jan 1, 2021 - Founders | new approch to quartet for the end of time

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Founders is a performer/composer songwriting collective of five conservatory-trained musicians: Ben Russell, Brandon Ridenour, Hamilton Berry, Yoonah Kim, and Greg Chudzik. The band is known for bringing a fresh perspective to the modern-day classical ensemble by combining classical and folk music with original compositions and pop arrangements.

The article is about their second album, Songs for the End of Time Vol. 1 (released 2021).In early 2019, Ridenour and Russell decided to re-arrange the piece and incorporate in it jazz, rock, and other non-classical styles. Their thought process is to refashion great works of art and share them with a wider audience, both familiar and not with the originals. The album reflects Messiean’s focus on divine peace, the hope of God’s interaction, and meditation on better times in the midst of war, as it was released in a time when people want to fight for their own good at the expense of others. They said that like he wrote it in a time of war they arranged it in the time of the pandemic so it fits. The band also used the piece as inspiration for their first release, You & Who, when they combined some of it with some piece by Radiohead.

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