The Hutchins Consort brings together a group of extraordinary virtuosi to tackle the challenge of adapting the techniques of traditional strings, as well as inventing new techniques, to master the instruments created by Dr. Carleen Hutchins, the recipient of four honorary doctorates and a foremost authority on violin acoustics.
The Consort plays music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance to the music of the modern masters. With original compositions and transcriptions commissioned by the Catgut Acoustical Society for the octet of violins and new transcriptions by members of the Consort, the Consort displays a breadth and depth that few traditional groups match and a sound that is truly unique.
Band members play on the eight scaled violins of the violin octet designed and built by famed luthier Dr. Carleen Hutchins. The instruments are the first successful attempt to create an acoustically balanced set of instruments that can sound truly like violins across the entire range of written music.
With instruments ranging from the tiny treble violin, tuned one octave above the standard violin, to the gigantic large bass violin, tuned one octave lower than a cello, the Hutchins Consort produces an astonishing palette of sounds.
G Burns Jug Band:
Led by multi-instrumentalist and native Kentuckian Clinton Davis, who grew up hearing jug band music in its birthplace of Louisville, the G Burns Jug Band plays old American music, including urban blues, mountain fiddle, and popular music of the nineteen-twenties and thirties.
In August 2013, the band launched their residency at Black Cat Bar, the G Burns Barn Dance, held the first Saturday of every month. They were nominated for San Diego Music Award in 2015, for their album The Southern Pacific & the Santa Fe.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Encinitas Library
540 Cornish Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024
Saturday, March 11 - 11:00 AM
The Consort plays music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance to the music of the modern masters. With original compositions and transcriptions commissioned by the Catgut Acoustical Society for the octet of violins and new transcriptions by members of the Consort, the Consort displays a breadth and depth that few traditional groups match and a sound that is truly unique.
Band members play on the eight scaled violins of the violin octet designed and built by famed luthier Dr. Carleen Hutchins. The instruments are the first successful attempt to create an acoustically balanced set of instruments that can sound truly like violins across the entire range of written music.
With instruments ranging from the tiny treble violin, tuned one octave above the standard violin, to the gigantic large bass violin, tuned one octave lower than a cello, the Hutchins Consort produces an astonishing palette of sounds.
G Burns Jug Band:
Led by multi-instrumentalist and native Kentuckian Clinton Davis, who grew up hearing jug band music in its birthplace of Louisville, the G Burns Jug Band plays old American music, including urban blues, mountain fiddle, and popular music of the nineteen-twenties and thirties.
In August 2013, the band launched their residency at Black Cat Bar, the G Burns Barn Dance, held the first Saturday of every month. They were nominated for San Diego Music Award in 2015, for their album The Southern Pacific & the Santa Fe.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Encinitas Library
540 Cornish Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024
Saturday, March 11 - 11:00 AM
