Colin Jacobsen

Starlighter

ensemble string quartet and clarinet

duration  10 minutes

written 2019

co-commissioned by Art of Elan and La Jolla Music Society

premiered April 16, 2019, San Diego, CA

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Program Notes:

Violinist and composer Colin Jacobsen is “one of the most interesting figures on the classical music scene” (Washington Post). An eclectic composer who draws on a range of influences, he was named one of the top 100 composers under 40 by NPR listeners. He is also active as an Avery Fisher Career Grant-winning soloist and a touring member of Yo-Yo Ma’s famed Silk Road Ensemble. For his work as a founding member of two game-changing, audience-expanding ensembles – the string quartet Brooklyn Rider and orchestra The Knights – Jacobsen was recently selected from among the nation’s top visual, performing, media, and literary artists to receive a prestigious and substantial United States Artists Fellowship. "Starlighter," for clarinet and string quartet, was written as a co-commission between Art of Élan and the La Jolla Music Society, with generous support from Melvin and Amy Okamura. It is dedicated to the the memory of George Feher.