Active from 1988 | Genre Classical | |
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Albums Complete String Quartets, Different Trains, Dance, Ghost Stories, Perfect State, Emmerson: Spaces and Places Members Darragh Morgan, Nic Pendlebury, Ian Humphries, Deirdre Cooper, Charles Mutter, Rick Koster Record labels Signum Classics, RTÉ LYRIC FM, SARGASSO, Signum Records Similar Ciarán Farrell, Kevin Volans, Craig Ogden, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Graham Fitkin Profiles | ||
The Smith Quartet is a UK based string quartet founded in 1988 that specializes in the performance of contemporary classical music, and is actively performing worldwide and recording as of 2006. They have premiered over 100 works by composers such as Kevin Volans, Graham Fitkin, Michael Nyman, Karl Jenkins, and Sally Beamish. They have also collaborated with dance companies and musicians in other genres, notably jazz composer Django Bates and Britpop band Pulp. The quartet frequently uses amplification and live electronics in performance to expand their range of performing venues and repertoire.
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Their performance of Steve Reich's Different Trains was featured in the film HOLOCAUST - A Music Memorial Film from Auschwitz.
Current members
Former members
Songs
String Quartet no 2: I The Fifth Season1996
DuetDifferent Trains · 2005
String Quartet No3: "Mishima": "1957: Award Montage"Complete String Quartets · 2008