America's favorite string band ETHEL
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Musically omnivorous, prolific, and passionate, “America’s favorite string band” incorporates rock, blues, classical, jazz and other popular genres to create a sound that defies categorization. Formed in 1998, ETHEL is comprised of four world-class, Juilliard-trained composer/musicians: Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Ralph Farris (viola), Dorothy Lawson (cello), and Mary Rowell (violin). Described as “the fiercest string quartet this side of hell,” and “the most bad-ass quartet around,” ETHEL has performed over 300 shows in ten different countries as a favorite at countless festivals and venues around the globe.
ETHEL celebrates its 10th anniversary season with the launch of its 2008 TruckStop odyssey. In an effort to explore and honor indigenous communities, cultures, and music, ETHEL explores the world’s musical melting pot in an 11-city, 10-month long TruckStop residency/concert tour beginning and ending in its hometown of New York City. Other season highlights include the 2nd Annual IN THE HOUSE OF ETHEL: SOLSTICE, a multimedia, site-specific concert at NYC’s Winter Garden and the 2nd Annual ETHEL FAIR, an evening at New York’s Symphony Space in honor of ETHEL’s decade of commissioned works, composers, and collaborations featuring special guest artists. The group performs self-composed works as well as works by notable contemporary composers and has at one time shared the stage with pop/rock icons Todd Rundgren and Joe Jackson and has appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Members of ETHEL have recorded/performed with some of today’s most compelling artists: Sheryl Crow, Gorillaz, Roger Daltrey, Yo Yo Ma, Ornette Coleman, Lenny Kravitz, Jill Sobule, Thomas Dolby, and Gutbucket.
ETHEL celebrates its 10th anniversary season with the launch of its 2008 TruckStop odyssey. In an effort to explore and honor indigenous communities, cultures, and music, ETHEL explores the world’s musical melting pot in an 11-city, 10-month long TruckStop residency/concert tour beginning and ending in its hometown of New York City. Other season highlights include the 2nd Annual IN THE HOUSE OF ETHEL: SOLSTICE, a multimedia, site-specific concert at NYC’s Winter Garden and the 2nd Annual ETHEL FAIR, an evening at New York’s Symphony Space in honor of ETHEL’s decade of commissioned works, composers, and collaborations featuring special guest artists. The group performs self-composed works as well as works by notable contemporary composers and has at one time shared the stage with pop/rock icons Todd Rundgren and Joe Jackson and has appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Members of ETHEL have recorded/performed with some of today’s most compelling artists: Sheryl Crow, Gorillaz, Roger Daltrey, Yo Yo Ma, Ornette Coleman, Lenny Kravitz, Jill Sobule, Thomas Dolby, and Gutbucket.
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