Jennifer Koh

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By Laurie Niles
August 26, 2021
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For the Record, Op. 167: Christian Li; Jennifer Koh; Spektral Quartet

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Alone Together
Jennifer Koh, violin

Here is the album based on violinist Jennifer Koh's online performance series, "Alone Together," created in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the financial hardship it placed on so many artists and musicians. The album includes a collection of 40 works -- 20 composers, most of whom have salaried positions or other forms of institutional support to carry them through this challenging time, agreed to donate a new, 30-second micro-work for solo violin, while also each recommending a fellow freelance composer to write their own 30-second solo violin work on paid commission from the artist-driven nonprofit ARCO Collaborative. BELOW: Jennifer Koh describes the project:

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