string quartet formed in 1985 by David Balakrishnan, Darol Anger, and Mark Summer in San Francisco
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2021-09-18 08:53:16
Combining Western classical with Native American musical culture: I chat to composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate
[…] work. Jerod enjoys the synergy of such moments, cool stuff like that make his life grand. Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate Whilst Jerod has written large scale works with words, oratorios and cantatas, Shell Shaker will be his first full-blown opera. It is in fact part of a planned trilogy, with the second one dealing with a Cherokee legend. Also coming up he has an enviably large order book, including a new work for the Turtle Island Quartet, a new Violin Concerto, a work for the Verdigris Ensemble in Dallas and much else. He is also planning a music theatre work based on the accurate story of Pocahontas. He feels both lucky and grateful to have so much new work, but he has to concentrate on one work at a time. Another exciting venture ahead is his time as composer in residence at the Alba Music Festival which is North […]
2017-02-27 21:07:04
[…] do that song, but I’m not kidding when I say their version is my favorite by a good bit. Pete has a marvelously expressive voice, nicely completmented by Kathy’s tasteful guitar picking and his own mandolin. I don’t think it’s out there in YouTube land. You’ll have to buy their Long Time Gone album . But here’s something of theirs to tide you over. Barwick and Siegfried – Dusty Diamonds Saturday: Turtle Island Quartet : They can’t really be categorized, but essentially they are all fabulous classically trained musicians who do everything from classical to jazz in the form of a fairly traditional classical quartet: first and second violin, viola, cello. (This is the only thing traditional about them.) I am surprised we didn’t listen to them growing up, honestly–I think Dad would enjoy them if he doesn’t already know about them. Very fine musicians. […]
2015-02-10 07:00:50
Classical music: Here are the 2015 Grammy winners and the nominees for classical music. Pro Arte Quartet recording producer Judith Sherman wins again.
[…] National De Lyon). Label: Erato/Warner Classics Virtuoso Rossini Arias. Lawrence Brownlee; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra). Label: Delos BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM WINNER: Partch (below): Plectra & Percussion Dances. Partch; John Schneider, producer. Label: Bridge Records, Inc. Britten To America. Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor; Colin Matthews, producer. Label: NMC Recordings Mieczysław Weinberg. Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė, Daniil Grishin, Gidon Kremer, & Daniil Trifonov & Kremerata Baltica; Manfred Eicher, producer. Label: ECM New Series Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet. Mike Marshall & Turtle Island Quartet; Mike Marshall, producer. Label: Adventure Music The Solent – Fifty Years Of Music By Ralph Vaughan Williams. Paul Daniel, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer. Label: Albion Records BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION WINNER: Adams, John Luther (below): Become Ocean. John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony). Label: Cantaloupe Music Clyne, Anna: Prince Of Clouds. Anna Clyne, composer (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & […]
2015-01-28 18:00:54
Turtle Island Quartet and Nellie McKay will come together to perform chamber music in the Turner Auditorium on Thursday Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m.. Turtle Island Quartet is a two-time Grammy-winning group that plays classical music with a contemporary twist.