Part of HANCHER’S 2026–2027 SEASON and FIFTY FOR THE FUTURE
Presented by HANCHER AUDITORIUM
Kronos Quartet—the endlessly innovative ensemble that commissioned 50 diverse works to expand how musicians and audiences think about the string quartet—closes the Fifty for the Future adventure with a program featuring eight composers and music drawn from the project catalog and beyond.
Guillermo Galindo confronts the sounds of drone warfare, and Wu Man brings the Uyghur muqam tradition into the string quartet. Susie Ibarra weaves kulintang-inspired rhythms, while Peni Candra Rini honors Javanese sindhen singing. Soo Yeon Lyuh treats the quartet as an extension of the Korean haegeum, Misato Mochizuki conjures a flock of birds, and Angélica Negrón longs for Puerto Rico. Music by Philip Glass—a composer Kronos has championed since the 1970s—brings the evening and this celebratory weekend to a close with the slow, patient approach that has been a hallmark of his work for half a century.
David Harrington, violin
Gabriela Díaz, violin
Ayane Kozasa, viola
Paul Wiancko, cello
PROGRAM
Guillermo GALINDO: Remote Control
Wu MAN: Glimpses of Muqam Chebiyat
Susie IBARRA: Pulsation
Peni CANDRA RINI: Maduswara
Soo Yeon LYUH: Yessori
Misato MOCHIZUKI: Boids
Angelica NEGRÓN: Marajeda
Philip GLASS: Quartet Satz
TICKETS
Adults $25
Students & Youth $10
Purchase your tickets through Hancher Box Office online or call 319-335-1160.
HANCHER EVENT PARTNERS
Bruce Gantz
David McCartney & James Petersen
John R. Menninger
Hazel H. Seaba
Joyce & Dick Summerwill Ventures Fund
Stephen & Victoria West
George & Carrol Woodworth
Photo collage includes photo by Stephanie Berger