The Quartet Project
The Quartet Project is a six-volume collection of graduated string quartets by composer Geoffrey Hudson. Modeled on Béla
Bartók’s Mikrokosmos, the Quartet Project aims to create a significant addition to the string quartet literature by introducing
contemporary music into the repertoire of
musicians of all ages from the outset of their
chamber music studies.
The Quartet Project encompasses the
commissioning, workshop-testing, and publication
of approximately 3 ½ hours of new music for string
quartet. To date, Geoffrey Hudson has composed
more than 80 miniature quartet movements, most
of which have been tested already by young
quartets in workshops across the United States.
More than 30 young quartets have played Quartet
Project music in the last year.
Publication of the full collection—120 miniatures
plus six full-length string quartets—is slated for
2012.
International response to the Quartet Project has
been enthusiastic. Click here to see what people
are saying.
