String Quartet Plus
Ever since its creation by Haydn in the 18th century, the string quartet has been one of the preeminent vehicles for more musical innovation. This show features new directions for the string quartet, pairing the quartet with unusual other instruments like frame drum, alto flute and more. William Kraft: Music for String Quartet and Percussion, III: The Winds of Evanescence Southwest Chamber Music Romano Crivici: Flat Earth for didgeridoo and string quartet (excerpt) Elektra String Quartet; Crivici, didgeridoo Mason Bates: Bagatelles, I- Rough Math Del Sol Quartet Franghiz Ali-Zadeh: Apsheron Quartet, II- Reverse Time Kronos Quartet; Ali-Zadeh, p. Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, IV Kronos Quartet, David Krakauer, clarinet Terry Riley: The Cusp of Magic- Buddha’s Bedroom Kronos Quartet; Wu Man, pipa Diego Schissi: Liquido Spektral Quartet; Julien Labro, bandoneon