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John Pickford Richards

In the early days, before Alarm Will Sound was created, John remembers his first encounter with the future members of the band at an Eastman concert of Steve Reich’s music. John jumped in to play Music for 18 Musicians and Tehillim to a standing-room-only audience in Eastman’s Kilbourn Hall. Since the founding of Alarm Will Sound, John has played several administrative roles in the group serving at various times as its librarian, development director and ombudsman.

After graduating from Eastman, John was confronted with the question that faces many musicians: What do I do after graduating with a degree in music? Fortunately, he and three other members of Alarm Will Sound were presented with the opportunity to serve as artists-in-residence at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. They stayed in what would become known as ‘The Farmhouse’ for 3 years while teaching and performing. The rest of the ensemble would join them occasionally for a lot of shenanigans and some professional work (e.g., the recording of Acoustica).

Like most musicians just moving to New York City, John’s career was tough starting out as a small fish in a big pond, but his connections from Eastman have led to a successful international career. John is the founding violist and Executive Director of JACK Quartet.

Ken Ueno’s (X)igágái

This is an excerpt of our world premiere performance.