Help the Kepler Quartet establish the recorded legacy of Ben Johnston's string quartets!
The Kepler Quartet is dedicated to preserving one of the 20th Century's most significant bodies of work --The String Quartets of Ben Johnston. Due to the nature of the compositional techniques, it is essential to document these pieces accurately with the composer's direct input. The first disc was released in January 2006 on the New World Records label and has received high praise for both the musical content and the performance standard set by the Kepler Quartet. (See reviews page) The second disc is now in production, and has received financial commitments from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music Recording Program, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Argosy Foundation and New World Records, as well as several generous private donors.
Such support is strong endorsement of the project's merit, and a challenge to us to secure the significant
additional funding needed to reach our ultimate budget
goal.
Please consider a contribution--large or small--to help us ensure that these important works of art are made accessible to everyone.
You may contact us for further information, or make out a check to:
Wisconsin Alliance for Composers/ Kepler-Johnston Project
and send to:
Kepler Quartet
P.O. Box 170341
Milwaukee, WI 53217-0341
WAC is acting as the quartet's fiscal sponsor for this project, and will oversee that 100% of your contribution is used for bringing the Johnston Cycle to fruition.
