Celebration of Strings: String Quartet with Mandolin & Guitar

Alexey Shabalin (Violin), Joe Bentley (Bass), Michal Shein (Cello), Gillian Gallagher (Viola), Jacob Reuven (Mandolin), Adam Levin (Guitar) CELEBRATION OF STRINGS: STRING QUARTET & DUO MANTAR Wednesday, October 21, 2025 | 7:30 PM URI, Edwards Hall| West Kingston, RI Tickets: $30 General | $25 Seniors & Affiliates | $10 Students Overview Experience an evening of vibrant chamber music as the globally acclaimed Texas Guitar Quartet headlines, joined by the virtuosic Duo Mantar for the world premiere of a commissioned work by Grammy-nominated composer Curtis Stewart. • String Quartet – For one night only, four incredible musicians from New England join forces to make powerful, compelling music. URI Faculty Alexey Shabalin (Violin) and Joe Bentley (Bass) are joined by New England Conservatory's Michal Shein (Cello) and Brown University's Gillian Gallagher (Viola) for a collaboration of pedagogical minds we are lucky to call our friends and neighbors! • Duo Mantar – American guitarist Adam Levin and Israeli mandolinist Jacob Reuven captivate audiences with genre-fusing interpretations of classical, folk, and contemporary music. Their album Music from the Promised Land topped Billboard’s Traditional Classical chart . 🎟️ Good to Know • Doors open at 7:00 PM – General admission • Venue Address: URI Edwards Hall, 64 Upper College Rd, Kingston, RI 02881 • Parking: Faculty Lots are available after 6:00 pm, or use your festival parking pass to park in Lot 6 by the Fine Arts Building for day-long parking • Accessibility: Fully ADA accessible venue. Please make arrangements with the house manager, as the accessible entrance goes directly into the concert hall rather than the lobby. • Merch: Festival and artist merch will be sold before and after the show