Kronos Quartet / LJWorld.com

Works by Terry Riley and more

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Categories: Community, Classical, Music ensemble, Experimental music
Event posted: Aug. 19, 2009
Last updated: April 12, 2010

Event details

Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, KU campus, Lawrence
Cost: $14 - $32
Age limit: All ages

Check out our full preview of the show. One of the most innovative and diverse ensembles of our time, the Kronos Quartet embodies fearless exploration in its commitment to expanding the range and context of the string quartet. For more than 35 years, Kronos has built a strong tradition of collaborating with many of the world’s most eclectic composers and performers, and it continues to commission hundreds of works and arrangements for string quartet. Performing a program of contemporary works by Terry Riley and others, the Kronos Quartet will express its extraordinary breadth and creativity. TICKETS $32 ADULT / $14 STUDENT & YOUTH Program includes: Terry Riley Good Medicine from Salome Dances for Peace Midhat Assem Ya Habibi Ta’ala (My Love, Come Quickly) (arr. Osvaldo Golijov) Traditional Smyrneiko Minore (arr. Jacob Garchik) Ramallah Underground Tashweesh (arr. Jacob Garchik) Terry Riley The Ecstasy: At the Summit from Salome Dances for Peace Bryce Dessner Aheym (Homeward) Raz Mesinai Crossfader Terry Riley One Earth, One People, One Love from Sun Rings Aleksandra Vrebalov …hold me, neighbor, in this storm…