For more than 40 years, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet – David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola), and Sunny Yang (cello) – has combined a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually reimagine the string quartet experience. In the process, Kronos has become one of the world’s most celebrated and influential ensembles, performing thousands of concerts, releasing more than 60 recordings, collaborating with an eclectic mix of composers and performers, and commissioning over 950 works and arrangements for string quartet. They have won over 40 awards, including two Grammy Awards and the prestigious Polar Music and Avery Fisher Prizes.
Program
Islam Chipsy (arr. Jacob Garchik) / Zaghlala زغللةً * Composed for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire
Traditional (arr. Jacob Garchik) / The House of the Rising Sun (inspired by The Everly Brothers) +
Nicole Lizée / Another Living Soul * Composed for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire
N. Rajam (arr. Reena Esmail) / Dadra in Raga Bhairavi +
Garth Knox / Satellites: III. Dimensions * Composed for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire
John Oswald / Spectre *
Sigur Rós (arr. Stephen Prutsman) / Flugufrelsarinn (The Fly Freer) +
INTERMISSION
Jlin (arr. Jacob Garchik) / Little Black Book * Composed for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire
Philip Glass / Quartet Satz * Composed for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire
Tanya Tagaq (arr. Jacob Garchik) / Sivunittinni *Composed for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire
Abel Meeropol (arr. Jacob Garchik) / Strange Fruit +
Charles Mingus (arr. Sy Johnson) / Children’s Hour of Dream +
John Coltrane (arr. Jacob Garchik) / Alabama +
Antonio Haskell (arr. Jacob Garchik) / God Shall Wipe All Tears Away (inspired by Mahalia Jackson) +
Pete Townshend (arr. Jacob Garchik) / Baba O’Riley +
Program subject to change without notice
* Written for Kronos
+ Arranged for Kronos
