TWO STAR SYMPHONY GETS HOOKED UP LUTHIER STYLE, PLAYS RETROSPECTIVE, SELLS YOU DVD

HEY – The other day, when doing a little planning for Hootenanny! at Rudz, we couldn’t help but notice that the rather extended Two Star Symphony family was sitting at a table next to us, all a-flurry and a-business, with a-calendars a-ready. Right about that time, we got the idea of asking them if they wanted to play the day as another band, but sadly they could not due to a scheduling conflict (turns out that, when you write an original score for a piece of work by Proust, it doesn’t leave you much time to bone up on Iron Maiden).

But Proust isn’t the only thing our couldn’t-be-prouder-of bowers of the catgut have hiding in their quiver. Turns our, they’re being given the distinct honor of being the only string quartet in the country to be playing on a matched set of instruments created by the presumably noted luthier Anton Krutz of K.C. Strings. Here, read these words that someone else wrote:

These unique instruments were created by Anton personally from the same batch of wood and have gone through the exact same varnishing process,creating a full, rich tone, with complementary sounds across the entire musical spectrum. You have never heard a set of instruments sound like this before!

To celebrate, and prolly to show of just a little, the entire extended Two Star Symphony Orchestra (as opposed to when you see them play as a quartet) will be playing a selection of all of their original compositions as a group, including works done in collaborations with Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theater, The Dominic Walsh Dance Company, The American Ballet Theater, FrenetiCore and some of those silent film scores they came up with. Score.

Generally, we wouldn’t write about this sort of thing so far in advance, but, because it’s a seriously rare opportunity to see them at a proper concert hall (Jones Hall at the University of St Thomas) and because the hall isn’t that large, we thought we’d give you, our beautiful readers, a jump on the other folks out there who are no doubt more inclined to make reservations in advance than we generally are. Also, you’ll want to go to be the first person on your block to get your hands on a copy of the Cabinet of Dr. Kilgari DVD that features their score, available at a Blockbuster-bankrupting $10. Here’s all the deets:

Jones Hall
University of St. Thomas campus
Friday November 30th
Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Recital starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets - $20
Students - $13
Reservations - (713) 478-2334

You can catch Two Star Symphony for free every Thursday at Avante Garden (the old Helios, but hella renovated and seriously worth your time now).

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