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The Spektral Quartet illuminates the Chicago new music scene with "The Bernard Rands Effect"

The Spektral Quartet
Dan Kullman
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The Spektral Quartet
Composer Bernard Rands
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Composer Bernard Rands

At 7:30 pm in Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College on Monday, March 7, the Connecting Chords Music Festival offers a concert by the Spektral Quartet. It's a program that centers around Chicago composer Bernard Rands, who turned 87 this month. Spektral will play a new quartet by Rands, and follow it with 9 short pieces composed in tribute to his music and generosity by members of the Chicago Composers Consortium.

In a conversation with Cara Lieurance, violist Doyle Armbrust talks about the program and the Chicago new music scene which has been central to the quartet's music.

Cara Lieurance is the local host of NPR's All Things Considered on 1021 WMUK and covers local arts & culture on Let's Hear It on 89.9 Classical WMUK weekday mornings at 10 - 11 am.