Sarah Bernstein:  Veer Quartet

Violinist Sarah Bernstein leads a quartet of Sana Nagano/vi, Leonor Falcon/va and Nick Joozwiak/cel through a handful of originals that mix concise soloing with rich ensemble textures. There is a Bartokian sustained tension on “News Cycle Progression” , while the strings do a clever call and response to “World Warrior”, bowing a hovering atmosphere on “Hidden”. Mixed withing the pulse of “Clay Myth” are rich and swinging solos by each member, with Joozwiak supplying a bluesy line on the swinging “Fames No. 1”. Singing strings.

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