NOVA Chamber Music Series

05/22/2026

NOVA musicians performed a gorgeous concert to close out this season’s Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities at the Cathedral of the Madeleine on Sunday. Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time was a stunning match for the beauty and resonance of the space. As NOVA’s final concert of the year, it was a meaningful close to an amazing season!

Performers: Jason Hardink, Laura Ha, Mira Larson, and Erin Svoboda-Scott

📸: Anthony Mazur

05/11/2026

We hope to see you at the Cathedral of the Madeleine on May 17 at 7:30pm for Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time!

This concert is free and open to the public.

In collaboration with NOVA Chamber Music Series, The Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities presents Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 7:30PM. Featuring violinist Laura Ha, cellist Mira Larson, clarinetist Erin Svoboda-Scott, and pianist Jason Hardink, Messian’s monumental Quartet draws its inspiration from the Book of Revelation and was composed between 1940 and 1941, while Messiaen was a prisoner in a German war camp. This work depicts the very beginning of the Final Judgment through eight compelling and evocative movements, including “Crystal Liturgy”, “Abyss of birds” and “Dance of fury”. 

Dedicated to presenting thoughtful & innovative chamber music programs performed by the finest resident musicians of Utah, celebrates the vast chamber music repertoire and Utah’s resident artists through concerts, commissions of new works, educational programs, and recordings. 

This FREE event is part of the 2026 Madeleine Festival of Arts and Humanities.

🗓 May 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, Utah.

04/24/2026

We’re excited to announce the 2026-27 season! As always, NOVA brings together masterworks of the chamber music canon and compositional voices of today.

Tickets and subscriptions are available for purchase at the link in bio.

04/18/2026

Igor Iachimciuc's Concert Suite for cimbalom offers a glimpse into the remarkable sound world of the instrument. Listen for its shimmering overtones, percussive brilliance, and expressive range—qualities that make the instrument so distinctive and compelling.

This same instrument will take center stage at Sunday’s concert with the world premiere of a duet for cello and cimbalom, performed by cellist Walter Haman and the composer himself on cimbalom.

Step into this soundscape and experience the unique voice of the cimbalom 🎶

📅 Sunday, April 19
🕒 3:00 PM
📍 Libby Gardner Concert Hall

Link in bio for tickets!

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04/16/2026

🔥 Don’t miss this glimpse into one of the most powerful works in chamber music.

Leoš Janáček’s String Quartet No. 1 is intense, dramatic, and deeply expressive—and this video of the fourth movement, performed by the Fry Street Quartet, captures its raw emotional force.

The quartet is nicknamed “Kreutzer Sonata,” inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s novella The Kreutzer Sonata. The story is about jealousy, obsession, and a destructive marriage. Janáček composed it in 1923, late in life, during his intense (and complicated) emotional attachment to Kamila Stösslová. He wrote hundreds of letters to her and many scholars believe the quartet reflects his feelings—longing, agitation, tenderness.

Hear Fry Street Quartet perform it live this Sunday at 3pm at Libby Gardner Hall for NOVA's season finale.

Link in bio for tickets.

Fry Street Quartet Robert Waters - violin 1 Rebecca McFaul - violin 2 Bradley Ottesen - viola Anne Francis Bayless - celloRecorded in 2017

04/12/2026

NOVA is thrilled to be presenting a concert on the Madeleine Festival series this year! Join us for a free performance of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time on May 17 at 7:30 p.m. Performers include pianist and former NOVA Artistic Director Jason Hardink, violinist Laura Ha, cellist Mira Larson, and clarinetist Erin Svoboda-Scott.

📣 The Madeleine Festival of Arts and Humanities Returns to the Cathedral!

Bringing together thinkers and artists from the region and the country, The Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities presents lectures and performances during the season of Easter at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Featuring a lecture by Sister M. Veronique Wiedower (CSC) and performances by the Utah Chamber Artists, NOVA Chamber Music Series, the Choir of the Cathedral of the Madeleine and the choristers of The Madeleine Choir School, The Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities seeks to revive the historic role of Cathedrals in the cultural life of their communities by inspiring artistic expression and making the arts available to all. Information about performances can be found at madeleinefestival.org. 

All Events are held at The Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 E South Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. All performances and events are free and open to the public.





04/09/2026

Join us for the grand finale of our 25–26 season on April 19 at 3 PM 🎶✨

Experience a beautiful afternoon with NOVA favorites: violinists Will Hagen and Laura Ha, the Fry Street String Quartet, cellist Walter Haman, and violist Andrea Ashdown.

This powerful program showcases three striking works by Eastern European composers:
• Janáček’s dramatic Kreutzer Sonata
• Enescu’s epic Octet
• The world premiere of Roma Suite for Cello and Cimbalom by Moldovan-Utah composer Igor Iachimciuc

Don’t miss this bold and vibrant celebration of music to close out the season!

Tickets are available at the link in bio!