Switchboard Music Presents:
The Hurd Ensemble + Sqwonk
Wildly rhythmic, Innovative, Genre-Defying Music
- When
- Sat Jan 5, 2013
- Where
- The Lost Church
- Time
- 8:00pm
- Cost
- $10
- Tags
- Electronic Music, Music, Classical Music
Description
The Hurd Ensemble is being joined by the ever-amazing bass clarinet duo, Sqwonk, on Sat Jan 5th at The Lost Church! Come celebrate the beginning of a new year with us at one of our favorite venues in SF.8:30 pm - The Hurd Ensemble
9:30 PM - Sqwonk
Tickets: $10 – Available at the door or online at http://www.thelostchurch.com/page%202.html
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• THE HURD ENSEMBLE • Performing original music by San Francisco-based composer George Hurd, The Hurd Ensemble “is the perfect blend of electronic and classical music” (SF Gate). All the music is written for string quartet (violin, viola, cello, upright bass), piano and electronics, meticulously bound together with digitally-arranged sounds collected from Hurd’s travels. Absolutely no stock electronic sounds are used - every sound produced is of his own creation. The electronics are layered to create textures that perfectly complement the acoustic instruments, giving rise to a sound that is extremely organic despite its partially digital origins. Hurd’s music is both wildly, intricately rhythmic and aglow with shimmering harmonies and melodies. Accessible and daring, its percussive yet lyrical qualities make it at home in both concert halls and nightclubs.
The Hurd Ensemble is: Solenn Seguillon (violin), Jacob Hansen-Joseph (viola), Anton Estaniel (cello), Ari Gorman (bass), Elyse Weakley (piano), and George Hurd (compositions & electronics).
• http://www.hurdensemble.com •
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• SQWONK • The San Francisco-based bass clarinet duo is a
dynamic and adventurous ensemble that “pushes the
envelope of what bass clarinet music can be” (Clarinet
Magazine). Sqwonk is devoted to exploring the full
expressive range of the bass clarinet, from deep resonances
to raucous wails. While grounded in the classical tradition,
Sqwonk’s music draws on a wide range of influences, from
klezmer to heavy metal to blues to minimalism to free
improvisation, creating a repertoire that is strikingly
contemporary, yet broadly accessible to a wide audience.
Sqwonk is:
Jon Russell and Jeff Anderle
• http://sqwonk.com/ •
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