hum
isaura string quartet
ft. julia holter
12.11.19 AT REDCAT | Program notes
Using the vulnerability of the human voice as a connective thread, the Isaura String Quartet weaves together a program of music exploring hidden layers, transformations, and unspoken realities.
Darkness Is Not Well Lit (2016), Nicole Lizée
String Quartet (2014), Laura Steenberge
Quartet for the Beginning of a Time (2019)*, David Rosenboom
Alchemies (2019)*, Carmina Escobar and Sean Deyoe
Behind the Wallpaper (2013-15)^ featuring Julia Holter, Alex Temple
* world premiere
^ West coast premiere
Two sets of catenaries, one closing in on a point of singularity and another emerging from that singularity into a new time. —DR
Machines & Strings
isaura string quartet
ft. Karmetik machine orchestra
part ii, 10.24.18 at redcat | Program notes
These concerts were made possible, in part, thanks to support from Yamaha and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant.
Featuring the Isaura String Quartet alongside internationally acclaimed artists Amy Knoles, Ajay Kapur, and Ulrich Krieger, Machines and Strings is an interdisciplinary project curated by ISQ for CalArts and REDCAT. An immersive concert experience, the project brings together performers, designers, and technicians from multiple artistic disciplines, featuring world premieres, the KarmetiK Machine Orchestra, and custom-built mechatronic instrument Lydia.
Music for… (2018)*, Madeline Falcone, McLean Macionis, & Nathan Turczan
Garden of Obsolescence (2018)*, April Gerloff
Amplified Motor Array (2018), Stephanie Cheng Smith
The Room Will Untidy (2017), Chrysanthe Tan
Ripple Mirror Shout (2018)*, Sarah Belle Reid
Up-Tight II (1999/2010/2018)*, Ulrich Krieger
Madeline and the Machine (2018)*, Amy Knoles
Glass Hand (2018), Jules Gimbrone
Inaaya (2018)*, Ajay Kapur
part i, 10.13.18 AT calarts
Music for Sitting in the Wet Grass (2018), Madeline Falcone, McLean Macionis, & Nathan Turczan
The Room Will Untidy (2017), Chrysanthe Tan
Glass Hand (2018)*, Jules Gimbrone
Madeline and the Machine (2018)*, Amy Knoles
Garden of Obsolescence (2018)*, April Gerloff
HRAWF (2018)*, Stephanie Cheng Smith
Lydian Reflections (2018)*, McLean Macionis & Nathan Turczan
Ripple Mirror Shout (2018)*, Sarah Belle Reid
Sets by Skullmatter & Future Lover
*world premiere
sa·lon Series
isaura string quartet
summer 2016 AT SPACE ARTS CENTER | Program notes
summer 2015 at SPACE ARTS CENTER | Program notes
ISQ’s 2015 and 2016 series sa·lon presented seven total programs as summer residencies with Space Art Center in South Pasadena. Featuring collaboration with composers, vocalists, and creative technologists, sa·lon includes the world premiere of eight new works including seven ISQ commissions, with programs including Audio/Visual: Graphic Scores, Travels: Dances - Drones, Soundings: Voices - String Songs, Travels: Progression - Recollection, Heart of Glass, and more.