Chesapeake Music Presents the Catalyst Quartet
Sun, Nov 23
|The Ebenezer Theater
“Like all great chamber groups, the Catalyst Quartet is beautiful to watch, like a family in lively conversation at the dinner table: anticipating, interrupting, changing subjects.” – The New York Times
Time & Location
Nov 23, 2025, 2:00 PM
The Ebenezer Theater, 17 S Washington St, Easton, MD 21601, USA
About the event
Doors open at 1:15 p.m.
Duration ~ 2hrs, including intermission
Hailed by The New York Times at its Carnegie Hall debut as “invariably energetic and finely burnished… playing with earthy vigor,” the Grammy Award-winning Catalyst Quartet was founded by the internationally acclaimed Sphinx Organization in 2010. The ensemble (Karla Donehew Perez, violin; Abi Fayette, violin; Paul Laraia, viola; and Karlos Rodriguez, cello) believes in the unity that can be achieved through music and imagine their programs and projects with this in mind, redefining and reimagining the classical music experience.
An extraordinary program has been crafted by the Catalyst Quartet — “Cinematic Refuge” — which highlights classical music composers who are also well-known for their movie scores. Violist Paul Paraia explains, “Each of us in the Quartet felt drawn to these works because they show how composers known for cinema translated that same intensity and color into chamber music. It’s a chance for audiences…