Free, outdoors: Award-winning Del Sol Quartet performs a set of pieces commissioned during the pandemic to share joy, each a unique expression ranging from hopeful to contemplative to exuberant.
On Sat. March 5, 2022, the Del Sol Quartet will give two performances for the SF Public Library:
1:30pm - Richmond branch, 350 10th Ave., SF
3:00pm - Park branch, 1833 Page St., SF
Hailed by Gramophone as “masters of all musical things they survey” and two-time winner of the top Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, the Del Sol String Quartet shares living music with an ever-growing community of adventurous listeners.
Recognized as a “vigorous champion of living composers”, Del Sol has premiered well over 100 works through its extensive commissioning and innovative performances. The composers represent a diverse range of contemporary voices, including Terry Riley, Mason Bates, Frederic Rzewski, Ben Johnston, Gabriela Lena Frank, Chinary Ung, Tania León, Ken Ueno, Peter Sculthorpe, Reza Vali, Mohammed Fairouz and Per Nørgård.