program offerings
Piano Quintets
with pianist Sarah Cahill
Fall 2020
program:
Tania Leon - Piano Quintet
Jennifer Higdon - Scene's from the Poet's Dreams
Max Stoffregen - The Gila: River, Mesa and Mountain *
Timo Andres - Piano Quintet
Guitar Quintets
with guitarist Zane Forshee
2020 - 2021
program:
Bryce Dessner - Music for High Strings and Guitar
Ronald Pearl - TBD* (new commission)
Aaron Kernis - 100 Greatest Dance Hits
Boccherini Quintet
Percussion Duo + Quartet
with Arx Duo
2020 - 2021
Arx Duo has commissioned multiple new works for string quartet and two percussionists, totaling approximately 90 minutes of music.
Currently booking West Coast appearances with Friction Quartet.
Read more about these commissions here.
Friction Commissions
2020 - 2021
Over the past few years Friction has commissioned 12 pieces that will be available for programming during the 2020 - 2021 season.
Commissioning Initiative 1
Max Stoffregen - The Gila: River, Mesa, and Mountain for piano quintet
Nicolas Lell Benavides - El Correcaminos
Piers Hellawell - Family Group with Alien
Nicole Lizée - TBD for amplified string quartet, amplified Ouija Boards, and voice with live processing + video [tech rider]
Mario Godoy - String Quartet No. 2
Sarang Kim - Two Hearts
Commissioning Initiative 2
The second round of the Friction Commissioning Initiative includes six five to ten minute works by young composers from across the United States-- Kari Watson, Theo Haber, Benjamin Champion, Sofia Belimova, Rogelio Cardoza, and Carolina Bragg.
Read more about these young composers here.