OUTLIERS

SYBARITE5

“Anyone interested in the offbeat by way of new music… should look no further than Outliers, the smart as a fox latest release from the fabulously-christened Sybarite5.” 4.5/5 STARS
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About Outliers:

Known as a "virtuosic ensemble with an original and risk-taking vision" - (Audiophile Audition Magazine), no group has been more influential in the development of the string quintet than Sybarite5. In 2018, Sybarite5 released second full-length album OUTLIERS, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Charts and showcasing the exceptional results of a decade devoted to the creation and performance of new American concert music.

Each track has been carefully selected to demonstrate the decade of musical growth and relationships developed between Sybarite5 and these accomplished American composers. Sybarite5 has worked directly and personally with each composer to understand how to best communicate their musical intentions, and creating definitive recordings of these pieces helps disseminate the breadth of new music now available for this instrumentation.

Track list:

The album features original music composed by:

1.) JESSICA MEYER, Getting Home, (I Must Be...) (2015):

2.) SHAWN CONLEY: Yann's Flight (2013)

3.) ERIC BYERS, Pop Rocks (2013)

4-6.) DAN VISCONTI: Hitchhiker's Tales (2006-2012)

7.) ANDY AKIHO: Revolve (2012)

8.) MOHAMMED FAIROUZ: Muqqadamah (2014)

9.) KENJI BUNCH: Allemande pour Tout le Monde (2015)

10.) DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN: Kompa For Toussaint (2015)

11.) ERIC BYERS, Sarabande (2014)

12.) MICHI WIANCKO: Blue Bourée (2014)

13.) LEV ‘LJOVA’ ZHURBIN: Gi-Gue-Ly (2015)

About Sybarite5:

“Their rock star status…is well deserved. Their classically honed technique mixed with grit and all out passionate attack transfixes the audience…” That is how the Sarasota Herald Tribune described SYBARITE5, the first group of its kind to win the Concert Artists Guild International Competition. Comprised of Sami Merdinian and Sarah Whitney, violins; Angela Pickett, viola; Laura Metcalf, cello; and Louis Levitt, bass, SYBARITE5 has taken audiences by storm all across the US, forever changing the perception of chamber music performance. From the moment their bows hit the strings, this quintet of talented, diverse musicians takes the audience on an exciting ride that engages the senses and redefines the rules.

Credits:

Sami Merdinian & Sarah Whitney, violins
Angela Pickett, viola
Laura Metcalf, cello
Louis Levitt, double bass

Photo credit: Matthew Holler
Album cover art: Modern Dog Design
Album design: Michael Muscarella
Executive Producer: Louis Levitt
Engineered by Paul Zinman
Mixed & Mastered by Paul Zinman
Recorded at Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn NY
Manufactured in the USA
Copyright Bright Shiny Things LLC
Release date: January 26, 2018
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“This is an engaging portfolio of Sybarite5’s recordings, a compilation that reflects well on their instrumental finesse, corporate understanding and expansion of the contemporary repertoire.”

“It’s a party in a box, probably the last thing a lot of people would expect from a contemporary classical string ensemble.”

“The title may strike lovers of the eclectic as somewhat misleading, given the album’s steady focus on post-minimal styles. However, anyone with a taste for crisp playing and next-level ensemble coordination will find something to love on this record–it is itself an outlier.”

“Sybarite5 is a string quintet that here displays a new chapter in American string chamber music. Listeners who loved Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer’s “Goat Rodeo Sessions” album will eagerly devour this one, exquisitely executed. Leaning close to American fiddle music and taking hints from modern minimalism, this collection is a spectacular one. “

“Not only are they one of the few dedicated quintet line-ups out there, over the past 12 years they have almost single-handedly rejuvenated the repertoire, commissioning new works at a rate of half a dozen per annum, from some of the most interesting voices on the US contemporary music scene.”

SYBARITE5 | Outliers | #1 Billboard Traditional Classical Albums

“All in all, this remarkably original album by Sybarite5, available directly from https://sybarite5.org provides a sampler of the varied music being written today for string ensemble. Sami Merdinian and Sarah Whitney, violins; Angela Pickett, viola; Laura Metcalf, cello; and Louis Levitt, bass are the group’s members and they are extraordinary as soloists and nothing but miraculous as an ensemble, playing their daunting repertory with warm hearts and cool heads .”