Louis Andriessen's "Hoketus" at the NYSE

Tue 21 Jun, 2011, 1pm

In partnership with Make Music New York and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Darmstadt presents a performance of Louis Andreissen's "Hoketus," performed on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange by the extraordinary young ensemble Yarn/Wire.

Yarn/Wire is a chamber quartet specializing in the performance of 21st century music. A unique instrumental combination of two percussionists and two pianists allows Yarn/Wire to interface with both traditional performance practice and emergent stylistic trends with ease. Founded in 2005 at Stony Brook University, the members of Yarn/Wire have extensive performance and pedagogic experience encompassing international and domestic music festivals, college and university residences, and substantive work in the avant-garde theater and DIY/punk worlds. Frequent collaborations with composers on new work form a significant portion of the ensemble's activities. In addition to presenting multiple US premieres, Yarn/Wire has given the world premieres of over a dozen new works written specifically for the ensemble.

The Darmstadt Institute is made possible, in part, through generous support from the Dedalus Foundation and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council