PubliQuartet, Chamber Music at the Clark
Date/Time
Saturday, June 25, 2022
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
2520 Cimarron Street
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Chamber Music at the Clark concert seating is determined via lottery. Concert pricing is $35 per person for general admission, and $10 each for UCLA students with ID. The booking-by-lottery entry form for PUBLQuartet concert seats posts here on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Lottery registration closes Thursday, May 19, 2022.
Learn more about the booking-by-lottery system for securing Chamber Music at the Clark seats.
Please note this concert will be held outdoors on Saturday, June 25 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. (instead of the normal Sunday afternoon time).
Face masks are mandatory and must be worn at all indoor UCLA events of any size. Attendees also should wear masks while waiting in line to enter the venue.
Per Los Angeles City ordinance, effective November 4, 2021, the following is required to enter this event:
· UCLA Venue Clearance Certificate
OR
· Proof of COVID-19 Full Vaccination AND Valid Photo ID
OR
· Self-attestation of qualifying medical or religious exemption, AND Proof of Negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours, AND Valid Photo ID
Examples of acceptable Photo ID, Proof of Negative COVID-19 Test, and Proof of Vaccination can be found on page 5 of Los Angeles City Ordinance No.187219: https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2021/21-0878_ord_187219_11-08-21.pdf
Program
Jessie Montgomery (1981– )
Voodoo Dolls
Pavement Pounding Rose*
Improvisations on Fats’ Waller’s “Honeysuckle Rose”
Free Radicals*
Improvisations on “Law Years” and “Street Woman” by Ornette Coleman
Vijay Iyer (1971– )
Dig The Say
I. carry the ball
IIa. this thing together
IIb. up from the ground
III. to live tomorrow
Intermission
Wild Women Don’t Get the Blues*
Improvisations on Ida Cox, Tina Turner, Betty Davis and Alice Coltrane
What is American?*
Improvisations on Antonin Dvorak’s “American” Quartet (op. 96)
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Lento
III. Molto Vivace
IV. Finale. Vivace ma non troppo
* From “MIND | THE | GAP: Reflections on Beauty” by PUBLIQuartet
PUBLIQuartet
Curtis Stewart, violin
Jannina Norpoth, violin
Nick Revel, viola
Hamilton Berry, cello
Applauded by The Washington Post as “a perfect encapsulation of today’s trends in chamber music,” PUBLIQuartet’s creative, interactive programming presents contemporary works, original compositions, and improvisations expanding the role of the string quartet. In 2019 the group received their first Grammy nomination for their sophomore album, Freedom & Faith, cementing them as one of the premiere new music groups of our time.
PUBLIQuartet’s commitment to support emerging composers inspired their innovative program, “PUBLIQ Access,” which promotes emerging composers and presents a wide variety of under-represented music for string quartet–from classical, jazz and electronic, to non-notated, world, and improvised music. At least one of these works is showcased on virtually every program the Quartet performs, and they have regular showcase performances in New York to present the newest pieces in this growing catalogue.
PUBLIQuartet is sought after for its creative and energetic educational workshops. The Quartet’s mission to enrich and inspire students of diverse backgrounds has led them to hold residencies with American Composers Orchestra and Deer Valley Music Festival’s “Emerging Quartets and Composers” program, among others.
Founded in 2010, PUBLIQuartet has been presented by The American Composers Orchestra, Virginia Arts Festival, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and The Chautauqua Institution. Their 2020–21 season highlights include performances at Onstage Ogden, Underground Classical, Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project, and a virtual performance with the Chautauqua Institution. The Quartet has collaborated with members of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), JACK Quartet, jazz tuba legend Bob Stewart, and innovative jazz clarinetist/composer Don Byron. Mentors include members of the Muir, Juilliard, Orion, Mendelssohn, Tokyo, American, and Brentano String Quartets, and composers Joan Tower and Butch Morris. They have participated in residencies at the Juilliard String Quartet Institute, Robert Mann String Quartet Institute, the Shouse Institute (GLMF), and the Banff Centre. PUBLIQuartet is currently based in New York City.
https://www.publiquartet.com/
PUBLIQuartet is represented by Concert Artists Guild: https://www.concertartists.org/
Image: PUBLIQuartet by Lelaine Foster, 2019.
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Chamber Music at the Clark is made possible by the generous support of The Ahmanson Foundation; The Colburn Foundation; Martha Bardach; Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Ph.D. and Barbara Timmer; Dr. Marla C. Berns; Dr. Rogers Brubaker; Patricia Chock; Regina and Bruce Drucker; Beth S. Farb; Susan Harris; Judy and Sam Hellinger; Henry J. Bruman Endowment for Chamber Music; Dr. Sheldon H. Kardener and Monika Olofsson Kardener; Carol Krause; Mari and Edmund D. Edelman Foundation for Music and Public Service; Elaine and Bernie Mendes; Janet and Henry Minami; Bette I. and Jeffrey L. Nagin; Joyce Perry; Jeanne Robson; Jackie and Charles Schwartz; Dr. Patricia Bates Simun and Mr. Richard V. Simun Memorial Fund; Patricia Waldron, M.D., and Richard Waldron; Roberta and Robert Young and Friends of the Clark Library.