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Published: April 18, 2015, 9 a.m.

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Hear unusual music for string quartet on this program, as Australian composer Andrew Byrne, now based in New York, uses the string quartet as a percussion instrument in his work called \\u201cStriking.\\u201d Then, listen to Bang on a Can All-Star saxman, clarinetist and composer Ken Thomson\\u2019s work for the JACK Quartet, \\u201cTHAW.\\u201d There\\u2019s also folk-informed music from the singer, songwriter and composer Aoife O Donovan as played by Brooklyn Rider. Hear string quartet music by multi-instrumentalist composer V\\xe2n-\\xc1nh Vanessa V\\xf5, who plays a traditional Vietnamese string instrument on \\u201cGreen River Delta,\\u201d in collaboration with Kronos Quartet. Plus, hear a work from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams that uses the string quartet as an ambient music ensemble, relying upon harmonics and on tones played on open strings. That, and more.

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PROGRAM #3686 Music for String Quartet (First aired on 1/21/2015)\\xa0\\xa0

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RECORDING

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SOURCE

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Ken Thomson (JACK quartet)

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THAW

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Thaw, excerpt [1:41]

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Cantaloupe Records 21095 bangonacan.org

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Members of Either/Or Ensemble

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Striking; Whispers and Cries

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Andrew Byrne: Striking Parts 1 & 2 [7:32]

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Available for purchase directly through composer here: andrewbyrne.com

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JACK Quartet

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John Luther Adams: The Wind in High Places

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John Luther Adams: The Wind in High Places - Above Sunset Pass [7:24]

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Cold Blue Music CBM 41 coldbluemusic.com

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Ken Thomson (JACK quartet)

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THAW

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THAW: Thaw [10:55]

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Cantaloupe Music 21095 bangonacan.org

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Brooklyn Rider

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Almanac

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Aoife O\'Donovan: Show Me [4:56]

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Mercury Classics / In A Circle Records #002159302 mercuryclassics.com Available at iTunes, Amazon.com, Emusic.com

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V\\xe2n-\\xc1nh Vanessa V\\xf5 with Kronos Quartet

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\\xa0Three-Mountain Pass

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V\\xe2n-\\xc1nh Vanessa V\\xf5: Green River Delta/Luu Thuy Truong [4:40]

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Innova 866 innova.mu \\xa0

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Members of Either/Or Ensemble

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Striking; Whispers and Cries

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Andrew Byrne: Striking Parts 3 & 4 [8:30]

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Available for purchase directly through composer here: andrewbyrne.com

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