In-School Performances
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The New York Times
“THEY OWN THEIR MUSIC, AND WHEN THEY WANT IT TO ROAR, THEY ROAR.”
The Los Angeles Times
“VITAL AND BRILLIANT”
The New Yorker
News and Events

09.01.10
The American Evolution: Turtle Island Quartet marks 25 years on the cutting edge of chamber jazz

08.02.10
Baylin Artists Selected to Showcase at Fall 2010 Conferences
Turtle Island, Luna Negra and Viver Brasil were selected to showcase at fall conferences

Performance Highlights

09.09.10
Luna Negra Dance Theater
Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA

09.11.10
Alex de Grassi
Sunnyvale Theatre
Sunnyvale, CA

09.12.10
Turtle Island Quartet
Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant
Minneapolis, MN

Listen

excerpt: ETHEL/Robert Mirabal
Chant
from the program Present Beauty
Senescence Music (Cornelius Dufallo)
To Whom It May Concern: Thank You (Mark Stewart)
Tarentella (Phil Kline)
Escape! from The Hours (Glass / Dufallo)
from the album- Light
Arrival (Zarvos)
from the album- Mary Ellen Child's Dreamhouse
Afterdust (Childs)
from the album- AllSteel
Harddrive (John King)
Peace (John King)

Tours & Projects

Music of the Sun - Touring 11-12

with guest artist Robert Mirabal

For thousands of years humankind has turned toward the sun for inspiration, be it spiritual, philosophical, or poetic. Ancient sun myths from around the world continue to fascinate scholars and laypeople alike. In many Native American cultures each day begins with "running to the sun" - a fusion of spiritual and physical discipline -- a daily search for the sacred.

ETHEL, the pioneering string quartet, and GRAMMY® winning Native American flutist Robert Mirabal present a program inspired by the sun mythology of Native America. Using the instruments of the string quartet, Native American flutes (Tdoop - Pootse) and drums (Mooloo), as well as the spirited voices of students and community members, ETHEL and Mirabal unite to create a cross-cultural contemporary music event. This extraordinary collaboration grew out of the ETHEL/Mirabal work on TruckStop®, which premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2008.

Included on the program are collaborations on Robert Mirabal’s compositions as well as arrangements of ancient Native American music for strings, flutes, percussion, and voices*. ETHEL presents complimentary original repertoire and the works of contemporary composers such as Don Byron, John Luther Adams, and others.

*Optional repertoire calls for a local chamber choir of approximately 20 voices (SATB). Music will be provided by the ensemble.

Guest Artist Biography:
Musician, writer, singer and storyteller, Robert Mirabal is Native America's most dynamic and best-selling artist. In addition to the music and instruments he creates, he is also a celebrated painter, poet and playwright. He is the author of A Skeleton of a Bridge, a book of poetry, prose and short stories. Mr. Mirabal is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Award, three GRAMMYs® and the New York Dance and Performer's "Bessie" Award for composition. www.starroadrecords.com