SEASIDE
– California State University, Monterey bay’s World Theater will
present the Turtle Island String Quartet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
SEASIDE – California State University, Monterey bay’s World Theater will present the Turtle Island String Quartet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
An international trend-setter for diverse string chamber music, the program at the World Theater, entitled Blue in Green: The Legacy of Miles Davis, highlight the music of one of America’s greatest jazz performers. Tickets are $20 for the general public and $15 for groups of 20 or more and can be purchased by calling the box office at (831) 582-4580.
Since its inception in 1985, the Turtle Island String Quartet has been a singular force in the creation of bold new trends in chamber music for strings. Cellist Yo Yo Ma has proclaimed TISQ to be “a unified voice that truly breaks new ground – authentic and passionate – a reflection of some of the most creative music-making today.”
TISQ fuses the classical European quartet aesthitic with 20th century American popular music. TISQ concerts showcase diverse music styles including folk, jazz, bluegrass, funk, R&B, rock-n-roll, classical Indian forms, new age, bossa nova and salsa – a repertoire consisting of hundreds of ingenious arrangements and originals.
The group’s discography consists of 12 recordings, including Danzon, TISQ’s most recent recording which was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for best instrumental arrangement. TISQ has toured all over the world in some of the most prestigious concert halls and festivals. upcoming tours include Texas, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Maryland, Germany, Norway, Latvia and Mexico.
CSU Monterey Bay’s World theater is a 457-seat state-of-the-art performing arts facility. The theater was renovated from the historic Hansen Theater, a 900-seat movie house built about 50 years ago for the soldiers stationed at the Fort Ord Army Base. In the late 1990s, as CSUMB continued to develop and adapt buildings at the former military base for academic purposes, the Hansen was radically remodeled as a multi-use theater and opened in 1999 with a concert by jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater.
The World Theater is located on the campus of CSU Monterey Bay in Seaside. Tickets for the Turtle Island String Quartet are $20 for the general public and $15 for groups of 20 or more and can be purchased by calling the box office at (831) 582-4580.
