Florescence

Semiosis Quartet
Nicole Parks – violin
Emma Burge – violin
Amelia Hollander Ames – viola
Olivia Katz – cello

Semiosis Quartet offers a respite from the February cold with music for string quartet by Holy Cross faculty Matthew Jaskot and Chris Arrell, and more.

Arrell’s Voyagers draws inspiration from breathtaking images of the solar system from the Voyager Interstellar Mission, which began in 1977. The concert includes the premiere performance of Jaskot’s Florescence, which is inspired by a short excerpt of text from Sufi mystic Bawa Muhaiyadeen (translated by Coleman Barks): “You’re the meaning that blooms in the heart. In this world of flowers, in the next world.”

Join us as we navigate through musical terrain to explore florescence in many forms. Sonic blooms, fluid harmonies, moments of stillness, and rhythmic intensity are just a few ways that the evening’s repertoire will transport you to another sound-world full of new and fascinating discoveries!