BROOKLYN RIDER

ARENS SERIES
SATURDAY, MAY 8 AT 7:30 PM
Venue TBA*

Virtual Concert: Mon, May 10 - Sat, May 16

The “boundless” quartet marks their 20-year milestone with Haydn, Beethoven, works by Byron, Negron, and Hearne, and Colin Jacobsen’s take on Bob Dylan

*Saturday evening concerts take place at either Washington Irving (40 Irving Pl) or HS of Fashion Industries (225 W 24th St). Locations will be confirmed and announced in the fall.

PROGRAM: 

CITIZENSHIP NOTES
Haydn: Quartet in d minor, Op. 20, No. 5
Don Byron: Quartet No. 3
Angélica Negrón: “Our Children Speak Spanish and English” (for string quartet and pre-recorded electronics track)
Ted Hearne: “We are working tirelessly for a ceasefire”
~ intermission ~
Bob Dylan (arr. Colin Jacobsen): The times they are a-changin’
Beethoven: Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3

This program will run approximately two hours with a 20 minute intermission.

BROOKLYN RIDER
Colin Jacobsen, violin
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
Nicholas Cords, viola
Michael Nicolas, cello

BIO: 

Celebrating twenty years of shared musical exploration, Brooklyn Rider originated in a living room, four friends in search of an outlet for their curiosities. Inspired by the probing spirit of Germany’s pre-WW1 artistic collective Der Blaue Reiter, they recognized parallels with their creative community in Brooklyn at the time and began to build projects. In the following two decades, Brooklyn Rider has undertaken a staggering amount of work, carving a singular space in the world of string quartets. Through thoughtful programmatic framing, deep-rooted collaborations, and innovative commissioning projects, Brooklyn Rider has used the medium at every point in their adventurous journey as a vehicle for exploration and discovery. Inspired equally by the rich repertoire of the past and the limitless canvas of new creation, Brooklyn Rider seeks to create meaningful and memorable experiences for their audiences. Read more…

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Photo credit: Marco Giannavola