Kronos Quartet

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As part of our commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the National Museum of American History invites visitors to join us in the Warner Bros. Theater as the internationally acclaimed Kronos Quartet presents an afternoon of music spanning cultures and generations, exploring themes of resilience, loss, preservation, and remembrance.

At the center of the program is Steve Reich’s WTC 9/11, a work that weaves together live performance with recorded voices from NORAD communications, FDNY radio transmissions, and interviews with people who lived and worked in lower Manhattan. The program includes works by Terry Riley, Neil Young, Laurie Anderson, Trevor Weston, and Aftab Darvishi, among others.

Kronos will also perform Stacy Garrop’s Glorious Mahalia, a work recently released on the Smithsonian Folkways label that utilizes recordings of civil rights visionary Mahalia Jackson. Following the performance, members of the Kronos Quartet will join museum staff for a conversation about the music and its themes.

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Full Program:

John Oswald / Excerpt from Spectre *
Terry Riley / One Earth, One People, One Love from Sun Rings *
Neil Young (arr. Paul Wiancko) / Ohio +
Ramallah Underground (arr. Jacob Garchik) / Tashweesh *
Aftab Darvishi / Daughters of Sol **
Steve Reich / WTC 9/11 *
1. 9/11/01
2. 2010
3. WTC
Laurie Anderson (arr. Jacob Garchik) / Flow +

INTERMISSION

Traditional (arr. Jacob Garchik) / A Shout (from Trinidad) +
J. Fred Coots and Nina Simone (arr. Jacob Garchik) / For All We Know +
Trevor Weston / Kumbaya *
Zachary James Watkins / Excerpt from Peace Be Till *
featuring the recorded voice of Dr. Clarence B. Jones and video by Evan Neff
Stacy Garrop / Glorious Mahalia *
I. Hold on
II. Stave in the ground
III. Are you being treated right
IV. Sometime I feel like a motherless child
V. This world will make you think
featuring the recorded voices of Mahalia Jackson and Studs Terkel

* Written for Kronos
** Written for Kronos Fifty for the Future
+ Arranged for Kronos

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This program is made possible by the John Hammond Performance Series Endowment Fund.

The National Museum of American History welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities. This event is wheelchair accessible. Assistive listening devices will be provided. Additional accommodations are available upon request; please email nmahprograms@si.edu. Two weeks’ notice is preferred.

Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. Seating will be opened first to Eventbrite-registered attendees and then to walk-in visitors. When we reach maximum capacity, the event will be closed to the public.