CHAMBERS by Spektral Quartet

The debut album for both Parlour Tapes+ and Chicago's Spektral Quartet, CHAMBERS was created in collaboration with Marcos Balter, Eliza Brown, Chris Fisher-Lochhead, Ben Hjertmann, Hans Thomalla, and Liza White. From exquisite microtonal harmonies to textures at the edge of the audible to hyper-kinetic guitar-pick strumming, CHAMBERS leads listeners through six rooms, each filled with a distinct voice and unique acoustic.

With its innovative programming consistently filling venues with a “crowd that other classical presenters would kill to attract” (Chicago Classical Review), Spektral Quartet has established itself as one of Chicago’s most intrepid and adroit ensembles. With a priority on evaporating the perceived boundary between traditional masterworks and the music of the present, Spektral concerts feature the likes of Beethoven and Mozart alongside Carter and Adés. Hailed by Time Out Chicago as having “forged a reputation for fiercely on-point performances as well as some of the city’s most imaginative chamber programming,” the Spektral Quartet continues to close the distance between performer and audience member.

Parlour Tapes+ is Chicago's first contemporary art music tape label.

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