World Premier: String Quartet No. 3 "River" by Aaron Jay Kernis

This program features the world premier of Aaron Jay Kernis's Third String Quartet subtitled "River". The commissioning of this work for the Jasper String Quartet was made possible in part by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund. The commission was also funded by The Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Chamber Music Northwest (Portland, OR) Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall (London), Classic Chamber Concerts (Naples, FL), and Chamber Music Monterey Bay (CA).