A hybrid country, jazz, and classical ensemble creates a sonic vision of West Texas.
Austin, Texas based composer and bandleader Graham Reynolds, known for his original scores for Richard Linklater films as well as artistic collaborations across a wide array of mediums, fuses musical languages and communities together with a new studio album, MARFA: A Country & Western Big Band Suite. Out November 22, 2019, the release is the first on Golden Hornet Records, a new label from non-profit Golden Hornet.
Originally commissioned by Ballroom Marfa as the first part of “The Marfa Triptych: Three Portraits of West Texas” (the genre-hopping multimedia trilogy inspired by the intermingled population of the Texas-Mexico border and Chihuahuan desert landscape), the album features legendary country guitarist Redd Volkaert (Merle Haggard), the celestial pedal steel of Ricky Davis (Dale Watson), and adventurous contemporary string quartet Invoke, all alongside a horn and rhythm section comprised of several of Reynolds’ longtime cohorts.
Austin, Texas based composer and bandleader Graham Reynolds, known for his original scores for Richard Linklater films as well as artistic collaborations across a wide array of mediums, fuses musical languages and communities together with a new studio album, MARFA: A Country & Western Big Band Suite. Out November 22, 2019, the release is the first on Golden Hornet Records, a new label from non-profit Golden Hornet.
Originally commissioned by Ballroom Marfa as the first part of “The Marfa Triptych: Three Portraits of West Texas” (the genre-hopping multimedia trilogy inspired by the intermingled population of the Texas-Mexico border and Chihuahuan desert landscape), the album features legendary country guitarist Redd Volkaert (Merle Haggard), the celestial pedal steel of Ricky Davis (Dale Watson), and adventurous contemporary string quartet Invoke, all alongside a horn and rhythm section comprised of several of Reynolds’ longtime cohorts.
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released November 22, 2019
Presented By:
Golden Hornet
Artistic Director:
Graham Reynolds
Managing Director:
Kate Murray
Premiere Sponsors:
Kathleen and Harvey Guion
Outreach Sponsors:
Shalini Ramanathan & Chris Tomlinson
Messaging Sponsors:
Amy Holloway & Chris Engle
Originally Commissioned By:
Ballroom Marfa
Founders:
Virginia Lebermann
Fairfax Dorn
Programs Manager:
Sarah Melendez
Music Director (2013):
Nicki Ittner
Recorded at Red House Studio in Austin, TX
Recording Team:
Buzz Moran
Jon Fielder
Chris Ozley
James Parker
Nick Montopoli
Featuring:
Redd Volkaert - Electric Guitar, Bass VI
Ricky Davis - Pedal Steel Guitar
Adam Sultan - Acoustic Guitar
Utah Hamrick - Bass
Jeremy Bruch - Drums
Alexis Ebbets Buffum - Violin
Ruby Jane - Violin
Todd Reynolds - Violin
Invoke - Strings
Stephen Butts - Trumpet
Shane Pitsch - Trumpet
Adrian Ruiz - Trumpet
David Young - Trumpet
Wayne Meyers - Trombone
Mark Gonzales - Trombone
John Mills - Tenor and Baritone Saxophones, Clarinet
Dan Bechdolt - Tenor and Baritone Saxophones
Graham Reynolds - Piano, Keyboards
Management for Graham Reynolds and Golden Hornet Provided By Lobel Arts Associates.
Presented By:
Golden Hornet
Artistic Director:
Graham Reynolds
Managing Director:
Kate Murray
Premiere Sponsors:
Kathleen and Harvey Guion
Outreach Sponsors:
Shalini Ramanathan & Chris Tomlinson
Messaging Sponsors:
Amy Holloway & Chris Engle
Originally Commissioned By:
Ballroom Marfa
Founders:
Virginia Lebermann
Fairfax Dorn
Programs Manager:
Sarah Melendez
Music Director (2013):
Nicki Ittner
Recorded at Red House Studio in Austin, TX
Recording Team:
Buzz Moran
Jon Fielder
Chris Ozley
James Parker
Nick Montopoli
Featuring:
Redd Volkaert - Electric Guitar, Bass VI
Ricky Davis - Pedal Steel Guitar
Adam Sultan - Acoustic Guitar
Utah Hamrick - Bass
Jeremy Bruch - Drums
Alexis Ebbets Buffum - Violin
Ruby Jane - Violin
Todd Reynolds - Violin
Invoke - Strings
Stephen Butts - Trumpet
Shane Pitsch - Trumpet
Adrian Ruiz - Trumpet
David Young - Trumpet
Wayne Meyers - Trombone
Mark Gonzales - Trombone
John Mills - Tenor and Baritone Saxophones, Clarinet
Dan Bechdolt - Tenor and Baritone Saxophones
Graham Reynolds - Piano, Keyboards
Management for Graham Reynolds and Golden Hornet Provided By Lobel Arts Associates.