Now Is The Time

Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time is a defining work of the twentieth century, heard here alongside Samuel Adams' Devotions which probes the nature of human connection to place and time.

Artists

Richard Tognetti Violin

Helena Rathbone Violin

Ike See Violin

Elizabeth Woolnough Viola

Timo-Veikko Valve Cello

Melissa Barnard Cello

David Griffiths Clarinet

Conor Hanick Piano

Samuel Adams Sound Design

Program

Samuel Adams Devotions, for string quartet, percussion, and electronic sound design

Olivier Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time