Friction Presents: Series Subcription

"If you can walk you can dance, if you can talk you can sing"

We can all do it and we all love it, so join us in celebrating songs and dances from around the world. In this program curated by Mitso Floor, Friction Quartet presents a joyous and diverse selection of songs, from beautiful and delightful songs written by Carlos Paredes, Antonin Dvorak, and Kenji Bunch to whirlwind dances written by Astor Piazolla and Franghiz Ali-Zadeh.

Also included are two pop songs you might be familiar with that show off the arranging skills of Friction's own Mitso Floor and Doug Machiz.

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Program:

Carlos Paredes arr. Osvaldo Golijov - Canção Verdes Anos

Antonín Dvořák - Cypresses

        I. Moderato

        II. Allegro ma non troppo

        VI. Andante moderato

        VII. Andante con moto

        XI. Allegro scherzando

        XII. Allegro animato

Weezer arr. Doug Machiz - Say it Ain't So

Queen arr. Mitso Floor - Killer Queen

Kenji Bunch - Apocryphal Dances

Astor Piazzolla - Four for Tango

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Performers:

Friction Quartet

Otis Harriel, violin

Kevin Rogers, violin

Mitso Floor, viola

Doug Machiz, cello

Form follows function, or function follows form?

Curated by Doug Machiz, Friction Quartet presents three colorful, creative and monumental collections that defy classification. John Adams’Book of Alleged Dances bursts with zany grooves and shocking virtuosity. Clarice Assad’s Canções da America shimmers and hypnotizes as it tactfully weaves South American folk music with traditional string quartet writing. Piers Hellawell’s Family Group with Aliens (a Friction commission) is a mind blowing set of nested pieces - like a Russian Doll, each successive movement is a miniaturized version of the main movement.

You may want to come to both performances as the order and form of the movements is left up to us; it will be unique each time!

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Program:

John Adams - John's Book of Alleged Dances

        Judah to Ocean

        Toot Nipple

        Dogjam

        Pavane: She's So Fine

        Rag the Bone

        Habanera

        Stubble Crotchet

        Hammer & Chisel

        Alligator Escalator

        Ständchen: The Little Serenade

Clarice Assad - Canções da America

        I. Dança

        II. Choro-Canção

        III. Tango

        IV. Intermezzo

        V. Melodia Andina

        VI. Purahéi

Piers Hellawell - Family Group with Aliens

        Short

        Medium

        Long

        Reflectaphor a

        Reflectaphor b

        Reflectaphor c

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Performers:

Friction Quartet

Otis Harriel, violin

Kevin Rogers, violin

Mitso Floor, viola

Doug Machiz, cello

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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Program:

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

A nod to a much longer tradition.

Feel the traditions of place and a people in this concert through the winding spirituals of Jessie Montgomery's Source Code and the bright and vibrant Korean fiddling of Sarang Kim's Two Hearts.

Curated by Otis Harriel this concert also features Sergei Prokofiev's Karbardino-Balkar inspired Second String Quartet, and the incredibly creative RIPEFG, written by Yevgeniy Sharlat, which features Friction Quartet's Mitso Floor on the melodica.

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Program:

Jessie Montgomery - Source Code

Yevgeniy Sharlat - RIPEFG

        I.

        II.

Sarang Kim - Two Hearts

        I.

        II.

Sergei Prokofiev - String Quartet no. 2

        1. Allegro sostenuto

        2. Adagio

        3. Allegro

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Performers:

Friction Quartet

Otis Harriel, violin

Kevin Rogers, violin

Mitso Floor, viola

Doug Machiz, cello