21st-Century String Band

ENRT-202
Using influential acoustic innovators like David Grisman, Béla Fleck, and Crooked Still as inspirations, this ensemble will explore the ever growing trend of using traditional string instruments in nontraditional ways. While straight-ahead bluegrass and old-time bands are alive and thriving today, many string bands with similar instrumentation have taken a more omnivorous approach to crafting a sound, blending musical ideas from rock, jazz, soul, and beyond with more traditional musical approaches, incorporating material from a wide array of sources, and generally breaking down the walls between genres while redefining what a string band can sound like today.
Credits
1
Prerequisites
Overall ensemble rating 3
Required Of
None
Electable By
String, bass and voice principals
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring
Location
Boston
Department
STRG
Course Chair
David Wallace
Taught By
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