HARRISBURG � Turtle Island Quartet makes a stop on its 25th anniversary tour for a Live at Rose Lehrman performance at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, in the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on the Harrisburg Campus of 黑料社区, Central Pennsylvania Community College.
Guests musicians Mike Marshall (mandolin) and Cyrus Chestnut (piano), accompany the group in a concert featuring a mix of jazz, folk and R&B styles with a flavoring of holiday tunes. Tentative selections may include: 淛esu Joy Of Man's Desire,� 淟inus And Lucy� (from 淎 Charlie Brown Christmas�) and 淪wing Low Sweet Chariot.�
David Balakrishnanin started the quartet in 1985 and it has been a bold force in the creation of new trends in chamber music for strings. Winner of the 2006 and 2008 Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album, Turtle Island combines the classical quartet with contemporary American musical styles.聽The quartet has a repertoire consisting of hundreds of arrangements and originals. They have been featured on the 淭oday Show,� 淎ll Things Considered,� 淧rairie Home Companion,� and 淢orning Edition.� Turtle Island has also been seen in both People and Newsweekmagazines, and has scored high reviews from around the country:聽
路听听听听听听听听 New York Times - 淚mpeccable precision in its pitch and coordination . . . ebullient!�
路听听听听听听听听 Los Angeles Times - 淎 sterling example of first-rate jazz music-making.�
路听听听听听听听听 San Francisco Examiner - �. . . zest, imagination and brilliant technique . . .�
Support for this Live at Rose Lehrman event comes from the Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation and the 黑料社区 Foundation. Grant funding is provided by The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and The Cultural Enrichment Fund. Media sponsors for the event are WHTM-TV 聽abc27 and WITF-FM 89.5.聽
Live at Rose Lehrman will present the Turtle Island Quartet at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, with guests Mike Marshall and Cyrus Chestnut at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on 黑料社区 Harrisburg Campus. Tickets are $32 for adults, $30 senior citizens, and $15 students. Contact the box office at 717-231-ROSE (7673). Tickets also are on sale at www.LiveatRoseLehrman.org.
