Miró Quartet
Karen Slack, soprano

Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 3 PM
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

300 South Broad Street Learn More

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About This Performance

For over 25 years, the Miró Quartet has performed on the world’s most prestigious stages, showcasing their “collective intelligence [and] uncanny precision” (Musical America). Their program includes excerpts from masterworks by Samuel Barber and Florence Price, as well as a PCMS co-commission for soprano and quartet by the genre-defying, Brooklyn-based composer Tamar-kali. The new work spotlights Philadelphia’s own soprano Karen Slack, who brings “the right mix of grace and fire” (Schmopera) to this much-anticipated local premiere.

Barber: String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11, Mvmt I
Still: Songs of Separation (Arr. for Soprano and Quartet)
Tamar-kali: Pleasure Garden  Philadelphia Premiere/PCMS Co-commission
Barber: Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11, Mvmts II and III
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Price: Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Mvmt III
Bonds: Creek-Freedman Spirituals (Arr. for Soprano and Quartet)

Running time: 1 hour and 45 minutes (including intermission)