For an ensemble made up of only four people, the San Francisco chamber group Kronos Quartet seems to have a foot in just about every aspect of the Bay Area music scene: Whether re-interpreting "Purple Haze" or "Marquee Moon," collaborating with Bjork, Allen Ginsberg, and just about every minimalist composer you can name, the quartet is about as versatile an ensemble as one could hope for from classical music. That's just one reason it's a perfect choice to headline the final day of the New Music Gathering, a three-day festival/conference/meeting of experimental minds holding its first-ever event in San Francisco this weekend. Whatever the group has cooked up for this performance, you can bet it will be imaginative — and likely feature some guests from all over the musical map.
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