APR 7-9 | KRONOS FESTIVAL 2022
Apr 07, 2022
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
The San Francisco–based Kronos Quartet is thrilled to present the return of its annual KRONOS FESTIVAL to live, in-person performance. This year’s 3-day/night showcase is inspired by the Bay Area’s rich diversity and continues Kronos’ commitment to artistic and cultural breadth—with featured composers and guest artists representing 10 nations.
KRONOS FESTIVAL opens with the world premiere of Janety, a joyful work by Malian griot singer Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté written for this year’s 40th Anniversary of Kronos Performing Arts Association Executive Director and Kronos Manager Janet Cowperthwaite. A member of renowned ensemble Trio Da Kali, Diabaté is inspired in her work by the tegere tulon—traditional handclapping songs and dances created spontaneously by girls in villages of southern Mali. Artist-in-Residence Jacob Garchik joins the quartet on trombone and tuba for Upon a Star, a suite arranged by Garchik based on the music of Spielberg films. The program concludes with Cadenza on the Night Plain, a 13-movement work written for Kronos by prolific collaborator Terry Riley. Music critic Kyle Gann called Cadenza “the archetypal Kronos piece.”
For nearly 50 years, San Francisco's Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet has reimagined and redefined the string quartet experience. Kronos' annual festival spotlights an eclectic mix of new and signature works.
It's hard to imagine a time when the Kronos Quartet was not emphatically crossing musical boundaries, from its early days covering Jimi Hendrix to its most recent collaborations with Malian griots.
the new york times
It's hard to imagine a time when the Kronos Quartet was not emphatically crossing musical boundaries, from its early days covering Jimi Hendrix to its most recent collaborations with Malian griots.
the new york times
Watch & Listen
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté (arr. Jacob Garchik)
Tegere Tulon: I. Funtukuru
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté (arr. Jacob Garchik)
Tegere Tulon: II. Dulen
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté (arr. Jacob Garchik)
Tegere Tulon: IV. Wanani
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté (arr. Jacob Garchik)
Tegere Tulon: I. Funtukuru
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté (arr. Jacob Garchik)
Tegere Tulon: II. Dulen
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté (arr. Jacob Garchik)
Tegere Tulon: IV. Wanani