Lott String Quartet

Lott Quartet spent this past weekend in residence at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana! 🎻🎶

We really enjoyed working with the talented music students and performing in their beautiful recital hall. A huge thank you to the NSU faculty for having us and everyone who made it possible! 🎶

Our featured artist to brighten up your Monday should be a familiar face for New Orleans concert-goers! Meet violinist Benjamin Thacher, member of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and Lott String Quartet, and professor at the University of New Orleans. Benjamin will be performing at CCCMF's Tenth Anniversary Season on October 10, 11, 13, and 15.

🎻What is your favorite thing about living in New Orleans?⁠
""I love the flexibility to be involved in such a wide range of musical experiences here. One week I might be performing great symphonic repertoire with the LPO, the next giving a string quartet recital with the Lott Quartet, and then diving into Puccini with the New Orleans Opera. That variety keeps life here constantly exciting and inspiring."

🎻If you could have dinner or a drink with one composer or artist, who would it be, and why?
"Probably Bernstein. He is such a brilliant artist and intellect that I would gain so much from that experience."

🎻What's a fun fact about you that we wouldn't know by reading your bio?
"I started dabbling with viola during the pandemic and have been fortunate to have opportunities to perform as a violist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Lakes Area Music Festival, and upcoming appearances with the Atlanta and Vancouver Symphonies."

Read more about Benjamin and our other fantastic Festival Artists right here:

https://crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com/festival-artists/

We're three months away, but be sure to mark your calendars now! CCCMF celebrates its Tenth Anniversary Season this year, October 10-19, 2025, with an exciting lineup of Festival Artists and Free Public Concerts worthy of this milestone event in our history of presenting exceptional concerts and extensive outreach work in the Greater New Orleans community!

Check out what we have in store for our Tenth Anniversary Season, including performances by the Escher String Quartet, Manhattan Chamber Players, Caity Gyorgy Music and Mark Limacher, the Lott String Quartet, and many, many more at the link below. We hope to see you in October!

crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com

Riding a high from our Winter Recital this past week at UNO School of the Arts with Guest Artists Shaquille Southwell and Liliia Oliinyk 😀

Thanks to everyone who came to see us - it was a great turnout and a beautiful evening!

We'll keep you posted about our upcoming concerts in the spring. Until then, have a wonderful holiday season and New Year ✨