NEWS

Kronos Quartet’s artistic director, founder and violinist David Harrington pays tribute to American composer (and longtime friend and collaborator of Kronos) Ben Johnston.

Watch “Beebopterismo,” the third movement of Sun Rings, composed by Terry Riley for string quartet, chorus and pre-recorded spacescapes.

Seventeen years after Kronos first premiered Terry Riley’s 10-movement composition for string quartet, chorus, and pre-recorded space sounds, Nonesuch Records will release the first full recording of the work.

Morr Music releases Kronos and percussionist Samuli Kosminen’s reworking of “Smell Memory” by the Icelandic band múm.

Kronos’ colleague David Jones has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.