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Ron Carter & ETHEL at Carnegie Hall
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
881 7th Ave
New York, NY 10019
Mar 13, 2025
7:00 PM EDT
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Ron Carter & ETHEL: Reflections on Monk & Bach
Legendary bassist Ron Carter teams up with ETHEL for an unforgettable classical-jazz fusion at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. This special performance features the concert premiere of the music of Monk Suite, an album celebrating Thelonious Monk’s genius with string quartet and bass arrangements that Carter and the Kronos Quartet originally recorded 40 years ago.
Marking ETHEL’s Carnegie Hall debut, the program showcases Monk’s timeless music reimagined for strings, alongside Duke Ellington classics, and Carter’s inspired take on Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.
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PROGRAM:
BACH Brandenburg Concerto #3 (arr. Carter)
MONK ‘Round Midnight (arr. Darter)
MONK Misterioso (arr. Darter)
MONK Monk Suite (arr. by Darter)
ELLINGTON Black and Tan Fantasy (as played by Monk, arr. Darter)
ELLINGTON It Don’t Mean a Thing (if it Ain’t Got That Swing) (as played by Monk, by Darter)
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March 15th 2025
The show was magical! All members of the string quartet ETHEL are top musicians and Ron Carter is one of the best bass players. I highly recommend seeing ETHEL when they perform at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Balcony Bar, some Friday and Saturday evenings. And check out their music on their website ethelcentral.com
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Ethel Biography
Described as “indefatigable and eclectic” (The New York Times) and “vital and brilliant” (The New Yorker), the string quartet ETHEL invigorates the contemporary music scene with exuberance, intensity, imaginative programming, and exceptional artistry.
At the heart of ETHEL is a collaborative ethos – a quest for a common creative expression that is forged in the celebration of community. As cultural and musical “pollinators,” the quartet brings its collaborative discoveries to audiences through multi-dimensional musical repertoire and community engagement.
ETHEL performs adventurous music by celebrated contemporary composers such as Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe, Phil Kline, Andy Akiho, David Lang, John King, Raz Mesinai, John Zorn, Steve Reich, Anna Clyne, Kenji Bunch, JacobTV, Don Byron, Marcelo Zarvos, Evan Ziporyn, Judd Greenstein, Terry Riley, Mary Ellen Childs and Son Lux.
ETHEL’s 2013-'14 season commences with a performance at the Santa Fe Opera filmed for the PBS special Music and Myth followed by the world premiere of the multi-media project Documerica as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 2013 Next Wave Festival. Other season highlights include nationwide tours with guitar virtuoso Kaki King and Native American flutist Robert Mirabal. ETHEL currently serves as: Ensemble-in-Residence at the Grand Canyon Music Festival's Native American Composers Apprenticeship Project; House Band of TEDxManhattan; and Resident Ensemble at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Balcony Bar.
Founded in 1998 and based in New York City, ETHEL is comprised of Ralph Farris (viola), Dorothy Lawson (cello), Kip Jones (violin) and Corin Lee (violin).
Read MoreAt the heart of ETHEL is a collaborative ethos – a quest for a common creative expression that is forged in the celebration of community. As cultural and musical “pollinators,” the quartet brings its collaborative discoveries to audiences through multi-dimensional musical repertoire and community engagement.
ETHEL performs adventurous music by celebrated contemporary composers such as Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe, Phil Kline, Andy Akiho, David Lang, John King, Raz Mesinai, John Zorn, Steve Reich, Anna Clyne, Kenji Bunch, JacobTV, Don Byron, Marcelo Zarvos, Evan Ziporyn, Judd Greenstein, Terry Riley, Mary Ellen Childs and Son Lux.
ETHEL’s 2013-'14 season commences with a performance at the Santa Fe Opera filmed for the PBS special Music and Myth followed by the world premiere of the multi-media project Documerica as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 2013 Next Wave Festival. Other season highlights include nationwide tours with guitar virtuoso Kaki King and Native American flutist Robert Mirabal. ETHEL currently serves as: Ensemble-in-Residence at the Grand Canyon Music Festival's Native American Composers Apprenticeship Project; House Band of TEDxManhattan; and Resident Ensemble at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Balcony Bar.
Founded in 1998 and based in New York City, ETHEL is comprised of Ralph Farris (viola), Dorothy Lawson (cello), Kip Jones (violin) and Corin Lee (violin).
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