Jessie Montgomery: STRUM | Borromeo Quartet

Strum, in the words of composer Jessie Montgomery, salutes "American folk idioms and the spirit of dance and movement.” In this performance from the 2021 Heifetz Festival of Concerts, the sixteen collective strings of the Borromeo Quartet strum, thrum, bow, and flow through the infectious seven minute piece.

From the Classical Post: "The name Jessie Montgomery is becoming more and more familiar to classical music lovers. The 40-year-old is making her mark as a composer with a unique voice. Her music reflects her own life as an African American woman, but also draws on various other cultures and influences, including Zimbabwean dance, swing and techno. Works like Strum and Starburst ....pulsate with creativity."

Learn and Discover more about the music and other African-American composers from the 1920s to the 2020s in our "Strum, Shimmer and Shine" episode of our new radio program "Heifetz On Air" https://heifetz.institute/HeifetzOnAirE5.

Borromeo String Quartet:
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Kristopher Tong, violin
Mai Motobuchi, viola
Yeesun Kim, cello

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