{"id":6267,"date":"2015-02-03T12:30:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T11:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=6267"},"modified":"2015-02-09T12:46:11","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T11:46:11","slug":"at-home-funk-cantiaquorum-back-in-two-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/02\/03\/at-home-funk-cantiaquorum-back-in-two-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"At Home Funk: CantiaQuorum back in two weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our resident professional ensemble, <strong>CantiaQuorum<\/strong>, returns to Colyer-Fergusson in two weeks time with a programme of music based around your living-room.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6271 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2015\/02\/220px-John_Cage_portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"220px-John_Cage_portrait\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2015\/02\/220px-John_Cage_portrait-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2015\/02\/220px-John_Cage_portrait-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Lurking at the heart of a fascinating programme that include Bach&#8217;s sumptuous <em>Concerto for Two Violins in D\u00a0minor<\/em>\u00a0and Telemann&#8217;s <em>Tafelmusik Suite in D <\/em>is Cage&#8217;s<em> Living Room Music<\/em>, written for an unspecified quartet that plays any object or architectural feature which can readily be found in a living-room. The second movement sees the performers turn to speech, using parts of &#8216;The World Is Round&#8217; by Gertrude Stein, whilst the contrasting outer movements see household objects transformed into funky percussion &#8211; less &#8216;Uptown Funk&#8217; than &#8216;At Home Funk.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='474' height='297' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xnciJhue24o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The concert also includes Bach&#8217;s wonderful <em>Concerto for Two Violins<\/em>; I&#8217;ll leave you with the achingly-beautiful second movement, performed here live at the Proms by Rachel Podger and Andrew Manze.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='474' height='297' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oaUY8bU5XBI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Further details about the concert online <a title=\"View What's On\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/music\/whatson.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/02\/03\/at-home-funk-cantiaquorum-back-in-two-weeks\/&amp;t=At Home Funk: CantiaQuorum back in two weeks' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=At Home Funk: CantiaQuorum back in two weeks%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/02\/03\/at-home-funk-cantiaquorum-back-in-two-weeks\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/02\/03\/at-home-funk-cantiaquorum-back-in-two-weeks\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/02\/03\/at-home-funk-cantiaquorum-back-in-two-weeks\/&amp;title=At Home Funk: CantiaQuorum back in two weeks' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/02\/03\/at-home-funk-cantiaquorum-back-in-two-weeks\/&amp;title=At Home Funk: CantiaQuorum back in two weeks' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our resident professional ensemble, CantiaQuorum, returns to Colyer-Fergusson in two weeks time with a programme of music based around your living-room. 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