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Project Beacon High School Composer Initiative Concert

June 26, 2022 | Boston Court

Twelve world premieres written by the students in Brightwork's High School Composer Initiative, performed by the fearless musicians of Brightwork Ensemble.

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For LA: a celebration of resiliency

June 21, 2022 | Monk Space

Some of LA’s most beloved presenters, ensembles, and solo musicians. Multiple stages. All proceeds go toward T@MS’s Musician Fund.

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Eyes Forward: Emerging Artists Featuring The Furies & Jordan Curcuruto

May 31, 2022 | Monk Space

In its second installment of its Emerging Artist Series, T@MS presents violin duo The Furies (Maiani da Silva and Kate Outterbridge) and percussionist and composer Jordan Curcuruto.

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Public Domain featuring Miller || Phelps

April 12, 2022 | Monk Space

Tuesdays @ Monk Space presents the ensemble debut of MILLER || PHELPS in Public Domain, a concert of music questioning and challenging the limits of intellectual rights and ownership.

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New Universes: George Crumb’s Makrokosmos at 50

March 15, 2022 | Monk Space

Featuring pianist Nic Gerpe performing Crumb's Makrokosmos alongside newly commissioned works by Juhi Bansal, Viet Cuong, Eric Guinivan, Julie Herndon, Vera Ivanova, Gilda Lyons, Alex Miller, Fernanda Aoki Navarro, Thomas Osborne, Timothy Peterson, and Gernot Wolfgang.

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For Ben: America’s best unknown composer

February 8, 2022 | Monk Space

Members of Brightwork Ensemble will be joined by the Lyris Quartet and soprano Stacey Fraser to present both well-known and lesser-known masterpieces by Johnston, including the Suite for Microtonal Piano, Quartet #4 (Amazing Grace), Calamity Jane to Her Daughter, and Ponder Nothing.

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POSTPONED – Brightwork Ensemble plays Reich

June 16, 2020 | Monk Space

Brightwork performs Steve Reich's Pulitzer Prize winning Double Sextet, plus other highlights from their season!

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Brightwork, PIE, & Hear Now Festival!

April 24, 2020 | Throop Church

This event has been canceled due to coronavirus.

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POSTPONED – For Ben – a celebration of the life and music of Ben Johnston

April 14, 2020 | Monk Space

This event has been canceled due to coronavirus.

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POSTPONED – Emerging Artists | The Furies, Sarah Belle Reid, and Jordan Curcuruto

March 17, 2020 | Monk Space

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POSTPONED – MIROIRS SUR L’ATLANTIQUE

March 13, 2020 | Maison de la Musique

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

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Beyond Microtonal Music Festival @ U-Pitt

February 28, 2020 | New Hazlett Theater

Brightwork newmusic takes it on the road to perform music by Eric Moe, Amy Williams, Federico Garcia, Mathew Rosenblum!

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Human Tunes & Words: Brightwork Ensemble Concert & Residency @ CSUF

February 26, 2020 | Meng Concert Hall

Brightwork is the guest ensemble for the 19th annual new music festival at Cal State Fullerton!

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Cold Blue presents: Separation Songs | Eclipse Quartet and friends

February 18, 2020 | Monk Space

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Brightwork Ensemble @ Ussachevsky Festival!

February 1, 2020 | Lyman Hall @ Pomona College

Brightwork performs Cerrone and Alves on the annual Ussachevsky Festival at Pomona College!

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20/20 Visions – new works for microtonal keyboards | Ray-Kallay Duo

January 28, 2020 | Monk Space

Ray-Kallay duo is back with newly commissioned works from Jason Barabba, Nina Shekhar, Mathew Rosenblum and Sean Friar.

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Breakdown! Brightwork Ensemble Concert & Residency at U. of Redlands

January 22, 2020 | Fred Loewe Performance Hall

Don’t miss this special concert at the University of Redlands! Admission is free and no tickets are required to attend.

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Carolyn Chen – Other Forests

December 17, 2019 | Monk Space

Southland Ensemble: The Koan Quartet & Christine Tavolacci present works by Carolyn Chen for string quartet, bass flute, speakers, and singers -- exploring nature and how we invent it.

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Crumbs in Hell’s Kitchen

December 1, 2019 | Cal State Northridge - Recital Hall

Brightwork performs George Crumb's Dream Sequence and Robert Paterson's Hell's Kitchen alongside works by Noah Meites, Stephen Lias, and Vicki Ray. With a new work from Liviu Marinescu. FREE!

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SHAPESHIFTER | Shalini Vijayan & Friends

November 12, 2019 | Monk Space

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Brightwork newmusic and Pomona Music Faculty in Concert

November 1, 2019 | Pomona College - Little Bridges

Brightwork joins Pomona College faculty to perform Steve Reich's Pulitzer Prize winning Double Sextet. Also on the program is Louis Andriessen's iconic Workers Union and two piano duos by Meredith Monk.

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Falling

October 27, 2019 | Cal State San Bernadino - Recital Hall

A program about Fall(ing). The season. Through expanding spacetime. Into Hell. To your death.

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Falling

October 20, 2019 | Vine Theater @ The Bernardo Winery

7:30 PM | A program about Fall(ing): The season. Through expanding spacetime. Into Hell. To your death.

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Another World at the Villa Aurora

October 19, 2019 | Villa Aurora

Pianist Genevieve Lee joins members of Brightwork Ensemble to present an evening of music from another place and time.

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Falling

October 15, 2019 | Cal State Dominguez Hills - Recital Hall

A program about Fall(ing). The season. Through expanding spacetime. Into Hell. To your death.

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Falling

October 5, 2019 | Boston Court

A program about Fall(ing). The season. Through expanding spacetime. Into Hell. To your death.

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Constellations of Crumb

October 1, 2019 | Monk Space

Join Brightwork and friends to celebrate Crumb’s music and his influence on later generations of composers.

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URSA – an interstellar cantata | LA Signal Lab

September 10, 2019 | Monk Space

An imagined night sky of words and music: LA Signal Lab presents URSA, an interstellar cantata.

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Brightwork: Non-profit launch concert!

June 25, 2019 | Monk Space

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LAYO Contemporary Adventure Ensemble Concert

July 31, 2019 | First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica

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Incandescent Keyboards, Luminous Percussion

May 14, 2019 | Monk Space

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PIE/HN Collaboration Concert

April 30, 2019 | Throop Church

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MicroFest Record Release Party

April 9, 2019 | Monk Space

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Eric Byers, Cello: my heart comes undone

March 19, 2019 | Monk Space

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Lost and Found, Again

May 10, 2019 | Cal State Northridge - Recital Hall

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Lost and Found, Again

March 5, 2019 | Cal State Dominguez Hills - Recital Hall

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Sound and Fury

March 3, 2019 | Church of Truth

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Lost and Found, Again

February 24, 2019 | Harvey Mudd - Drinkward Recital Hall

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say I am not far enough

February 5, 2019 | Monk Space

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PartchSongs

January 8, 2019 | Monk Space

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Grinding Sounds, Repeating Patterns, and Sonorous Incantations

December 4, 2018 | Monk Space

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Midterms: This will hurt someone

October 30, 2018 | Monk Space

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New Virtuosity: EMERGING ARTSTS SERIES with pianist Mari Kawamura

October 16, 2018 |

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T@MS at the VILLA AURORA – Twisted Love: New Song, Take Two

September 29, 2018 |

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Flotsam & Jetsam

September 4, 2018 | Monk Space

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Brightwork newmusic: Migrations

June 26, 2018 | Monk Space

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gnarwhallaby!

June 5, 2018 | Monk Space

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Celebrate May Day with Cold Blue Music

May 1, 2018 | Monk Space

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People Inside Electronics / Hear Now concert!

April 27, 2018 | Throop Church

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wild Up WORK | Claire Chenette

April 17, 2018 | Monk Space

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Hocket and Wiest/Lee: A Phenomenal Hum in Cracked Time

March 20, 2018 | Monk Space

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Aperture Duo and composer Colin Horrocks

February 27, 2018 | Monk Space

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Descent Into Madness

February 9, 2018 | Boston Court

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Miss Donnithorne’s Maggot – fully staged

February 2, 2018 | Cal State San Bernadino - Recital Hall

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SAKURA & Mojave Trio: Common Ground

January 9, 2018 | Monk Space

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Diana Wade: You Made it Weird

December 12, 2017 | Monk Space

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Nick Photinos and Vicki Ray

November 21, 2017 | Monk Space

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The Mystical Life: Soprano Elissa Johnston and the Lyris Quartet

October 24, 2017 | Monk Space

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Cal State Long Beach residency- Three Minute Pieces!

October 23, 2017 | Cal State Long Beach - Recital Hall

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Cal State Dominguez Hills – residency!

October 17, 2017 | Cal State Dominguez Hills - Recital Hall

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Sequenza ~ Sequenza!

September 19, 2017 | Monk Space

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The Flood: Brightwork newmusic

June 27, 2017 | Monk Space

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Vicki Ray and Richard Valitutto present New Song

May 30, 2017 | Monk Space

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Kaleidoscope! – Brightwork plays Cal State San Bernardino

May 23, 2017 | Cal State San Bernadino - Recital Hall

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Gloria Cheng – The Intrepid Harpsichord

May 2, 2017 | Monk Space

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Brightwork plays the Hear Now Festival

April 29, 2017 | First Lutheran Church of Venice

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Ensemble in residence / People Inside Electronics / Hear Now Festival

April 28, 2017 | Throop Church

Brightwork is in residence with the Hear Now Festival and People Inside Electronics for this concert featuring Los Angeles composers.

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Alex Miller: To Oblivion (Belmont Tunnel)
Ian Dicke: Latest And Greatest
Anthony Paul Garcia: If It Stops
Dominique Schafer: Cendre
Wen Liu: Echoes In Petals Falling
Mu-xuan Lin: Pale Fire

With special guest artists Shalini Vijayan, violin, Alex Miller, guitar, Scott Worthington and Eric Shetzen, bass, and Alma Fernandez, viola.

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Happy Birthday Lou Harrison! featuring Sarah Cahill and Varied Trio

April 4, 2017 | Monk Space

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MicroFest Presents the Fiore/Polansky Electric Guitar Duo

March 14, 2017 | Monk Space

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Cold Blue presents Robin Lorentz and Nicholas Chase

February 21, 2017 | Monk Space

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Voyage: CSULB Laptop Ensemble

January 24, 2017 | Monk Space

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Trio Kobayashi & C3LA

December 20, 2016 | Monk Space

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A Sweet Anxiety: Ashley Walters, Cello

November 15, 2016 | Monk Space

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Intimate Letters with the Lyris Quartet

October 25, 2016 | Monk Space

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compression/diffusion

October 23, 2016 | Harvey Mudd - Drinkward Recital Hall

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Passages and the Legend of Tiss: Aperture Duo and Walsh Set Trio

September 20, 2016 | Monk Space

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Beyond 12

June 28, 2016 | Monk Space

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Brightwork newmusic premieres Elise Roy

May 17, 2016 | Monk Space

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PIE/Hear Now Festival: Ensemble in Residence

April 23, 2016 | Miles Memorial Playhouse

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Composer + Performer Project

April 5, 2016 | Monk Space

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Brightwork plays Stockhausen – a collaboration with Synchromy

March 30, 2016 | Clausen Recital Hall Los Angeles City College

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Panic Duo

March 15, 2016 | Monk Space

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Ensemble in Residence at Chapman University: Student Reading Session

March 6, 2016 | Salmon Recital Hall

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Cold Blue Music

February 16, 2016 | Monk Space

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Harvey Mudd College presents Brightwork: Electrified!

February 7, 2016 | Harvey Mudd - Drinkward Recital Hall

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The Varied Trio

January 16, 2016 | Villa Aurora

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People Inside Electronics presents Brightwork newmusic!

January 9, 2016 | Neighborhood Church

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The Argus Quartet

December 1, 2015 | Monk Space

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Standing in the Storm of Time

November 10, 2015 | Monk Space

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HOCKET & SAKURA

October 13, 2015 | Monk Space

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ELEKTROFLUTƎ

September 29, 2015 | Monk Space

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ACF-LA presents New Music Los Angeles

September 12, 2015 | Clausen Recital Hall Los Angeles City College

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Ensemble in Residence with Synchromy @ Boston Court

July 17, 2015 | Boston Court

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The Hope of Floating Has Carried Us this Far

June 23, 2015 | Monk Space

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MicroGuitar Chamber Music

May 5, 2015 | Monk Space

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People Inside Electronics presents Hear Now goes Electroacoustic

May 1, 2015 |

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The Varied Trio

March 21, 2015 | Villa Aurora

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Crazy Quilt

March 10, 2015 | Monk Space

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Dreams and Prayers

February 24, 2015 | Monk Space

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Dreaming in Curved Time

January 20, 2015 | Monk Space

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European Currents

December 9, 2014 | Villa Aurora

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Travels Through the Mist

November 18, 2014 | Monk Space

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Dreamscape

October 7, 2014 | Monk Space

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oldmusic / newmusic

September 23, 2014 | Monk Space

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reLaunch with Synchromy and Brightwork @ Bird Studio

September 12, 2014 | Bird Studio

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The Varied Trio

May 27, 2014 | Monk Space

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Virtuoso Guitarist Brian Head and Friends

April 29, 2014 | Monk Space

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18-Squared plays early Glass & Reich

April 15, 2014 | Monk Space

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Record Release & Grammy Nomination Party

March 5, 2014 | Monk Space

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Trompe L’Oreille

February 18, 2014 | Monk Space

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The Southland Ensemble Plays Lucier

January 21, 2014 | Monk Space

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Alleged Dances

December 17, 2013 | Monk Space

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The Music of Veronika Krausas

November 26, 2013 | Monk Space

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Quartertone Incandescence

October 29, 2013 | Monk Space

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Light is Calling

October 8, 2013 | Monk Space

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