Kronos Quartet + BBQ @ Rancho Nicasio August 16, 2009

Come join Kronos for a barbeque & music out on the lawn in Marin! This concert at one of our favorite Bay Area venues features a piece by Bryce Dessner of The National, and music by Clint Mansell from the film "Requiem for a Dream." Tickets are $25, and this is an all ages event.

Program:

Raz Mesinai / Crossfader * West coast premiere
Traditional (arr. Jacob Garchik) / Smyrneiko Minore +
Traditional, from the Dong (arr. Jacob Garchik) / Cicadas Are Crying, I Sigh as My Youth Passes By +
Traditional (arr. Judith Berkson and Jacob Garchik) / Ov Horachamim +
Missy Mazzoli / Harp and Altar * West coast premiere
Clint Mansell (arr. David Lang) / Requiem for a Dream Suite +
I. Ghosts of a Future Lost
II. Meltdown
III. Lux Aeterna
Bryce Dessner / Aheym (Homeward) *

INTERMISSION

Midhat Assem (arr. Osvaldo Golijov) / Ya Habibi Ta’ala (My Love, Come Quickly) +
Tanburi Cemil Bey (arr. Stephen Prutsman) / Evic Taksim +
Hurdy-Gurdy (Stefan Brisland-Ferner & Totte Mattsson) / Scatter *
Aleksandra Vrebalov / …hold me, neighbor, in this storm… *

The Kronos Quartet's engagement is made possible in part by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation to support the Kronos Performing Arts Association's California Performances and Residencies Initiative.

PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE -- Updated: 07/23/2009

* Written for Kronos
+ Arranged for Kronos

Official Website: http://www.ranchonicasio.com