Center for New Music: Composing in the Time of the Pandemic [NEWLY RECORDED]

Saturday, November 28, 2020 @ 11:00pm – 12:00am (EST)
Online event
Friction Quartet meets the challenge of COVID-19 with new works for strings designed to be rehearsed & performed remotely.

Free (Donations accepted)

[BROADCAST] New Music Gathering: Sarah Bob / Friction Quartet / Leanna Keith & Kris Bergstrom / Rhymes With Opera / Kyle Hutchins

Monday, June 15, 2020 @ 9:10pm – 10:10pm (EDT)
Online event
John Aylward – Cadenza from Ananke (2019)
deVon Russell Gray – Simplicity, goodness, & truth (2019)
Kari Watson – Kinetics: 21 Microludes for String Quartet
Leanna Keith and Kris Bergstrom – Improvisation
Andrea Reinkemeyer – Triptych: Three Disasters (libretto by Patrick Wohlmut)
Dan Tramte – 👽💅🏻 for saxophones, objects, and video

Free

Groupmuse: San Francisco’s Friction String Quartet in Seattle

Sunday, October 7, 2018 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Inverness, Seattle, WA, United States
Leoš Janáček – String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata"
Loren Loiacono – Besides (mvt. 2)
SOHN – Wheel (arr. Otis Harriel)
Anne Sophie Andersen – String Quartet No. 1
Marc Mellits – Tapas (mvts. 1, 4, 6)
Prince – Little Red Corvette (arr. Doug Machiz)
Britney Spears – Toxic (arr. Doug Machiz)

$20+ donation, RSVP required

Friction Quartet

Thursday, April 21, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Friction Quartet has a reputation for edgy programming and exhilarating performance of contemporary string quartets.

$5-$20

Master class: Friction Quartet

Thursday, April 21, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A quartet with an established reputation for edgy programming and exhilarating performance of contemporary string quartets presents a master class for students and the public.

Free