Monday, October 27, 2025
7:30pm
First Congregational Church
enSRQ’s 10th Season begins with a dazzling portrait of American creativity, from Sebastian Currier’s elusive Whispers to Amy Williams’ brand-new Tangled Madrigal. Jerod Tate’s Inchokkillissa pulses with Chickasaw-inspired rhythms, while Elliott Carter’s Triple Duo closes the night with exhilarating, high-wire interplay.
Program
Sebastian Currier
Whispers (1996)
Amy Williams
Tangled Madrigal (2024)
Jerod Tate
Inchokkillissa (1994)
Elliott Carter
Triple Duo (1983)
Monday, December 8, 2025
From whispered prayers to whirring wings, enSRQ’s winter program takes listeners on a sonic migration. Works by Füting, Seo, Banks, and Ippolito explore peace, memory, the natural world, and the deep stories that connect us.
Reiko Füting
procession- process:peace (dona nobis pacem) (2017)
Juri Seo
Songbird (2021)
Diallo Banks
Cantata (2025)
Michael Ippolito
String Quartet No. 3 Songlines (2012)
Monday, January 19, 2026
From the shimmer of strings to the strike of percussion, enSRQ’s midseason program revels in sound’s tactile beauty. Works by Young, Vivier, Allison, and Cerrone blur ritual, poetry, and song into a luminous winter night.
Nina C. Young
Sun Propeller (2012)
Claude Vivier
Learning (1976)
Salina Fisher
Komorebi (2012)
Christopher Cerrone
Goldbeater's Skin (2016)
Thursday, January 29, 2026
NOW Ensemble celebrates its 20th anniversary with The Communities Project, bringing new commissions, recent works, and music from their Yale residency to Sarasota in partnership with enSRQ, featuring premieres by Florida-based composers Alex Burtzos and Mark Dancigers.
Sophia Vastek
Hum Hymn, The Sea that Made Us (2024)
Michi Wiancko
Golden Hour (2025)
Kathryn Alexander
In the Purest Air, Sapphirine (2006)
Konrad Kaczmarek
Trapped Arc (2009)
Alex Burtzos
TBD (2026)
Mark Dancigers
Monday, February 23, 2026
A 10th Season celebration of enSRQ favorites and new discoveries. Works by Shaw, Buford, Zare, and Puts weave past triumphs with bold premieres in a program alive with memory and momentum.
Caroline Shaw
Entr'acte (2011)
Che Buford
New Work (2026)
Roger Zare
Finding Equilibrium (2025)
Kevin Puts
And Legions Will Rise (2001)
Friday, April 24, 2026
Sarasota Opera House
enSRQ joins the world in celebrating Steve Reich’s 90th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his hypnotic masterpiece, a radiant landmark of minimalist music and a fitting tribute to our own 10th season.
Steve Reich
Music for 18 Musicians (1976)
Co-presented by Artist Series Concerts enSRQ
Friday, May 22, 2026
Matthew Aucoin
Music for New Bodies (2024)