Artist Spotlight:
Ivalas Quartet
Founded in 2017, the Ivalas Quartet served as Caramoor’s 2022–23 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence, a flagship mentoring program made possible through generous philanthropic support. During their residency, the Quartet highlighted past and present BIPOC composers alongside the standard repertory, and they premiered a newly commissioned work. In addition to their performances in the historic Rosen House Music Room, the Quartet worked with student ensembles in local schools during two 10-day residency periods.
Since then, the Quartet has signed with professional management, served as the 2024–2025 Curator and Performing Ensemble of the Schneider Concerts at The New School in New York City, and been named the inaugural Fellows at the Kaufmann Music Center for the 2025–26 season.