A concert cycle conceived by the Pacifica Quartet for the 2026-27 season, marking the convergence of America's 250th anniversary and the bicentennial of Beethoven's death. The program anchors the late Beethoven string quartets alongside works by American composers, including two new commissions for narrator and string quartet honoring significant American women, written by Jennifer Higdon and Gabriela Lena Frank. Additional repertoire draws on American composers Ruth Crawford Seeger, Florence Price, and Shulamit Ran.