The Miró Quartet’s Holiday Classics, Reimagined
The Miró Quartet's first holiday album, Hearth, presents original arrangements from 15 amazing composers, all embodying their favorite holiday tunes in their own original way. Composers included are Clarice Assad, Kevin Puts, Michi Wiancko, Reena Esmail, Karl Mitze, Sam Lipman, Alex Berko, Anna Clyne, Jeff Scott, Gabriel Kahane, Michael Begay, Paola Prestini, Derrick Skye, Joel Love and Hyung-ki Joo. Bringing this album to the stage, the Miró Quartet offers a holiday-themed performance that is both festive and artistically distinctive—perfectly suited for your series. Blending beloved seasonal melodies with bold new perspectives, the program invites audiences into a familiar celebration made fresh, thoughtful, and joyful.
Press Coverage on Hearth
Gramophone
My favourite album cover is Hearth by the Miró Quartet, which matches many of the uncomplicated, naïve sounds conjured in their wintry carol arrangements."
BBC Music Magazine
Superbly fresh and communicative.”
Classical Candor
The final product is a program of Christmas music that is familiar enough to feel like Christmas, yet at the same time different enough to merit serious as well as casual listening during the holiday season. With excellent engineering, notes on the music from all the composers, and a sturdy, attractive physical package, this is a first-class production in every respect.”
The Arts Desk (UK)
Play this at full volume and listen to the Miró’s players unexpectedly multitasking to impressive effect. A blast: brilliantly played and well-recorded. Nice sleeve art too.”
MusicWeb International
The programme is expertly curated by the quartet and there is an excellent balance between fast and slow, serious and fun. The project has clearly been a labour of love and the quartet plays wonderfully.”
Cultural Attaché
The work of these fifteen composers along with Miró Quartet’s excellent playing means Hearth melted my heart.”
The Miró Quartet is one of America’s most celebrated string quartets, praised as "furiously committed" by The New Yorker and recognized for its "exceptional tonal focus and interpretive intensity" by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Marking its 30th anniversary in 2025, the GRAMMY®-nominated quartet has performed on the world’s most prestigious concert stages, earning accolades from critics and audiences alike. Based in Austin, TX, and thriving on the area’s storied music scene, the quartet takes pride in finding new ways to communicate with audiences of all backgrounds while cultivating the longstanding tradition of chamber music. Since 2003, Miró has served as the quartet-in-residence at the University of Texas at Austin Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music.
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