Palaver Strings

Violin, Viola , Cello & Bass

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Portland, ME
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Palaver Strings

Violin, Viola , Cello & Bass

About

PALAVER STRINGS is a Maine-based musician-led string ensemble and nonprofit organization founded in 2014. Now in its sixth season, Palaver has established itself as a forward-thinking ensemble whose mission is rooted in community and creative programming. Palaver has performed at the Kennedy Center, a celebration of the Lullaby Project at Carnegie Hall, and has toured the East and West Coasts of the United States. Palaver was Ensemble in Residence at the Boston Center for the Arts from 2017-2019, and continues a longstanding residency at Bay Chamber Concerts in Rockport, ME. This season, Palaver is a resident ensemble at the Shalin Liu Center in Rockport, MA. Equally passionate about education, Palaver has recently launched the Palaver Music Center in Portland, ME, fostering creativity and dialogue and making high-quality music education accessible to students of all backgrounds.

Music

Bartok: Divertimento for String Orchestra
Biber 'Battalia'
Bridge 'Lament' for Two Violas
Charlie Lennon 'Seeking Sancturary'
Corelli 'Christmas Concerto'
Debussy: String Quartet
Gesualdo 'Moro Lasso'
Gottlieb 'Even'
Glass: Symphony No. 3
Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Lewis: How High The Moon
Meerpol 'Strange Fruit'
Montiverdi: Non si levav ancor
Mozart, Divertimento in D Major, K 136
Purcell 'Abdelazar'
Schoenberg: Verklaerte Nacht, Op. 4 Bjork: Black Lake
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8
Spalding 'Really Very Small'

...and more!

Videos

Audio

Upcoming groupmuses

  • Living room

    Palaver String Quartet: Outlook

    Friday, Dec 6 7:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: West Village
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $30+ at event

    Spots available

Past groupmuses (40)

  • Massivemuse

    12 Strings in an Abandoned Speakeasy

    Saturday, Jun 3, 2017 8:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Address sent via email
    • Price: $15 tickets ($10 for Supermusers)

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Palaver and Friends at the Burren Backroom

    Sunday, May 7, 2017 2:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Davis Square, Somerville
    • Price: $15 tickets

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Palaver and Friends at the Burren Backroom

    Sunday, Apr 9, 2017 2:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Davis Square, Somerville
    • Price: $15 tickets

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Palaver and Friends at the Burren Backroom

    Sunday, Mar 26, 2017 2:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Davis Square, Somerville
    • Price: $15 tickets

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Lover's Tears

    Saturday, Feb 25, 2017 8:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain, Boston
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Palaver and Friends at the Burren Backroom

    Sunday, Feb 5, 2017 2:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Davis Square, Somerville
    • Price: $15 tickets

    Happened almost 8 years ago

  • The Backroom's First BURRENMUSE

    Sunday, Nov 27, 2016 3:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Davis Square, Somerville
    • Price: $15 tickets ($5 for Supermusers)

    Happened almost 8 years ago

  • Massivemuse

    From the Mouth of Babes

    Saturday, Nov 19, 2016 8:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Quincy
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 8 years ago

  • Massivemuse

    A Wonderful World

    Friday, Sep 30, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Powder House Square, Somerville
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 8 years ago

  • Palaver Strings at the Arboretum

    Saturday, Jun 4, 2016 4:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Arnold Arboretum, JP
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Massivemuse

    Palaver Sun Salutations

    Friday, Jun 3, 2016 8:15 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: South End, Roxbury, Dorchester
    • Price: $10 tickets

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Afterglow

    Saturday, Mar 26, 2016 5:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Wellington-Harrington, Cambridge
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Inspiracíon

    Friday, Feb 26, 2016 10:45 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Brookline, MA
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Dawn (yoga + live classical music) - second class

    Saturday, Jan 30, 2016 12:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Cambridgeport, Cambridge
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 9 years ago

  • Dawn (yoga + classical music) - first class

    Saturday, Jan 30, 2016 10:00 AM EST

    • Neighborhood: Cambridgeport, Cambridge
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 9 years ago

  • Massivemuse

    Transfigured Night - Boston

    Saturday, Dec 12, 2015 11:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain, Boston
    • Price: $12 tickets

    Happened almost 9 years ago

  • Palaver Strings on Saturday, December 5

    Saturday, Dec 5, 2015 8:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 9 years ago

  • Palaver Small Hours at Fairsted Kitchen

    Saturday, Nov 14, 2015 11:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Brookline, MA
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 9 years ago

  • 'Round Midnight

    Saturday, Oct 31, 2015 8:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: North Brookline, Brookline
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 9 years ago

  • Dusk

    Saturday, Sep 26, 2015 6:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: South End, Boston
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 9 years ago