"a meld of intellect, technique and emotions" (the Washington Post)

"imaginative programming places Aizuri in the new gard" (The New York Times)

"charisma of the individual and cohesion of the collective" (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Celebrating America’s compositional diversity and talent through one of the most beloved musical mediums—the string quartet—Intricate Machines pairs the Aizuri Quartet with rising composers Nina C. Young, Sky Macklay, Daniel Temkin, Phil Taylor, and Katherine Balch.

Supported by a grant from New Music USA

Program

Phil Taylor: of embers and aspen leaves (2017)

Katherine Balch: With Each Breathing (2015)

Sky Macklay: Many Many Cadences (2014)

Nina C. Young: Memento Mori – Phase I (2013)

Daniel Temkin: Intricate Machines (2016)