Only two works on tonight’s program, both composed by consummate musical innovators. In Josef Haydn’s hands, the string quartet went from being a minor genre to the most complex and prestigious chamber music form. Steve Reich had a similarly seismic effect on music in the late 20th Century. In his minimalist masterwork, Drumming, beautiful interlocking rhythms form a mesmeric sonic geometry.
Josef Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2
Mark Lee, violin
Gwen Hoebig, violin
Isaac Chalk, viola
Blair Lofgren, cello
Steve Reich: Drumming
Architek Percussion
Young Artist percussionists