Owls

Declared “a dream group,” by The New York Times, and drawing from a deep well of musical passions and backgrounds, Owls, an inverted string quar­tet, defies expectations and labels with origi­nal, visceral, and personal performances. Each member is an artistic force in their own right; violinist Alexi Kenney, violist Ayane Kozasa, cellist Gabriel Cabezas, and cellist-composer Paul Wiancko share an uncommonly fierce creative spirit that drives the quartet to challenge the ways mean­ing­ful concert experiences are conceived.

By weaving together new compositions with collaboratively generated arrange­ments of music from the 1600s to the present, Owls’ distinctive instrumen­tation allows the musi­cians access to beautiful and exhi­la­rating new sound worlds—effectively guaran­teeing that each performance is uniquely theirs and without limits.

The 2024–25 season sees the release of the group’s debut album, Rare Birds, out now on New Amsterdam Records. Supporting the release are performances at the University of Chicago, 92NY, Capital Region Classical in Albany, Celebrity Series of Boston, Tippet Rise in Montana, Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, and Cal State University Sacramento. owlsmusic.com