Bernard ROUMAIN: Selections from Hip Hop Studies and Etudes, Book 1

• Marvin GAYE (arr. Hamilton Berry): What’s Going On

• Jeff SCOTT: Blues for Buddy

• Henry THREADGILL: Sixfivetwo

• Fodé Lassana DIABATE: Sunjata’s Time

• JLIN: Baobab

• Mazz SWIFT: Digging Gold, Deeper Blue

• Eddie VENEGAS: Cachumbanbeando En Clave

• Janet JACKSON (arr. Jannina Norpoth and JR Norporth): MIND | THE | GAP: Rhythm Nation

PUBLIQuartet brings its wide-ranging, toe-tapping Rhythm Nation to D.C. in a program that reimagines the string quartet through the pulse of American music. Newly commissioned works stand alongside music by Daniel Bernard Roumain, Jlin, Henry Threadgill, Jeff Scott, Fodé Lassana Diabaté, Mazz Swift, and Eddie Venegas, drawing on traditions that span hip hop, jazz, Afro-Cuban music, electronic sound, and contemporary classical composition. Anchored by tributes to Janet Jackson’s iconic album Rhythm Nation, the concert connects cultures, generations, and artistic traditions through the ensemble’s adventurous spirit and virtuosic playing.