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Spektral Quartet Performs the World Premiere of Bernard Rands's String Quartet Music at Constellation Chicago

Mar. 10, 2022

On March 14, the Spektral Quartet performs the world premiere of Bernard Rands's String Quartet Music. Rands's new work for string quartet served as source of inspiration for eight other composers who wrote new works of their own for the Spektral Quartet in response. These compositions will be premiered alongside String Quartet Music in a program titled "The Bernard Rands Effect: Nine World Premieres." The Spektral Quartet notes the inspiration behind the project:

"Chicago is lucky to call the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Bernard Rands one of its own, and we are tenacious in our admiration for his artistry and ingenuity. So when the Chicago Composers’ Consortium approached us about a celebration of – and tribute to – his music, we eagerly jumped on board. But the real coup is that the creatives behind C3 are writing us eight brand-new works, all inspired by elements of Bernard’s new quartet.

Bernard’s music is utterly gratifying on an experiential level. But like touring a Frank Lloyd Wright home, digging into the details and the craft only gets more delicious the deeper one goes. What is so intriguing about this particular event is that, with each premiere activated by Bernard’s unique voice, the listening experience will be something akin to viewing a Brancusi from eight different vantage points. What of Bernard’s creativity does Lawrence Axelrod, Kyong Mee Choi, Timothy Dwight Edwards, Kathleen Cecilia Ginther, Martha C. Horst, Timothy Ernest Johnson, Laura Schwendinger, and Elizabeth Start consider the most inspiring? We’re as eager to find out as you."

Audiences may enjoy the performance in person or on YouTube here:

(Spektral Quartet: The Bernard Rands Effect; Premieres March 14, 2022)

Bernard Rands dedicated String Quartet Music "...in affection, appreciation and admiration, to John Bierbusse who generously funded the commission of this work."

To learn more about Bernard Rands, visit: schott-music.com.

Bernard Rands
String Quartet Music (2019)
for string quartet



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