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Preparing a quartet turns abstract notes into a living, breathing musical world. Working on Haydn’s Op. 77 and Shaw’s Entr’acte felt like stepping through Alice’s looking glass, where past and present meet. Performing both works on gut strings and classical bows created a shared expressive language across centuries. Shaw’s piece, inspired by Haydn’s sudden shift to D-flat major, plays with surreal transitions and rich, woody textures. Haydn’s quartets, though few in number, reveal clarity, lyricism, and daring rhythmic exploration. Historical editions opened new interpretive possibilities, reminding us that each performance captures only one moment in an evolving tradition. Together, these works form portals into contrasting eras, emotions, and perspectivesPreparing a quartet transforms notes and structures from something abstract into a vivid, living form. As we shaped Haydn’s String Quartets Op. 77 and Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte, Alice’s Looking Glas