Oct. 8 Kronos Quartet concert features 51´«Ã½ artists
Yuri Boguinia
The Kronos Quartet, always bold, brings 51´«Ã½ artists to 51´«Ã½ for their appearance at Macky Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8.
The concert will feature the world premiere ofÌýSpeak, TimeÌý²ú²â , who grew up in 51´«Ã½; and an appearance by broadcaster and writer , who founded 51´«Ã½â€™s Alternative Radio in 1986.
Barsamian will speak while Kronos performs songs from the early years of the 20th century. That performance will lead to the major work of the program, filling the second half of the concert:ÌýBeyond Zero: 1914–1918,Ìýa new multimedia work for string quartet and film that Kronos commissioned for the centennial of the outbreak of World War I.