This evening marks the first show of a new quartet whose work draws from shared interests in planetary string traditions and poetics in song. Through the interplay of voices, violin, and viola, the quartet synthesizes each artist’s distinct approaches to tuning, polyphony, and heterophony, while exploring the ethereal properties of tangible materials (strings, wood, flesh) alongside the raw possibilities of electronic sound. For over two decades, Jessika Kenney and Eyvind Kang have created a duo music shaped by their collaborative study of sonic resonances, musical forms, and transcultural dialogues. Composers Keir GoGwilt and Celeste Oram focus on reinterpreting historical forms, from a violin concerto staged in the imaginary space of a burning cathedral to lecture-recitals that delve into alternative musical histories of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Together, these four artists have formed an ensemble which crafts a distinctive sound world that merges tradition, innovation, and cultural exchange.