Summary: <p>Hear unusual music for string quartet on this program, as Australian composer Andrew Byrne, now based in New York, uses the string quartet as a percussion instrument in his work called “Striking.” Then, listen to Bang on a Can All-Star saxman, clarinetist and composer Ken Thomson’s work for the JACK Quartet, “THAW.” There’s also folk-informed music from the singer, songwriter and composer Aoife O Donovan as played by Brooklyn Rider. Hear string quartet music by multi-instrumentalist composer Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ, who plays a traditional Vietnamese string instrument on “Green River Delta,” in collaboration with Kronos Quartet. Plus, hear a work from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams that uses the string quartet as an ambient music ensemble, relying upon harmonics and on tones played on open strings. That, and more.</p> <p>PROGRAM #3686 Music for String Quartet (First aired on 1/21/2015) </p> <p>ARTIST(S)</p> <p>RECORDING</p> <p>CUT(S)</p> <p>SOURCE</p> <p>Ken Thomson (JACK quartet)</p> <p>THAW</p> <p>Thaw, excerpt [1:41]</p> <p>Cantaloupe Records 21095 <a href="http://bangonacan.org/store/music/thaw" target="_blank">bangonacan.org</a></p> <p>Members of Either/Or Ensemble</p> <p>Striking; Whispers and Cries</p> <p>Andrew Byrne: Striking Parts 1 & 2 [7:32]</p> <p>Available for purchase directly through composer here: <a href="http://andrewbyrne.com/">andrewbyrne.com</a></p> <p>JACK Quartet</p> <p>John Luther Adams: The Wind in High Places</p> <p>John Luther Adams: The Wind in High Places - Above Sunset Pass [7:24]</p> <p>Cold Blue Music CBM 41 <a href="http://www.coldbluemusic.com" target="_blank">coldbluemusic.com</a></p> <p>Ken Thomson (JACK quartet)</p> <p>THAW</p> <p>THAW: Thaw [10:55]</p> <p>Cantaloupe Music 21095 <a href="http://bangonacan.org/store/music/thaw" target="_blank">bangonacan.org</a></p> <p>Brooklyn Rider</p> <p>Almanac</p> <p>Aoife O'Donovan: Show Me [4:56]</p> <p>Mercury Classics / In A Circle Records #002159302 <a href="http://www.mercuryclassics.com/releases/item/almanac/">mercuryclassics.com</a> Available at iTunes, Amazon.com, Emusic.com</p> <p>Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ with Kronos Quartet</p> <p> Three-Mountain Pass</p> <p>Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ: Green River Delta/Luu Thuy Truong [4:40]</p> <p>Innova 866 <a href="http://www.innova.mu/">innova.mu</a> </p> <p>Members of Either/Or Ensemble</p> <p>Striking; Whispers and Cries</p> <p>Andrew Byrne: Striking Parts 3 & 4 [8:30]</p> <p>Available for purchase directly through composer here: <a href="http://andrewbyrne.com/">andrewbyrne.com</a></p>
