KRONOS QUARTET
MICHAEL ABELS, COMPOSER
NIKKY FINNEY, LIBRETTIST
At War With Ourselves is an evening-length work for string quartet, chorus and spoken word commissioned by new music's premier ensemble, the Kronos Quartet, who perform for these two exclusive nights with a choir directed by Valérie Sainte-Agathe.
Part of the Hewlett 50 initiative and co-commissioned with SFJAZZ, the work is composed by Michael Abels, who has recently come to prominence for his scores for Jordan Peele's films Get Out and Us. His orchestral work Global Warming has been received over 100 performances by the nation's most prominent symphony orchestras, and he has received commissions from the Nashville Symphony, the Chicago Sinfonietta and the Los Angeles Opera.
With a libretto by poet Nikky Finney, whose honors include the National Book Award for her 2011 volume Head Off & Split, the piece explores the ongoing conundrum of race relations and movements for social justice, civil rights, and resistance. Layering musical elements to produce a richly nuanced work in keeping with the complexity of the subject matter, Abels and Finney are working with Kronos Quartet as well as choral director Valérie Sainte-Agathe.
In ensuring that perspectives of younger generations are part of the conversation, Kronos has partnered with Youth Speaks, 826 Valencia, and Sunset Youth Services for a series of workshops and community outreach activities including artist residencies."
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MICHAEL ABELS, COMPOSER
NIKKY FINNEY, LIBRETTIST
At War With Ourselves is an evening-length work for string quartet, chorus and spoken word commissioned by new music's premier ensemble, the Kronos Quartet, who perform for these two exclusive nights with a choir directed by Valérie Sainte-Agathe.
Part of the Hewlett 50 initiative and co-commissioned with SFJAZZ, the work is composed by Michael Abels, who has recently come to prominence for his scores for Jordan Peele's films Get Out and Us. His orchestral work Global Warming has been received over 100 performances by the nation's most prominent symphony orchestras, and he has received commissions from the Nashville Symphony, the Chicago Sinfonietta and the Los Angeles Opera.
With a libretto by poet Nikky Finney, whose honors include the National Book Award for her 2011 volume Head Off & Split, the piece explores the ongoing conundrum of race relations and movements for social justice, civil rights, and resistance. Layering musical elements to produce a richly nuanced work in keeping with the complexity of the subject matter, Abels and Finney are working with Kronos Quartet as well as choral director Valérie Sainte-Agathe.
In ensuring that perspectives of younger generations are part of the conversation, Kronos has partnered with Youth Speaks, 826 Valencia, and Sunset Youth Services for a series of workshops and community outreach activities including artist residencies."
KRONOS QUARTET
MICHAEL ABELS, COMPOSER
NIKKY FINNEY, LIBRETTIST
At War With Ourselves is an evening-length work for string quartet, chorus and spoken word commissioned by new music's premier ensemble, the Kronos Quartet, who perform for these two exclusive nights with a choir directed by Valérie Sainte-Agathe.
Part of the Hewlett 50 initiative and co-commissioned with SFJAZZ, the work is composed by Michael Abels, who has recently come to prominence for his scores for Jordan Peele's films Get Out and Us. His orchestral work Global Warming has been received over 100 performances by the nation's most prominent symphony orchestras, and he has received commissions from the Nashville Symphony, the Chicago Sinfonietta and the Los Angeles Opera.
With a libretto by poet Nikky Finney, whose honors include the National Book Award for her 2011 volume Head Off & Split, the piece explores the ongoing conundrum of race relations and movements for social justice, civil rights, and resistance. Layering musical elements to produce a richly nuanced work in keeping with the complexity of the subject matter, Abels and Finney are working with Kronos Quartet as well as choral director Valérie Sainte-Agathe.
In ensuring that perspectives of younger generations are part of the conversation, Kronos has partnered with Youth Speaks, 826 Valencia, and Sunset Youth Services for a series of workshops and community outreach activities including artist residencies."
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MICHAEL ABELS, COMPOSER
NIKKY FINNEY, LIBRETTIST
At War With Ourselves is an evening-length work for string quartet, chorus and spoken word commissioned by new music's premier ensemble, the Kronos Quartet, who perform for these two exclusive nights with a choir directed by Valérie Sainte-Agathe.
Part of the Hewlett 50 initiative and co-commissioned with SFJAZZ, the work is composed by Michael Abels, who has recently come to prominence for his scores for Jordan Peele's films Get Out and Us. His orchestral work Global Warming has been received over 100 performances by the nation's most prominent symphony orchestras, and he has received commissions from the Nashville Symphony, the Chicago Sinfonietta and the Los Angeles Opera.
With a libretto by poet Nikky Finney, whose honors include the National Book Award for her 2011 volume Head Off & Split, the piece explores the ongoing conundrum of race relations and movements for social justice, civil rights, and resistance. Layering musical elements to produce a richly nuanced work in keeping with the complexity of the subject matter, Abels and Finney are working with Kronos Quartet as well as choral director Valérie Sainte-Agathe.
In ensuring that perspectives of younger generations are part of the conversation, Kronos has partnered with Youth Speaks, 826 Valencia, and Sunset Youth Services for a series of workshops and community outreach activities including artist residencies."
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