String Quartet ETHEL Celebrates Female Composers In DC

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String Quartet ETHEL Celebrates Female Composers In DC
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Date: Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 10:22 AM
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The acclaimed string quartet ETHEL returns to Washington, DC, March 4th. Details are below. This award-winning ensemble will be premiering several works by female composers. Please consider for an upcoming preview, interview, review, etc. Thanks in advance for your consideration.
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April for ETHEL


Who: String Quartet ETHEL Performs Blue Dress When: Sunday, March 4, 2018, at 3:30 p.m.Where: West Building, West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 6th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20565Tickets: Free. First come, first serve. For more information, please visit NGA.gov or call 202.842.6941.

What: ETHEL, a postmodern, indie-classical quartet, pays special homage to the brilliant, gorgeous, and masterful women who are making their musical mark on the 21st century. Sometimes fierce, sometimes seductive, always full of creativity, composers like Mary Ellen Childs, Anna Clyne, Missy Mazzoli, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Julia Wolfe are warriors and champions of music today. Repertoire by these women—including the first performances of Wolfe's bluegrass-inspired Blue Dress for String Quartet—is performed with music named by the composers as their personal sources of inspiration. Clyne's favorites include rock legend Stevie Nicks, while Mazzoli draws creative strength from Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, one of the leaders of the worldwide wave of alt rock bands. Wolfe cites the timelessness of Aretha Franklin, who continues in her role as standard-bearer for so many of today's musicians. Amplified quartet arrangements of works by these powerhouses are paired with the works of Clyne, Mazzoli, and Wolfe. By exploring new compositions by three of today's most influential composers side by side with the groundbreaking music of their muses, ETHEL offers a distinctive and stirring read on their interconnections. 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uZXNnW2-X8 april thibeault | 212.861.0990 | amtpublicrelations.com april thibeault | 212.861.0990 | amtpublicrelations.com







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