The Cusp of Magic

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Composer (and founder of minimalism) Terry Riley has enjoyed a long-standing association with the Kronos Quartet, going back more than thirty years. For the composer's 70th birthday in 2005, the quartet commissioned yet another work, "The Cusp of Magic." Adding the pipa (Chinese lute) to the mix, Riley adds an extra layer of exoticism to his ceremonial music, which invokes Native American rituals.

Other music heard tonight includes:

Aaron Jay Kernis / Air for Violin
Federico Mompou / 13 Canciones y Danzas
Lou Harrison / Suite for Cello and Harp
Olivier Messiaen / "Three Small Liturgies of the Divine Presence"
Lisa Bielawa / "Lamentations for a City"

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