Event

People Inside Electronics presents the Lyris Quartet

Program: Light is Calling

Who's there? by Kurt Rohde*
Light is Calling by Michael Gordon
Tarantella Carbine by Caroline Louise Miller
A veil barely seen by Frances White
Elijah's Chariot by Judith Shatin
As If by Paul Lansky

*World Premiere

THE LYRIS QUARTET

The Lyris Quartet is a Los Angeles based string quartet. The quartet was created from a conversation between violinist Alyssa Park, who has enjoyed an illustrious career as an international soloist and is the youngest prizewinner in the history of the Tchaikovsky International Competition and violinist Shalini Vijayan who has built a career as an advocate of modern music as a member of Grammy nominated groups, Absolute Ensemble and Southwest Chamber Music. Drawing on their diverse backgrounds, these musicians chose to create a string quartet that could encompass their love for both standard and modern repertoire and commission works from living composers. Violist Luke Maurer and cellist Timothy Loo joined the group and Lyris was formally founded in 2008.

About People Inside Electronics

Founded by pianist Aron Kallay and composer Isaac Schankler, People Inside Electronics (PIE) has been presenting concerts in the Los Angeles area since 2009. PIE showcases ambitious and innovative uses of electronics in concert music, as well as classic works by electronic music's early pioneers. Past events have included several world premieres, performances of rarely heard monumental works, and interdisciplinary collaborations with visual artists, dancers, writers, actors, scientists and engineers. In 2010 PIE teamed up with fellow concert series In Frequency to bring acclaimed New York composer Annie Gosfield to Los Angeles for a full week of concerts and workshops. PIE's events have been lauded by LA Opus, the Huffington Post and KPFK's Global Village, who called them "The Wizards of 'Ahs'!"