See/Hear

Inspired by Béla Bartók’s 44 violin duos, we present a series of new works commissioned by Greg Ewer from his longtime friend, collaborator, and fellow admirer, Kenji Bunch.

Béla Bartók: Duo #1: Párosíto (Teasing Song)
Béla Bartók: Duo #2: Kalamajkó (Maypole Dance)
Béla Bartók: Duo #3: Menuetto

Kenji Bunch: Duo #15: The Girl from Seattle
Kenji Bunch: Duo #16: Montuno Violino

Béla Bartók: Duo #8: Tót nóta (Slovakian Song)
Béla Bartók: Duo #9: Játék (Play Song)
Béla Bartók: Duo #22: Szunyogtánc (Mosquito Dance)

Kenji Bunch: Duo #17: The Ghost of Yost
Kenji Bunch: Duo #18: Haggis, Neeps, and Tatties

Telemann: Concerto # 1 in G major for 4 violins, TWV 40:201 (mvts. 1 & 2)

Béla Bartók: Duo #32: Máramarosi tánc (Dance from Máramaros)
Béla Bartók: Duo #35: Rutén kolomejka (Ruthenian Kolomejka)
Béla Bartók: Duo #36: Szól a duda (Bagpipes)

Kenji Bunch: Duo #19: Black Coffee
Kenji Bunch: Duo #20: I’m a Lover, not a Fighter

Béla Bartók: Duo #38: Forgatós (Romanian Whirling Dance)
Béla Bartók: Duo #39: Szerb tánc (Serbian Dance)
Béla Bartók: Duo #42: Arab dal (Arabian Dance)
Béla Bartók: Duo #44: “Erdélyi” tánc (Transylvanian Dance)

Kenji Bunch: Duo #21: Grit in the Oyster
Kenji Bunch: Duo #22: Contrafunktus
Kenji Bunch: We’d Better Call for Backup

Kenji Bunch, violin
Greg Ewer, violin
Ron Blessinger, violin
Emily Cole, violin
Shin-young Kwon, violin