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Acclaimed String Quartet ETHEL Performs “Signature Sessions” at Kennedy Center 5/12
“They own their own music, and when they want it to roar, they roar.” – Los Angeles Times
“ETHEL’s distinction derives from a thoroughgoing virtuosity, a strong group identity that nevertheless encourages individuality, and the warmly inclusive embrace of their audience. In the hands of ETHEL, American cdmusic is alive and well.” – The Washington Post
In joyful celebration of their return to in-person performances, ETHEL presents a program packed with their favorite pieces from 24 years of making brilliant, original music. ETHEL indeed has an unmistakable signature.The Signature Sessions program include music inspire by rock, inspired by icons like Janis Joplin and Led Zeppelin, film, with cinematic masterpieces by Philip Glass and Ennio Morricone, world music, including unforgettable works by Ladysmith Black Mambazoand Marcelo Zarvos, and circus, featuring height-defying highlights drawn from ETHEL’s evening-length collaboration with The Ringling Museum, Circus: Wandering City.
