Two forces in the new music scene, Kaufman Music Center's Face the Music and JACK Quartet, perform an evening of music by teen composers and a contemporary master. Face the Music's Pannonia Quartet performs 19-year old Conrad Tao's String Quartet No. 2, and JACK Quartet performs the World Premieres of compositions by Face the Music musicians Paris Lavidis and Gack Gulielmetti. The ensembles join together for a rare performance of Steve Reich’s seminal Triple Quartet.

About the Program
Up first on the March 19th program, Face the Music’s Pannonia Quartet will perform a work by one of their contemporaries, 19 year-old Conrad Tao, an accomplished composer and pianist. Among his many honors, Tao is the winner of eight consecutive ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards since 2004. Face the Music will play Tao’s String Quartet No. 2, a work commissioned by Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music for the Jasper String Quartet.

Face the Music
“Praised for “stunning performances” by The New York Times, Kaufman Music Center’s Face the Music is an alt-classical ensemble of more than 125 unusually talented teenagers from in and around New York City. Advancing Kaufman Music Center’s commitment to modern music, Face the Music provides an unparalleled performance and education experience for the next generation of musical leaders.

JACK Quartet
The JACK Quartet electrifies audiences worldwide with "explosive virtuosity" (Boston Globe) and "viscerally exciting performances" (New York Times). The Washington Post commented, "The string quartet may be a 250-year-old contraption, but young, brilliant groups like the JACK Quartet are keeping it thrillingly vital."