The Stringbeans Quartet
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The Stringbeans Quartet are a non-traditional chamber ensemble best known for their creative versatility.
Founded in 1999 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, as a formal String Quartet, it wasn't long before their focus turned to original arrangements of new, modern, and popular music. Since that time, the group has appeared in an endless variety of venues and contexts, including farmers' markets, the Francis Winspear Centre for Music concert stage, film soundtracks, specially-commissioned modern dance works, Canada's Juno awards, and International Music and Street Performers' festivals.
The Stringbeans have performed with and for some of Western Canada's greatest names, both musical and otherwise, including art-pop star Bryce Kulak, Alberta playwright Stewart Lemoine, Lt. Governor Lois Hole, former Prime Minister Joe Clark, folk-rock musician Brock Skywalker (Captain Tractor), and master chocolatier Bernard Callebaut.
The Stringbeans play in basic string quartet formation, with Ryan Sigurdson on first violin, Scott Zubot on second violin, Emma Hooper on viola and Martin Kloppers on cello.
[edit] Discography
- The Stringbeans Quartet, demo EP, 2004, no label
- Stringbeans are Made of These, full-length, 2006, Jump Ghost Records
