Friction Presents: Giant Tiny Steps

A vibrant snapshot of today’s string quartet—fresh, bold, and boundary-defying.

A program of works all written in the last decade, each offering a distinct lens on modern composition. Longtime collaborator Sam Adams’ String Quartet No. 3 (US Premeire) glows with minimalist ferocity and serenity. Taylor Rankin’s electroacoustic pieces, originally recorded by Friction for his film Snow Leopard, blur the lines between acoustic and electronic soundscapes. Juri Seo’s Just Intonation Etudes unfold hidden harmonies waiting to be heard, and bassoonist Jamael Smith joins for a world premiere arrangement of Marcelo Nisinman’s Rui’s Tango - tango like you’ve never experienced before.

- Curated by Doug Machiz

Program

Juri Seo - Just Intonation Etudes

I. 3-Limit - Pythagoras’ Lament

II. 5-Limit - Sarabande in Giant Tiny Steps

III. 7-Limit - The Well-Tuned Blues

IV. 11-Limit - An End to Suffering

V. 13-Limit - Gigue in 13

VI. 17-Limit - 17 Farewells (Epilogue)

Marcelo Nisinman - Rui’s Tango for string quartet and bassoon (world premiere arrangement)

Jamael Smith, Basoon

Taylor Joshua Rankin - Selections from Sun, Will Grow

I. The snow leopard

II. Face of another

Samuel Adams - String Quartet No. 3 (US premiere)

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