JACK Quartet performs Catherine Lamb’s ‘Divisio Spiralis’ in Schwarzman Dome
JACK Quartet in The Dome, Photo: Tobias Liu, Yale Daily News
For 90 minutes, sustained string sounds, interrupted only by moments of silence and the occasional foot shuffling, reverberated around the circular walls of the Schwarzman Dome. The sounds descended through harmonic landscapes and shimmering microtonal frequencies, at times serene and hazy, at times throbbing and suffocating.
Given our keen interest in unconventional performance practice and the distinctive architecture of the Dome, it seems only fitting that the JACK Quartet will enliven the space with a work that plays so beautifully with its spatial qualities and acoustics.
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