NACUSAsf presents the Friction Quartet with Soprano Amy Foote

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of NACUSA invites you to join us at a concert of new chamber works written by West Coast composers. The program will include four new pieces for string quartet and five more for string quartet and soprano. Our outstanding guest artists are Friction Quartet and Soprano, Amy Foote. New Music for String Quartet and Soprano Friday, November 10, 2023, 7:30pm Sunset Music and Arts 1750 29th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122 Tickets: https://sunsetarts.wordpress.com/2023-season-calendar/ WORKS FOR STRING QUARTET ADRIENNE ALBERT — Mood Swings JAY LYON — Concertos ANDREW B. ROBINSON — String Quartet No. 3 The Diversion GREG A. STEINKE — Dance of Life, from Expressions for String Quartet WORKS FOR STRING QUARTET & SOPRANO MOLLY AXTMANN — Le bestie JOHN G. BILOTTA — The Hippocampus Monologue ALDEN JENKS — Death Marriage ALLEN SHEARER — At Water’s Edge DAVIDE VEROTTA — Flora FRICTION QUARTET, lauded for performances described as "terribly beautiful" (San Francisco Classical Voice), "stunningly passionate" (Calgary Herald), and "exquisitely skilled" (ZealNYC), is dedicated to modernizing the chamber music experience and expanding the string quartet repertoire. The quartet achieves its mission by commissioning cutting-edge composers, curating imaginative concert programs, collaborating with diverse artists, and engaging in interactive educational outreach. Otis Harriel, violin, Kevin Rogers, violin, Mitso Floor, viola, and Doug Machiz, cello. www.frictionquartet.com AMY FOOTE, undaunted by the vocal and theatrical demands of contemporary classical music, sings an expansive repertoire, ranging from leading roles on the operatic stage, world premieres of contemporary chamber music to stunning studio vocals for feature films and Bay Area Bands. Her voice is described as “sinuous and bright-toned…with an alluringly silvery sheen” (San Francisco Chronicle). www.amymichellefoote.com The National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1933 by Henry Hadley, originally as the National Association of Composers and Conductors. It is one of the oldest organizations dedicated to the promotion and performance of music by Americans. Many of the most distinguished composers of the 20th Century have been NACUSA members. The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter was started by Nancy Bloomer Deussen and John Webber more than twenty years ago. The Chapter has evolved into an active organization with a peak membership of seventy-five. It produces four to six concerts a year in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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