Colin Jacobsen
A Short While To Be Here, Arrangements of American Folk Songs as collected by Ruth Crawford Seeger

Akshaya Avril Tucker
Hollow Flame for String Quartet

Andreia Pinto Correia
Aere senza stelle for String Quartet

Henri Dutilleux
Ainsi la nuit for String Quartet

INTERMISSION

Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor Op. 110

Osvaldo Golijov
Tenebrae for String Quartet

Earth, water, air, and fire – the four ancient elements provide the inspiration for the concert of Brooklyn Rider, which gives voice to the beauties and mysteries of our world, but also to the threat of its destruction. The program includes modern classics of the string quartet repertoire as well as newly commissioned works by young composers that reflect current realities and serve as a musical call to action.