Composed by Daniel Kellogg for Yoshiyuki Ishikawa. Recorded live, October 2008.

Suite for Bassoon and Strings: I. Prelude

The Boulder Bassoon Quartet is Michael Christoph, Kent Hurd, Brian Jack, and Ethan Turner.

The Boulder Bassoon Quartet has impressed a wide audience through substantive, engaging performances since 2006. Having performed in venues as diverse as concert halls and coffee shops, the Quartet is dedicated to expanding the repertoire for the bassoon quartet in a variety of genres through new arrangements and original compositions.

In 2011, they premiered Kent Hurd’s new piece, “So Cliche”, at the International Double Reed Society convention in Tempe, Arizona.

Each member attended the University of Colorado College of Music where they studied with Yoshiyuki Ishikawa. Members of the Quartet perform regularly with major professional ensembles throughout Colorado such as the Colorado Music Festival, Colorado Ballet, Boulder Chamber Orchestra, and the Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra. They are active members of the arts community and committed to music education.

Performances throughout the Boulder/Denver area include weddings, recitals, and receptions. Check out our website to get in touch with us. We’d love to play at your event.


youtube.com/boulderbassoons

The "Mind Enemies" was formed in 2010 as a solo project of Giuseppe Caruso (percussionist, guitarist, singer). G. Caruso is a graduate in percussion at the Music Accademy of Rodi G.co (Italy,Fg) in 2007. In 2009, he taught Percussion at the Institute of Science Poerio.
In 2010 he graduated in two-year specialization in Teaching Tool (Bi.For.Doc). Parallel to his studies, he played as a percussionist in the following bands: Overture (Thrash Metal, San Nicandro), Moonshine (Heavy Metal, Bologna); Grooveria Percussion Ensemble (Percussion Trio).
He  he taught in schools F. De Sanctis (Fg), Altamura (Fg), Moscati (Fg), and studied Jazz at the Conservatory Rodi G. with Maestro Sandro Satta (Sax).
The summer of the 2011 he recorded his first songs at Nadir Music by Tommy Talamanca (Sadist).
On November 6, participating in the contest "Emergenza Festival" playing at the Zoo Bar (Rome) and qualifying for the semi-finals to be held Feb. 18 at the Blackout (Rome).
In the 7 August 2013  he pubblished the first EP "The Darkest Way".
July 2014 he play  ten live in Russian Tour with The " Mind Enemies".
From 2015 He is in the studio to create the new album of "Mind Enemies".
He continues to teach percussion and composing songs and arrangements for its students.

Review: 

Metal-Rules.com "I have been blown away by this EP and I really recommend that you check these guys out. Before you know it, the EP finishes and you have to press the play again button. During the writing of this review, and before I had started, I must have listened to the EP around half a dozen times."

Rock Hard Italy "Un inizio più che promettente che denota grinta e personalità".

MetalMouth.Net "There are four tracks to choose from that may make you reminisce of the old school music – which recently I found out is what people now call “’90s music”. Giuseppe Caruso, the founder of Mind Enemies sure has the potential to move on with his musical prowess and add to this EP."




Matthew Reid is a critically acclaimed, award winning composer for film, television, games and theatre. His funny songs have delighted almost a million people during his tenure as composer for Toronto’s world famous Second City comedy theatre. His comedic musical, The Second City Guide to the Symphony was has been performed by top orchestras across North America since 2014.

As a film composer, he recently won several awards as a composer collaborating with Tim Burton’s producer, Derek Frey on the multiple award-winning film, Green Lake.

Suite for Bassoon and Strings: I. Prelude

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