Break Away (2013) 12'
string quartet
commissioned by PUBLIQuartet for the Music of Now Marathon
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Announcement: PUBLIQuartet bringing improv chamber music to Hancher stage in Iowa City
“PUBLIQuartet will perform a program made up entirely of Montgomery’s works. Now serving as Hancher’s 2024—2025 composer-in-residence, Montgomery also will perform in the concert. They’ve woven some of her works…
Interview: Jessie Montgomery: Conjuring Memories
“What sets Montgomery’s own music apart from so many of her antecedents as well as peers is how deeply immersed she has been for most of her life in the…
Feature: Chicago Humanities Festival Elevates Black Chamber Music and Black Ballerinas
“The first selection was Chicago Symphony Orchestra composer-in-residence, D-Composed friend and Grammy-winner Jessie Montgomery’s Break Away: Lilting and Songbird. Like all the short pieces in this vibrant program, this one is…