Musical Program

Franz Joseph Haydn | String Quartet Op. 76, No. 2 in D minor, “Quinten”: I. Allegro
Quinn Mason | String Quartet No. 2: II. Broken Scherzo
Featuring the Project STEP Honors Quartet

Ted Hearne | Law of Mosaics
Juantio Becenti | The Glittering World (new commission)

A Far Cry presents the premiere of a new commission by Juantio Becenti that portrays Diné Bahane’, the Navajo creation story, in which “The People” (Diné) ascend through a series of mono-colored worlds into the current world of many colors, also known as “The Glittering World.” This piece is also a telling of Becenti’s own creative journey; throughout, you’ll hear him pull in musical quotes from the likes of Shostakovich, Debussy, and Schoenberg, all of whom inspired his compositional style. Paired alongside The Glittering World is another AFC commission: Ted Hearne’s Law of Mosaics, which premiered exactly 10 years ago this year. Similar to Becenti, Hearne plays with famous quotations from many different composers as he experiments with found musical material.

All programs subject to change. Photography by Josh Reynolds for A Far Cry