Season 13 Schedule
Newport County Concert Series - II
Featuring works by Lombardini Sirmen, Bach & Mendelssohn
Saturday, December 6th at 2pm
Four Corners Arts Center, 3848 Main Road, Tiverton
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Sunday, December 7th at 2pm
Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI
Newport County Concert Series - III
Saturday, February 7th at 3pm
Jamestown Arts Center, 18 Valley Street, Jamestown, RI
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Sunday, February 8th at 3pm
Trinity Church, 1 Queen Anne Square, Newport RI 02840
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Annual Community Concert at Ochre Court
Sunday, March 22 at 3pm
Ochre Court, 100 Ochre Point Ave, Newport, RI
Newport County Concert Series - IV
Saturday, May 2nd at 5:30pm
Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI
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Sunday, May 3rd at 3pm
United Congregational Church, 1 Commons, Little Compton, RI
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Performance Parties
The students of the Newport String Project are taking the stage!
Stay tuned for dates and venues.
All supporters of the Newport String Project are welcome to come and celebrate the creative endeavors of the young students who are part of our free after-school youth mentoring programs.
These joyful and festive events are free and open to the community.
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Resounding 2026
Join us in June 2026 for the Newport String Project’s annual gala concert.
Details to be announced soon.
PAST CONCERTS
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Pocket Concerts
Sunday, September 21 at 10am - 4pm
Art Museum - Belmont Chapel - A Secret Garden Room
Back by popular demand, Pocket Concerts (formerly known as One to One) are personalized
micro-concerts that pair one musician (occasionally two) with an individual or small group audience
for an engaging performance experience. Pocket Concerts will feature musicians from the Newport String Quartet,
NSP’s resident ensemble, as well as phenomenal guest artists from throughout New England.
Audiences will enjoy 15-minute concerts in an array of unique settings at
The Newport Art Museum, Belmont Chapel and even, a Secret Garden Room!
We encourage you to enjoy several concerts throughout the day.
Make your Pocket Concert Experience complete….
Alexander Technique "Table Turns" with Lisa Sailer
Enjoy a moment of stillness alongside your Pocket Concerts
As part of Pocket Concerts, violist and certified Alexander Technique teacher Lisa Sailer will also be offering fifteen minute sessions to help audience members enjoy a moment of stillness and balance. Practiced by legendary performers such as Judi Dench, Paul Newman, Lily Gladstone, Yehudi Menuhin and many others, the Alexander Technique is a body awareness method often utilized by actors, musicians and athletes and its benefits are relevant to everyone. We are delighted to bring Lisa's expertise to our Pocket Concert audiences.
Newport County Concert Series - I
The Newport String Project presents the first weekend of its Newport County Concert Series on Saturday, October 25th at 3pm at St Columba’s Church (Middletown) and Sunday, October 26th at 3pm at St Matthew’s Episcopal Church (Jamestown). This evocative and dynamic program will feature the project’s resident ensemble, the Newport String Quartet, performing works by Caroline Shaw, Bryce Dessner and Ludwig Van Beethoven.
This program will feature atmospheric music for string quartet by two compelling
American composers – Caroline Shaw and Bryce Dessner, alongside Beethoven’s monumental
String Quartet in F Major, “Razumovsky” op. 59 no. 1. From Shaw’s textured evocation of a beech tree to
Dessner’s evocative tribute to the Notre-Dame Cathedral to Beethoven’s revolutionary reimagining of the
string quartet, this sweeping program promises to be a powerful afternoon of chamber music.
Program
Caroline Shaw – Selections from Plan and Elevation
Bryce Dessner – Le Bois
Ludwig Van Beethoven – String Quartet in F Major No 7, Razumovsky, op. 59 no. 1
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Saturday October 25th at 3pm
St. Columba’s Parish Hall, 55 Vaucluse Ave, Middletown, RI
Sunday, October 26th at 3pm
St. Matthew’s Church, 87 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown, RI
NSQ performs at
Chapel of St John the Divine in Saunderstown
Thursday, November 13th at 6:00pm
The Chapel of St. John the Divine,
Church Way at Willet Road, Saunderstown, RI
The Chapel of St. John the Divine in Saunderstown will host the Newport String Quartet
on Thursday, November 13th at 6:00pm!
This special musical event will take place in the Chapel, followed by a wine and cheese
reception in Post Hall, the church’s fellowship space.
Rarities, Remembrance and Passion
The quartet’s program will feature rarely heard music by 18th century Italian composer Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen
who drew widespread acclaim in her lifetime for both her compositions and her performances.
Also featured on the program will be a performance of Bryce Dessner’s Le Bois - an evocative musical tribute
to the Notre-Dame Cathedral and its restoration after the catastrophic fire in 2019.
The evening concludes with a performance of Mendelssohn’s passionate String Quartet
in e minor op 44 no 2. This atmospheric and effervescent program is simply not to be missed.
The concert will be followed by a wine and cheese reception in Post Hall, the church’s fellowship space.
Ticket Prices: All Students $20; All other advance ticket registrations $30; All others at the door $40.
Purchase your tickets at these suggested donation rates, For assistance with ticket purchasing, please contact the Parish Administrator at (401) 295-0193 or sjdoffice@gmail.com