Just as a particular scent triggers a flood of memories, certain styles of music are likely to awaken a host of feelings in the listener. Such is the evocative power of the Impressionist composers. It then seems appropriate for a string quartet that has assembled a selection of works by Debussy, Dutilleux and Faure, to call their program, “Masters of the Evocative.”

The Left Bank Quartet (the very name recalls a bohemian and edgy ambience) gathers Sunday at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on the University of Maryland campus. Their desire is a simple one; to unleash through the music a host of feelings as their audience travels on a sensory journey.