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Since its founding in San Francisco 50 years ago, when the form was largely centered on long-established, Western European traditions, Kronos has been at the forefront of revolutionizing the string quartet into a living art form that responds to the people and issues of our time.

Integral to Kronos’ work is a series of long-running commissioning collaborations with hundreds of composers worldwide. In its most ambitious commissioning effort yet, its nonprofit organization, Kronos Performing Arts Association has recently completed Kronos Fifty for the Future. Through this initiative, Kronos has commissioned — and distributed online for free — 50 new string quartet works written by composers from around the world.

Program:

Sun Ra / Outer Spaceways Inc. (arr. Jacob Garchik)
Terry Riley / Salome: Good Medicine
Nicole Lizee / Death to Kosmische (revised)
Peni Candra Rini / Segara Gunung: IV. Hujang
Viet Cuong / Next Week’s Trees

Intermission

Jlin / Little Black Book
Nina Simone / For All We Know (arr. Jacob Garchik)
Rim Banna / Hajar Ya Taali (arr. Jonathan Berger)
Gabriella Smith / Keep Going II. Isabel
Steve Reich / Triple Quartet