The Hurd Ensemble, Ellul September 25, 2011

Sound and Vision Music Series Presents: The Hurd Ensemble & Ellul



Sound and Vision, the monthly arts and music series at St. John the Evangelist Church, presents an evening of uncompromising and original Bay Area music. It will feature The Hurd Ensemble’s intensely rhythmic mixture of classical and electronic music, and Ellul’s deeply textured, experimental electro-pop.

The Church of St. John the Evangelist
1661 15th St.
San Francisco, CA
... http://www.saintjohnsf.org/

Tickets: $10

Doors - 6:00pm
7:00pm - The Hurd Ensemble
8:00pm - Ellul

THE HURD ENSEMBLE - Performing original music by San Francisco-based composer George Hurd, The Hurd Ensemble unifies the worlds of electronic and classical music, yet leaving the door wide open for countless other styles. Wrought from elements of classical, electronic, jazz, rock, ambient, experimental and more, each piece is carefully bound together with digitally-arranged found sounds collected on Hurd's travels, woven together with the chamber quintet to form a greater whole. The electronics are layered and manipulated to create textures that perfectly complement the acoustic instruments, giving rise to a sound that is extremely organic despite its partially digital origins. Employing classical instrumentation of violin, viola, cello, bass and piano with an array of electronics, Hurd's music is both wildly, intricately rhythmic and aglow with shimmering harmonies and melodies. Accessible and daring, its percussive yet lyrical qualities make it at home in both concert halls and nightclubs.

The Hurd Ensemble is: Solenn Seguillon (violin), Jacob Hansen-Joseph (viola), Anton Estaniel (cello), Ari Gorman (bass), Elyse Weakley (piano), and George Hurd (electronics).

Hear samples of Hurd's music at www.hurdensemble.com.
Watch a video for The Hurd Ensemble’s song “Fulcrum”:
http://youtu.be/-QyjSUrEq1Q

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ELLUL have been playing music together in the Bay Area since 2005. In the spring of 2007 they released their self-titled album on Sounds Are Active Records, and in the summer of 2010, released their newest record, Ashes. Subtle, raw vocals, shimmering guitars and dueling electronics converge with choral harmonies and dark acoustic textures, beats, clicks, and pops. ELLUL is The General and Blankethead.

"...nothing short of masterpieces of the songwriting craft. This is soul music for the turbulent 2000s. If quality equated with sales then Ellul would sell by the bucket-load..."
- Ian Patterson

"This is the sound of clouds not burning off. The sound of sleep seeds building up in the corners of your eyes. The sound of that last five minutes and five seconds before your alarm goes off. The sound of empty impossibility and pregnant pauses."
- Music for Robots

Hear samples of Ellul's music at: http://ellul.bandcamp.com/.

Watch the video for Ellul's "Debris": http://youtu.be/XQmiys5Qxig

Official Website: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=278545462173927