Vocal music is an especially powerful form of communication that can encourage a better understanding of the struggles and achievements that define people and can develop values that sustain people in life’s experiences.
It has a unique power to create community. Throughout its rich cultural history and directly because of its melding of poetry and music, vocal music has had a place in all celebrations of life -
to herald new life, mourn the passing of life, mark holidays, and to explore the human condition.
The Phoenix Quartet is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit corporation and donations
are tax-deductible as
determined by law.
The Phoenix Quartet is dedicated to
...performing music composed or arranged for vocal quartet
...commissioning new music for vocal quartet
...conducting educational outreach.
For repertoire and booking information, please contact Debra Poulter, Artistic Director
Phoenix Quartet
(212) 222-2064 or click here
Designs: Don Newcomb
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Meet Our New Soprano:
Sarah Pillow
Hailed as “splendid” and with “a lovely, natural-sounding tone and versatile gift for interpretation” by The New York Times, soprano SARAH PILLOW has built a unique career by drawing on her equal expertise in jazz, classical, and early music repertoire.
She has toured over 30 cities in the U.S. with her jazz quartet, and her early music group, Galileo's Daughters, has performed throughout the United States and Canada. Past performance highlights include The Messiah in Mumbai, India, and her role as "The Queen" in The Play of Daniel at the Cloisters inNew York City. Sarah’s current performance season includes music of Vivaldi and Tallis with the St. Andrew Chorale; a tour with Galileo’s Daughters in the Midwest; and a special performance at Jefferson’s Monticello, celebrating his vast instrument collection.
A Fashionable Lyric:
The Phoenix Quartet in Concert
We are delighted to be collaborating, once again, with the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture (BGC) in a program of music based on the current exhibit at the BGC Gallery, Staging Fashion, 1880-1920: Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke. We are also delighted to feature props and costumes by designers Jane Wilson Marquis and Paul Cormack.
Please join us on Sunday, March 18th, at 3 pm, in the lecture hall at BGC, for our concert, “A Fashionable Lyric: The Phoenix Quartet in Concert.” As quoted in the BGC Gallery Programs brochure,
Music, like a well-chosen costume, has defined character in many memorable stage performances. In this unusual concert, The Phoenix Quartet performs a selection of operetta and art songs by composers including Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and Franz Lehar. The concert is preceded (at 2 pm) by a complimentary gallery talk in the Staging Fashion exhibition.
Tickets are $30 general admission, $20 seniors and students, (including the pre-concert gallery talk). Register online at: bgc.bard.edu, by email: programs@bgc.bard.edu or by telephone: 212-501-3011.
The Phoenix Quartet Mission
The Phoenix Quartet believes that song, with its melding of poetry and music, creates community and celebrates life. We are dedicated to enriching audiences by performing music composed or arranged for the vocal quartet, commissioning new music for vocal quartet, and conducting educational outreach.
