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The Sound of Science with Jeffrey Zeigler

  • Bates Recital Hall at the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music 2406 Robert Dedman Drive Austin, TX, 78712 United States (map)

The 2024 Austin Chamber Music Festival presents:

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JEFFREY ZEIGLER IS COMING BACK TO AUSTIN ๐ŸŽ‰ Dexterous cellist formerly of the Kronos Quartet, Jeffrey Zeigler performs The Sound of Science, a project originally produced by Graham Reynolds and Golden Hornet. This multimedia program features seven renowned composers from around the globe, who have each created a unique soundscape inspired by a scientist of their choosing.

Subject to availability, $12 Student Rush (with student ID), $30 General Admission, $45 Preferred, and $80 Premium tickets may be purchased at the box office on the evening of the concert. The box office will open at 6:30 PM that day.

Program:

- The Brain (Kristen Harris) | Graham Reynolds (b. 1971)
- Radiation in Moderation (Marie Curie) | Sarah Lipstate (b. 1984)
- From the Bones to the Fossils (Andrew Kruczkiewicz) | Paola Prestini (b. 1975)

-Salumba (George Washington Carver) | Foday Musa Suso (b. 1953)
- Quest (Jill Tarter) | Felipe Pรฉrez Santiago (b. 1973)
- A Highway in State Space (Signe Kjelstrup) | Maja S.K. Ratkje (b. 1973)
- Her Confirmation (Katherine Johnson) | Yuka C. Honda (b. 1961)
- Pastaza (Barry Chernoff) | Graham Reynolds (b. 1971)

Jeffrey Zeigler has released dozens of albums on Nonesuch Records, Deutsche Grammophon, Cantaloupe and Smithsonian Folkways and has appeared with Norah Jones on her album Not Too Late on Blue Note Records. While serving as the cellist of the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet for eight seasons, Zeigler was the recipient of the Avery Fisher Prize, the Polar Music Prize, the Presidentโ€™s Merit Award from the Grammys and The Asia Society's Cultural Achievement Award. Jeffrey Zeigler was recently appointed Assistant Professor of Chamber Music and Innovation at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.

Earlier Event: May 26
World Premiere @ Here Be Monsters
Later Event: July 13
Daniel Fears