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Parataxis Quartet, led by cellist, music theorist, publisher, and Iowa City resident Joshua DeVries, lives up to its name. “Parataxis” is a literary term describing clauses set side by side without conjunctions. DeVries built the quartet around the principle.Rhiannon Giddens draws from a 19th-century slave advertisement; Fodé Lassana Diabaté evokes the 13th-century Mali Empire through Mande balafon traditions; and Ken Benshoof reflects on the folk tune "Kisses Sweeter than Wine." Lu Yun sketches Taiwanese temple life, while tabla master Zakir Hussain assigns each string player a different rhythmic cycle—four, six, nine, and 16 beats.
Emelyn Bashour, violin
Ivan Suminski, violin
Magnolia Rohrer, viola
Joshua DeVries, cello
PROGRAM
Rhiannon GIDDENS: At the Purchaser's Option (with variations)
Fodé Lassana DIABATÉ: Sunjata's Time
Ken BENSHOOF: sweeter than wine
Lu YUN: Temples in Taiwan
Zakir HUSSAIN: Pallavi
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Free and open to the public, RSVP required.
Registration opens Wednesday, January 20.
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141 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242
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