Kronos Quartet

Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Works by Terry Riley and more

  • Where:Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, KU campus, Lawrence
  • Cost: $14 - $32
  • Age limit: All ages

Description

One of the most innovative and diverse ensembles of our time, the Kronos Quartet embodies fearless exploration in its commitment to expanding the range and context of the string quartet.

For more than 35 years, Kronos has built a strong tradition of collaborating with many of the world’s most eclectic composers and performers, and it continues to commission hundreds of works and arrangements for string quartet.

Performing a program of contemporary works by Terry Riley and others, the Kronos Quartet will express its extraordinary breadth and creativity.

TICKETS $32 ADULT / $14 STUDENT & YOUTH

Program includes:
Terry Riley Good Medicine from Salome Dances for Peace
Midhat Assem Ya Habibi Ta’ala (My Love, Come Quickly) (arr. Osvaldo Golijov)
Traditional Smyrneiko Minore (arr. Jacob Garchik)
Ramallah Underground Tashweesh (arr. Jacob Garchik)
Terry Riley The Ecstasy: At the Summit from Salome Dances for Peace
Bryce Dessner Aheym (Homeward)
Raz Mesinai Crossfader
Terry Riley One Earth, One People, One Love from Sun Rings
Aleksandra Vrebalov …hold me, neighbor, in this storm…

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