Note Productions & Moving On Music, in association with the National Concert Hall, present

JACK Quartet (USA)

Kevin Barry Recital Room @ the National Concert Hall

5th November 2016

3pm & 7.30pm show

Tickets €20

Christopher Otto - violin

Austin Wulliman - violin

John Pickford Richards - viola

Kevin McFarland - cello

PROGRAMME

Caroline Shaw, Ritornello 2.sq.2.j

Peter Rosser, String Quartet No. 2

John Zorn, Remedy of Fortune

Julia Wolfe, Early That Summer

The string quartet may be a 250-year-old contraption, but young, brilliant groups like the JACK Quartet are keeping it thrillingly vital. Described as “superheroes of the new music world” (The Boston Globe), New York based JACK have toured the world, collecting countless awards on their travels.

JACK’s performances are considered amongst the most stimulating new-music concerts around; fearless, explosive, virtuosic, and groundbreaking. 

Comprising violinists Christopher Otto and Austin Wulliman, violist John Pickford Richards, and cellist Kevin McFarland, JACK is focused on the commissioning, performance, and spread of new string quartet music. The programme will feature works by three award winning American contemporary composers, along with a work composed for JACK by the late Belfast based composer, Peter Rosser, which was premiered in Belfast in 2012.

Note Productions & Moving On Music are delighted to welcome back JACK Quartet on a tour of Ireland for what will be a series of stunning new music performances.

“Breathtaking” THE GUARDIAN

“Godlike stature in the contemporary music scene is beyond all serious dispute.”  WASHINGTON POST 

“…nothing quite prepares you for the explosive virtuosity” BOSTON GLOBE

“Truly special” CULTURE NI 

Note Productions & Moving On Music, in association with the National Concert Hall, present

JACK Quartet (USA)

Kevin Barry Recital Room @ the National Concert Hall

5th November 2016

3pm & 7.30pm show

Tickets €20