MUSICAL QUARTET ETHEL TO EXPLORE SOUND
AND SPACE
IN FREE PERFORMANCE AT UH
Few music groups can effectively merge rock, blues, jazz and classical
music, but New York string quartet ETHEL does so with precision
and grace. It also has a knack for placing these sounds in unique
settings to create memorable performances.
The group will bring “In the House of ETHEL,” a site-specific
musical experience, to the Philip Johnson-designed Atrium of the
University of Houston’s Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture
at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 3. This free performance presented by
the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at UH is open to
the public.
Part installation, part concert, “In the House of ETHEL”
has been performed in a host of dramatic locations including the
U.S. Library of Congress, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and
the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. Each of these performances has
been entirely different combining improvised and original compositions.
While playing their instruments, members of ETHEL roam the performance
space and audience members follow them, yielding an ongoing exploration
of sound and physical space.
“We’re particularly pleased that our building will
serve as the ecumenical venue for this event,” said Joseph
Mashburn, dean of UH’s College of Architecture. “Lines
separating the arts from one another as distinct academic disciplines
will be obscured as architecture, performance and music dissolve
into one experience.”
ETHEL consists of violinist Cornelius Dufallo, viola player Ralph
Fallis, cellist Dorothy Lawson and violinist Mary Rowell. The group’s
music has been praised by the international press, and it has been
featured on National Public Radio and “Late Night with Conan
O’Brien.”
“The artists in ETHEL are pioneers” said Karen Farber,
Mitchell Center director. “Not only are they exceptional musicians,
they are also willing to experiment with new ways of presenting
their work. The Mitchell Center is delighted to host this fun, unique
event.”
For more information on this event, visit www.mitchellcenterforarts.org
or call 713-743-5548.
WHAT: |
“In the House of ETHEL” |
WHEN: |
8 p.m., Saturday, March 3 |
WHERE: |
Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture
– Atrium
University of Houston
Entrance 16 off Cullen Boulevard |
WHO: |
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for
the Arts at UH |
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