# In Principio

In Principio at Saint John's Church, Saturday 7 November 2026, 14:00.

- Venue: Saint John's Church, Waverly Place 224, New York
- With: Yichen Cao
- Go to programme: https://www.stjvny.org/arts-upcoming

![In Principio](https://noky.io/images/0bf6a2237f27d268039377a7da317f93843a48d58c72804517718c255d7ec3c3-2000.webp)

In Principio is a chamber music concert at Saint John's Church in New York. It features Philip Glass's String Quartet No. 5 and Arvo Pärt's Tabula Rasa, performed by an ensemble of violinists, violists, cellists, a bassist and pianist including Yichen Cao, Grace Johnson, Ashwin Rane, Darsha Kumar and James Du. A quote from Arvo Pärt—“The sounds are there to surround the silence.”—frames the programme.

## Dates

- Saturday 7 November 14:00 — Saint John's Church

Written by a model, sources: [stjvny.org](https://www.stjvny.org/arts-upcoming)

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