String Quartet (2013)

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String Quartet

Preface

This String Quartet (2013, revised 2023) combines slowly sliding pitches and gradually shifting harmonies with the entire quartet pulsating at a constant pace. Each player subtly shifts from one static chord to another, creating a meditative and constantly evolving tapestry within the string quartet's homogenous sound world. The work was commissioned by the Romer String Quartet, who premiered the work in 2014 at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China. The work received its U.S. premiere by Ensemble Ipse in 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. The Vox String Quartet presented the Hong Kong premiere of a newly revised version of the work in 2023.

Heard

• May 23, 2014: Romer String Quartet, Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing, China)

• December 6, 2018: Ensemble Ipse, Areté Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)

• June 24, 2023: Vox String Quartet (Hong Kong, China) – premiere of the 2023 version