the kronos string quartet
In 1985, the Kronos String Quartet performed 'None Of The Above', a
piece by Frank Zappa. Zappa
had been commisioned to write a piece for the ensemble. At that time, the Kronos
String Quartet consisted of:
- David Harrington: violin
- John Sherba: violin
- Hank Dutt: alto
- Juan Jeanrenaud: cello
It was
performed on several occasions:
- 1985/04/08 kpfa radio show "morning concert",
berkeley, ca, usa; the quartet played the first movement of frank zappa's
'none of the above'. this was followed by a synclavier version and a
conversation about the work.
- 1985/04/12 concert 'herbst theatre, san francisco, usa
'none of the above' (frank zappa)
= world premiere
- 1985/04/19 concert 'schoenberg hall',
ucal, los angeles, usa
'none of the above' (frank zappa)
- 1985/04/28 concert arhus, denmark
'none of the above' (frank zappa) = a
shorter version