Bowerbird is pleased to welcome San Francisco's Friction Quartet to their premiere Philadelphia performance. The program will feature the world premiere of a new string quartet by New Zealander composer (and Philadelphia based) Rosie Langabeer.
FRICTION QUARTET
Otis Harriel, Violin; Kevin Rogers, Violin;
Taija Warbelow, Viola; Doug Machiz, Cello
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven: Grosse Fuge
Rosie Langabeer: Occulmente (World Premiere)
Piers Hellawell: The Still Dancers
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
The San Francisco Chronicle has praised the Friction Quartet for its "high-octane music making" and "fine blend of rhythmic ferocity and tonal flair." Dedicated to working with living composers, the quartet has given more than 70 world-premiere performances and commissioned 32 works since its formation in 2011. The Friction Quartet works outside the traditional string quartet model by performing arrangements of pop music, making use of digital sound processing, and combining music with other media. In 2016, the ensemble performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the Kronos Quartet's groundbreaking initiative Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire.