In December 2025, Chiarina brought the acclaimed Catalyst Quartet to perform for students at two DCPS middle schools, Eliot-Hine and Stuart-Hobson. The quartet performed a diverse set of musical selections and engaged in discussion with the students about careers in music, collaboration within a group, how music can portray images and ideas, the experience of working with living composers, the technical demands of their instruments, and more.
Photo: violinist Karla Donehew Perez of the Catalyst Quartet takes a question from a student at Eliot-Hine Middle School.