Invitation No. 01
21
NOV
2026
Saturday
Residences at Vantage Point
Columbia, Maryland
5400 Vantage Point Road
Concert time to be announced.
Saturday, November 21, 2026Washington, D.C.
Season MMXXVI
Embassy String Quartet
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Quartet-in-Residence of the Embassy Series
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Quartet-in-Residence of the Embassy Series. Four musicians from three countries, in Washington, D.C..
Folio I
As the first Quartet-in-Residence of the Embassy Series in Washington, D.C., the Embassy String Quartet is devoted to the highest level of music making in any diplomatic setting. Its members carry forward the legacy of the Embassy Series, founded by Jerome Barry, to bring people from different cultures together through chamber music.
The Embassy String Quartet's mission is to use music to promote understanding and respect between cultures, crossing barriers and building bridges between people from different countries. We curate programs that spotlight the unique cultural heritages of global nations, using the universal language of music as a conduit for peace and camaraderie amongst all human beings.
Quartet-in-Residence at the embassies of
South Africa · Czech Republic · Hungary · France · Portugal
Folio II · The Musicians
Four musicians.
Three countries.
Folio III · Season 2026
You are invited
Invitation No. 02
22
NOV
2026
Sunday
St. Paul’s, Kent
Chestertown, Maryland · 3:00 PM
7579 Sandy Bottom Road, Chestertown, MD 21620
The Embassy String Quartet appears in the National Music Festival’s Resonance Concert Series at St. Paul’s, Kent, near Chestertown, Maryland. Presented by the National Music Festival — Resonance Concert Series. Approximately 90 minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
Sunday, November 22, 2026Invitation No. 03
23
NOV
2026
Monday
Educational
Two local schools (to be confirmed)
Chestertown area, Maryland
Educational presentations by the Embassy String Quartet at two local schools, arranged through the National Music Festival. Not a public ticketed concert.
Times and schools to be confirmed.
Monday, November 23, 2026Invitation No. 04
11
DEC
2026
Friday
Residences at Vantage Point
Columbia, Maryland
5400 Vantage Point Road
Concert time to be announced.
Friday, December 11, 2026Program Dossier · 2026
Program II
Quartets of the Americas
Music of the Americas — North and South — gathered around Dvořák's “American” Quartet, the work of a European visitor who heard a new continent's voice before it had been written down.
Open the dossier- I.Samuel BarberString Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11
- II.William Grant StillDanzas de Panamá
- III.Florence PriceSlow Movement from a String Quartet
- IV.Antonín DvořákString Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, “American”
- V.Astor PiazzollaFuga y Misterio
A Cultural Proposal
Present the Quartet
Concert series, embassies, universities, museums and private cultural events — the Embassy String Quartet builds each engagement around the audience it is written for.