JACK Quartet

John Pickford Richards,  Ari Streisfield, Christopher Otto, Kevin McFarland 

Program Note:

Saxifrage is the name of a type of flowering plant that sets its roots into stones. Over time the roots of these plants can create cracks and splits in the rocks that they grow in – a rather impressive accomplishment for a flower. The name Saxifrage in fact derives from the Latin word Saxifraga which means literally, “stone breaker.” I thought it would be interesting to explore this idea in a piece – a stony landscape that gradually becomes broken by a beautiful flower that grows out of it.