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Calder Quartet

About Me


We are an LA based string quartet specializing in classical and contemporary repertoire as well as discovering young, emerging composers and pursuing unique collaborations. We perform different eras and genres of music side by side so that both types of music are seen in a new light. A lot of the music we play is sometimes hard to get at first listen but it’s the kind that deepens the more you listen to it. Your 10th listen is more intense than the 1st and that’s how you get hooked.

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Member Since: 6/6/2006
Band Website: www.calderquartet.com
Band Members: Ben Jacobson, first violin

Andrew Bulbrook, second violin
Eric Byers, cello
Jonathan Moerschel, viola
Influences: budapest, amadeus, alban berg, emerson, kronos, guarneri, takacs, tokyo, juilliard string quartets.

schubert, beethoven, mozart, haydn, ravel, debussy, bartok, shostakovich, terry riley, philip glass, fred frith, thomas ades......

cervantes, ayn rand, tupac, bob dylan, sun tzu, john milton, marvin gaye, sam cooke, frank sinatra, bill evans, snoop dogg, dr dre, plato, klimt, alexander calder, metropolitan opera, jack kerouac, thomas wolfe, guided by voices, radiohead, isley brothers, william primrose,

joseph w. polisi, ronald leonard, robert lipsett, donald mcinnes, matt mcbane, warren bennis, steven b. sample, john southworth, pearl kinlaw.

coffee. waffle house.
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Sounds Like: anything you could possibly imagine...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjZylz3nCwQ

Calder Quartet live at the Colburn School December 5th 2008



The Airborne Toxic Event - "Innocence" (acoustic)

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Dave Muller at Gladstone Gallery Brussels, inspired by us!

Our friend and collaborator Dave Muller has a new show at Gladstone Gallery in Brussels.It's called Dave Muller: Allover, Not Over At AllIt's open from May 20 - July 18 2009Here's a link for more info...
Posted by on Mon, 25 May 2009 09:13:00 GMT

All over the map!

We had a crazy two weeks, performing an evening of contemporary composers at LACMA and two performances at UCSD, one featuring recent pieces we have commissioned (Carlsbad Competition Winners Christin...
Posted by on Fri, 01 May 2009 15:20:00 GMT

Andrew WK and Calder in nycgo

http://nycgo.com/?event=view.article&id=155986 This article on the acclaimed Wordless Music Series in nycgo includes our Wordless show with Andrew WK as a highlight!
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:48:00 GMT

A new music festival brings what Boston isn't hearing - The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/04/10...Powered by ShareThis The Boston Globe wrote up our performance at the Beeline festival at MIT. Check it out!
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:45:00 GMT

National Geographic Adventure Magazine

Check out this video from National Geographic Adventure Magazine. We play Beethoven as people eat scorpions, box kangaroos, and generally enjoy themselves at the Waldorf=Astoria.Enjoy! ....
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:33:00 GMT

Zipper Hall and Waldorf with Andrew WK!

Thanks to everyone that came out to Zipper Hall on Friday. We had a full house and a great time sharing our music with you. Please come again!Thank you!!!We rushed straight from Zipper (sorry if we ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:11:00 GMT

Tonight Show with Jay Leno! 4.14.09

We are so excited to be appearing as special guests with our colleagues The Airborne Toxic Event on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 14th, 2009.Be sure to tune in!
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:09:00 GMT

Gramophone Review

We just posted a jpeg of our review from gramophone in our photos.Highlight"The bleeding of the lines of the instruments in the cover watercolour is an apt reflection of the ensemble the members share...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:52:00 GMT

Thomas Adès Piano Quintet (part 1 of 2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLOdqOhnf4Q with pianist and Grammy winner Gloria Cheng! part 1 of 2
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:23:00 GMT

Mozart 'Dissonance' Quartet K.465 - 4th Movement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRlihDmKCGs
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:21:00 GMT