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Program

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2008 - KRONOS QUARTET AND HOMAYUN SAKHI

Homayun Sakhi:
Solo set by Homayun Sakhi, rubâb
with special guests Salar Nader, tabla, and Abbos Kosimov, doyra

INTERMISSION

Kronos Quartet:
Hamza El Din (realized by Tohru Ueda) / Escalay (Water Wheel) *

Kronos Quartet and Homayun Sakhi:
Homayun Sakhi (arr. Stephen Prutsman) / Rangin Kaman (The Rainbow) * World premiere
   with Homayun Sakhi, rubâb
   and special guests Salar Nader, tabla, and Abbos Kosimov, doyra

Homayun Sakhi’s Rangin Kaman, arranged by Stephen Prutsman, was commissioned for the Kronos Quartet and Homayun Sakhi by the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Additional commission funds were provided by The James Irvine Foundation, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and the LEF Foundation.

Kronos thanks the San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund/Grants for the Arts, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, and The Bernard Osher Foundation for their generous support of these programs.

PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE - Updated:  07/08/2008

Upcoming Premiere

Laurie Anderson joins Kronos for the world premiere of her new evening-length work at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (Feb 1 & 2, 2013), followed by performances at the Adelaide Festival (Mar 2, 2013), Bing Concert Hall at Stanford Live (Apr 20 & 21, 2013), Peak Performances at Montclair State University in New Jersey (May 10 & 11, 2013), and the Barbican (June 28, 2013).

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