TURNmusic Quartet performs 'Hurtling Toward Oblivion', curated by Mary Rowell
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Gallery Opens 7pm / Music 7:30pm. BYOB
$15-30 Sliding / Under 21 Free
Tickets here.
To learn more about the composers and music featured in this program read the preview article by Jim Lowe here.
Program
Vijay Iyer 'Dig the Say'
Missy Mazzoli 'Quartet for Queen Mab'
Jessie Montgomery 'Strum'
Erik Nielsen 'Nadia'
Shelley Washington 'Middleground'
Kyle Saulnier 'at the edge of the world not unlike our own'
TURNmusic Quartet performs 'Hurtling Toward Oblivion'
TurnMusic Quartet concert curated by Mary Rowell features “Dig the Say” by Vijay Iyer as the centerpiece of the show. A study exploring the intricacies of James Brown’s musical genius in 4 continuous movements whose titles refer to Brown’s 1969 song “I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I’ll get in Myself). The program will include a contemplation of fantasy and dreams with Missy Mazzoli “Quartet for Queen Mab”; the wonder of the space we exist in with Shelly Washington “Middleground”; folk idioms and the spirit of dance and movement with Jessie Montgomery “STRUM”; the fearless relevance of Kyle Saulnier “at the edge of a world not unlike our own”; the world premiere of “Nadia” (translation hope) by Erik Nielsen, a work dedicated to the people of Ukraine. Hope you can join us. Come on! It’ll be FUN!
Mary Rowell, Brooke Quiggins, John Dunlop
Credit: Luke Awtry
Mary Rowell, Brooke Quiggins, John Dunlop, Elizabeth Reid
Credit: Luke Awtry
From Jim Lowe’s preview article in The Times Argus, January 11:
Rowell is a big fan of Saulnier, the Lincoln composer married to the violinist Quiggins. His music has been described by Downbeat as “a Great American Songbook of another order.”
Saulnier’s music has been performed by the Awakening Orchestra, the Metropole Orkest, the Westerlies, the Louisiana Philharmonic, Saturn People’s Sound Collective and the VSO. And, of course, TURNmusic, which has previously performed this multi-movement string quartet, “at the edge of the world not unlike our own.”
“It’s wonderful,” Rowell said. “The title of the program, ‘Hurtling Toward Oblivion,’ is from his piece. He’s so cosmic and questioning everything. It’s astrological collisions, black holes, and what’s going on out there. His music is fresh.
“He has a James Brown kind of energy,” Rowell said. “We’re so lucky to have him here.”