Aleksandra Vrebalov: The Sea Ranch Songs Kronos Quartet

• 1 Spirit I 06:26
• 2 Fort Ross Chorale 02:17
• 3 Gratitude 05:03
• 4 Numbers 05:29
• 5 Ideas: Condominium One 07:14
• 6 Creatures 02:57
• 7 Chapel, Rainbows 03:54
• 8 Elements I 04:07
• 9 Starry Night 05:33
• 10 Ideas: Barn Fugue 06:25
• 11 Spirit II 02:43
• 12 Elements II 05:08
• 13 Gratitude, Coda 06:51
• Total Runtime 01:04:07

Info for Aleksandra Vrebalov: The Sea Ranch Songs

Aleksandra Vrebalov's The Sea Ranch Songs was commissioned for the Kronos Quartet by the community of The Sea Ranch in celebration of the California retreat's fiftieth birthday. The music does a magnificent job of connecting with the nature, spirit, and architecture of this magical landscape.

This music is more like a multimedia work. The music features rarely documented sounds from the Northern California coastal community and it's nature. The work is paired with a cinematic exploration on DVD directed by videographer Andrew Lyndon.

'The Sea Ranch idea on a global scale might be utopian, but through music, we praise its beauty and affirm its urgent relevance in our wounded world, so much in need of healing.' (Aleksandra Vrebalov)

„The Kronos is, to be sure, one of the world’s greatest chamber ensembles. I’ve always thought that if there were a Nobel Prize in music, its leader David Harrington would be a worthy recipient.“ (Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News)

Andrew Lyndon is a videographer, animator, and filmmaker who creates stand-alone video, freelance multimedia work, video theater sets, and narrative film. Lyndon is an Associate Professor and co-chair in the Animation Department at California College of the Arts. In his career as an animator and motion graphics artist he has collaborated with a range of animation studios, filmmakers, and festivals. In 2010, he curated From Pencil to Pixel, an exhibition of Bay Area Animation studios for The Oakland Museum of California at The Oakland International Airport. Lyndon was also an Artist-in-Residence with the Exploratorium’s Tinkering Studio in 2008.

Aleksandra Vrebalov moved to the United States from her native Serbia in 1995. Receiving numerous commissions from institutions and performers, her works have been performed internationally by soloists, ensembles, and orchestras. She has written or arranged nine works for Kronos. Vrebalov was named 2011 Composer of the Year by Muzika Klasika for her opera Mileva that was commissioned by the Serbian Nation Theater. She has also received acclaim for her collaborations with dance companies and filmmakers, and her music can be heard on Nonesuch and other record labels. Her commission as a part of Kronos’ Fifty for the Future, My Desert, My Rose had its world premiere at Carnegie Hall in April 2016.

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Seit fast 40 Jahren verfolgt das Kronos Quartett eine einzigartige künstlerische Vision, die bedingungslosen Forschergeist mit dem Anspruch verbindet, die Reichweite und den Kontext der Gattung Streichquartett zu erweitern. Auf diese Weise hat sich das Kronos Quartett zu einer der angesehensten und einflussreichsten Formationen des heutigen Musiklebens entwickelt. Das Quartett gab weltweit Tausende von Konzerten, hat über 40 CDs eingespielt, die von einer außerordentlichen Bandbreite und Kreativität zeugen, hat mit den vielseitigsten Komponisten und Künstlern der Welt zusammengearbeitet und Hunderte von Werken und Arrangements für Streichquartett in Auftrag gegeben. Darüber hinaus gewann das Kronos Quartett zahlreiche Preise, darunter einen Grammy für die beste Darbietung im Bereich Kammermusik (2004), und wurde 2003 von Musical America zum "Musician of the Year" ernannt.

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