Ethel is a

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based

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that was co-founded in 1998 by Ralph Farris,

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; Dorothy Lawson,

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; Todd Reynolds,

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; and Mary Rowell, violin. Unlike most string quartets, Ethel plays with amplification and integrates

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into its performances. The group's current membership includes violinists Kip Jones and Corin Lee. Ethel performs original music as well as works by notable

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composers such as

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, Don Byron,

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, Pamela Z, Phil Kline, John King and many more. The group's 2004–2005 season culminated with a 45-city U.S. and European tour with the

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musicians Joe Jackson and

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, which included an appearance on ''

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''. Their 2005–2006 season included the Cantaloupe Music release of its second CD, ''Light'', performances at BAM Next Wave Festival with choreographer

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in New York, first-time performances in Miami (Florida), the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, performance at the new Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at the

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as well as at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference, and a monthly residency at Joe's Pub. In 2008 Ethel worked with director Annie Dorsen to produce ''Ethel's TruckStop: The Beginning'' which was performed at BAM's Next Wave Festival. Months later, they offered another large scale performance, ''Wait for Green'', presented by

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in the

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with choreographer Annie-B Parson. Ethel returned to the TED Conference in 2010 as the

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, performing with

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and

Andrew Bird Andrew Wegman Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Since 1996, he has released 16 studio albums, as well as several live albums and EPs, spanning various genres including swing musi ...

. They performed at Lincoln Center Out of Doors in the summer of 2010, collaborating with

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, Dayna Kurtz,

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, Patrick A. Derivaz, Mike Viola and

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. In 2011, Ethel was an

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at the

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. Members of the group performed or recorded with

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, the

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, the New York Chamber Symphony, CONTINUUM,

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, and

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's Silk Road Project. In 2002 the string quartet founded Ethel's Foundation for the Arts, a

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with a mission to support contemporary concert music with

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projects,

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of new

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, and educational outreach. In keeping with this mission, Ethel has been the string quartet in residence since 2005 with the Native American Composers Apprenticeship Project (NACAP), an affiliate program of the Grand Canyon Music Festival, which is dedicated to teaching Native American young people to compose concert music. In 2011 NACAP was presented with a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award by First Lady

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. Ethel toured a program titled ''Tell Me Something Good'' with special guest Todd Rundgren in 2012. The program included

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's ''Quartet Set'',

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's '' Watermelon Man'', a new commission, ''Octet 1979'', by

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, ''Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector'' by

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, ''

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'' by

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and

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's ''

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'', as well as an entire set of Todd Rundgren songs performed with Rundgren himself. Ethel is the current resident ensemble at the Metropolitan Museum's Balcony Bar Also this season, Ethel will present a multimedia program, ''Ethel's Documerica'', celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency's ''

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'', launched in 1972. The program will feature new commissions from American composers;

Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate (born July 25, 1968) is a Chickasaw classical composer and pianist.Ulysses Owens Jr., James "Kimo" Williams, and Mary Ellen Childs, and will include a visual component designed by visual artist Deborah Johnson. ''Ethel's Documerica'' will premier at the Park Avenue Armory as part of its ''Under Construction'' series. For a second consecutive year, the

Jerome Foundation James Jerome Hill II (March 2, 1905 – November 21, 1972) was an American filmmaker and artist known for his award-winning documentary and experimental films, one of which won him an Academy Award. Career Hill was the child of railroad executiv ...

has announced support of Ethel's Foundation for the Arts ''HomeBaked'' program to commission new works from emerging New York City-based composers. Ethel has announced that this season's composers will be Hannis Brown, Lainie Fefferman, Dan Friel and Ulysses Owens, Jr., with works premiering in Spring 2013. In 2014

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announced that Ethel will become their first ensemble in residence. In July 2016, Denison University announced that all four quartet members (Farris, Jones, Lawson and Lee) will receive honorary degrees, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa. The degrees were awarded during the college’s 176th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 13, 2017.

Discography

Recordings: Self Produced

* 2003 – ''Ethel'', with music by John King, Phil Kline, Todd Reynolds and Evan Ziporyn, Cantaloupe Music * 2006 – ''Light'', with music by Timo Alakotila, Don Byron, Mary Ellen Childs, Einstein the African grey parrot,

Lennie Tristano Leonard Joseph Tristano (March 19, 1919 – November 18, 1978) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation. Tristano studied for bachelor's and master's degrees in music in Chicago before moving to New Yo ...

, Pamela Z and Marcelo Zarvos, Cantaloupe Music * 2012 – ''Heavy'', with music by Don Byron, John Halle, Julia Wolfe, John King, Raz Mesinai, David Lang, Kenji Bunch and Marcelo Zarvos,

Innova Recordings Innova Recordings is the independent record label of the non-profit American Composers Forum based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1982 to document the winners of the McKnight Fellowship offered by its parent organization, the Minne ...

* 2015 – ''Documerica'', with music by Mary Ellen Childs, Ralph Farris, Kip Jones, Dorothy Lawson, Ulysses Owens Jr., Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate, Tema Watstein and James Kimo Williams, Innova Recordings * 2024 – ''Persist'', Sono Luminus

Recordings: Featured Artist

* 2000 – ''Downtown Documents: Hazardous Materials'',

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, live concert, Context Studios * 2001 – Mel Graves: ''Day of Love'', Mutable Music * 2001 –

Muhal Richard Abrams Muhal Richard Abrams (born Richard Lewis Abrams; September 19, 1930 – October 29, 2017) was an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the free jazz medium. He recorded and toured the Uni ...

: ''

The Visibility of Thought ''The Visibility of Thought'' is an album of contemporary classical music, contemporary classical compositions by Muhal Richard Abrams performed by various ensembles which was released on the Mutable Music label in 2001. The album features perfor ...

'', Mutable Music * 2003 – Julia Wolfe: ''The String Quartets'', Cantaloupe Music * 2004 – Lukas Ligeti: ''Mystery System'',

Tzadik Tzadik ( ''ṣaddīq'' , "righteous ne; also ''zadik'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadīqīm'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The root of the word ...

* 2005 – Neil Rolnick: ''Shadow Quartet'', Innova Records * 2005 – ''Here This Now: Cantaloupe Music Sampler'' on "Sweet Hardwood" by John King * 2006 – ''TED 2006: The Future We Will Create'', DVD/CD, TED * 2006 – John King: ''AllSteel'', Tzadik * 2006 – Mary Ellen Childs: ''Dream House'', Innova Recordings * 2007 – ''A Sampler From Cantaloupe Music'' on "Also Sprach Einstein" by Mary Rowell * 2007 – '' For New Orleans'', Benefit compilation CD including artists

Jeff Buckley Jeffrey Scott Buckley (raised as Scott Moorhead; November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997) was an American musician. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, he attracted a cult following in the early 1990s performing at venues in ...

Indigo Girls Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duet (music), duo from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. The two met in Primary school, elementary school and began performing together as Secondary school, hig ...

Natalie Merchant Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter. She joined the band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and was lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the group. She remained with the group for their first seven albums before ...

Marshall Crenshaw Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as " Someday, Someway", a US top 40 hit in 1982, " Cynical Girl", and " Whenever You're on My Mind". He is ...

, Dan Wilson,

the Jayhawks The Jayhawks are an American alternative country and country rock band that emerged from the Twin Cities music scene in the mid-1980s. Led by vocalists/guitarists/songwriters Gary Louris and Mark Olson, their country rock sound was influentia ...

and more, Sugarfoot Music * 2008 – Douglas J. Cuomo: '' Arjuna's Dilemma'', Innova Recordings * 2008 – Joshua Rosenblum: ''Sundry Notes'' on "Will You Please Be Serious?",

Albany Records Albany Records is a record label that concentrates on unconventional contemporary classical music by American composers and musicians. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987 and is based in Albany, New York. In May 2024, Albany Records wa ...

* 2009 – Phil Kline: ''Around the World in a Daze'' on "Svarga Yatra", Starkland * 2009 – Phil Kline: ''John the Revelator'', with the vocal ensemble Lionheart, Cantaloupe Music * 2010 – ''Oshtali'': Music for String Quartet by

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String Composers * 2010 – NYFA Collection: ''25 Years of New York Music'', Innova Recordings * 2011 – Neil Rolnick: ''Extended Family'', Innova Recordings * 2012 –

Anna Clyne Anna Clyne (born 9 March 1980) is an English composer resident in the United States. She has worked in both acoustic music and electroacoustic music. Biography Born on 9 March 1980 in London, Clyne began writing music as a child, completing her ...

: ''Blue Moth'' on "Roulette", Tzadik * 2012 – ''Cold Blue Two'', various artists, on "Sky with Four Suns" by

John Luther Adams John Luther Adams (born January 23, 1953) is an American composer whose music is inspired by nature, especially the landscapes of Alaska, where he lived from 1978 to 2014. His orchestral work ''Become Ocean'' was awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize ...

, Cold Blue Music * 2014 – Jerome Kitzke, ''The Paha Sapa Give-Back'' on "Winter Count", Innova * 2014 – Hafez Modirzadeh, ''In Convergence Liberation'', Pi Recordings * 2021 – Joe Jackson,

, ''State Theater New Jersey 2005'', Purple Pyramid

Recordings: Guest Artist

* 2000 – Joe Jackson: '' Night and Day II'',

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* 2002 – Dayna Kurtz: ''Postcards From Downtown'', Kismet/Mri * 2004 – Dayna Kurtz: ''Beautiful Yesterday'', Kismet/Mri * 2007 – Soundtrack ''

Dan in Real Life ''Dan in Real Life'' is a 2007 American comedy drama film directed by Peter Hedges, and stars Steve Carell, Alison Pill, Juliette Binoche, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney and Dane Cook. This is the first Touchstone Pictures film to be distribut ...

'',

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-base ...

* 2007 – Mudville: ''Iris Nova'', Slurry Records * 2007 – Eric Starr Group: ''She'' * 2008 – Room Eleven: ''Mmm... Gumbo?'',

Universal Music Group Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, ...

* 2009 –

Kurt Elling Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Rockford, Elling became interested in music through his father, who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran church. He sang in cho ...

: '' Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman'',

Concord Records Concord Records is an American record label owned by Concord and based in Los Angeles, California. Concord Records was launched in 1995 as an imprint designed to reach beyond the company's foundational Concord Jazz label. The label's artists ha ...

, 2010, live concert recording

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the vocal jazz ...

* 2011 –

: '' A Map of the Floating City'', on "Love Is A Loaded Pistol" * 2012 – Joe Jackson: ''The Duke'', Razor & Tie * 2012 – Kaki King: '' Glow'', Velour Recordings, on "Great Round Burn" and "The Fire Eater" * 2015 – Kaki King: '' The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body'', Short Stuff Records, on "Trying to Speak I" and "Trying to Speak II" * 2020 - Svjetlana Bukvich, ''EXTENSION'', "Once You Are Not A Stranger", Navona Records

Recordings: Film and Television

* 2000 – Steve Oscar Moore: ''The Indescribable Nth'', animated film with score by

Bennie Wallace Bennie Wallace (born November 18, 1946) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Wallace was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He began playing in local clubs with the encouragement of East Ridge, Tennessee High School band director and ...

, Character Builders * 2004 – '' Deadwood'' Pilot Episode, on track "Shuffle" by composer John King,

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* 2007 – Susan Todd: ''The Mother Is the One Who Stretches'', score by Ethel, Archipelago Films * 2008 – John Turner: Soundtrack ''You Belong to Me'',

CD Baby CD Baby, Inc. is a Portland, Oregon based online distributor of independent music. The company was described as an "anti-label" by its parent company's Chief Operating Officer Tracy Maddux. It was established in 1998 and offered distribution fo ...

* 2008 – Jehane Noujaim: '' Pangea Day'' Trailer, score by Ethel, TED * 2009 – Christopher North: Soundtrack '' Everything's Jake'', Chris Fetchko Films * 2009 – Stewart Wallace: Soundtrack ''Daylight'' * 2009 – Ela Orleans: ''

Zodiac The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north and south celestial latitude of the ecliptic – the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. Within this zodiac ...

'', scary cue, BMIVideo
/ref> * 2010 – Danièle Wilmouth: ''Eleanor & the Timekeeper'', score by Ethel, Hairless Films * 2010 – Christopher North: Soundtrack '' Eavesdrop'', CD Baby/INDYS * 2010 – Lee Brooks: ''2010

Oslo Freedom Forum Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is a series of global conferences run by the New York–based non-profit Human Rights Foundation under the slogan "Challenging Power". OFF was founded in 2009 as a one-time event and has taken place annually ever since. ...

Soundtrack'', Lee Brooks Media * 2010 – Jim Rivett: ''Westbound'', Various Artists, on track "Hobo Soup" with Jill Sobule * 2011 – Molly McBride: ''Strings on the Rez'', PBS * 2012 – Tom Schroeder: ''Marcel, King of Tevuren'', animated film with score from "The Blue Room and Other Stories" by composer Phil Kline

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ethel Musical groups established in 1998 Contemporary classical music ensembles American string quartets Musical groups from New York City