Sybarite5

Sami Merdinian, violin
Sarah Whitney, violin
Angela Pickett, viola
Laura Metcalf, cello
Louis Levitt, bass

Winner, 2011 CAG Competition

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Comprised of Sami Merdinian and Sarah Whitney, violins; Angela Pickett, viola; Laura Metcalf, cello; and Louis Levitt, bass, SYBARITE5 has taken audiences around the US by storm. From Radiohead to Mozart, this group of talented, diverse musicians has changed the perception of chamber music performance. From the moment that their bows hit the strings, the audience is taken on an exciting ride that engages the senses and redefines the rules.

SYBARITE5 has recently appeared at the Library of Congress, on the CBS Early show, for his Holiness the Dalai Lama, and numerous times at the Aspen Music Festival. In New York City they have performed at Lincoln Center, Time Warner Center, Galapagos Artspace, the Apple Store, the Museum of Sex, Tishman Auditorium, Bohemian National Hall, the Core Club, and the Cutting Room, and maintain a residency at the Cell Theatre.

SYBARITE5 was the first string quintet admitted to the Aspen Advanced Quartet Studies program, where they worked with Earl Carlyss of the Juilliard Quartet, bassist Edgar Meyer, and the Cavani, American, and Ying String Quartets. Currently they continue their tenure at the Aspen Music Festival in a new capacity as the AMFS Alumni Ensemble.

Ongoing programs include the Radiohead Remixed Project, the Shuffle Effect, New Music IDOL, an Alternative Venues Initiative, and the DIDO Project. In 2013 SYBARITE5 looks forward to premiering the world’s first concerto for string quintet and orchestra by Dan Visconti.