[Cover photo credit to Nick Fancher]
Pop-culture inspired instrumentalists Vitamin String Quartet have announced their new album VSQ Performs Frank Ocean, out April 25, 2025 via CMH Label Group/Vitamin Records. The collection offers thirteen renditions of Ocean’s songs, and the announcement comes with the quartet’s string cover of his track “Pink + White.”
VSQ will embark on a tour of the northeast this May, and recently announced an extensive US Fall tour.
The Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) is known for their classical reinterpretations of Pop. They’ve had placements in the Netflix and Shondaland original series Bridgerton. Their 2024 release VSQ Performs Taylor Swift hit #1 on both the Classical and Classical Crossover charts.
James Curtiss, Director of A&R at CMH Label Group says about the new album:
Creating string arrangements and recordings from the singular work of an artist like Frank Ocean is all the reward you need sometimes. Wrapping your mind around the psychedelic soul of a track like ‘Pink + White’ and generating a piece of chamber music from those origins allows for something equal parts challenging and freeing. It’s dream material for fans of the original and string savants.
Across over 300 releases, VSQ have created string renditions of a highly eclectic mix of artists, from Lil Nas X to Björk, Studio Ghibli to gothic metal.
The Quartet’s string stylings have also been featured in HBO’s Westworld, ABC’s Modern Family, the Judd Apatow-directed The King of Staten Island, among many others. In addition, the ensemble has appeared onscreen with 30 Seconds to Mars for an episode MTV Unplugged as well as an episode of Gossip Girl.
Tour Dates:
05/14 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall
05/15 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur
05/16 – New York, NY – The Concert Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture
05/17 – Newark, NJ – Victoria Theatre at NJPAC
05/20 – Bath, UK – The Bath Forum
05/21 – Birmingham, UK – Birmingham Town Hall
05/22 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall
05/23 – London, UK – Union Chapel
05/24 – London, UK – Union Chapel
09/12 – Skokie, IL – North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
10/02 – Concord, NH – Chubb Theatre
10/04 – Torrington, CT – Warner Theatre
10/05 – Purchase, NY – Pepsico Theater
10/07 – Buffalo, NY – University at Buffalo Center for the Arts
10/08 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center
10/09 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Universal Preservation Hall
10/10 – Cranston, RI – The Park Theatre
10/11 – New London, CT – Garde Arts Center
10/12 – Patchogue, NY – Patchogue Theatre
10/15 – Lynchburg, VA – Historic Theatre
10/16 – Newport News, VA – TBA
10/17 – Charleston, WV – Maier Foundation Performance Hall
10/18 – Dayton, OH – Victoria Theatre
10/19 – Richmond, KY – EKU Center for the Arts
10/22 – Rockford, IL – Coronado Theater
10/23 – Shipshewana, IN – Blue Gate PAC
10/24 – Sheboygan, WI – Weill Center
10/25 – La Crosse, WI – Viterbo University Fine Arts Center
10/26 – Eau Claire, WI – Pablo Center
10/28 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
10/30 – Maryville, TN – TBA
11/01 – Germantown, TN – Germantown Performing Arts Center
11/02 – Chattanooga, TN – Walker Theatre
