Part of HANCHER’S 2026–2027 SEASON and FIFTY FOR THE FUTURE
Presented by HANCHER AUDITORIUM
JACK Quartet returns Friday evening for a second Fifty for the Future program—pulling the catalog's wider range into focus.
Nicole Lizée conjures film noir, while Yotam Haber builds on a Jewish melody from Italy's Piedmont. Aleksander Kościów meditates on the ancient Greek cry for mercy. Sky Macklay imagines notes as prehistoric bones. Tanya Tagaq brings Arctic sounds into the string quartet, and Rafiq Bhatia reimagines the quartet through his own guitar technique. A skittish, incantatory work by Laurie Anderson closes the evening.
Christopher Otto, violin
Austin Wulliman, violin
John Pickford Richards, viola
Jay Campbell, cello
PROGRAM
Nicole LIZÉE: Darkness Is Not Well Lit
Yotam HABER: From the Book
Aleksander KOŚCIÓW: Hílathi
Sky MACKLAY: Vertebrae
Tanya TAGAQ: Sivunittinni
Rafiq BHATIA: Glimmers; 3 movements
Laurie ANDERSON: Shutter Island
"JACK Quartet brings consummate instrumental mastery and unwavering commitment to presenting the music of today as a transformative experience." – Sydney Morning Herald
TICKETS
Adults $25
Students & Youth $10
Purchase your tickets through Hancher Box Office online or call 319-335-1160.
HANCHER EVENT PARTNERS
Bruce Gantz
David McCartney & James Petersen
John R. Menninger
Hazel H. Seaba
Joyce & Dick Summerwill Ventures Fund
Stephen & Victoria West
George & Carrol Woodworth
Photo collage includes photo by Jason Smith