# Kronos Quartet with Mahsa Vahdatat Zellerbach Hall Auditorium, December 2, 2021

[Cal Performances](https://calperformances.org/events/2021-22/new-music/kronos-quartet-2122/) presents [Kronos Quartet](http://www.kronosquartet.org/) with [Mahsa Vahdat](http://www.mahsavahdat.com/)
[Zellerbach Hall Auditorium](https://calperformances.org/visit/venues/zh.php)  
[U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.C.+Berkeley,+Bancroft+Way+at+Telegraph+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94305+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Thursday, December 2, 2021

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## Tentative Program

Part I: Three pieces from _Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire_

* Peni Candra Rini (arr. Jacob Garchik): _Maduswara_‡
* [Terry Riley](http://terryriley.net/) \(b.1935\): Third Movement from _This Assortment of Atoms — One Time Only!_
* Missy Mazzoli: _Enthusiasm Strategies_‡
* Angélique Kidjo (arr. Jacob Garchik): _YanYanKilYan Senamido #1_‡ (World Premiere)  
‡ Written for _Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire_

Part II: Kronos Quartet & Masha Vahdat

* Mahsa Vahdat (arr. Sahba Aminikia): _The Sun Rises_ª
* Mahsa Vahdat (arr. Atabak Elyasi): _Vaya, Vaya_†
* Mahsa Vahdat (arr. Sahba Aminikia): _Placeless_ª
* Mahsa Vahdat (arr. Atabak Elyasi): _I Was Dead_ª  
† Written or ª Arranged for Kronos

## Set One

### Part One

[7:30 PM] {lights down, announcements, performers out}

01. [7:32 PM] Peni Candra Rini (arr. Jacob Garchik): _Maduswara_  
[7:44 PM] {brief talk from DH}
02. [7:45 PM] Angélique Kidjo (arr. Jacob Garchik): _YanYanKilYan Senamido #1_ (World Premiere)  
[7:48 PM] {brief talk from DH}
03. [7:49 PM] [Terry Riley](http://terryriley.net/) \(b.1935\): Third Movement from _This Assortment of Atoms — One Time Only!_  
[8:02 PM] {brief talk from DH}
04. [8:03 PM] Missy Mazzoli: _Enthusiasm Strategies_  
[8:09 PM] {brief talk from DH}
05. [8:10 PM] Angélique Kidjo (arr. Jacob Garchik): _YanYanKilYan Senamido #2_ (World Premiere)  
[8:14 PM] {section ends; brief pause for MV to enter and get ready}

### Part Two

[8:15 PM] {DH introduces MV}

01. [8:16 PM] Mahsa Vahdat (arr. Sahba Aminikia): _The Sun Rises_: I _the Sun Rises_
02. [8:n PM] Mahsa Vahdat (arr. Sahba Aminikia): _The Sun Rises_ II: _Vanishing Lines_
03. [8:n PM] Mahsa Vahdat (arr. Sahba Aminikia): _The Sun Rises_ III: _My Ruthless Companion_  
[8:30 PM] {brief talk from MV}
04. [8:34 PM] Mahsa Vahdat (arr. Atabak Elyasi): _Vaya, Vaya_
05. [8:40 PM] Mahsa Vahdat (arr. Sahba Aminikia): _Placeless_
06. [8:47 PM] Mahsa Vahdat (arr. Atabak Elyasi): _I Was Dead_  
[8:51 PM] {show ends}


## Performers

### Kronos Quartet

[Kronos Quartet](http://www.kronosquartet.org/)

* Hank Dutt: viola, percussion;
* David Harrington: violin;
* John Sherba: violin;
* Sunny Jungin Yang: cello, percussion.


### Mahsa Vahdat

* [Mahsa Vahdat](http://www.mahsavahdat.com/): vox.

## Notes

With hall lighting kept very low, it was darn near impossible for me to take any notes during the show tonight, so with the exception of the timing info, I didn't try, and instead spent most of the event with my eyes closed, listening deeply.

The first part was good, but nothing struck me as particularly amazing. With a backing track of insect and ambient weather noises, the first tune certainly evoked Indonesia: it was nice to be swept away from the mundane right away! I liked the second of Angélique Kidjo's pieces a bit more than the first; being separated, it's hard to compare them, but #1 seemed to end before anything much happened, while #2 had a rolling groove that was easy to follow. Terry Riley's piece seemed to come with a very faint backing track of Terry talking and/or singing now and then -- just often enough to catch my ear and make me wonder about, but not constant enough to follow separately from the quartet.

The second part, featuring Mahsa Vahdat, was truly transcendent: she's an amazing singer! While there was nothing wrong with the accompaniment by Kronos, I'd like to hear her in a more traditional setting at some point: better keep my lookout for that!

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[Program Notes](https://calperformances.org/program-notes/2021-22/kronos-quartet-and-mahsa-vahdat/) or {{:2021:2021-12:20211202pn.pdf|program notes}}

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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