All String Quartets

Composed in 2021 for The Joy Project, a series of uplifting works for performance at free outdoor concerts in the San Francisco Bay region. The work's title comes from the annual Chinese spring festival,

This beautiful slow movement takes full advantage of the string quartet's richly expressive potential. It is a plaintive aria for violin with string trio accompaniment, balanced with contrasting textures

Wernick's tenth String Quartet was written for the Emerson String Quartet, with whom he had previously collaborated (his String Quartet No. 4 is also dedicated to the ensemble). The Emerson

This is a straightforward yet beautiful arrangement of the famous tune.  It will require sensitive musicianship and good technique, but is such a fine piece, it practically plays itself.