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