Writing a string quartet is a daunting task. The history of this ensemble is long and rich, its repertoire vast and densely packed with major statements by major composers. To write a quartet is to willingly put oneself in the ring with the big boys, and thus I have avoided it for as long as possible. But the opportunity to write for the Jasper Quartet was too good to pass up, and I figured it was about time I gave the medium a try. And what I tried to do was to write the most "un-quartety" quar...

• I Rebound
• II Skim
• III Skip
• IV Up
• V Scrape
• VI Down
• VII Stammer
• VIII Spread
• IX Release