“On March 21, Kronos Quartet will be presenting their program ‘Music for Change: The Banned Countries’ as a part of the Celebrity Series of Boston’s Stave Sessions,” writes Natalie Calma in Tuesday’s (3/10) icareifyoulisten.com. “They will be performing alongside Persian vocalist Mahsa Vahdat. The idea for this program came as a direct response to the 2017 Executive Orders limiting travel to the United States by people from largely Muslim-majority countries. Q: Why is it important for artists to speak out on issues facing our society today? Kronos Quartet: How can every person not wish for a cleaner environment for our children, grandchildren, and friends? Doesn’t music need places free of violence to be practiced and absorbed?…. Music does not exist in a vacuum. We have no choice but to speak out. Q: How does ‘Music for Change: The Banned Countries’ challenge your audience? Kronos Quartet: Through sound, we are trying to take all of us to many places we will be unlikely able to visit…. We hope to leave our listeners with more energy than before, more in awe of what music brings and more appreciation for the sacred fragility of each of us, and the immense strength within us.”
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