Friction Quartet exists to modernize the chamber music experience and expand the string quartet repertoire. Friction achieves this mission by commissioning new works, curating imaginative programs, collaborating with artists, and presenting interactive educational outreach. They gave their Carnegie Hall debut as part of the Kronos Quartet Workshop in 2016, and recently returned to perform Black Angels as part of "The '60s" festival. They were the first ensemble in residence at the Center for New Music in San Francisco. This summer they will serve as Artist in Residence at The Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, as Quartet Fellows in Residence at Interlochen Arts Camp, and finally as Quartet in Residence at the New Music for Strings Festival in Aarhus, Denmark. Friction is currently participating in the San Francisco Symphony's Adventures in Music program, providing interdisciplinary music education to young students. They are also Ensemble Partners with Young Composers & Improvisors Workshop, working with and performing works by young composers in Bay Area schools.