Kronos Quartet
with Terry RileyAn adventurous quartet plays the music of one of its favorite composers.
19/20 Hop PresentsIn 1978, Terry Riley and Kronos Quartet met while both were on the faculty at Mills College in Oakland. So began a personal and musical friendship that continues to this day and has yielded 27 works for string quartet, including four critically acclaimed albums, a NASA commission and a Grammy nominated composition. At the Hop, Kronos and Riley perform works drawn from that far-reaching catalog, joined by Riley's son, guitarist Gyan Riley ("a one-man American-music machine, amicably ranging across the fields of jazz, world music, and post-minimalism"—The New Yorker). Help us celebrate a vibrant 40-plus-year collaboration and Riley's 85th birthday.
For more than 40 years, Kronos has combined a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually re-imagining the string quartet experience. In the process, Kronos has become one of the world's most celebrated and influential ensembles, performing thousands of concerts, releasing more than 50 recordings, commissioning over 850 works and arrangements from many of the world's most eclectic composers and performers. Riley is one of the quartet's favorites. The influence of Riley's hypnotic, multi-layered, polymetric, brightly orchestrated Eastern-flavored improvisations and compositions can be heard across the span of contemporary and popular music.
Want to dive deeper into this music? Sign up for "Preparing to Hear Masterworks: Kronos Quartet" at the Upper Valley Music Center.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts
Resources
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In the News
Several Nonesuch Albums Nominated for 62nd Grammy Awards
11/20/19: The first full recording of "Sun Rings," Kronos Quartet's groundbreaking 2002 collaboration with composer Terry Riley, has been nominated for Best Engineered Album, Classical.
Kronos’ One-of-a-Kind Birthday Present for Terry Riley
Kronos Quartet celebrate their relationship with Terry Riley.
The Most Beautiful Offerings': Terry Riley At 80
Terry Riley's story of points of his life up until 80.
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