I/O

String Quartet (2019)

Info:

Composed for JACK Quartet’s 2019 NYU Residency

Program Note:

There are two endless directions. In and out.
— Agnes Martin

In the context of this work, I think of “I/O” as a shorthand for “In / Out”, in reference to meditative breathing exercises. In writing this, I thought not only of human breath, but that of accordions and harmoniums, pumping air like living organisms.

Duration: c. 9’