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String quartet, animated. Also with music 🎻

#animation #illustration #illustrator #artistcommunity #stringquartet #strings #classicalmusic

today's #CharityShop find: Set of parts for Arnold #Schönberg - #StringQuartet in D Major ("number 0" - no opus number). He wrote it at age 23 under the influence of #Brahms and very clearly #Dvorak's American quartet. And I'm loving it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq5vPw5FUak #ChamberMusic #quartet

SOCAL • CELLO • CENTRIC June 2025: Composer Highlight #7

I’m participating in a concert series of new music this June! We’ll be performing all-original, string-centric music on three dates (see photo below for info).

To help promote this collaboration, I’ll be sharing features on the composers involved!

Today, say hi to Ernest Phan — we’ll be performing his work “The Road Not Taken” for String Quartet.

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both”
This composition takes its name and inspiration from the well-known poem by Robert Frost. Frost wrote “The Road Not Taken” about his friend, who felt unable to choose between the two splitting paths at a fork in the road during their walks. However, the poem holds a deeper meaning about how a decision has the potential to transform our lives. This composition aims to capture the spirit of the poem, depicting the gentleness of a morning walk and the beautiful landscape of rural America. The theme of the composition was written in Anglo-American folk music style using the text from the poem as its lyrics. It was then used to develop a set of four variations.
Variation 1, Prelude, features improvisation as a good illustration of choices and decision-making. Variation 2, A Walk in the Woods, features pizzicato stacked rhythm patterns in different meters. Variation 3, This Was the Path that I Chose, is a lyrical section, with the theme stated by the first violin. Variation 4, Barn Dance, lets us imagine that maybe the path that Frost and his friend took that morning led them by a farm where they heard local folk musicians playing… and perhaps, we could always use a barn dance to celebrate the choices we have made in our lives.
“…I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference”

Keep following for more updates as the concert dates draw near!

#cello #chamberMusic #liveConcert #livePerformance #livePremiere #newMusic #originalMusic #StringQuartet #viola #violin

added an update to my recent post on the #quartets of simple character: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/05/more-quartets-of-simple-character.html #ChamberMusic #antiquarian #stringquartet

Ended yesterday and welcomed today with Breath by Breath released in 2022 on Palmetto Records.

Frank Alkyer wrote for Downbeat:

Pianist and composer Fred Hersch has delivered some of the most interesting music in jazz for the better part of four decades. The art he makes is not disposable in any sense of the word. It is indestructible and lasting. Take, for instance, Breath By Breath, his latest recording of jazz trio with string quartet, an amazingly satisfying listening experience. Many jazz-meets-classical projects have come out in recent months, and what places Hersch at the forefront of this particular trend is his singular vision of presenting something of depth, all the while displaying a quintessential mastery of both the piano and composition. On Breath By Breath, Hersch creates a suite of music based on his long-time dedication to the practice of meditation..."

https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/breath-by-breath

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU5YxKnlBNQ&list=OLAK5uy_nEe4qbpzNjf3Wh7Cqd1-LIBhpirhoIpyc

#fredhersch #meditation #piano #stringquartet #thirdstream

I'm rather a simple character when it comes to playing #ChamberMusic, so the #quartets of simple character are just right for me ... Also, it always amazes me to see all those publication efforts supporting #amateur music making way back when. Before the telly and other distractions took over. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/05/more-quartets-of-simple-character.html #stringquartet #classicalmusic #DoYourThing

Next Sunday 20h Café den Hopsack! 🇧🇪

#jazz #jazzfusion #concert #gig #stringquartet #violin #viola #cello #music #musicians

Inviting y'all to our next gig
25th May, 20h, Café den Hopsack 🇧🇪

See you there?

#jazz #jazzfusion #concert #gig #music #musicians #violin #viola #cello #stringquartet

@classicalmusic
@contemporarymusic

#WolfgangRihm 1952 – 2024

#StringQuartet no. 3, 'Im Innersten'

#MinguetQuartett

#musik #music #musique #musica #Rihm
#contemporarymusic #classicalmusic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZvveJnfuKA

Recent Shenanigans: A News Roundup

I’ve been up to some really exciting things that you may have seen on social media. But in case you missed these recent news bites, here’s what’s been going on in the past few weeks… 🙂

1. Recording Session with Claire and Lydia

My first of these nearly back-to-back sessions was for recording soprano Claire Fedoruk and pianist Lydia Wu performing the song cycle I wrote for Claire, “Living the Aftermath“, as well as my setting of Psalm 47 (version for soprano and piano). I just received the final files from that session, and they all sound absolutely amazing! More news to come on when and how those will be released for you to listen to and enjoy! 🙂

Claire FedorukDave Martinez (engineer)Claire Fedoruk, me, and Lydia WuDave Martinez (engineer) and me Sneak Peek During Set-Up

2. “First Circle” Recording

The following weekend I participated in the recording session for a college senior I’d been helping out and mentoring a bit for her Senior Project. Her end-goal is to create a music video of a string quartet arrangement of the Pat Metheny jazz-fusion work, “The First Circle”. Later in this post, I’ll share the arrangement that I wrote for this project, which is the version we recorded… 😉

L to R, back to front: Myself (viola), Mila (violin 1), Marina (cello), Damaris (student producer), and Leonard (violin 2) Clip of quartet during recording (taken by Damaris)

3. Recording “Spiritual Songs”

The very next evening after our “First Circle” recording, I joined a shared recording session in Los Angeles with two other local composers, where I conducted the recording of my brand new work for orchestra, “Spiritual Songs of the New World“! I still need to piece together the stems myself, and mix and master it properly; but give me a few weeks and I’ll be able to share news on its release for you. 🙂

Had to sneak this selfie in before we got started 🙂

4. Two New Arrangements (and One Sheet-Music Refresh)

As mentioned, my original string quartet arrangement of “The First Circle” is now available on Sheet Music Plus, as well as the new arrangement of The Little Mermaid’s “Under the Sea” I wrote for CPP’s joint Flute and Saxophone Choir concert later this month. Enjoy the MIDI demos of both arrangements below:

https://soundcloud.com/sarah-wallin-huff/the-first-circle-arr-for-string-quartet-midi-demo

https://soundcloud.com/sarah-wallin-huff/under-the-sea-for-flutesax-ensemble-midi-demo

Finally, I gave a refreshed look to my old violin sonata from 2013 by retyping it into my latest notation software as well as giving it a new, alternate title. It looks good as new and is still just as fun to play! 🙂 Purchase the new sheet music here!

Presenting… “Tzigane Sonate (formerly known as “Gypsy Wanderer”)!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_Xx8s-YG7VXA_k70-SUu9OWRC-5wwwsx&si=73wgxXq8UpSbgMRV

#arrangement #classical #filmMusic #jazz #orchestra #originalComposition #photos #piano #sheetMusic #soloViolin #soprano #StringQuartet #StudioRecording #videos

Really enjoyed putting together some groovy music with these peeps (at Linahon Music Productions in Claremont, CA)!
#TheFirstCircle #stringquartet #studiorecording #jazzfusion

Four musicians and a producer gather around a red cello case labeled "Classic by BAM" in a room with red carpet. Positioned in front of a white door with glass panels, they carry bags.

Yesterday I finished a string quartet arrangement of the entirety of Pat Metheny’s “The First Circle”— and I’m really proud of how it turned out!

https://on.soundcloud.com/SQRPM8ARnFF5sH1S6
#stringquartet #arrangement #mididemo #jazzfusion

Are there any string quartets out there interested in a paid assignment to record a string quartet of about five minutes duration on a smart phone? The music is roughly Grade 7-8 and designed to be great to play and great to listen to. If so please contact me for more details. I am interested in something quirky like recording location, country or special about the players than advanced musicianship (although great musicians can also contact me!). Thanks. #stringquartet #classicalmusic #chambermusic #musician #violin #violinist #ViolaPlayer #cello #cellist