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Invoke - American Postcards Project
Multi-genre bowed and fretted string quartet from Austin
unveils a concert project of new works with video
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Invoke, Bowed and Fretted String Quartet
American Postcards Project
This multi genre bowed and fretted string quartet can play traditional and contemporary clasical string quartet repertoire but then pick up a banjo or mando for one of their original songs for striking contrasting stylings.
Past Events
Nov
42017
INVOKE, a multi genre bowed and fretted string quartet, unveils their American Poscards project, with music inspired by historical American photographs. They commissioned four of today's hottest contemporary composers for the project, and the new works will be performed with a video elements during the performance.
The composers have created works using their unique combination, a string quartet that can play traditional and contemporary clasical string quartet repertoire but then pick up a banjo or mandolin for striking contrasting stylings.
Currently Young Professional String Quartet in Residence at the University of Texas at Austin, invoke has also been selected as Artists in Residence at Strathmore, the Emerging Young Artist Quartet at Interlochen, and the Fellowship String Quartet at Wintergreen Performing Arts. In 2016, the band received First Prize in the Savvy Musician in ACTION Chamber Competition, and was chosen as Finalist in the Concert Artist Guild Competition. invoke has shared the stage with some of the most acclaimed chamber groups in the country, including the Enso Quartet and the U.S. Army Field Band. Equally at home in a collaborative setting, invoke has appeared with musicians from genres at complete opposite ends of the spectrum - from chamber rock powerhouse San Fermin, to indie sensation Never Shout Never, to DC beatboxer/rapper/spoons virtuoso Christylez Bacon.
Described by one pretty important radio guy as “not classical...but not not classical”, bowed and fretted string quartet invoke continues to successfully dodge even the most valiant attempts at genre classification. The multi-instrumental band’s other not-nots encompass traditions from across America, including bluegrass, Appalachian fiddle tunes, jazz, and minimalism. invoke weaves all of these traditions together to create truly unique contemporary string quartet repertoire, written by and for the group.
Invoke’s 2015 debut release “Souls in the Mud” features original works composed by and for the group, as well as a historic recording of a haunting traditional English ballad and two compositions by prolific American composer Danny Clay. In addition to “Souls in the Mud”, invoke has performed and recorded numerous world premieres, including works by Joseph C. Phillips Jr., Armando Bayolo, and Geoff Sheil. The quartet’s recording credits appear on bassist/composer Ethan Foote’s solo album “Fields Burning”, singer/songwriter Marian McLaughlin’s “Spirit House”, jazz/soul singer Rochelle Rice’s EP “Wonder”, and more.