You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: 50ftf.kronosquartet.org

Rafiq Bhatia - Glimmers
I. Mylar Tremors
II. Signal Lamps
III. Resonant Light

Composed by Rafiq Bhatia, arranged by Jacob Garchik
© 2020 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2022 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded August 2021 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington, January 2022

Rafiq Bhatia - Glimmers: I. Mylar Tremors

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: 50ftf.kronosquartet.org

Composed by inti figgis-vizueta
© 2021 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2021 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded December 2021 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington, May 2022

inti figgis-vizueta - branching patterns

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: 50ftf.kronosquartet.org

Composed by Peni Candra Rini, arranged by Jacob Garchik
© 2020 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2021 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded September 2021 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington, May 2022

Peni Candra Rini - Maduswara

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Composed by Bryce Dessner
© 2019 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2021 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded July 2021 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington, December 2021

Bryce Dessner - Le Bois

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Angélique Kidjo - YanYanKliYan Senamido
I. YanYanKliYan Senamido #1
II. YanYanKliYan Senamido #2 

Composed by Angélique Kidjo, arranged by Jacob Garchik 
© 2019 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2021 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded December 2021 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington, June 2022

Angélique Kidjo - YanYanKliYan Senamido #2

Angélique Kidjo - YanYanKliYan Senamido #1

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Composed by Paul Wiancko
© 2020 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2021 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded December 2021 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington, June 2022

Paul Wiancko - Only Ever Us (Septet Version)

Paul Wiancko - Only Ever Us (Quartet Version)

Rafiq Bhatia first composed Glimmers on guitar, which was then transcribed and arranged for string quartet by Jacob Garchik for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire 50ftf.kronosquartet.org. Jacob's notated arrangement is one possible transcription, but we invite players to create their own arrangements from these original recordings. 

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: 50ftf.kronosquartet.org

Rafiq Bhatia - Glimmers
I. Mylar Tremors
II. Signal Lamps
III. Resonant Light

Composed by Rafiq Bhatia
© 2020 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2020 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

II. Signal Lamps - Cello (Guitar Version)

II. Signal Lamps - Viola (Guitar Version)

II. Signal Lamps - Violin 2 (Guitar Version)

II. Signal Lamps - Violin 1 (Guitar Version)

I. Mylar Tremors - Cello (Guitar Version)

I. Mylar Tremors - Viola (Guitar Version)

I. Mylar Tremors - Violin 2 (Guitar Version)

I. Mylar Tremors - Violin 1 (Guitar Version)

I. Mylar Tremors (Guitar Version)

Howard Zinn’s words live on to strengthen, challenge and lead us. I'm guided by Howard’s advice: “take every opportunity you have to spread your point of view as you create a community around you, because you can’t do anything by yourself.” 

David Harrington
Artistic Director, violin
Kronos Quartet

~~~

Howard Zinn at 100, a tribute by Kronos Quartet and Joel Tarman

Featuring Kronos Quartet
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Sunny Yang, cello

and the voice of Howard Zinn

Producer: Joel Tarman

Associate Producer: Nikolás McConnie-Saad
Production Management: Kronos Performing Arts Association
Mixed at Sunset Youth Services, San Francisco, CA

Special Thanks: Alternative Radio

Samples sourced from:
https://www.alternativeradio.org/
http://50ftf.kronosquartet.org/

Photo credit: Slobodan Dimitrov - CC non-commercial attribution - Wikimedia Commons

"Howard Zinn at 100, a tribute by Kronos Quartet and Joel Tarman" was commissioned by the David Harrington Research and Development Fund.

Howard Zinn at 100, a tribute by Kronos Quartet and Joel Tarman

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Franghiz Ali-Zadeh 
© 2016 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2016 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet
Recorded March 2016 at Studio Trilogy, San Francisco, CA
Engineered and mixed by Laura Dean
Assistant Engineer: Noah Killeen
Production Assistant: Minna Choi
Mixed at Women's Audio Mission, San Francisco, CA
Assistant Mixing Engineers: Victoria Fajardo, Ashley Green, Aimee Hamel, Becca High, Masha Persay, Maryam Qudus

Rəqs (Dance)

Franghiz Ali-Zadeh - Rəqs (Dance)

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Aleksandra Vrebalov
© 2016 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2016 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet
Recorded March 2016 at Studio Trilogy, San Francisco, CA
Engineered and mixed by Laura Dean
Assistant Engineer: Noah Killeen
Production Assistant: Minna Choi
Mixed at Women's Audio Mission, San Francisco, CA
Assistant Mixing Engineers: Victoria Fajardo, Ashley Green, Aimee Hamel, Becca High, Masha Persay, Maryam Qudus

My Desert, My Rose

Aleksandra Vrebalov - My Desert, My Rose

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Fodé Lassana Diabaté on balafon, arranged for string quartet by Jacob Garchik 
© 2016 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2016 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet
Recorded December 2015 at Women's Audio Mission, San Francisco, CA
Engineered by Laura Dean and Terri Winston/Women's Audio Mission
Assistant Engineers: Aimee Hamel, Maryam Qudus, Hayley Baysinger, Erin Baumann

Fodé Lassana Diabaté - Sunjata's Time: III. Nana Triban

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Ken Benshoof
© 2016 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2016 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet
Recorded July 2016 at Studio Trilogy, San Francisco, CA
Engineered and mixed by Laura Dean
Assistant Engineer: Alex Spencer
Production Assistant: Minna Choi
Mixed at Women's Audio Mission, San Francisco, CA
Assistant Mixing Engineers: Monica Bonilla, Ripley Young, Becca High, Victoria Fajardo, Hannah Valente and Victoria Fajardo

sweeter than wine

Ken Benshoof - sweeter than wine: I. Souvenir

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Tanya Tagaq, arranged for string quartet by Jacob Garchik
© 2016 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2016 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet
Recorded July 2016 at Studio Trilogy, San Francisco, CA
Engineered and mixed by Laura Dean
Assistant Engineer: Alex Spencer
Production Assistant: Minna Choi
Mixed at Women's Audio Mission, San Francisco, CA
Assistant Mixing Engineers: Monica Bonilla, Ripley Young, Becca High, Victoria Fajardo, Hannah Valente and Victoria Fajardo

Sivunittinni

Tanya Tagaq - Sivunittinni

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Aleksander Kościów
© 2016 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2016 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet
Recorded October 2016 at Studio Trilogy, San Francisco, CA 
Engineered and mixed by Laura Dean
Assistant Engineer: Alex Spencer
Production Assistant: Reshena Liao
Mixed at Women’s Audio Mission, San Francisco, CA
Assistant Mixing Engineers: Pamela Arriera, Madalyn Merkey, EA Allen

Hilathi

Aleksander Kościów - Hílathi

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Raven Chacon
© 2016 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2016 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet
Recorded October 2016 at Studio Trilogy, San Francisco, CA 
Engineered and mixed by Laura Dean
Assistant Engineer: Alex Spencer
Production Assistant: Reshena Liao
Mixed at Women’s Audio Mission, San Francisco, CA
Assistant Mixing Engineers: Pamela Arriera, Madalyn Merkey, EA Allen

The Journey of the Horizontal People

Raven Chacon - The Journey of the Horizontal People

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Rhiannon Giddens on banjo; Arranged for string quartet by Jacob Garchik
© 2016 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2016 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet
Recorded March 2017 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered and mixed by Laura Dean
Assistant Engineers: Gabriel Shepard, Peter Labberton, Ryan Ellery
Production Assistant: Reshena Liao
Mixed at Women’s Audio Mission, San Francisco, CA
Assistant Mixing Engineers: Molly Bolten, Adria Otte, EA Allen, Maira Clancy

At the Purchaser's Option with variations

Rhiannon Giddens - At the Purchaser's Option with variations

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Stephan Thelen
© 2016 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2017 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet
Recorded July 2017 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered and mixed by Alex Spencer
Assistant engineer: Peter Labberton
Production Assistant: Reshena Liao
Edited at Lazy Dog Sound Studios, Long Beach, CA
Mixed by Alex Spencer and David Harrington at Decibelle Recording, San Francisco, CA

Circular Lines

Stephan Thelen - Circular Lines

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Laurie Anderson
© 2017 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2017 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet
Recorded July 2017 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered and mixed by Alex Spencer
Assistant engineer: Peter Labberton
Production Assistant: Reshena Liao
Edited at Lazy Dog Sound Studios, Long Beach, CA
Mixed by Alex Spencer and David Harrington at Decibelle Recording, San Francisco, CA

III. Airy

Laurie Anderson - Shutter Island: III. Airy

I. Shutter Island

Laurie Anderson - Shutter Island: I. Shutter Island

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Aftab Darvishi
© 2017 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2018 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded March 2018 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered and mixed by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington at Decibelle Recording, San Francisco, CA

Daughters of Sol

Aftab Darvishi - Daughters of Sol

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Philip Glass
© 2017 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2018 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded March 2018 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered and mixed by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington at Decibelle Recording, San Francisco, CA

Quartet Satz

Philip Glass - Quartet Satz

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Jlin
Arranged by Jacob Garchik
© 2018 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2019 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded August 2018 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington at Decibelle Recording, San Francisco, CA

Little Black Book

Jlin - Little Black Book

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Zakir Hussain
Arranged by Reena Esmail
Performed by Kronos Quartet and Zakir Hussain
© 2017 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2019 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded August 2018 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington at Decibelle Recording, San Francisco, CA

Zakir Hussain - Pallavi

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: kronosquartet.org/fifty-for-the-future

Composed by Mario Galeano
© 2018 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2019 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded August 2018 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington at Decibelle Recording, San Francisco, CA

Tolo Midi

Mario Galeano Toro - Tolo Midi

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Composed by Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté on vocals, arranged for string quartet by Jacob Garchik
© 2018 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2019 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded August 2019 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington at Decibelle Recording, San Francisco, CA

Hawa Diabaté - Tegere Tulon: I. Funtukuru

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Composed by Mark Applebaum
© 2018 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2019 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded August 2019 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington at Decibelle Recording, San Francisco, CA

Mark Applebaum - Flashlight

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: 50ftf.kronosquartet.org

Composed by Charlton Singleton
© 2019 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2021 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded October 2019 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington, June 2020

Testimony

Charlton Singleton - Testimony

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Composed by Missy Mazzoli
© 2019 Kronos Arts Publishing
℗ 2020 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded October 2019 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington, June 2020

Enthusiasm Strategies

Missy Mazzoli - Enthusiasm Strategies

You can learn to play this piece. FREE scores and parts, among other materials, are available online: 50ftf.kronosquartet.org

Composed by Tod Machover
© 2019 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2020 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded October 2019 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington, June 2020

Gammified

Tod Machover - Gammified

Composed by Alexandra du Bois
© 2019 Inner Sunset Publishing
℗ 2020 Kronos Performing Arts Association
Commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire

Produced by Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao
Recorded October 2019 at 25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Assistant engineer: Gabriel Shepard
Mixed by Zach Miley and David Harrington, June 2020

Alexandra du Bois - Behind Rainbows

Kronos Quartet is David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola), and Sunny Yang (cello).

http://kronosquartet.org/

Here you will find our recordings of new work commissioned for Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire. Released over five years beginning in 2016, this collection of 50 compositions by 25 men and 25 women from around the world will be devoted to the contemporary approaches to the string quartet and designed expressly for the training of students and emerging professionals. Scores and parts, audio recordings, composer interviews, and many more resources are available for free on our website.

Founded over forty years ago, we are a San Francisco-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. For more recordings, please visit http://www.nonesuch.com/artists/kronos-quartet or http://kronosquartet.org/recordings Thank you!

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