Kronos Quartet United in Sound: America at 250 | Title: Three Bones Visuals by Xuan Films, with Windy Chien and Jeffrey Gibson (Ground) The program was divided into three sections: I. Ground; II. At the Sea Islands; and III. Beyond the Golden Gate. Sections I and II began with recorded music: Noel Joseph, "Song of Salutation" (wax cylinder recording, 1890), and Henry Wylie, "Kumbaya (Come By Here)" (wax cylinder recording, 1926). Sections II and III also featured recorded voices: Queen Quet and Bobby Seale (section II), and David Lei (section III). WORLD PREMIERE of KUMBAYA, arr. Trevor Weston, featuring Henry Wylie's "Kumbya (Come By Here)" wax cylinder recording WORLD PREMIERE of Charlton Singleton's MENDE FUNERAL SUITE: 2. FELLOWSHIP (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall) NEW YORK PREMIERE of Traditional (Ojibwe)/Elisa Harkins' THE EAGLE'S SONG, arr. Gabriela Díaz, featuring the recorded voice of Elisa Harkins NEW YORK PREMIERE of Charley Pattons' DOWN THE DIRT ROAD BLUES, arr. Jacob Garchik NEW YORK PREMIERE of Link Wray's RUMBLE, arr. Jacob Garchik NEW YORK PREMIERE of Laura Ortmans' WAVES CARVE THE SOUND, arr. Jacob Garchik (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall), featuring visuals by Jeffrey Gibson, graphic design by Zach Reich, and the recorded voices of Layli Long Soldier and Floyd Massey NEW YORK PREMIERE of Dai Wei's THROUGH THE PAPER GATE (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall) chamber music performance 2026-04-25T19:30:00