Manitoba Live Music Event

About

The JACK Quartet (NYC) is one of the world’s leading string quartets specializing in commissioning and presenting music by living composers. In this special evening, the Winnipeg New Music Festival teams up with JACK to present a cross-section of contemporary musical styles, featuring the world premiere of Philip Glass’ String Quartet No. 8, co-commissioned by the WSO and Carnegie Hall. The program also features works for string quartet by Sabrina Schroeder (Canada/UK) and Brian Ferneyhough (UK/USA), and culminates in the Canadian premiere of Georg Friedrich Haas’ (Austria/USA) stunningly hypnotic String Quartet No. 9, performed in total darkness.

Philip Glass’ String Quartet No. 8 is a co-commission by the Winnipeg New Music Festival and Carnegie Hall

Presented with the support of Michael Nesbitt

WORKS
Sabrina Schroeder (Can) Slip Trains (2011)
Brian Ferneyhough Dum Transisset (2007)
Philip Glass String Quartet No. 8 (2018) WORLD PREMIERE
Co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and the WSO
Georg Friedrich Haas String Quartet No. 9 CANADIAN PREMIERE

ARTISTS
JACK Quartet
Christopher Otto, violin
Austin Wulliman, violin
John Pickford Richards, viola
Jay Campbell, cello

PRE-CONCERT PANEL
The Act of Creation
6:45PM | Piano Nobile

JACK Quartet, musicians
Samy Moussa, composer
Harry Stafylakis, host
Matthew Patton, host
Alexander Mickelthwate, host

POST-CONCERT PANEL
Piano Nobile

Harry Stafylakis, host
JACK Quartet

Christopher Otto, violin
Austin Wulliman, violin
John Pickford Richards, viola
Jay Campbell, cello

POST-CONCERT RECEPTION
Piano Nobile 
Tony Neustadter, DJ