WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, April 21 at 4 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a classical music performance. 

 

Acclaimed new music ensemble Yarn/Wire plays the US premiere of "Three Lines of Flight" by composer Patrick Higgins, a multi-movement work of adventurous new classical music written for two pianos and two percussionists, featuring live electronic instruments by the composer.

 

Yarn/Wire is a new music quartet dedicated to the promotion of creative, meaningful live musical experiences in the US and abroad. Yarn/Wire achieves this by supporting composers and audiences through live performances, educational activities, and large-scale collaborative projects.

 

Described by The New Yorker magazine as one of the "prime movers of the local avant-garde," Patrick Higgins is a New York-based composer and performer of experimental music. Higgins has composed works for some of the nation's leading ensembles, ranging from chamber orchestra works, percussion cycles, and string quartets, to smaller ensembles and soloists.

 

Tickets $10 ($8 members, $7 students, $5 children 15 and under). Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 549 0524.