Richard Stöhr wrote his String Quartet Op. 86 in 1942 in exile in Vermont from his native Vienna. The Quartet was performed in 1942 by the group for which it was written, but we believe that these performances by the Beaumont Quartet are the first since that time.

  PhoenixPhest is The Phoenix Ensemble's annual chamber music festival, now in its 13th year. This world-class faculty teaches in a noncompetitive, nurturing atmosphere. Hear this one of a kind performance!  

Emily Bridges loves her job as the owner of a high profile construction firm. Her daughter is about to be wed. But, as she describes to her close employee, she does not approve of her daughter’s fiancé, is extremely uneasy at home, and is determined to stop her daughter’s wedding. Soon Emily is called to re-examine what she cherishes most.