Juneteenth Celebration and CD Release Concert with special guest Hilliard Greene (bassist-composer)
Momenta Quartet performs A Juneteenth Celebration with music by three visionary African American composers: Alvin Singleton, multi-instrumentalist and composer Yusef Lateef, and jazz bass player and composer Hilliard Greene. The concert coincides with the release of the Momenta Quartet's new album "Alvin Singleton: Four String Quartets" (New World Records, rel. May 20, 2022), which features world premiere recordings of Singleton's quartets.
Program
Yusef Lateef: String Quartet no. 3 (2013)
Alvin Singleton: Be Natural for viola, cello and bass (1974)
Hilliard Greene: "Deep River" arranged for string quartet and double bass (world premiere)
Alvin Singleton: String Quartet no. 1 (1967)
Due to COVID, MOMENTA FESTIVAL is postponed to September 15-18
MOMENTA FESTIVAL VII
FOUR NIGHTS
In their seventh annual event, the Momenta Quartet presents four nights of exciting and innovative programs at Broadway Presbyterian Church to benefit the Broadway Community. Each concert has been curated by a different member of the quartet.
June 14 - 17 September 15-18
7:30 PM
September 15: Visionary Sounds
curated by Emilie-Anne Gendron
Ursula Mamlok: Two Bagatelles (1961) for string quartet
Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms No. 9 (1988) for violin and recorded electronic sounds
David Glaser: String Quartet No. 5, in memoriam Mario Davidovsky (2022) *world premiere, written for Momenta
Julián Carrillo: String Quartet No. 13 (1964)
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in f minor, Op. 95 “Serioso” (1810)
September 16: Horn Fifths
curated by Alex Shiozaki
with special guests Nana Shi (piano) and David Byrd-Marrow (horn)
Hirofumi Mogi: In Memory of Perky Pat (2021) for string quartet and horn
Grażyna Bacewicz: Piano Quintet No. 2 (1965)
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 40 (1865)
September 17: Distant Songs
curated by Michael Haas
Elizabeth Brown: Just Visible in the Distance (2013)
Valentin Silvestrov: String Quartet no. 3 (2011)
Shawn Jaeger: Thy Wondering Eyes (2010)
September 18: TBD