Maxwell Fairman - String Quartet No. 1 (World Premiere)

Composed by 2024 BSU Fellow Maxwell Fairman and performed by BSU Fellows Aidan Daniels (violin) and Emma Boyd (viola) with special guest COOS cellist Francesca McNeeley on Feb. 4, 2024
Program note: “The first section of this quartet features chords that evoke suffering through the use of dissonance. There is slow, deliberate movement between the chords, and this movement halts to a stop in the middle section. The middle section features pedal tones in the lower three voices to make it feel grounded, while the first violin soars above these voices with an improvisatory melody. After this brief repose, movement picks up with impulses traveling between the lower voices, building up to a repetition of the first section. This repetition is more intimate, using softer dynamics.” - Maxwell Fairman

[@katgod6318]

I love this! What pretty harmonies 💕💕

[@castleskins]

Thank you!

[@rubinsaigal8808]

Nicely played. Thanks and Best wishes.

[@castleskins]

Many thanks!