• Info

  Form follows function, or function follows form?

  Curated by Doug Machiz, Friction Quartet presents three colorful, creative and monumental collections that defy classification. John Adams’Book of Alleged Dances bursts with zany grooves and shocking virtuosity. Clarice Assad’s Canções da America shimmers and hypnotizes as it tactfully weaves South American folk music with traditional string quartet writing. Piers Hellawell’s Family Group with Aliens (a Friction commission) is a mind blowing set of nested pieces - like a Russian Doll, each successive movement is a miniaturized version of the main movement.

  You may want to come to both performances as the order and form of the movements is left up to us; it will be unique each time!

• Program

  John Adams - John's Book of Alleged Dances

          Judah to Ocean

          Toot Nipple

          Dogjam

          Pavane: She's So Fine

          Rag the Bone

          Habanera

          Stubble Crotchet

          Hammer & Chisel

          Alligator Escalator

          Ständchen: The Little Serenade

  Clarice Assad - Canções da America

          I. Dança

          II. Choro-Canção

          III. Tango

          IV. Intermezzo

          V. Melodia Andina

          VI. Purahéi

  Piers Hellawell - Family Group with Aliens

          Short

          Medium

          Long

          Reflectaphor a

          Reflectaphor b

          Reflectaphor c

• Performers

  Friction Quartet

  Otis Harriel, violin

  Kevin Rogers, violin

  Mitso Floor, viola

  Doug Machiz, cello