Turtle Island String Quartet

with Stefon Harris, vibraphone
“The Divine Duke”Visit Turtle Island String Quartet on the Web
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 “A standard beyond the reach of its few contemporaries... In the multifarious idiom they have all but invented, Turtle Island remains the ne plus ultra.” —Los Angeles Times

“Harris’ scope, and the craft he demonstrates in the process of utilizing the breadth of that scope, is remarkable. 4 Stars.” —Downbeat

Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

The Grammy Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet has been a singular force in the creation of bold, new trends in chamber music for strings, fusing the classical quartet esthetic with contemporary American musical styles, and devising a performance practice that honors both. Turtle Island members refine their skills through unusual and endemic “re-compositions” of works by the old masters through the development of repertory by some of today’s cutting-edge composers. In a bold new collaboration featuring Stefon Harris (right), the most important and most creative vibraphonist of his generation, Turtle Island delves into the sacred music composed by the legendary Duke Ellington. This visionary music combined jazz with classical and gospel forms and brilliantly foreshadowed the classical crossover genre of today’s musical world.

Tickets: $30 adults, $28 seniors 65+, $15 children 12 and under, $22 UR employees, $8 UR students

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