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Sonus Quartet
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Sonus Quartet is a Los Angeles based string quartet whose members include Caroline Campbell (violin I), Kathleen Sloan (violin II), Neel Hammond (viola), and Vanessa Freebairn-Smith (cello). In 2003, Freebairn-Smith and Hammond formed the beginnings of Sonus Quartet. Several personnel changes occurred over the years, with Campbell joining in 2004, and Sloan in 2008. Three of the members, (Campbell, Hammond and Sloan) had previously met while attending both high school and undergraduate studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Film

Sonus has has worked with film composer Clint Mansell and recorded his scores for several of his films.^{[citation needed]}

External Links

External links

Sonus Quartet Official website

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-'''Sonus Quartet''' is a Los Angeles based [[string quartet]] whose members include [[Caroline Campbell]] ([[violin]] I), [[Kathleen Sloan]] (violin II), Neel Hammond ([[viola]]), and [[Vanessa Freebairn-Smith]] ([[cello]]). In 2003, Freebairn-Smith and Hammond formed the beginnings of Sonus Quartet. Several personnel changes occurred over the years, with Campbell joining in 2004, and Sloan in 2008. Three of the members, (Campbell, Hammond and Sloan) had previously met while attending both highschool and undergraduate studies at the [[Cleveland Institute of Music]].
+'''Sonus Quartet''' is a Los Angeles based [[string quartet]] whose members include [[Caroline Campbell]] ([[violin]] I), [[Kathleen Sloan]] (violin II), Neel Hammond ([[viola]]), and [[Vanessa Freebairn-Smith]] ([[cello]]). In 2003, Freebairn-Smith and Hammond formed the beginnings of Sonus Quartet. Several personnel changes occurred over the years, with Campbell joining in 2004, and Sloan in 2008. Three of the members, (Campbell, Hammond and Sloan) had previously met while attending both high school and undergraduate studies at the [[Cleveland Institute of Music]].
-Sonus was classically trained under the [[Juilliard Quartet]] and held a residency at the esteemed [[Banff Centre|Banff Center]] in [[Canada]]. In order to discover a new approach to [[chamber music]], Sonus decided to break the [[Classical music|traditional classical quartet]] mold by exploring music outside the realm of the classical repertoire. Sonus fused together diverse musical styles in both [[performance]] and in original [[Musical composition|composition]] and created a new platform with which to present classical musical by expanding beyond the [[concert halls]] and embracing regular appearances in [[dive bar]]s and [[clubs]].
-==Performance==
-In 2009, Sonus performed with [[Stevie Wonder]] at the [[Library of Congress]] where President [[Barack Obama]] awarded Wonder with the [[Gershwin Prize]]. Sonus also collaborated with [[Ringo Starr]], [[Billy Preston]], and [[Dhani Harrison]] at [[The Concert for Bangladesh|The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited]] in 2005. Other appearances include performance with [[Gnarls Barkley]], [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], [[K.D. Lang]], and [[Jeff Beck]] to name a few. In addition, Sonus has a close working relationship with noted film [[composer]] [[Clint Mansell]]. They have performed Mansell’s works alongside the him at the 2008 [[Film festival|Gent International Film Festival]] in [[Belgium]], at [[Union Chapel]] in [[London]], and at the 2009 [[Film festival|Tenerife International Film Festival]] in the [[Canary Islands]]. On the classical front, Sonus gave their [[New York]] debut in [[Lincoln Center]]'s Paul Hall in 2004. Sonus appeared alongside [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]] [[Concertmaster]], Martin Chalifour, at the [[Walt Disney Concert Hall]], as well as as separtate recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall with [[Christian McBride]] on [[doublebass]] as part of the [[Grand Avenue|Grand Avenue Arts Festival]]. In 2009, Sonus premiered composer Geoff (Double G) Gallegos’ String Quartet No. 2 at the [[Montalvo|Montalvo Arts Center]] in [[Saratoga, California|Saratoga, California.]] In 2010, Sonus began working with [[Grammy]] nominated [[Jazz]] pianist and composer, [[Billy Childs]], and performed the [[Los Angeles]] premier of his new work “Music for Two Quartets”.
-==Recording==
-In the recording industry, Sonus has worked with [[record producer|producers]], [[Danger Mouse]], [[David Foster]], [[T-Bone Burnett]], [[Randy Jackson]], [[Lester Mendez]], [[Bob Ezrin]], [[Patrick Leonard]], and [[Bill Bottrell]] and is featured on albums from [[John Frusciante]], [[Sparklehorse]], [[Skye Edwards]], [[Boyz II Men]], Annie Stela, [[Natasha Beddingfield]], [[Travis Tritt]], [[Toby Lightman]], [[30 Seconds to Mars]], Joker’s Daughter, [[Van Hunt]], and [[Martina Topley-Bird]]. Sonus recorded music for Danger Mouse’s project ‘[[Dark Night of the Soul]]’, a collaboration of music by Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and a host of guest vocalists with original artwork from famed [[Film director|director]] [[David Lynch]].
 [[File:NAMM2-1.jpg|thumb|The Sonus Quartet]]
-==TV==
-Sonus appears regularly on [[television]] in collaboration with other [[artists]] on [[programs]] such as [[Grammy Award|The Grammy's]], [[The AMA's]], [[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]][[The Late Show with David Letterman|, The Late Show with David Letterman]], [[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]], [[The Jimmy Kimmel Show]], the [[Ellen Degeneres Show]], The Late Late Show with Craig Ferfuson, and the [[MTV Movie Awards]].
 ==Film==
+Sonus has has worked with film composer [[Clint Mansell]] and recorded his scores for several of his films.{{cn}}
-Sonus has a working relationship with well-known film composer [[Clint Mansell]] (''[[Pi (film)|Pi]]'', ''[[Requiem for a Dream]]'', ''[[The Wrestler]]'', ''[[The Black Swan (film)|The Black Swan]]'') and recorded his scores for several of his films. Sonus has performed Mansell’s works in concert alongside the composer at the Gent Film Festival in Belgium, Union Chapel in London, and at the Tenerife International Film Festival in the Canary Islands. Sonus has also recorded film scores written specifically for them by composers [[Jeff Rona]] and Double G (Geoff Gallegos).
-==Composition==
-Sonus has composed [[arrangements]] which have been featured on [[John Frusciante]]’s ‘[[The Empyrean]]’, [[Van Hunt]]'s 'On The Jungle Floor' and [[Martina Topley-Bird]]'s '[[The Blue God]],’ as well as albums by [[Boyz II Men]] and [[One Eskimo]]. Sonus performs often in L.A., at venues such as The Bootleg Theater, [[Room 5]], Molly Malones as well as [[Walt Disney Concert Hall]] and includes a variety of [[repertoire]] from original Sonus arrangements of classical pieces such as a 15th century [[Madrigal (music)|madrigal]] or a [[Shostakovich]] quartet, to popular music from [[The Cure]] or [[Clint Mansell]]’s ‘[[Lux Aeterna]].’
-==References==
+==External Links==
 * http://usa.yamaha.com/news_events/strings/sonus-quartet-tours-with-grammy-award-winning-gnarls-barkley/
 * http://montalvoarts.org/participants/sonus_quartet/
-* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Mansell
 * http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20288147,00.html
 * http://www.tenerifeevents.com/music/clint-mansell-and-the-sonus-quartet
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 ==External links==
 * Sonus Quartet [http://www.sonusquartet.com/ Official website]
-* Sonus Quartet [http://www.myspace.com/sonusquartet Myspace Page]
-* Sonus Quartet [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sonus-Quartet/130987960648 Facebook Page]
-* Reverbnation [http://www.reverbnation.com/sonusquartet Sonus Quartet]
 [[Category:American string quartets]]