• Info

  A vibrant snapshot of today’s string quartet - fresh, bold, and boundary-defying.

  A program of works all written in the last decade, each offering a distinct lens on modern composition. Longtime collaborator Sam Adams’ String Quartet No. 3 (US Premeire) glows with minimalist ferocity and serenity. Taylor Rankin’s electroacoustic pieces, originally recorded by Friction for his film Snow Leopard, blur the lines between acoustic and electronic soundscapes. Juri Seo’s Just Intonation Etudes unfold hidden harmonies waiting to be heard, and bassoonist Jamael Smith joins for a world premiere arrangement of Marcelo Nisinman’s Rui’s Tango - tango like you’ve never experienced before.

  - Curated by Doug Machiz

• Program

  Juri Seo - Just Intonation Etudes

  I. 3-Limit - Pythagoras’ Lament

  II. 5-Limit - Sarabande in Giant Tiny Steps

  III. 7-Limit - The Well-Tuned Blues

  IV. 11-Limit - An End to Suffering

  V. 13-Limit - Gigue in 13

  VI. 17-Limit - 17 Farewells (Epilogue)

  Marcelo Nisinman - Rui’s Tango for string quartet and bassoon (world premiere arrangement)

  Jamael Smith, Basoon
  

  Taylor Joshua Rankin - Selections from Sun, Will Grow

  I. The snow leopard

  II. Face of another

  Samuel Adams - String Quartet No. 3

  I.

  II.

  III.

  IV.

• Performers

  Friction Quartet

  Otis Harriel, violin

  Kevin Rogers, violin

  Mitso Floor, viola

  Doug Machiz, cello

  Jamael Smith, Basoon