Get updates by RSS
Update #4: Kronos: Under 30 Project Past Recipients - Felipe Pérez Santiago
Kronos has commissioned four works via the Under 30 Project thus far, and it's been an absolute pleasure to work with each of these composers. This week and next we'll be sharing interviews with these composers, and comments from Kronos about the works commissioned through Under 30.
Felipe Pérez Santiago, recipient of Under 30 / #2, received the commission in 2003. He describes the benefits of working with Kronos: "it gives you the opportunity to hear your music played as you've always imagined it. You know that you can experiment, explore new sounds, explore different possibilities of the instrument and the music, and you know you're going to to get the best performance possible."
Update #3: Kronos: Under 30 / #5 - Discovering New Composers
Hi everyone! As of this week, we're 50% funded, and we're still working hard to meet our goal. Please forward this update & share Under 30 / #5 with your friends if you can.
Did you know that we've continued working with many composers we discovered through the Under 30 Project, including applicants that didn't receive the Under 30 commission that year? Kronos founder & violinist David Harrington discusses the lasting artistic relationships he's formed through the project: "The relationships we establish with our composers are rarely one-time events. For me, if something's good enough to do once, it's good enough to keep doing."
Update #2: Kronos: Under 30 / #5 - Project Stages
Hi everyone! We're happy to share that we're now over 40% funded - we're on our way there! If you haven't shared Under 30 / #5 with your friends yet, please forward this update or post it on Facebook to help spread the word.
So how does Under 30 work, besides the part where we dig through hundreds of scores and CDs? Kronos violinist John Sherba discusses the project stages (beyond the selection process): "The fun part is inviting the composer over to work with us...these composers are really brilliant people with brilliant ideas."
Update #1: Kronos: Under 30 Project - the Selection Process
Happy holidays, everyone! We really appreciate all of the support you've shown us so far for Under 30 / #5.
We'll be posting videos about Under 30 through January to give you a deeper look at the project's process and history. Here are a few words from our cellist Jeffrey Zeigler about the selection process the quartet went through for Under 30 / #4, including how the quartet narrows down the hundreds of CDs and scores they receive to just one Under 30 commission recipient.
In coming weeks we'll share more about the rehearsal and development process, and the four Under 30 works that have been commissioned thus far. Thanks, and stay tuned!
162
Backers
$12,300
pledged of $10,000 goal
0
seconds to go
Funding Successful
This project successfully raised its funding goal on January 31.
Pledge $10 or more Pledge $10 or more
A Kronos sticker and pin.
Pledge $25 or more Pledge $25 or more
All of the above, plus an MP3 download of Kronos' recording of one of the four works previously commissioned via the Kronos: Under 30 Project. (Piece to be selected by Kronos.)
Pledge $35 or more Pledge $35 or more
All of the above, plus an MP3 download of Kronos' recording of all 4 works commissioned by the Under 30 Project. These will be delivered monthly, one by one, beginning February 2012.
Pledge $50 or more Pledge $50 or more
All of the above, plus a personalized postcard from the road (or at home in San Francisco), signed by a member of Kronos.
Pledge $75 or more Pledge $75 or more
All of the above, plus a special mix CD curated by David Harrington, Kronos Quartet's founder, artistic director, and violinist.
Pledge $100 or more Pledge $100 or more
All of the above, plus a very special surprise!
Pledge $150 or more Pledge $150 or more
A signed LP plus a unique item from the Kronos archives.
Pledge $500 or more Pledge $500 or more
All of the above, plus a backstage pass to meet Kronos post-concert (San Francisco and New York City only, tickets not included), or a phone call with a member of Kronos of your choice.
Pledge $1,000 or more Pledge $1,000 or more
All of the above, plus an invitation to a private Kronos concert (San Francisco Bay Area only.)
Pledge $2,500 or more Pledge $2,500 or more
All of the above, plus an invitation to a Kronos rehearsal or soundcheck (in the San Francisco Bay Area or cities that are part of Kronos’ 2012 touring schedule.)
Pledge $5,000 or more Pledge $5,000 or more
All of the above plus a private dinner with Kronos (San Francisco Bay Area or location by mutual agreement.)
Project By
Has not connected their Facebook account.
For nearly 40 years, San Francisco's Kronos Quartet—David Harrington, John Sherba (violins), Hank Dutt (viola), and Jeffrey Zeigler (cello)—has pursued a singular artistic vision, combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to expanding the range and context of the string quartet. In the process, the Grammy-winning Kronos has become one of the most celebrated and influential ensembles of our time, performing thousands of concerts worldwide, releasing more than 45 recordings of extraordinary breadth, and commissioning more than 750 new works and arrangements for string quartet. In 2011, Kronos became the only recipients of both the Polar Music Prize and the Avery Fisher Prize, two of the most prestigious awards given to musicians.
Integral to Kronos' work is a series of long-running, in-depth collaborations with many of the world's foremost composers, including Americans Terry Riley, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich; Azerbaijan's Franghiz Ali-Zadeh; Poland's Henryk Górecki; and Argentina's Osvaldo Golijov. Additional collaborators from around the world have included Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man; the legendary Bollywood "playback singer" Asha Bhosle; Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq; Mexican rockers Café Tacuba; famed Azeri vocalist Alim Qasimov; and iconic American singer-songwriter, Tom Waits.
A non-profit organization, the Kronos Quartet/Kronos Performing Arts Association is committed to mentoring emerging musicians and composers, and to creating, performing, and recording new works. The quartet devotes five months of each year to touring, appearing in the world's most prestigious concert halls, clubs, and festivals. Kronos is equally prolific on recordings, with a discography on Nonesuch Records including Pieces of Africa (1992), a showcase of African-born composers that simultaneously topped Billboard’s Classical and World Music lists; Nuevo (2002), a Grammy- and Latin Grammy–nominated celebration of Mexican culture; the 2003 Grammy-winner, Alban Berg’s Lyric Suite; and Floodplain (2009), spotlighting music from regions of the world riven by conflict.
