String Quartet No. 9 (2021)

String Quartet No. 9 was written in Hampton, Virginia and reflects on youthful recreation. The initial two movements were completed in the Fall of 2020, and the concluding movement was completed in March of 2021.

The work is to be performed attacca.

Duration of movements:

I. ” . . . building blocks . . . “            ca. 5′ 10″
II. ” . . . bicycles . . . ”                             ca. 6′ 20″
III. ” . . . board games . . . “               ca. 5′ 00″

Total Duration: ca. 16′ 30″

Harvey J. Stokes
3/30/21

Premiere Performance: 3/10/22 by the Kincaid String Quartet (Ian Jett/J Sedloff, Violins; Alicia Mora, Viola; Titus Young, Violoncello) at the Beale Concert Hall (University of Oregon) in Eugene, Oregon.

 

Instrumentation:

Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Violoncello

 

excerpt from Stokes: String Quartet No. 9 (2021)

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