Hartt School graduates who make up “The Asylum Quartet” will perform on Sunday, June 7 at 4 p.m. at First Church in West Hartford Center.

Submitted by First Church

The Asylum Quartet’s members are: Joseph Abad, Tony Speranza, Max Schwimmer, and Andrew Barnhart. Photo courtesy of Asylum Quartet

Lauded for “nonstop virtuoso skills” (Times Herald-Record, New York), the Asylum Quartet plays everything from lush classical works, minimalism, and modernism to indie rock, world music, and klezmer. The four classically-trained saxophonists met as graduate students at the The Hartt School in West Hartford, Connecticut in 2011. With a mission of engaging and captivating diverse audiences, the Asylum Quartet performs in New York City subway stations under the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Music Under New York program, and in Hartford Public Schools as Arts Providers for Hartford Performs.

This concert is part of the First Church’s “Arts in the Center” series.  A donation of $10 per person is suggested, and children are free with the donation of non-perishable food items for the local food bank.  Free parking is available in the rear of the church.  The building is handicapped accessible.  For more information call 860-233-9605 or www.whfirstchurch.org.