Owls

Owls is an inverted string quartet featuring violinist Alexi Kenney, violist Ayane Kozasa, cellist Gabriel Cabezas and cellist-composer (and Hancher composer-in-residence) Paul Wiancko. Each musician is an individual artistic force, and they share an uncommonly fierce creative spirit. Drawing from a deep well of musical passions and backgrounds, the musicians are committed to innovative, meaningful concert experiences. The concert will be presented in the beautiful recital hall in the Voxman Music Building. Program: Paul WIANCKO: Vox Petra Franghiz ALI-ZADEH: Regs Francois COUPERIN: Les Barricades mystérieuses TROLLSTILT (Monica Mugan and Dan Trueman): Ricercar Gabriella SMITH: Aegolius Terry RILEY: Good Medicine Paul WIANCKO: When the Night

Declared “a dream group,” by The New York Times, and drawing from a deep well of musical passions and backgrounds, Owls is a quartet collective that defies expectations and labels with original, visceral, and personal performances. Each member is an artistic force in their own right; violinist Alexi Kenney, violist Ayane Kozasa, cellist Gabriel Cabezas and cellist-composer Paul Wiancko share an uncommonly fierce creative spirit which drives the quartet to challenge the way meaningful concert experiences are conceived. By weaving together new compositions with original arrangements of music ranging from the 1600s to the present, Owls' distinctive instrumentation allows them access to beautiful and exhilarating new sound worlds—effectively guaranteeing that each performance is uniquely theirs and without limits. owlsmusic.com