Free Chamber Concert: Perspectives for String Quartet

Experience a powerful programmatic arc with this free concert for string quartet: journey from Arvo Pärt’s prayerful Psalom to Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s celebration of Chicksaw identity, Pisachi (Reveal), be challenged by We the People, Akua Dixon’s musical depiction of Black America’s ongoing struggle for equality, and relax with the affirmation of Maurice Ravel’s exquisite String Quartet in F Major.

Presenting the world premiere of We the People by jazz cellist and composer Akua Dixon, “a musical conversation inspired by the Preamble to the Constitution and the ongoing fight for equity in America today.” Reflecting the cultural complexity of America by meshing intricate African rhythms with European instruments and compositional techniques, she “invites listeners to sit with discomfort and discord and consider a different reality.”