Join UMSL’s internationally acclaimed Arianna String Quartet for “First Mondays with the ASQ”. This one-of-a kind interdisciplinary concert series offers audience members a rare behind the scenes look into the craft and artistry of the string quartet, and an opportunity for informal, direct discussion and interaction with UMSL’s renowned Arianna String Quartet, as they examine the dynamic process of interpretation, live performance, and connections between classical music and our world.
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Monday, October 6, 2025
“The Dao of Music”
The graceful and beautiful approaches of ancient Chinese philosophy can have profound relevance in our lives and activities today, including the activities of performing and listening to music! Join the Arianna String Quartet and Dr. Pauline Lee, Associate Professor of Chinese Thought and Cultures at St. Louis University, for a fascinating exploration of how ideas from over two thousand years ago can find relevance in unexpected places in our daily lives.
Monday, November 3, 2025
“Art and Music II”
The Arianna String Quartet is delighted to share their ongoing conversation about connections between the visual and musical arts with Mike Behle, Chair of the Art & Design Department at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis. The invisibility of music and the silence of visual art creates complementary spaces in which both can exist as reflections of the same human need to create art and to share in it’s enjoyment.
Monday, December 1, 2025
“Music and Our Emotions”
We are continually being influenced by music that encourages us to feel and act in distinct ways. This happens in the concert hall, the movie theater, and even at the grocery store. How does this work, and why is it so effective? To examine this and other connections between our emotions, motivations, and the music all around us, the Arianna String Quartet is joined by Dr. Sandra Langeslag, Associate Professor in Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri St. Louis and director of the Neurocognition of Emotion and Motivation Lab. Please join us for this fascinating discussion on the power of music and ways it connects us to the world of our emotions.
News Articles for The Arianna String Quartet
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