Karen Jiang
Category
Selected Projects
Year
Karen Jiang
Category
Selected Projects
Year
Full Recording:
For Violin I, Violin II, Viola, and Violoncello
Duration ca. 7m30s
First premiered by Momenta Quartet
About the Momenta Quartet:
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Alex Shiozaki, violin
Stephanie Griffin, viola
Michael Haas, cello
Purgatory is, in essence, to see the four string insturments not as separate beings, but as parts to a greater whole. The same note on a different instrument is still a different note. Purgatory is a passing intermediate state between death and eternal life. Within this state, I imagine the breath of these souls expanding beyond their own existences. The delicate composition and approach allows the audience to listen and recognise the subtle changes within and being played by each of the four instruments.
April 3, 2019 Momenta Quartet Premieres Undergraduate Compositions
Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT (01:00 - 03:00 +1 Day BST)
Location: Grant Recital Hall
The Momenta Quartet performs a concert as part of a residency at the Brown University Department of Music. The Quartet will premiere works written by five undergraduate student composers – five from Brown University and one from RISD. The program also includes a piece composed by Shawn Jaeger, Visiting Professor. Admission is free and open to the public.
Undergraduate Premieres
Maita Eyzaguirre: Pregones a través del tiempo
Seamus Hubbard Flynn: Wind Widths
Max Friedman: Star-Tar
Sofia Frohna: Tug (Year Three)
Karen Jiang: Purgatory
Reid Merzbacher: For Just a Moment
Performance of quartet by faculty composer
Shawn Jaeger: Thy Wondering Eyes (2010)