About the Series
Carnegie Hall is honored to partner with local community organizations to present free concerts that are sensational celebrations of sounds from across the country and around the globe. At a Carnegie Hall Citywide concert, you can revisit your favorite music or try something new, stay in your home borough or journey farther afield. Whatever you choose, you’ll experience everything that makes New York City so vibrant.
Artist Details
The Grammy Award–nominated JACK Quartet, “one of contemporary music’s indispensable ensembles” (The New York Times), is renowned for its expansive programming of 20th- and 21st-century string music.
Location
Madison Square Park
Between 23rd and 26th Streets and Fifth and Madison Avenues
New York, NY
About The Performance
The Grammy Award–nominated JACK Quartet, “one of contemporary music’s indispensable ensembles” (The New York Times), is renowned for its expansive programming of 20th- and 21st-century string music. This free outdoor performance, curated in collaboration with the visionary Tania León, explores the boundless possibilities of modern string quartet repertoire. Ruth Crawford Seeger’s String Quartet 1931 reimagines rhythm and harmony, still sounding fresh almost a century later. Gabriella Smith’s Carrot Revolution (2015) is a thoroughly modern patchwork of her “wildly contrasting influences,” weaving together elements from J. S. Bach, Celtic fiddle tunes, The Who, and more. Caroline Shaw’s inquisitive Entr’acte is inspired by—but by no means beholden to—Haydn’s Op. 77 No. 2. Also featured are two thoughtful contributions by members of the JACK Quartet: Dave’s Hocket by Austin Wulliman and Miserere (after Nathaniel Giles) by Christopher Otto.
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Image: JACK Quartet / courtesy of Carnegie Hall