A Far Cry presents: Folie à deux at St. John's JP

French for the “madness of two,” Folie à deux explores musical partner- ship through six striking duos for violin, viola, cello, and marimba. Moving through every two-part permutation of the ensemble’s four instruments, this program reveals how intimacy, tension, vulnerability, and joy emerge when two voices come together.

Musical Program:
Akshaya Avril Tucker: Breathing Sunlight for violin & cello
Fabian Otten: L’Assillo for violin & marimba
Paul Wiancko: American Haiku for viola & cello
Caroline Shaw: Limestone and Felt for viola & marimba
Krzysztof Penderecki: Ciaccona for violin & viola
Osvaldo Golijov: Mariel for cello & marimba

Vibrant works by contemporary composers range from the shimmering stillness of Akshaya Avril Tucker’s Breathing Sunlight to the mournful echoes of Osvaldo Golijov’s Mariel; from the playful textures of Caroline Shaw’s Limestone and Felt to the profound gravity of Penderecki’s Ciaccona. Together, they form a kaleidoscopic meditation on memory, identity, and the power of shared experience.