String Quartet Smackdown IV

by Golden Hornet

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1.	Holders of the Sword by Nick Vasallo 03:37	info	buy track
2.	Han by Jungyoon Wie 04:51	info	buy track
3.	Double Switch by Hermes Camacho 04:42	info	buy track
4.	Lift by Paul Wiancko 03:40	info	buy track
5.	Eye of Da Hurricane by Angela Elizabeth Slater 04:21	info	buy track
6.	Verses on Adolescence by Grace Ma 06:24	info	buy track
7.	Indigo by Sophie Matthieu 03:52	info	buy track
8.	And The Race Began by Marie Jocelyn Marfil 04:16	info	buy track
9.	Pivot by Natalie Diettrich 03:53	info	buy track
10.	To Find A Voice by Dario Valderrama 04:21	info	buy track
11.	Du ru ru ru by Jean Ahn 04:40	info	buy track
12.	Serpentine by Steve Snowden 04:12	info	buy track
13.	A Sigh of Bliss by Niloufar Nourbakhsh 03:33	info	buy track
14.	A Quiet Lane by Anoushka Sharp 04:33	info	buy track
15.	Murmuration by Michael Kurth 03:34	info	buy track
16.	Time is Running Out by Feona Lee Jones 03:19	info	buy track

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Golden Hornet's String Quartet Smackdown is a bracketed, NCAA basketball tournament style competition which brings original string quartet compositions head-to-dead in front of a live, participatory audience.

This album is comprised of the sixteen quartets that were selected as finalists for the fourth annual concert, held in February 2018. The audience determined Paul Wiancko as the champion, and all finalists received studio recordings of their works.

Entrance and participation in String Quartet Smackdown is totally free and open. Purchases of this album support the continued realization of this program which supports emerging composers from diverse backgrounds worldwide.

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released February 10, 2018

Produced by:
Graham Reynolds & Golden Hornet

Curated by:
Graham Reynolds, Mattie Kaiser, Felipe Pérez Santiago, and Ashley Bathgate

Recorded by:
Buzz Moran at Red House Studios

Editing by:
Chris Ozley

Engineered, Mixed, Mastered by:
Nate Zivin

Performed by:
Invoke (Nick Montopoli, Violin | Karl Mitze, Viola | Zachariah Matteson, Violin | Geoff Manyin, Cello)

Music by:
Nick Vasallo | Holders of the Sword
Jungyoon Wie | Han
Hermes Camacho | Double Switch
Paul Wiancko | Lift
Angela Elizabeth Slater | Eye of da Hurricane
Grace Ma | Verses on Adolescence
Sophie Matthieu | Indigo
Marie Jocelyn Marfil | And The Race Began
Natalie Diettrich | Pivot
Dario Valderrama | To Find a Voice
Jean Ahn | Du-ru-ru-ru
Steve Snowden | Serpentine
Niloufar Nourbakhsh | A Sigh of Bliss
Anoushka Sharp | Quiet Lane
Michael Kurth | Murmuration
Feona Jones | Time is Running Out

Management: David Lobel, Lobel Arts Associates
Smackdown Art Design: Blake Trabulsi
Art Layout for Bandcamp: Kate Murray

Drawing on the collaborative spirit of rock bands and the composer-led nature of classical music, Golden Hornet is an Austin, TX based non-profit which commissions new music, fosters young and emerging composer, and presents adventurous works in non-traditional settings. Learn more at www.goldenhornet.org.

Artistic Director – Graham Reynolds
Managing Director – Kate Murray

For more information about String Quartet Smackdown, or learn how you can submit a composition, visit www.stringquartetsmackdown.com

℗ & ⓒ Golden Hornet and the respective composers, 2018. All Rights Reserved.

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Golden Hornet is a non-profit which commissions new music, fosters young and emerging composers, and presents adventurous works in non-traditional settings. Led by Artistic Director Graham Reynolds and Managing Director Kate Murray. All purchases support our programming. ... more

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