New Sounds® Live: ETHEL Plays Jacob TV
Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:30 pm
ETHEL Plays Jacob TV
A special edition of WNYC’s New Sounds Live with host John Schaefer.
America’s most daring string quartet sensation ETHEL teams up with Dutch multi-media composer JacobTV at Merkin Concert Hall for U.S. premieres of Dolly Shot and Syracuse Blues along with new versions of works specially arranged for and dedicated to ETHEL: Capriccio, Jesus is Coming, Take A Wild Guess, Body of Your Dreams, Grab It! and String Quartet No. 3. Acclaimed as America’s premier postclassical string quartet, ETHEL boldly infuses contemporary concert music with fierce intensity, questioning the boundaries between performer and audience, tradition and technology. Formed in 1998, ETHEL comprises Juilliard-trained composer/performers Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Ralph Farris (viola), Dorothy Lawson (cello) and Mary Rowell (violin).
"One of the most intriguing and engaging European composers of today" (Allmusic.com), JacobTV (Jacob Ter Veldhuis) is quickly gaining renown outside his native Netherlands and has been called “the Jeff Koons of new music” by the Dutch newspaper NRC. He draws raw material for his multi-media compositions from American media and world events, creating work possessing an explosive strength and raw energy combined with extraordinarily intricate architectural design.
This concert will be webcast live by WQXR at www.q2live.org and taped for future broadcast on WNYC.
New Sounds Live subscribers can purchase tickets to concerts in the Contemporary Contexts series (phone and in person orders only).
Single tickets: $25, $30 premium seating
Half-price student tickets are available in advance: $12.50 (Student tickets must be purchased in person at the box office. A valid student ID is required.)
EVENT ABBREVIATIONS:
AGRH = Ann Goodman Recital Hall,
KC = Kaufman Center,
LMS = Lucy Moses School
MCH = Merkin Concert Hall,
SMS = Special Music School,
YAP = Young Artist Program