FOR KRONOS, IT'S TIME TO UNITE SOUND, VISION.Byline: - Rob Lowman David Harrington, the co-founder of Kronos Quartet Kronos Quartet is a string quartet founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in San Francisco, California. The longest-running combination of performers (from 1978 to 1999) had Harrington and John Sherba on violin, Hank Dutt on viola and , was calling from a subway station in Berkeley. In the background could be heard live music - someone on guitar entertaining commuters. It raised the question: Where does Kronos - an innovative string quartet string quartet Ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello, or a work written for such an ensemble. Since c. 1775 such works have been perhaps the predominant genre of chamber music. that champions new music - see itself in the increasingly fractured music business, where grass-roots acts and high-priced label-backed acts seem to exist in different worlds? ``Well, I'm hoping this concert goes toward being a unifying influence,'' says Harrington, who along with his group has been instrumental in bridging the gap between classical and pop music. On Saturday, Kronos, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, will be doing more bridging - sight and sound, this time - with the world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 of ``Visual Music'' at UCLA's Royce Hall Royce Hall is a building on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Designed by the Los Angeles firm of Allison & Allison (James Edward Allison, 1870-1955, and his brother David Clark Allison, 1881-1962) in the Italian Romanesque Revival style and completed . In the concert the quartet will play nine pieces of music along with film and video presentations. Included are works by Steve Reich Noun 1. Steve Reich - United States composer (born in 1936) Stephen Michael Reich, Reich , Bernard Herrmann, Terry Riley Terry Riley (born 24 June 1935) is an American composer associated with the minimalist school. Life Born in Colfax, California, Riley studied at Shasta College, San Francisco State University, and the San Francisco Conservatory before earning an MA in composition at the and the Icelandic pop group Sigur Ros. While Harrington was able to explain much of how the process would fit together, somehow it all seemed technical, which doesn't really go to the heart of what Kronos is about. After all, this is a group that did a wild string quartet version of ``Purple Haze'' by Jimi Hendrix, who posed the question, ``Are You Experienced?'' If ``Visual Music'' is half as interesting and provocative as it sounds, it will be an experience worth having. KRONOS QUARTET What: World premiere of ``Visual Music.'' Where: UCLA's Royce Hall. When: 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $15 to $40. Call (310) 825-2101 or online at uclalive.com CAPTION(S): photo |
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