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SUMMARY:Turtle Island Quartet
DESCRIPTION:This concert is sold out. Please contact Lori Hopkinson at lori@bowdoinfestival.org or 207-373-1400 to be placed on a waiting list. Concert also livestreamed at bowdoinfestival.org/festivalive. \n  \nTurtle Island Quartet\nDavid Balakrishnan\, Gabriel Terracciano\, violin • Benjamin von Gutzeit\, viola • Naseem Alatrash\, cello \nISLAND PRAYERS \nDAVID BALAKRISHNAN\nLittle Mouse Jumps \nRHIANNON GIDDENS\nPompey Ran Away \nJEROD IMPICHCHAACHAACHA’ TATE\nLittle Loksi’ \nDAVID BALAKRISHNAN\nIsland Prayers \nI. Dialog\nII. Atonement\nIII. Redemption \nDAVID BALAKRISHNAN\nGroove in the Louvre\nDarkness Dreaming \nTERENCE BLANCHARD\nTurtle Trajectory \nDAVID BALAKRISHNAN\nThe Second Wave \n  \n\n  \nAbout Turtle Island \nSince its inception in 1985\, the Turtle Island Quartet has been a singular force in the creation of bold\, new trends in chamber music for strings. Winner of the 2006 and 2008 Grammy Awards for Best Classical Crossover Album\, Turtle Island fuses the classical quartet esthetic with contemporary American musical styles\, and by devising a performance practice that honors both\, the state of the art has inevitably been redefined. Cellist nonpareil Yo-Yo Ma has proclaimed TIQ to be “a unified voice that truly breaks new ground – authentic and passionate – a reflection of some of the most creative music-making today.” \nThe Quartet’s birth was the result of violinist David Balakrishnan’s brainstorming explorations and compositional vision while completing his master’s degree program at Antioch University West. The journey has taken Turtle Island through forays into folk\, bluegrass\, swing\, be-bop\, funk\, R&B\, new age\, rock\, hip-hop\, as well as music of Latin America and India…a repertoire consisting of hundreds of ingenious arrangements and originals. It has included over a dozen recordings on labels such as Windham Hill\, Chandos\, Koch\, Telarc and Azica\, soundtracks for major motion pictures\, TV and radio credits such as the Today Show\, All Things Considered\, Prairie Home Companion\, and Morning Edition\, feature articles in People and Newsweek magazines\, and collaborations with famed artists such as trumpeter Terence Blanchard\, clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera\, vibraphonist Stefon Harris\, guitar legends such as Leo Kottke and the Assad brothers\, The Manhattan Transfer\, pianists Billy Taylor\, Kenny Barron\, Cyrus Chestnut and Ramsey Lewis\, singers Tierney Sutton and Nellie McKay\, the Ying Quartet and the Parsons and Luna Negra Dance Companies. \nAnother unique element of Turtle Island is their revival of venerable improvisational and compositional chamber traditions that have not been explored by string players for nearly 200 years. At the time of Haydn’s apocryphal creation of the string quartet form\, musicians were more akin to today’s saxophonists and keyboard masters of the jazz and pop world\, i.e.\, improvisers\, composers\, and arrangers. Each Turtle Island member is accomplished in these areas of expertise. \nAs Turtle Island members continue to refine their skills through the development of repertory by some of today’s cutting edge composers\, through performances and recordings with major symphonic ensembles\, and through a determined educational commitment\, the Turtle Island Quartet stakes its claim as the quintessential ‘New World’ string quartet of the 21st century.
URL:https://www.bowdoinfestival.org/event/turtle-island-quartet/
LOCATION:Studzinski Recital Hall\, 12 Campus Road S\, Brunswick\, ME\, 04011
CATEGORIES:Concert,Ticketed Events,Mondays,Livestream
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