Tribeca New Music Presents: Orange Road Quartet | Controlled Burn

🔥 Get ready to be ignited by Orange Road Quartet – Controlled Burn, presented by Tribeca New Music on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in NYC.

This evening is a bold showcase of six daring contemporary works, each pushing the boundaries of what a string quartet can do — from whispering lyricism to full-blown sonic eruption.

The program opens with Bobby Ge’s Songs of Innocence and Experience — an evocative dialogue between youth and maturity, weaving pop-inflected melodies with more crystalline modern textures.

Then comes Justine Leichtling’s Controlled Burn, a dramatic, ritualistic meditation on destruction and renewal (inspired by California’s fire ecology) in which the quartet channels crackling energy, glowing harmonies, and transformative tension.

Next, Erich Barganier’s Apocrypha of the Eastern Ranges (East Coast premiere) amplifies Appalachian roots with post-minimalist edge — expect amplified fiddle echoes, raw textures, and inspired hybrid language.

After intermission, Alex Barsom’s Lead Tongue takes you through four continuous movements that merge electronic sensibilities and emotive depth in seamless flow.

Then the world premiere of Zachary Ritter’s window of tolerance adds a psychological dimension — freeze, hypervigilance, equilibrium — crafted with fixed-media playback and quartet immersion.

The concert closes in dazzling fashion with Matt Browne’s Great Danger, Keep Out, a high-voltage homage to inventor Nikola Tesla, pulsing with mechanical rhythms, harmonic “easter eggs,” and sparks of virtuosic bravura.

✨ And yes — discounted tickets are available via Groupmuse’s Nights Out program, helping you seize this spectacular evening of new music at a special rate. Don’t let this controlled burn of creativity slip away — reserve your spot and experience bold chamber music at its most alive.

What's the music?

Orange Road Quartet String Quartet