Kronos Quartet has been named Artists-in-Residence at the 2015 Big Ears Festival, which will be held in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, March 27–29, 2015. Throughout the festival weekend, Kronos will weave an array of performances, presenting classic contemporary works and a multi-faceted array of musical collaborations with other festival artists. A limited number of specially priced Big Ears weekend passes go on sale tomorrow, October 8. The initial Big Ears Festival 2015 lineup will be unveiled on Tuesday, November 4, with passes going on sale November 7.
Kronos Quartet has been named Artists-in-Residence at the 2015 Big Ears Festival, which will be held in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, March 27–29, 2015. Throughout the festival weekend, Kronos will weave an array of performances, presenting classic contemporary works and a multi-faceted array of musical collaborations with other festival artists. Details of these programs will be announced when the initial Big Ears Festival lineup—encompassing over 50 artists from the worlds of classical, rock, folk, jazz, and beyond—is announced on Tuesday, November 4.
"Big Ears is a fabulously festive celebration of creativity," says Kronos Quartet founder David Harrington. "Kronos is proud to make our Big Ears debut and to be artists-in-residence in 2015. We can’t wait to expand our horizons and enlarge our palette at Big Ears as we try to make Knoxville the place to be in March."
Steve Reich was Artist in Residence earlier this year at the 2014 Big Ears Festival, at which Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood performed Reich's Electric Counterpoint, as he does on the new album Radio Rewrite.
"We’ve planned to present the Kronos Quartet at Big Ears from the very beginning in 2009," says Big Ears founder Ashley Capps. "They completely embody the vision and inspiration that Big Ears aspires to celebrate. Their restless creative spirit has transcended all boundaries and produced a remarkable and rich body of work, and their involvement in Big Ears will be revelatory and transformative."
A limited number of specially priced Big Ears weekend passes go on sale tomorrow, October 8, at 10 AM ET, here using the code KRONOS at checkout. The initial Big Ears Festival 2015 lineup will be unveiled on Tuesday, November 4, with passes going on sale the following Friday, November 7. For additional details, visit bigearsfestival.com.
Kronos Quartet performs at Macky Auditorium in Boulder, Colorado, Wednesday night, then joins label mate Laurie Anderson for performances of her piece Landfall at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday and at Bass Concert Hall in Austin on Tuesday, October 14. For details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
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