For our recital at NYO, we are excited to debut a playlist of music by Bach, Britten, and favorites written by and for the Formosa Quartet. Kurtág’s work …rapell des oiseaux… will be recalling the recently crowned official bird of Kitchener-Waterloo, the Dark Eyed Junco.

PROGRAM:

Bach - Contrapunctus I

Britten - String quartet No. 1 in D major

Bach - Contrapunctus III

Cage - “Funeral Anthem” from Apartment House 1776 

Cherokee Shuffle (Arr. FQ/Ben Russell)

Lin - Red pick 

Lin - Story 

Kurtág - …rappel des oiseaux… from Moment Musicaux

Lafourcade - Nunca es Suficiente (arr. Clancy Newman)

Bach - Contrapunctus IX 

Seidenberg- Bach’s Lunch