{"id":1220,"date":"2018-02-19T12:53:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T17:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/curves\/?p=1220"},"modified":"2018-03-06T10:36:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T15:36:05","slug":"attacca-string-quartet-and-the-composer-performer-dynamic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/curves\/2018\/02\/attacca-string-quartet-and-the-composer-performer-dynamic.html","title":{"rendered":"Attacca String Quartet and the composer\/performer dynamic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/curves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Unknown.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1223 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/curves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Unknown.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/curves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Unknown.jpeg 178w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/curves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Unknown-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/curves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Unknown-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a>We had the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.attaccaquartet.com\"><strong>Attacca String Quartet<\/strong><\/a> in residence here this past week.\u00a0 Started things off with a 2-hour seminar on composer-performer collaborations, featuring performances of three Caroline Shaw quartets: <em>Entr\u2019acte, Valencia <\/em>and<em> Blueprint<\/em>.\u00a0 That evening, the quartet recorded three student compositions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alicia Bachorik: <em>Tango<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tyson Davis: <em>String Quartet No. 1<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Nicholas Karr: <em>The Flaw in Trying<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The plan was for the quartet to choose one of these works to perform for a concert culminating their residency.\u00a0 In the end, they graciously decided all three deserved the honor, so our three students got professional premieres.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of their seminar, I asked them if they had any final words of wisdom to the performers and composers gathered.\u00a0 Cellist Andrew Yee didn\u2019t hesitate.\u00a0 \u201cKindness,\u201d was the one word he had for everyone assembled.\u00a0 \u201cWe understand how terrifying it can be for composers to present their work to performers, and how terrifying it can be to play for the composer.\u201d\u00a0 Kindness, understanding, on both sides, is always beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>Their decision to premiere all three student pieces gave those students a huge boost on so many levels. \u00a0It was definitely a clear indication that the Attacca String Quartet was willing to walk the walk, not only advocating <strong>kindness<\/strong> but also making it a central part of their professional practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had the Attacca String Quartet in residence here this past week.\u00a0 Started things off with a 2-hour seminar on composer-performer collaborations, featuring performances of three Caroline Shaw quartets: Entr\u2019acte, Valencia and Blueprint.\u00a0 That evening, the quartet recorded three student compositions: Alicia Bachorik: Tango Tyson Davis: String Quartet No. 1 Nicholas Karr: The Flaw in 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