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Composer Portraits

Sarah Hennies

Thursday, April 4, 2024, 8PM

Miller Theatre at Columbia University

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Sarah Hennies is a visionary American composer and percussionist, who “writes music rife with psychological effects and emotional undercurrents” (The New York Times). Meditative yet propulsive, challenging yet engaging, her work is concerned with a variety of musical and sociopolitical issues, including queer and trans identity and psychoacoustics. For her Portrait, two brilliant ensembles—the Mivos Quartet and Yarn/Wire—perform new works written especially for them.

Sarah Hennies 960x1446 — photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre at Columbia University

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Sarah Hennies is a visionary American composer and percussionist, who “writes music rife with psychological effects and emotional undercurrents” (The New York Times). Meditative yet propulsive, challenging yet engaging, her work is concerned with a variety of musical and sociopolitical issues, including queer and trans identity and psychoacoustics. For her Portrait, two brilliant ensembles—the Mivos Quartet and Yarn/Wire—perform new works written especially for them.

Repertoire

Sarah Hennies
Borrowed Light
(2023) U.S. premiere
Sarah Hennies Spiral Organ (2024) world premiere, Miller Theatre commission

Performers

Mivos Quartet
Yarn/Wire

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