Friction Presents: Hard Times - February 26th

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Rhythm; one of the most basic and compelling attributes of music.

Curated by Kevin Rogers, every piece on this program has some blend of the most difficult, challenging, and delightful rhythmic play inside of it. From Thomas Adés’s brilliant use of irrational time signatures (you read that right!) to the high octane music of Trevor Weston that Friction Quartet cuts it's teeth on. Also featured is the imaginative music of Vivian Fung, merging machinary and biology, and a series of arrangements of tunes written by Tigran Hamasyan, one of the greatest Jazz pianists alive today.

Come see the full breadth of rhythmic expression and experience some Hard Times!

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Thomas Adès - Four Quarters 

        i - Nightfalls

        ii - Morning Dew

        iii - Days

        iv - The Twenty-fifth Hour

Trevor Weston - Fudo Myoo

Vivian Fung - String Quartet no. 4 “Insects and Machines”

Tigran Hamasyan arr. Kevin Rogers -

        Song for Melan and Rafik

        Vortex

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Performers:

Friction Quartet

Otis Harriel, violin

Kevin Rogers, violin

Mitso Floor, viola

Doug Machiz, cello