NEW FOR 2014! On the first of every month, Composers Circle will feature a compilation of ten works that were featured on the site in 2013. This month, we’re celebrating new music for string quartet! Explore the sounds below, get to know the composers, and take a listen to some new music that you may have missed last year!

Mateu Malondra Flaquer

Archipiélago

Arditti String Quartet



Nima Hamidi

String Quartet No.4

JACK Quartet



Jay Hurst

Chekhov’s Gun

Michael Acosta, violin; Jason Mellow, violin; Erin Rafferty, viola; Maya Nojiri, cello



Edward Jacobs

Time As A Fly

Ara Gregorian and Elina Vahala, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang and Melissa Reardon, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello



Joshua Marquez

Cold Star

JACK Quartet



Scott McIntyre

String Quartet No.3

Silo String Quartet: Aaron Barnden, Violin 1; Jessica Bell, Violin 2; Ceridwen Davies, Viola; Caerwen Martin, Cello



Nicholas S. Omiccioli

reach

le nouvel ensemble moderne; lorraine vaillancourt, conductor



Tina Tallon

selective defrosting

Chris Otto, violin 1; Ari Streisfeld, violin 2; John Pickford Richards, viola; Justin Lepard, cello



Nina C. Young

Mementor Mori (Phase I)

JACK Quartet



Kevin Zhang

Mnemosyne

Luanne Homzy, violin; Isaac Allen, violin; Travis Maril, viola; Alex Greenbaum, cello

