Program:

• Jose Evangelista:  Spanish Garland, 12 Folk Melodies from Spain (1993)


• Stefano Scodanibbio:  Mas Lugares (2003)


• Daniel Ward:  La Sangre de la Luna (2010)

Program:

• • Elena Kats-Chernin (b. 1957, Uzbekistan): Fast Blue Village (2007)


• • Daniel Ward (b. 1966, USA): These Walls (2011) NY PREMIERE


• • Ken Ueno (b. 1970, US): Peradam (2011) NY PREMIERE


• • Ben Johnston (b. 1926): String Quartet No. 10 (1995): II, IV.


• • Chinary Ung (b. 1942, Cambodia): Spiral X: “In Memoriam” for amplified string quartet (2007)


• • Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992, Argentina)/arr. Jeremy Cohen (2001): Libertango

Program:

• • Daniel Ward (b. 1966, USA): These Walls (2011)


• • Joan Jeanrenaud (b. 1956): “Falling Water” (2010): I. Dive, II. Cascade [NY PREMIERE]


• • Elena Kats-Chernin (b. 1957, Uzbekistan): Fast Blue Village (2007)


• • Ben Johnston (b. 1926): String Quartet No. 10 (1995): II, IV.


• • Chinary Ung (b. 1942, Cambodia): Spiral X: “In Memoriam” for amplified string quartet (2007)


• • Daniel Ward (b. 1966, USA): “La Sangre de la Luna” (2010)

Program:

• • Elena Kats-Chernin (b. 1957, Uzbekistan): Fast Blue Village (2007)


• • Mason Bates (b. 1977): Bagatelles for Amplified String Quartet and Electronica (2011): III. “On a Wire: Mating Dance” (special preview)*


• • Ken Ueno (b. 1970, US): Peradam (2011)


• • Lou Harrison (1917-2003): String Quartet Set (1979): I. Variations on Walter Von der Vogelweide's "Song of Palestine", III. Estampie


• • Ben Johnston (b. 1926): String Quartet No. 10 (1995): II, IV.


• • Chinary Ung (b. 1942, Cambodia): Spiral X: “In Memoriam” for amplified string quartet (2007)

* This piece was commissioned by Del Sol with a generous grant from Chamber Music America.  The world premiere of the entire work will take place at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California on August 5, 2012.

Program:

Stefano Scodanibbio (1956-2012, Italy): Mas Lugares (su Madrigali di Monteverdi) (2003)

Program:

• • Stefano Scodanibbio (1956-2012, Italy): Mas Lugares (su Madrigali di Monteverdi) (2003)


• • Daniel Ward (b. 1966, USA): “La Sangre de la Luna” (2010)


• • Daniel Ward (b. 1966, USA): These Walls (2011)


• • Elena Kats-Chernin (b. 1957, Uzbekistan): Fast Blue Village (2007)


• • Mason Bates (b. 1977): Bagatelles for Amplified String Quartet and Electronica (2011): III. “On a Wire: Mating Dance” (special preview)*


• • Joan Jeanrenaud (b. 1956): “Falling Water” (2010) NY PREMIERE


• • Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992, Argentina)/arr. Jeremy Cohen (2001): Libertango

* This piece was commissioned by Del Sol with a generous grant from Chamber Music America. The world premiere of the entire work will take place at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California on August 5, 2012.

Del Sol continues its PresentSound series of informative, interactive concerts with the world premiere of another new work for string quartet and Andean instruments by brilliant composer Gabriela Lena Frank. The new work is titled “The Tawantinsuyu Songbook,” which means “the four corners of the Incan empire” in the Quechua native language. Del Sol will be joined by Andean music specialists the trio Chaskinakuy for this fascinating performance - http://www.chaskinakuy.com/

For tickets: http://incaninsightsjun42012.eventbrite.com 

This event is made possible by generous support from the Fromm Music Foundation, the San Francisco Arts Commission (Cultural Equity Grants program), Grants for the Arts (San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund), the Zellerbach Family Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation through the Zellerbach Community Arts program, the Fleishhacker Foundation and the Meet the Composers MetLife Creative Connections program.

Del Sol's unique QuartetFest program is a nationally regarded model for coaching of young string players in chamber music performance. As one of the Bay Area's premier training workshops offered to serious young musicians, QuartetFest has served hundreds of students, ages 8-18, in the last 16 years.

During this four-day workshop, students engage in intensive playing of string quartets ranging from the early music of Antonio Vivaldi to contemporary, living composers such as John Adams. Del Sol Quartet members work intensively with the students, creating a musical journey of discovery and fun in an encouraging and energized environment. Interactive presentations by a special guest artist also focus on various dimensions of music making, including rhythm, voice and improvisation techniques.

Del Sol's unique QuartetFest program is a nationally regarded model for coaching of young string players in chamber music performance. As one of the Bay Area's premier training workshops offered to serious young musicians, QuartetFest has served hundreds of students, ages 8-18, in the last 16 years.

During this four-day workshop, students engage in intensive playing of string quartets ranging from the early music of Antonio Vivaldi to contemporary, living composers such as John Adams. Del Sol Quartet members work intensively with the students, creating a musical journey of discovery and fun in an encouraging and energized environment. Interactive presentations by a special guest artist also focus on various dimensions of music making, including rhythm, voice and improvisation techniques.