Do not measure in terms of time: one year or ten years means nothing. For the artist there is no counting or tallying up; just ripening like the tree that does not force its sap and endures the storms of spring without fearing that summer will not come. But it will come. It comes, however, only to the patient ones who stand there as if all eternity lay before them—vast, still, untroubled. I learn this every day of my life, I learn it from hardships I am grateful for: patience is all.

-Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

“We hope that both young and older listeners connect emotionally with the music we present, and that the synergy of our live collaboration represents the possibility for unity and teamwork in a community—and in the world at large.” Chiarina Chamber Players

“Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar.” - Raul Aranas

Translation: “Walker, there is no path, the path is made by walking.

“Communication and the delivery of ideas is at the heart of why we make music. Whether investigating the human condition, culture, or history through music, we choose our projects and create our programs to be about something. We defy genre and break down the walls of tradition, reimagining and redefining the classical music experience…

We are the Catalyst.”

- Catalyst Quartet

"And there's a million things I haven't done, but just you wait, just you wait!"

- "Alexander Hamilton" from the musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda

“Music can help rebuild our societies better, and create the future we want. Through historic and artistic reflection, and the creative and intellectual capacities it fosters, music helps us find meaning and purpose in life.”

-Brenda Vongova, President of the UN Chamber Music Society

“I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring”

-David Bowie