sound:

Ian Humphries & Darragh Morgan Violins, Nic Pendlebury Viola, Deirdre Cooper Cello.

An exciting programme of music from Britain's premiere contemporary string ensemble:

• Philip Glass - String Quartet No 2 'Company'
• Andrew Poppy - Hatch
• Kevin Volans - White Man Sleeps
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• Conlon Nancarrow - String Quartet No 1
• James MacMillan - Memento
• Joe Cutler - Folk Music (Daithi's Dumka)
• Graham Fitkin - Servant

For almost twenty years the Smith Quartet has been at the forefront of contemporary music. They have built an impressive repertoire by many of the world's most exciting composers and have established an international reputation for their dynamic style and original approach to contemporary music.