Thanks for the lovely review! Here are some snippets
“The musical essence is untouched but the rescoring renders the work earthier and more accessible.”
"Extraordinary stuff – if you admire the original, you owe it to yourself to hear this interpretation.”
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The Strad published an article co-written by Brandon and Ben about why arranging great works of art is so important for everyone. Click the link to read more:
Thanks to Seth for making insightful connections between Messiaen’s Quartet and our arrangement. Check out the whole interview below:
Thank you Classical Post for the detailed review of our new album! We are so excited to release this album to the world!! Check out the full review by clicking the link below:
The pre-sales have begun for our new album, Songs for the End of Time, Vol. 1. We are especially excited about our beautiful vinyl (pictured) that has so much stunning artwork to compliment our music… we can’t wait to see it in person when it arrives in May!!
We are thrilled to announce we won 1st prize at the SAVVY Chamber Music Competition!! Out of over 50 contestants, we were awarded the Grand Prize of $10,000 to come back to the University of South Carolina to give a week-long residency at their Music School. We won performing our “Songs for the End of Time” program - our response to Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time.
The SKELETON CRAWL is a one-day-only COLLABORATIVE ART EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE showcasing artists through 2/D work, performance, and interactive activities. The event centers around all things SPOOKY, a mashup of a GALLERY OPENING and a FAIR, curated to be INTRIGUING, BEAUTIFUL, & UNNERVINGLY WONDERFUL.
7:30pm-9pm : Gallery viewing of creepy work submitted just for this event by multiple artists while listening to a haunting mix of melodies curated by Life_Boy on Spotify
9pm : FOUNDERS performs their eerie suite of songs written with the words of Edgar Allan Poe
10pm : Interactive Art - Temporary Tattoos Parlor by artist Nisse Lovendahl & Polaroid SX70 Photobooth by photographer Anna Russell
11pm-2am : Dance your heart out to an incredible tune line-up crafted by DJ Stina Seaberg
CASH BAR ALL NIGHT with local beer & wine curated by actor Sasha Winters
Drawing influences from Gregorian chant, Sacred Harp, Bulgarian folk music and their own songwriting, Founders has created a dutifully reverent yet daring homage to Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. The program, titled “Songs for the End of Time,” also features original songs and compositions by Founders illustrating themes of love, the divine and the final apocalypse.
See our brand new music video HERE! Directed and edited by Joe Henry. Produced by Joe, Ben, and Brandon.
By popular vote, Founders won 21CM POP Organization of 2018! We are thrilled to accept this honor and are excited to continue to write new works, present at more schools, and perform all over the world. Thank you for voting for us!
To read the article, click below:
We’ve released 3 new singles this year! Each one with a different flavor of what we do:
7/5 Step - A shifty metered blues written in the style of Brubeck
Excursion #1 - Our take on Samuel Barber’s piano work
Echoes of Harlem - featuring Brandon on this Duke Ellington classic
You can find all three on our “LISTEN” page or purchase them by clicking HERE
PS. All three have artwork by Anna Russell - this one is painted with her feet!
The first video release of our first concert with Sam Suggs is now on our YouTube channel. Be prepared for more to come!
Intermède is an arrangement of Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time by Brandon. The video is from a live performance at The Cell as a part of the Tribeca New Music series.
Click HERE to check it out.
We are excited to spend a week rehearsing, relaxing, and exploring new projects at the Antenna Cloud Farm. Hosted by Judd Greenstein and Michi Wiancko, our residency will culminate in a final concert on August 4th. MORE INFO
Check out our new video! It is an original composition by Brandon with Joe Henry behind the camera. Shot in Creekside Sound.
Don't feel like seeing another solar eclipse? Come see Founders' Northern Flights Tour!
June 7 2017 - Sofar Sounds
June 11 2017 - Cafe Vivaldi
August 17 2017 - Cafe Vivaldi
October 19 2017 - National Sawdust
December 1 2017 - The Cell
Stay tuned for more information!
We performed a new program called "Movement & Location" at ShapeShifter Lab in Gowanus, Brooklyn on April 30th at 7PM.
We will be playing a show at St. Paul's Chapel, New York NY on Tuesday, January 10 2017 at 5:00PM - 6:00PM.
We will be playing a show at Rockwood Music Hall on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 from 6:00pm 7:00pm. Must be 21 or older!
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen Street
New York, NY, 10002