The Turtle Island Quartet

Saturday, Feb 25 7:30p

at Wynne Chapel at Austin College, Sherman, TX

Price: Adults $10, Students $5

Phone: (903) 813-2251

Age Suitability: Teens and up

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Formed in 1985, The Turtle Island Quartet has been a singular force in the creation of bold, new trends in chamber music for strings. Winners of Grammy Awards in 2006 and 2008 for Best Classical Crossover Album, Turtle Island blends a classical quartet sound with contemporary American musical styles.

Sponsored by the Cynthia A. Sanders Memorial Distinguished Artists Series.

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Category: Classical

Creator: kdeeds

Performers at this Event

Turtle Island String Quartet

While the Kronos Quartet cracked open the field of jazz for the once-exclusively classical string quartet, the Turtle Island String Quartet is the first whose members can actually improvise, thus giving the foursome much credibility in the jazz world....

Jazz, World, Classical, Acoustic

Location & Nearby Info

Wynne Chapel at Austin College
900 N. Grand Ave.
Sherman, TX 75090

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