Between silence and sound: How Jennifer Hsieh champions America’s most daring music

Caroline Shaw's Entr'acte carries a warning buried in its sheet music. The composer asks violinists to press the bow at a precise angle, with just enough weight to strip the tone away entirely, leaving behind only a ghostly, pitchless whisper. It is one of the most demanding techniques for strings written over the past two decades. The post Between silence and sound: How Jennifer Hsieh champions America’s most daring music appeared first on Digital Journal.