Zorn @ 60 at the Lincoln Center Festival this July

From the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts:

In celebration of his sixtieth birthday, Lincoln Center honors the boundless musical vision and virtuosity of John Zorn as one part of a larger, international celebration. A saxophonist, avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, collaborator, impresario, Pulitzer nominee, and MacArthur Fellow, Zorn has explored a vast and impressive spectrum of genres—including jazz, rock, hardcore punk, classical, klezmer, popular, and improvised, among many others—over the past four decades of his career.

Zorn@60: The Holy Visions
Thursday, July 18 8pm
Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
The first night of Zorn@60 consists of two lyrical works for a cappella female voices.

Zorn@60: The Complete String Quartets
Saturday, July 20 8pm
Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
The second night of Zorn@60 turns the focus to Zorn’s six powerful works for string quartet, performed together in a single evening.