Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
881 7th Ave
212.247.7800
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Kronos Quartet, Photo: Jay Blakesberg
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Saturday Mar 13, 2010 (10pm)
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$28 - 42
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“ The adventurous Kronos Quartet have redefined what it means to be a classical group, performing works by everyone from minimalist composer Terry Riley to free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman, and their love of world music has taken them across the globe to "bollywood" and Azerbaijan. This evening, they journey to the Far North to bring us the primal Inuit throat singing of Tanya Tagaq, who has wowed audiences performing with Björk as well as on her own at last year's globalFEST. These tundra songs embody the roots of traditional folk music filtered through electronic processors by a slew of musicians including Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen, who contribute several of the compositions making their US premiere tonight.”
Chris Kompanek, Flavorpill
Carnegie Hall says: The clarity and directness of music from the Far North can be heard through traditional folk instruments and contemporary electronic means alike. The ethereal plucked strings of Finnish kantele player Ritva Koistinen, the primitive sounds of the ancient Swedish hurdy gurdy electronically processed by Brisland-Ferner and Mattsson, the muscular and rhythmic music of Finnish accordion-sampler duo Pohjonen and Kosminen, and the raw and primal Inuit throat singing of Tanya Tagaq all join Kronos to evoke the powerful, varied soundscape of the Arctic Circle.
