For a detailed look at how an integrated residency with the Lydians can work for you, click here.

Enjoying their home at Brandeis University, where they've been on the faculty since 1980, the Lydians also love to share their passion for music and their expertise with others. The LSQ has experience teaching in an impressive range of settings — from university to public schools; classrooms to community centers; summer workshops for amateur musicians to pre-professionals and the conservatory. Each member of the Quartet has a deep commitment to education, so a Lydian mini-residency affords opportunities for interdisciplinary connections, stimulating outreach, and meaningful personal contact.

What do these mini-residencies look like? Tailored to the sponsoring organization’s requests, residencies include a full-length evening concert, around which other activities are centered. Such activities might include

• Masterclass/coaching
• Pre-concert talks
• Lecture demonstrations (may focus on history, biography, composition, etc., geared to targeted audience needs)
• Workshops for student composers
• Outreach offerings, from concerts in schools, retirement communities, and public libraries, to coaching adult amateur musicians, leading a “Music Club” discussion group and more.

If you are a New England presenter, the Lydian Quartet is now on the New England States Touring Artist roster; more information on grant opportunities to have our quartet come to your community can be found by clicking here, and then scrolling down to the NEST Artists section and following the "search Matchbook.org" steps (under Keyword type "Lydian" and on the righthand column make sure to select "NEST Eligible" under Enhanced Search), or you can also link directly to the Lydian profile by clicking here.