“What is American?” PUBLIQuartet ponders this question through a musical kaleidoscope of composers and diverse genres that make up America’s rich musical history. Featuring a reimagination of Dvořák’s “American” Quartet, in which the composer’s original melodies meet PUBLIQuartet’s blues, jazz, and rock-inflected improvisations, the works on this program connect the dots to honor the past, present, and future of American music.

Artists

PUBLIQuartet
Jannina Norpoth, violin
Curtis Stewart, violin
Nick Revel, viola
Hamilton Berry, cello

Program

WHAT IS AMERICAN?
Jessie Montgomery: Voodoo Dolls  
PUBLIQuartet: Mind | The | Gap Project: Free Radicals  
Improvisations on “Law Years” and “Street Woman” by Ornette Coleman
Vijay Iyer: Dig The Say – for James Brown
PUBLIQuartet: Mind | The | Gap Project: What is American? Improvisations on Antonin Dvorak’s “American” Quartet