Dover Quartet
Named one of the greatest string quartets of the past 100 years by BBC Music Magazine, the two-time Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet returns with an exciting program that connects new work by Emmy-winning American Indian composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate with Dvořák’s beloved American quartet. Tate, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma, composes music that has been described as “rich, provocative and moving” by the New York Times and “lusty and vivid” by San Francisco Classical Voice. His co-commissioned work is paired with his arrangement of Pura Fé’s layered and rhythmic work Rattle Songs.
This event is part of Cal Performances’ Illuminations: “Fractured History” programming for the 2024–25 season.
This performance is made possible, in part, by Joe W. Laymon, Kiese Laymon, Jeanne Laymon, Thomas Laymon, Eve Dunbar and Cade Catherine Dunbar-Laymon.
| JESSIE MONTGOMERY | Strum |
| JEROD IMPICHCHAACHAAHA’ TATE | New Work (West Coast Premiere, Cal Performances Co-commission) |
| PURA FÉ arr. TATE | Rattle Songs |
| DVOŘÁK | Quartet in F major, Op. 96, American |
The Program Book will be available approximately one week before the performance.
