PAST EVENT

Kronos Quartet

Bryce Dessner / Aheym (Homeward) *
Valentin Silvestrov / String Quartet No. 3 *
I. Präludium / Prelude
II. Pastorale
III. Intermezzo
IV. Intermezzo
V. Serenade
VI. Intermezzo
VII. Postludium / Postlude

INTERMISSION

Kronos Quartet and Trio Da Kali

WORLD PREMIERE

special guest Trio Da Kali
Fodé Lassana Diabaté, 22-key balafon
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté, voice
Mamadou Kouyaté, bass ngoni

Soliyo
Sunjata
Lila Bambo
Samuel
Kene Bo
Ladilikan
Namanike
Tita
Garaba Mama
God Shall Wipe All Tears Away
Kanimba

These arrangements by Fodé Lassana Diabaté, Lucy Durán, and Jacob Garchik were commissioned for the Kronos Quartet and Trio Da Kali by the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and the Kronos Performing Arts Association. This concert is presented in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative.