Chaski Quartet: American Smooth

NM and CO June 2024

At the end of her poem “American Smooth”, poet Rita Dove describes a moment of transcendence shared with a ballroom dance partner:

“Achieved flight,

That swift and serene

Magnificence,

Before the earth

Remembered who we were

And brought us down.”

These moments of lifting ourselves and our audiences out of the everyday are what motivate our programming and mission as an ensemble. Since 2019, Chaski Quartet has performed string quartet repertoire across eras everywhere from concert halls to art galleries to prison visitation rooms.

We are excited to celebrate our 5th season making music, meeting new audiences, and traveling together with public performances in Albuquerque, Gunnison, Crested Butte, and 4 performances within Colorado Department of Corrections facilities. Come hear programs full of music by American composers inspired by dance!