Tomorrow evening, the people of Fairfield County are in for a special treat. The highly acclaimed Kronos Quartet will be performing at the Seabury Center at 8:00 p.m. as part of the Westport Arts Center's Composers Project. This groundbreaking group has been astounding audiences for over 30 years with their promotion of new, unique musical works and their use of unorthodox instrumental combinations. By embracing 20th and 21st century classical, jazz, and rock music, they have broken down barriers, interacted with different cultures, introduced new audiences to classical music, and in turn revitalized the repertory of the string quartet.
The vast range of the musical spectrum which the Kronos has explored in their recordings includes Frangis Ali-Sade's Mugam Sayagi, Bill Evans' Music of Bill Evans, Lou Harrison's Chamber and Gamelan Works, Astor Piazzolla's Five Tango Sensations, and Steve Reich's Different Trains: Electric Counterpoint. If you can't make it to the concert, feel free to stop at the Library to check out this highly creative and innovative group.