Kronos Quartet

Kronos Quartet is the string quartet reimagined, having spent its 40 years exploring new sounds by bringing over 900 works and arrangements into the world and delving into an eclectic repertoire spanning 20th-century masters, contemporary composers, jazz legends, rock artists, and genre-defying creators. Kronos Quartet has won over 40 awards for their contributions and now bring their revelatory artistry to Caramoor with a dynamic program that promises to bring you new perspectives.

7:00pm  Pre-concert conversation with David Harrington

Artists

David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Sunny Yang, cello

Program

Traditional  The House of the Rising Sun (arr. J. Garchik, after Everly Brothers)
Gershwin  Summertime (arr. J. Garchik, after Janis Joplin)
Meeropol  Strange Fruit (arr. J. Garchik, after Billie Holiday)
Mingus  Children’s Hour of Dream (arr. Sy Johnson)
Wiley  Last Kind Words (arr. J. Garchik)
Terry Riley  Salome Dances for Peace: Good Medicine
— Intermission —
Aleksandra Vrebalov  My Desert, My Rose
Rhiannon Giddens  At the Purchaser’s Option with Variations(arr. J. Garchik)
Laurie Anderson  Flow (arr. J. Garchik)
Steve Reich  Triple Quartet