Finally got the recording of Pangkur as a quartet version from Nief-Norf Summer Festival 2018. I now have a playlist of Pangkur versions…the piano+percussion duo version should be next in line then.

As the original festival’s intent to present the work as a full sextet didn’t materialize due to certain problems, I wasn’t prepared to hear the work as a quartet. It wasn’t any problem, however–the work is designed to have modular instrumentation. And so I can say that this performance is the premiere of the quartet version, and the work sounded even amazing!

Thanks a bunch to the Nief-norf Performance Fellows! The actual performance was suddenly all magical, way beyond how you were rehearsing it. Special thanks to Jay Sorce for coaching the performers as well!

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Pangkur (for mixed quartet) [2017]

Performers:

Phoebe Bognár (piccolo, alto flute)
Alexandra Hecker (clarinet, bass clarinet)
Jonathan Tang (violin)
Ashlee Booth (cello)