On July 14, 2023, James Lee III’s new work String Quartet No. 3, “Untranslatable” premieres at the Ravinia Festival. The 21-minute work will be performed by Steans Music Institute Fellows. The afternoon concert will take place at Bennett Gordon Hall. Lee shares some insight into this new work. “String Quartet No. 3 ‘Untranslatable’ is inspired […]
“I thought the texts of France Harper’s poem ‘A Double Standard’ would work very well for a stunning and powerful work.” And so, James Lee III introduces us to the poet who inspired his newest vocal chamber work A Double Standard. Commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Shriver Hall, Chamber Music Cincinnati, and Chamber Music Detroit, the […]
“I thought the texts of France Harper’s poem ‘A Double Standard’ would work very well for a stunning and powerful work.” And so, James Lee III introduces us to the poet who inspired his newest vocal chamber work A Double Standard. Commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Shriver Hall, Chamber Music Cincinnati, and Chamber Music Detroit, the […]
“I’ve said before that I want to create bulletproof music.” And so, David Harrington, founder and artistic director of the San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet, shares his vision into the ensemble’s latest commissioned work — At War With Ourselves. Composed by Michael Abels, the evening-length work is scored for narrator, string quartet and chorus, and features […]
Concert: Abels: URBAN LEGENDS Start Time: 00:00:00 Date: 2019-10-18 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Interro Quartet; Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra Link: https://music.uni.edu/spotlight-series-northern-iowa-symphony-orchestra-1 Concert Information: Rebecca Burkhardt, conductor Great Hall GBPAC University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
Concert: Abels: AT WAR WITH OURSELVES *WORLD PREMIERE* Start Date: 2020-05-09 Start Time: 00:00:00 End Date: 2020-05-10 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Nikky Fenney, narrator; Kronos Quartet; Youth Choir Link: https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/at-war-with-ourselves/ Concert Information: Nikky Fenney, librettist Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA
Concert: Abels: URBAN LEGENDS (Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra) Start Time: 00:00:00 Date: 2019-02-23 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra Link: https://www.wheaton.edu/wheaton-college-conservatory-of-music/ensembles/wheaton-college-symphony-orchestra/ Concert Information: Daniel Sommerville, conductor Wheaton, IL
“Roberto Sierra’s musical voice [is] authentic and compelling.” Violinist Emilie Anne Gendron of the Momenta Quartet shares some thoughts about the composer’s String Quartet No. 2 as the group prepares the work for its October 17 concert at the Americas Society (New York City). Programmed as part of the ensemble’s “Momenta Festival IV,” Sierra’s 14-minute […]
Concert: Abels: DELIGHTS AND DANCES Start Time: 00:00:00 Date: 2018-09-22 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: St. Olaf Orchestra Link: https://wp.stolaf.edu/stolaf-orch/concert-schedule/ Concert Information: Steve Amundson, conductor Skoglund Auditorium Northfield, MN
Concert: Abels: DELIGHTS AND DANCES Start Time: 00:00:00 Date: 2017-10-22 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Sphinx Virtuosi Link: https://ordway.org/event/the-sphinx-virtuosi/ Concert Information: Ordway Center St. Paul, MN
