Welcome to our new members!
After an extensive audition process, the Semiosis Quartet is thrilled to announce the two new members that will be joining Nicole Parks and Madeline Hocking: violist Amelia Hollander Ames and cellist Olivia Katz!
With this new configuration, we will further develop what Semiosis has already created — a rich repertoire of contemporary classical music performed excellently within an approachable and personable environment.
For further information on future performances, master classes, educational outreach, or any musical inquiries, please reference the following platforms:
⁃ Instagram.com/SemiosisQuartet
⁃ TikTok.com/@SemiosisQuartet
⁃ Info@SemiosisQuartet.com
Thank you, and we hope to connect with you in some way, shape, or form throughout Semiosis’ next chapter.
Thank you, and we hope to connect with you in some way, shape, or form throughout Semiosis’ next chapter.
Sincerely,
Nicole, Maddy, Amelia, and Olivia
Amelia Hollander Ames is the founder of Con Vivo Music, in her hometown of Jersey City, NJ. For the 2023-24 school year, Amelia and her family embarked on a “Worldschooling” journey, traveling through Mexico and Europe. While traveling, Amelia took on residencies and recitals and premiered a concerto written for her by Judith Alejandra Gonzalez Benitez. She also gave the world premier performances of Philip Glass’s “Songs and Poems” for solo viola. In the Boston area, Amelia enjoys a busy and varied performance and teaching career. She studied at NEC, the Eastman School of Music, and Mannes, with Martha Katz, Karen Ritscher and George Taylor.
Olivia Katz is a joyful, engaging, and dynamic cellist with a passionate interest in contemporary classical music. Olivia strives to create an interactive, inventive, and accessible environment in which the audience is encouraged to experience classical music, art, and beauty through a new lens. In addition to musicians and composers, Olivia collaborates with playwrights, singers, painters, actors, sculptors, and poets in multiple contexts and is dedicated to bringing artists’ visions to life. In 2024 Olivia received their Master of Music in Contemporary Classical Music Performance at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee under Rhonda Rider and David Russell, and in 2019 their Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance at the University of Puget Sound under Alistair MacRae. Currently in Boston, Olivia is the cellist in the Semiosis Quartet–a Boston-based string quartet dedicated to presenting a captivating and diverse contemporary classical repertoire.