Kronos Quartet: Black Angels
Kronos Quartet
Continuing their residency at the Center, Kronos combines George Crumb's amplified string quartet Black Angels with the latest work from Serbian composer Aleksandra Vrebalov. Known as Crumb's "Viet Nam" quartet, Black Angels was the inspiration for the formation of Kronos in 1973. The work has an explosive sensuality that still rings relevant and ominous. The premiere of ...hold me, neighbor, in this storm..., which was inspired by the musical fusion of diverse cultures in the Balkans, was called "a vibrant tapestry of urgent, sinister passages with insistent rhythms, lyrical interludes, raucous folk melodies and microtonal whispers by The New York Times.
The program will also include Derek Charke's Cercle du Nord III and the North American premiere of Giorgos Koumendakis Point of No Return.There will be a pre-concert discussion with composer Aleksandra Vrebalov in the Gildenhorn Recital Hall at 7PM and a post-performance Talk Back with Kronos Quartet.
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