Joan Jeanrenaud ( Dutcher; born January 25, 1956) is an American

cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...

. A native of

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, she played with the LLP Kronos Quartet from 1978 until 1999, when, after a

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, she left to pursue a solo career and collaborations with other artists, in part due to being diagnosed with

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. She has staged and recorded solo performance pieces, playing the cello in tandem with electronic instruments. Her first solo album, ''Metamorphosis'', was described by Greg Cahill in ''Strings'' as "visceral, hypnotic, and often compelling." Jeanrenaud plays a Deconet, ca. 1750. A copy of the cello carved out of ice was used in her four-hour performance piece ''Ice Cello'', a 2004 adaptation of

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's ''Ice Music for London''. In 2008, her album ''Strange Toys'' (

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, 2008) was nominated for a

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. The album was produced by PC Muñoz, with whom Jeanrenaud later collaborated on another album, ''Pop-Pop'' ( Deconet Records'','' 2010), which she called "a pop record that wasn't actually pop." She also has performed in collaborations with Larry Ochs' group Kihnoua at San Francisco's

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(2008). She has performed in many film scores by composer

William Susman William Joseph Susman (born August 29, 1960) is an American composer of concert and film music and a pianist. He has written orchestral and chamber music as well as documentary film scores. Music Susman's music is inspired by Afro-Cuban montuño ...

and appears on the soundtrack CDs for ''Oil on Ice'' (2005), ''Fate of the Lhapa'' (2007) and '' Music for Moving Pictures'' (2009).''Allmusic.com Credits'
Joan Jeanrenaud Credits
Allmusic.com. Retrieved October 22, 2012.

Discography

*''Metamorphosis'' (New Albion, 2002) *''Oil On Ice'' (with William Sussman) ( Belarca Records, 2004) *''Fly Fly Fly'' (with Larry Ochs,

Miya Masaoka Miya Masaoka (born 1958, Washington, DC) is an American composer, musician, and sound artist active in the field of contemporary classical music and experimental music. Her work encompasses contemporary classical composition, improvisation, elect ...

) (

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, 2004) *''For Birds, Planes & Cello'' (with Miya Masaoka) (Solitary B, 2005) *''Strange Toys'' (Talking House Records, 2008) *''Pop-Pop'' (with PC Muñoz) (Deconet Records, 2010) *''The Sands of Time'' (with

Mark Grey Mark Grey is an American classical music composer, sound designer and sound engineer. Career Mark Grey attended San Jose State University in California, where he studied electroacoustic music and composition with Pablo Furman and Allen Stran ...

) (Other Minds, 2014) *''Hommage'' (Other Minds, 2014) *''Visual Music'' (Deconet Records, 2016) *''Second Time Around'' (with Charlie Varon) (Deconet Records, 2016) With

Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...

and

Maybe Monday Maybe Monday is an American experimental electroacoustic improvisation music ensemble comprising guitarist Fred Frith, koto player Miya Masaoka and saxophonist Larry Ochs. The trio was formed in San Francisco in March 1997 when they performed ...

*''

Digital Wildlife ''Digital Wildlife'' is an album by composer and guitarist Fred Frith's group Maybe Monday which was released on the Winter & Winter label. Reception Allmusic gave the album 3½ stars. JazzTimes' Aaron Steinberg observed "''Digital Wildlife'' ca ...

'' (Winter & Winter, 2002)

References

External links

Official website
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