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Carnegie Hall Citywide: JACK Quartet

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (EDT)

Madison Square Park, New York, NY, United States

Ticket details

Free

Austin Wulliman — Dave's Hocket

Caroline Shaw — Entr'acte

Ruth Crawford Seeger — String Quartet 1931

Christopher Otto — Miserere (after Nathaniel Giles)

Gabriella Smith — Carrot Revolution

The Grammy Award–nominated JACK Quartet, "one of contemporary music's indispensable ensembles" (The New York Times), is renowned for its expansive programming of 20th- and 21st-century string music. This free outdoor performance, curated in collaboration with the visionary Tania León, explores the boundless possibilities of modern string quartet repertoire. Ruth Crawford Seeger's String Quartet 1931 reimagines rhythm and harmony, still sounding fresh almost a century later. Gabriella Smith's Carrot Revolution (2015) is a thoroughly modern patchwork of her "wildly contrasting influences," weaving together elements from J.S. Bach, Celtic fiddle tunes, The Who, and more. Caroline Shaw's inquisitive Entr'acte is inspired by—but by no means beholden to—Haydn's Op. 77 No. 2. Also featured are two thoughtful contributions by members of the JACK Quartet: Dave's Hocket by Austin Wulliman and Miserere (after Nathaniel Giles) by Christopher Otto.

About The JACK Quartet

http://jackquartet.com/

About Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall's mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.

https://www.carnegiehall.org/