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Calder Quartet Records Score for "Da Vinci's Demons"

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Composer Bear McCreary and the Calder Quartet discuss their collaboration on the score for Da Vinci's Demons. See it here.

Calder Quartet Grace the Cover of The Strad

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The Calder Quartet are featured on the cover of the March 2013 issue of The Strad magazine.

Calder Quartet on BBC 3

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Live from the Edinburgh International Festival, the Calder Quartet plays music by Mozart, Ades, Norman and Mendelssohn.

Calder Quartet on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Calder Quartet joined host Jason Bentley of Morning Becomes Eclectic in the KCRW studios for a performance of works by Philip Glass and Beethoven. You can stream the interview and performance online.

Calder Quartet Plays Festival de Cuartetos in Bogota

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Calder Quartet are enjoying their first trip to Columbia. The group performs at the Festival de Cuartetos on May 30.

Calder Quartet Featured on WNYC's New Sounds

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

New Sounds explores the impact that the subgenre known as "glitch" music has had on the new music world. Listen to Daniel Wohl's piece, "Glitch," as performed by the Calder Quartet interacting with electronics from a New Sounds Live in collaboration with the Ecstatic Music Festival.

Calder Quartet with Billy Childs Jazz Ensemble on PBS SoCal

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Laguna Beach Live Presents: Billy Childs Jazz Chamber Ensemble With Calder Quartet on KOCE/PBS SoCal. The Jazz Chamber Ensemble is a synthesis of jazz and classical chamber music.

Calder Quartet to Play 2012 Edinburgh International Festival

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Calder Quartet will be performing as part of the 2012 Edinburgh International Festival.

Calder Quartet with NOW Ensemble and Dan Deacon on NPR Music

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

As part of the Ecstatic Music Festival at New York's Merkin Concert Hall, Dan Deacon led the world premiere of his piece An Opal Toad with Obsidian Eyes, a piece that pulsates with an energy that recalls Terry Riley, Conlon Nancarrow and Steve Reich. Paired with Opal Toad were two other recent works: 2006's evocative Cloudbank, written by NOW Ensemble guitarist Mark Dancigers, as well as 2009's Glitch, with its layered textures of sonic lines for string quartet and electronics, written by Daniel Wohl for the Calder Quartet.

Calder Quartet Feature on San Diego's KPBS

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Calder Quartet joined Maureen Cavanaugh in the KPBS studios in San Diego ahead of their kick-off of the 2010 Carlsbad Music Festival. You can stream the interview and performance online.

Calder Quartet Has New Riley Record in the Works

Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Calder Quartet has announced the release of Terry Riley's first string quartet and string trio in time for the composer's 75th birthday on June 24, 2010.

Calder will release the recording digitally, and have teamed up with frequent collaborator Dave Muller (creator of the album artwork for the quartet's two previous releases) to create a limited-edition vinyl version of the recording.

Calder to Premiere Rouse's String Quartet No. 3

Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

On Friday, June 18, 2010, the Calder Quartet will perform Christopher Rouse's String Quartet No. 3 written for the group by the composer. This world premiere is part of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas in New Haven.

The concert will be an evening celebrating the chamber ensemble repertoire of Pulitzer Prize winning American composer Christopher Rouse. Calder will be joined by flutist Tara O'Connor, clarinetist Michael Byerly, and harpist Bridget Kibbey for Compline. The Yale Percussion Group will perform Kuka Ilimoku and Ogoun Badagris.

String Quartet No. 3 was commissioned by the International Festival of Arts & Ideas together with the Calder Quartet, Carnegie Hall, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla Music Society for SummerFest, and the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University. This commission was also made possible by the Chamber Music America Commissioning Program through funding generously provided by the Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund.

The Calder Quartet performed Rouse's String Quartet No. 2 at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in 2006.

Calder Quartet and Iva Bittova Kick Off Big Ears 2010

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Iva Bittova and Calder Quartet play at the Knoxville Museum of Art to kick of the Big Ears 2010 festival on Friday, March 26, 2010. See video of the event here.

Calder Quartet Performs Music of Peter E

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

On March 9th, 2010, the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group presents a concert focusing on the music of Peter Eötvös, featuring Brandon Ridenour on trumpet, tenor Timur Bekbosunov, and the Calder Quartet. Part of the LA Philharmonic's contemporary music series Green Umbrella, the concert includes performances of Eötvös' Snatches of a Conversation, and Sonata per Sei, as well as a performance of young UE composer Vykintas Baltakas' (co)ro(na).

Calder Quartet to Premiere Rouse's String Quartet No. 3

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Calder Quartet will premiere Christopher Rouse's String Quartet No. 3 at the 2010 International Festival of Arts & Ideas on June 18.

An evening celebrating the chamber ensemble repertoire of Pulitzer Prize winning American composer Christopher Rouse will feature the world premiere of his String Quartet No. 3 by the Calder Quartet. String Quartet No. 3 was commissioned by the International Festival of Arts & Ideas together with the Calder Quartet, Chamber Music America, Carnegie Hall, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and LaJolla Music Society. The Calder Quartet performed Rouse's String Quartet No. 2 at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in 2006.

More information and a preview video are here.

Vampire Weekend & Calder Quartet on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Vampire Weekend and the Calder Quartet are the scheduled musical guests for NBC's The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Monday, January 11. The show airs at 11:35 PM EST.

CMA/ASCAP Present Carlsbad Festival with Adventurous Programming Award

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Five presenters and four ensembles will be recognized with CMA/ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming ceremony. The awards are given jointly by Chamber Music America and ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers). Presented annually, the awards recognize ensembles, presenters and festivals that have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to 20th- and 21st-century music, especially works written in the past 25 years.

This year's recipients are: Alturas Duo, ARTSwego, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Carlsbad Music Festival, Chris Byars Ensemble, Earshot Jazz, International Contemporary Music Ensemble, Painted Bride Art Center, and So Percussion.

Frances P. Richard, ASCAP's vice president and director of concert music, will preside over the awards ceremony. After the presentation, Terrance McKnight, host of WQXR's Evening Music program, will moderate a conversation with the award recipients.

Calder Featured on NBC Los Angeles

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

KNBC-TV in Los Angeles interviewed the group and previewed their upcoming free LA performance. See it here !

Calder Participate in Week-Long Ad

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Calder Quartet participated in a a week-long festival of Thomas Adès' music hosted by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at their Konserthuset.

"In Stockholm on Sunday, the Calder Quartet played the most insightful and moving performance of Thomas Adès's Arcadiana I've ever heard." - Tom Service/ The Guardian (UK) [full review]

Calder Quartet Performs at Explorers Club Annual Dinner

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Calder Quartet performed at the Waldorf Astoria for the Exlporers Club Annual Dinner. The club's mission is to "promote the scientific exploration of land, sea, air and space." Other performers included rocker Ander WK, and hors d'oeuvres included pig eyeball, scorpions and antelope testicles. Catch a video of the event online at National Geographic's Adventure Blog.

Calder Quartet to Play on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno"

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

On April 14, Calder Quartet appears on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno with the indie-rock outfit Airborne Toxic Event.

Calder Quartet Featured on Soundcheck's Best of 2008

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In the final episode of a four-part series, Soundcheck highlights some of this year's most memorable live performances in their studio. They revisit sets by Bon Iver, Cyro Baptista, the Calder Quartet, Abigail Washburn, and others.

Calder Quartet to Appear on Late Show with David Letterman

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Calder Quartet will be on the Late Show with David Letterman this Friday, January 16. They will be playing with friends Airborne Toxic Event.

Calder Quartet wins 2009 CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Calder Quartet has been awarded a 2009 CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. The ensemble will accept the award on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the annual Chamber Music America national conference in New York City.

Presented jointly by Chamber Music America and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, the annual awards recognize ensembles, presenters and festivals that have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to 20th- and 21st-century music, especially works written in the past 25 years. The independent panel of judges also considers originality and innovative presentation as well as audience-development strategies.

Chamber Music America (CMA), the national service organization for the ensemble music profession, was founded in 1977 to promote artistic excellence and the economic stability of the field, and to ensure that chamber music, in its broadest sense, is a vital part of American life. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership organization of over 250,000 composers, songwriters, and publishers of every music genre and is the only U.S. performing rights organization created and governed by its members.

Calder Quartet Featured on WCPN Ohio

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Dee Perry welcomes members of the critically-acclaimed troupe The Calder Quartet as they prepare for their Viva and Gala performance at Plymouth Church in Shaker Heights.

Calder Quartet Featured on WGBH Boston

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Calder Quartet performs the Mythic Birds Waltz by Terry Riley and Mozart's String Quartet in C, K. 485, the "Dissonance," recorded with an audience of WGBH supporters in the Fraser Performance Studio at WGBH in November 2008.

Calder Quartet Featured on WNYC's Soundcheck

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Calder Quartet joins host John Schaefer on Wednesday, November 12 to discuss music, their career and to perform. The group joins us in advance of their Wordless Music series performance with rocker Andrew W.K. on Saturday, November 15 in New York City.

Calder Quartet Performs on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

On August 5, 2008, the Calder Quartet played with LA band Airborne Toxic Event on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. You can see a video of the performance here.

Calder Quartet Performs Ad

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Calder Quartet made their Walt Disney Hall debut on May 27 in an evening featuring music by Thomas Ad

Calder Quartet in the Studio

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

The Calder Quartet is at work on a new recording for Koch. Works will include a world premiere recording of Christopher Rouse's String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, and Compline.