New Music New College: JACK Quartet
Free
Christopher Otto, violin
Austin Wulliman, violin
John Pickford Richards, viola
Jay Campbell, cello
Zosha di Castri – String Quartet No. 1
Marcos Balter – Chambers
Anthony Braxton – Composition 18
Clara Ianotta – A Failed Entertainment
George Lewis – String Quartet 2.5, "Playing with Seeds"
New Music New College is pleased to announce this special event, co-presented by NMNC and Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Music Center, New York City. Like NMNC, the Kaufman Music Center believes that “music is essential to the human experience and a vital component of education for everyone.” Working with Kaufman, NMNC is excited to unveil our first digital event of the fall, shot with several angles of video and recorded in full multi-track audio.
Long recognized as one of the world’s premiere new music ensembles, JACK Quartet was named Musical America’s 2018 “Ensemble of the Year,” and in 2019 received a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. JACK made its NMNC debut in 2008, and has become a favorite through subsequent appearances, which have included a performance of music composed by New College alums and an unforgettable performance of Georg Friedrich Haas’s String Quartet No. 3, performed in total darkness in the Black Box Theater. For this special streamed concert JACK will perform Zosha di Castri's String Quartet, Marcos Balter's Chambers, Anthony Braxton's Composition 18, Clara Iannotta's A Failed Entertainment, and George Lewis's String Quartet 2.5.
The livestream will take place at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific.
Watch the livestream here:
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-4-rMbGQuA&feature=youtu.be
• Website: https://www.newmusicnewcollege.org/jack2020
Please consider making a donation here if you didn't purchase a ticket last year to the (cancelled) April JACK concert or last year’s season subscription: https://donate.ncf.edu/pages/new-music-donation