JACK Quartet, premiere performance (February 27th, 2015), The DiMenna Center, New York City

In Partial View (2015) - for string quartet

Saad Haddad (b. 1992) is a composer of orchestral, chamber, vocal, and electroacoustic music that achieves a “remarkable fusion of idioms” (New York Times), most notably in his work exploring the disparate qualities inherent in Western art music and Middle Eastern musical tradition. His music delves into that relationship by transferring the performance techniques of traditional Arabic instruments to Western symphonic instruments, while extending their capabilities through the advancement of technology. 

In Partial View (2015) - for string quartet

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