For this lecture, the Balourdet Quartet will be featuring a new piece which inventively draws on 300 years of music, Strange Machines by renowned Canadian-American composer Karim Al-Zand. Through double-entendre and visual imagery of fantastical music machines, Al-Zand creates a witty and even humorous tribute to Bach, Mozart, and the dawn of the symphony. This event also serves as a teaser for the Balourdet Quartet’s upcoming studio album featuring Strange Machines.”

Karim Al-Zand String Quartet No. 4 “Strange Machines” (Chamber Music America Commission 2022)

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