Boston
  • Composers: Bach, Danish String Quartet, Montgomery
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

  Happened over 3 years ago

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  Virtual Livestream

  The Color of Harmony: An Evening of Strings & Visual Art

  Sunday, Oct 25, 2020 5:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Boston
  • Composers: Shostakovich, Vrebalov, Walker
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

  Happened over 3 years ago

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  Virtual Livestream

  Rasa String Quartet Returns!

  Friday, Sep 11, 2020 7:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

  Happened over 3 years ago

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  Rasa String Quartet

  Sunday, Feb 23, 2020 5:00 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain, Boston
  • Composers: Schubert, Tallis, folk songs
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 4 years ago

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  Rasa Quartet on Beacon Hill!

  Friday, Feb 21, 2020 7:00 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Beacon Hill, Boston
  • Composers: Turina, Haydn, Folk
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 4 years ago

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  Strings on Dunster

  Sunday, Jan 19, 2020 5:00 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain, Boston
  • Composers: Haydn, Webern, Folk Tunes
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 4 years ago

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  Rasa String Quartet in Waban

  Sunday, Dec 8, 2019 4:30 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Waban
  • Composers: Haydn, Mendelssohn
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 4 years ago

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  Groupmuse in the Canopy Room

  Wednesday, Dec 4, 2019 7:00 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Union Square, Somerville
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 4 years ago

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  Cozy Autumn-muse with the Rasa String Quartet

  Saturday, Nov 16, 2019 7:30 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Powder House Sq.
  • Composers: Haydn, Mendelssohn
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 4 years ago

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  Society of Arts+Crafts Welcomes in the Holiday Season

  Thursday, Nov 14, 2019 7:00 PM EST

  • Neighborhood: Seaport District
  • Composers: Haydn, Mendelssohn.
  • Instruments: String Quartet
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 4 years ago