Spektral Quartet - Chambers FLAC

Spektral Quartet Contemporary 2013

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1	Albumblatt Composed By – Hans Thomalla	10:26
2	String Quartet No. 2, Étude Composed By – Ben Hjertmann	12:52
3	String Quartet No. 1 Composed By – Eliza Brown	7:54
4	Dig Absolutely Composed By – Chris Fisher-Lochhead	8:27
5	Zin Zin Zin Zin Composed By – Liza White	3:58
Chambers Composed By – Marcos Blater	(12:19)
6	Movement One Composed By – Marcos Balter	3:25
7	Movement Two Composed By – Marcos Balter	2:47
8	Movement Three Composed By – Marcos Balter	6:07

Credits

Art Direction – Drew Dir
Co-producer – Kyle Vegter, Russell Rolen
Composed By – Ben Hjertmann (tracks: 2), Chris Fisher-Lochhead (tracks: 4), Eliza Brown (tracks: 3), Hans Thomalla (tracks: 1), Liza White (tracks: 5), Marcos Balter (tracks: 6-8)
Liner Notes – Doyle Armbrust
Mastered By – Collin Jordan
Mixed By – Kyle Vegter
Recorded By – Kyle Vegter

Notes

Widely regarded as one of Chicago’s most magnetic and forward-thinking chamber ensembles, Spektral Quartet joins the city’s ﬁrst contemporary art music cassette tape label, Parlour Tapes+, to release their debut album, CHAMBERS. A showcase of the quartet’s signature virtuosity and interpretive dexterity, CHAMBERS was created in collaboration with composers Marcos Balter, Eliza Brown, Chris Fisher-Lochhead, Ben Hjertmann, Hans Thomalla, and Liza White. From exquisite microtonal harmonies to textures at the edge of the audible to hyper-kinetic guitar-pick strumming, CHAMBERS leads listeners through six rooms, each ﬁlled with a distinct voice and unique acoustic.

Since its inception, the Spektral Quartet has sought out the discourse between the masterworks of the traditional canon and those written this decade, this year, or this week. The group’s inclusive approach to concert format, transforming the audience experience from a transactional one to a far more intimate phenomenon, has earned it a loyal following within and far beyond the city limits.

Now in its fourth season, the Spektral Quartet serves as ensemble-in-residence at the University of Chicago and was invited in 2013 to join the Rush Hour Series’s Back-of-the-Yards project, which will offer year-long music education and community engagement in one of Chicago’s most underserved neighborhoods.