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Music and the Garden: Mirana String Quartet

Two people watching concert in the Beal botanical garden. An inset photo shows a string quartet posing with their instruments. Event text reads “Music and the Garden” with the Beal Botanical Garden & Campus Arboretum logo.
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Other
1:00 pm

Location
Beal Botanical Garden
West Circle Drive, MSU Campus

Schedule
1:00 PM – Activities
2:00 PM – Concert

Hands‑on activities take place prior to a performance by an MSU College of Music student ensemble. Guests are welcome to bring chairs or blankets. Performances take place in Beal Botanical Garden, with a move indoors to the MSU Music Building only if required due to adverse weather.

Music and the Garden is presented by Beal Botanical Garden in collaboration with the MSU College of Music, with activities coordinated by the garden’s education team.

The MSU College of Music and Beal Botanical Garden invite you to this year’s Music and the Garden series, an outdoor celebration of music, nature, and community. This season explores Beal’s Rewilding initiative, with each event engaging one of the four classical elements—Air, Water, Fire, and Earth—highlighting Michigan native plants, their ecological roles, and connections to human history, while featuring theme‑inspired performances and opportunities to learn how environmentally sustainable practices can be incorporated into everyday life.

This program highlights the theme of Air, echoing the openness, movement, and sense of connection found throughout the natural world.

Image of the Mirana String Quartet holding their instruments, posed outside in a natural landscape with trees in the background.

Founded by doctoral students at the MSU College of Music, the Mirana String Quartet is dedicated to creating immersive, audience‑centered chamber music experiences. The ensemble has been featured in the MSU Running Start Competition and performs in a wide range of settings, from churches and concert halls to Candlelight shows and community spaces. Mirana brings classical repertoire to diverse environments, emphasizing flexibility, accessibility, and connection. Their Music and the Garden program includes works by Antonio Vivaldi alongside additional repertoire well-suited to outdoor and community‑focused performance.

Ensemble members: Alirna Korieva, violin; Leonid Tsoy, violin; Gafu; Nartadjiev, viola; Cheng‑Lin Yu, cello