Double-Viola String Quartet in Eb

String quartet for one violin, two violas, and one cello inspired by the stained-glass windows at Mount Auburn Cemetery’s Bigelow Chapel in Cambridge, MA, USA. Originally commissioned by the Friends of Mount Auburn as part of Mary’s two-year composer residency at Mount Auburn Cemetery.


( Please note: This arrangement is for double-viola string quartet [violin, viola I, viola II, cello], not standard string quartet [violin I, violin II, viola, cello]. )


The key of Eb major (jewel-toned blue, vibrant green, vibrant orange) was selected as 7 of the 8 note colors from the Eb Major scale are found in the stained-glass windows (D, a pale teal green, is the only color missing).





( Album cover art by: Bree Harvey of Mount Auburn Cemetery )