Taking a decidedly brighter thematic turn, WNMF heads to Winnipeg’s sparkling new Desautels Concert Hall to present the scintillating string stylings of the Attacca Quartet.
The New York City-based ensemble has garnered numerous accolades since its foundation, including two Grammy awards for their collaborations with composer Caroline Shaw.
The playfully virtuosic program features two of Shaw’s works, alongside Gabriella Smith’s irreverent Carrot Revolution, Mingjia Chen’s cross-stylistic floatwalking, and the sizzling Dark Energy by Canadian master Kelly-Marie Murphy.
The evening culminates in the tour de force of string quartet writing LIFT by composer and Kronos Quartet cellist Paul Wiancko.