Carnegie Hall Citywide: JACK Quartet
Free
- Christopher Otto, violin
- Austin Wulliman, violin
- John Pickford Richards, viola
- Jay Campbell, cello
Caroline Shaw — Entr'acte
Ruth Crawford Seeger — String Quartet 1931
Christopher Otto — Miserere (after Nathaniel Giles)
Gabriella Smith — Carrot Revolution
The Grammy Award–nominated JACK Quartet, "one of contemporary music's indispensable ensembles" (The New York Times), is renowned for its expansive programming of 20th- and 21st-century string music. This free outdoor performance, curated in collaboration with the visionary Tania León, explores the boundless possibilities of modern string quartet repertoire. Ruth Crawford Seeger's String Quartet 1931 reimagines rhythm and harmony, still sounding fresh almost a century later. Gabriella Smith's Carrot Revolution (2015) is a thoroughly modern patchwork of her "wildly contrasting influences," weaving together elements from J.S. Bach, Celtic fiddle tunes, The Who, and more. Caroline Shaw's inquisitive Entr'acte is inspired by—but by no means beholden to—Haydn's Op. 77 No. 2. Also featured are two thoughtful contributions by members of the JACK Quartet: Dave's Hocket by Austin Wulliman and Miserere (after Nathaniel Giles) by Christopher Otto.
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