Using an orchestra of toys, instruments constructed from remnant military materials by children from Angola, and technology capable of capturing tones emitted by the desert, Kronos revisits the joy in discovering new sounds through new means. The program features toy piano virtuoso Margaret Leng Tan and Portuguese instrument builder Victor Gama, and a new work for Kronos by J. G. Thirlwell inspired by environmental acoustic phenomena.
Kronos Quartet
·· David Harrington, Violin
·· John Sherba, Violin
·· Hank Dutt, Viola
·· Jeffrey Zeigler, Cello
Margaret Leng Tan, Toy Piano, Toy Orchestra, and Vocals
Victor Gama, Pangeia Instrumentos
Program to include:
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GE GAN-RU
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Wrong, Wrong, Wrong! (NY Premiere)
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VICTOR GAMA
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SOL(t)O
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VICTOR GAMA
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Rio Cunene (World Premiere)
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J. G. THIRLWELL
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Eremikophobia (World Premiere)
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Perspectives:
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Kronos Quartet
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