PUBLIQuartet & Harlem Quartet at Baruch PAC
$45
- Curtis Stewart, violin
- Jannina Norpoth, violin
- Nick Revel, viola
- Hamilton Berry, cello
- Ilmar Gavilán, violin
- Melissa White, violin
- Jaime Amador, viola
- Felix Umansky, cello
Rhiannon Giddens — At the Purchaser's Option (arr. PUBLICQuartet)
Vijay Iyer — Dig the Say for string quartet
Hamilton Berry / Jannina Norpoth / Nick Revel / Curtis Stewart — MIND | THE | GAP: Free Radicals (Improvisations on Ornette Coleman)
Jlin — Little Black Book (arr. Jacob Garchik)
Daniel Bernard Roumain — Hip Hop Studies and Etudes (excerpts)
Hamilton Berry / Jannina Norpoth / Nick Revel / Curtis Stewart — MIND | THE | GAP: Wild Women Don't Get the Blues (Improvisations on Ida Cox, Tina Turner, Betty Davis, and Alice Coltrane)
Baruch Performing Arts Center presents two innovative, internationally acclaimed, Grammy-nominated ensembles – PUBLIQuartet and Harlem Quartet – in a double-bill that features music by Ornette Coleman, Rhiannon Giddens, Vijay Iyer, Jlin, Jessie Montgomery, and Daniel Bernard Roumain.
About PUBLIQuartet
Applauded by The Washington Post as "a perfect encapsulation of today’s trends in chamber music," and by The New Yorker as "independent-minded," the Grammy-nominated PUBLIQuartet's modern interpretation of chamber music makes them one of the most dynamic artists of their generation. Dedicated to presenting new works for string quartet, PUBLIQuartet rose on the music scene as winner of the 2013 Concert Artists Guild's New Music/New Places award, and in 2019 garnered Chamber Music America’s prestigious Visionary Award for outstanding and innovative approaches to contemporary classical, jazz, and world chamber music. PQ's genre-bending programs range from 20th-century masterworks to newly commissioned pieces, alongside re-imaginations of classical works featuring open-form improvisations that expand the techniques and aesthetic of the traditional string quartet.
PUBLIQuartet has served as artist-in-residence at top institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and National Sawdust and has appeared at a wide variety of venues and festivals, from Carnegie Hall and the Newport Jazz Festival to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Their latest album, the GRAMMY-nominated Freedom and Faith, debuted atop the Billboard Classical Charts in May 2019. The 2019-2020 season brings a diverse array of programs to venues across the United States and abroad, including an appearance at the String Quartet Biennale in Amsterdam.PUBLIQuartet's commitment to supporting emerging composers inspired their innovative program, PUBLIQ Access, which promotes emerging composers and presents a wide variety of under-represented music for string quartet–from classical, jazz and electronic, to non-notated, world and improvised music. Other unique projects include MIND|THE|GAP, a series of group-composed works developed by PQ to generate interest in new music while also engaging traditional classical music audiences. These unique creations range from Bird in Paris (Claude Debussy meets Charlie Parker) to more recent extended works including What Is American? (an exploration of Dvorak's beloved "American" String Quartet) and Sancta Femina (based on themes by three medieval and baroque female composers).
Founded in 2010, PUBLIQuartet is currently based in New York City.
https://www.publiquartet.com/About Harlem Quartet
Harlem Quartet advances diversity in classical music while engaging new audiences with varied repertoire that includes works by minority composers. Their mission to share their passion with a wider audience has taken them around the world; from a 2009 performance at the White House for President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, to a highly successful tour of South Africa in 2012, and numerous venues in between. The musically versatile ensemble has performed with such distinguished artists as Itzhak Perlman, Ida Kavafian, Carter Brey, Fred Sherry, Misha Dichter, Jeremy Denk, and Paquito D'Rivera. The quartet also collaborated with jazz masters Chick Corea and Gary Burton on the album Hot House, a 2013 multi-Grammy Award winning release.
http://harlemquartet.com/About Curtis Stewart, violin
Curtis Stewart is a multi Grammy-nominated violinist/composer who enjoys bouncing between MTV specials with Wyclef Jean and sold out shows at Madison Square Garden with Stevie Wonder to stints at the Kennedy Center with the Jimmy Heath Big Band and runs at the Guggenheim, MoMA, and Whitney Museums in NYC. Curtis has performed as a classical soloist at Lincoln Center, with the New York Philharmonic Bandwagon, as well as held chamber music residencies at Carnegie Hall, the MET Museum, and National Sawdust. His work realizes a vision to find personal and powerful connections between styles, cultures, and music.
Curtis is Artistic Director of the American Composers Orchestra, faculty at The Juilliard School, director of Contemporary Music at the Perlman Music Program, has been commissioned to write works for the Royal Conservatory of music, The Virginia Symphony, WQXR in New York, Newport Classical Festival La Jolla Festival,The Eastman Cello Institute, The Knights, New York Festival of Song, PUBLIQuartet, and Carnegie Hall: Play/USA.
https://curtisjstewart.com/About Jannina Norpoth, violin
About Nick Revel, viola
About Hamilton Berry, cello
About Ilmar Gavilán, violin
Cuban-American violinist Ilmar Gavilán, a native of Havana, has had a remarkable performing career that has taken him all over the world. This fascinating journey ranges from performing for world leaders such as President Obama at the White House and Queen Sofia of Spain at The Royal Palace of Madrid to performing with top stature artists of diverse styles such as Itzhak Perlman and Chick Corea.
https://www.msmnyc.edu/faculty/ilmar-gavilan/About Melissa White, violin
American violinist Melissa White has enchanted audiences and critics around the world as both a soloist and a chamber musician. White emerges from the summer of 2022 resplendent with new achievements and milestones in a skyrocketing career that continues to span the globe.
https://melissawhiteviolin.com/About Jaime Amador, viola
Hailed by the Washington Post for his "sophisticated and precise playing," violist Jaime Amador has distinguished himself among the latest generation of musicians to emerge from Puerto Rico.
https://www.foosamusic.org/jaime-amadorAbout Felix Umansky, cello
Praised for his "sublime" playing by Cleveland Classical, cellist Felix Umansky is a frequently sought-after recitalist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. His versatile career has taken him all over Europe and North America where he has performed in some of the most prestigious concert halls including Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center, the Krannert Center, and the Kennedy Center.
https://www.micm.org/school/faculty/cello/felix-umansky/