Melbourne Recital Centre

JACK Quartet brings two eclectic programs in one night to the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.

7pm: JACK Quartet – String Creatures
Ruth Crawford Seeger, String Quartet 1931
Elliott Carter, String Quartet No.1
Liza Lim, String Creatures (Australian Premiere)

9pm: JACK Quartet – Up Late
Juri Seo, Three Imaginary Chansons (World Premiere)
Johnny MacMillan, Songs from the Seventh Floor
Christopher Otto, Miserere, after Nathaniel Giles
Caleb Burhans, Contritus
Austin Wulliman, Dave’s Hocket (World Premiere)
Gabriella Smith, Carrot Revolution

Liza Lim’s String Creatures is co-commissioned by the Lucerne Festival, Miller Theatre at Columbia University, and Melbourne Recital Centre.

Ukaria Cultural Centre

JACK Quartet’s Australian tour continues with a recital at the lush grounds of the Ukaria Cultural Center, featuring music by Liza Lim, Elliott Carter, and Nathanial Giles arranged by JACK Quartet’s Christopher Otto.

Christopher Otto, Miserere, after Nathaniel Giles
Elliott Carter, String Quartet No.1
Liza Lim, String Creatures

Liza Lim’s String Creatures is co-commissioned by the Lucerne Festival, Miller Theatre at Columbia University, and Melbourne Recital Centre.

Utzon Music 2024

For their Sydney Opera House debut, JACK Quartet pairs Johnny MacMillan’s experimental 2022 string quartet Songs from the Seventh Floor – which tips its hat to the music of the Renaissance – with music by Renaissance composers Nicola Vicentino and Nathaniel Giles reimagined by JACK Quartet's own Christopher Otto, on a program alongside a brand new work written for the JACK Quartet by American composer and pianist Amy Williams. The program comes to a close with String Creatures, written for the JACK Quartet by Australian composer Liza Lim, in which she explores the nature of string itself.

Johnny MacMillan, Songs from the Seventh Floor
Nicola Vicentino, Madonna il poco dolce
Christopher Otto, Miserere, after Nathaniel Giles
Amy Williams, Tangled Madrigal
Liza Lim, String Creatures (Australian Premiere)

Liza Lim’s String Creatures is co-commissioned by the Lucerne Festival, Miller Theatre at Columbia University, and Melbourne Recital Centre.