Omer Quartet

Meet the Omer Quartet

Known for presenting fearless renderings of the standard quartet repertoire, and for choosing compelling works by today’s composers.

The group's name was chosen after being inspired by a work they saw in the Cleveland Art Museum during their student days — a video installation by Israeli artist Omer Fast.

Since then, the group has learned that “Omer” has another meaning. It is a portion of a harvested crop set aside as an offering for those in need. This resonates with the group’s mission to alleviate hunger on a local level, including obtaining a special grant for Music for Food concerts in the Washington, D.C. area (a series which has created over 10,000 meals to date).

Read the Omer Quartet's program bio here (pdf)

Repertoire (pdf)