Dark Strings Trio
An evening of dark classical movements, murder ballads, guitar vignettes and readings in the lantern-lit Skeleton Crawl gallery.
Live performance of dark movements from a variety of decades & drama arranged for string trio. Curated by violinist Ben Russell
From melodic Messiaen to old-timey murder ballads , Dark Strings Trio will lead the audience through a web of thrills and emotion . Classical to New Music - this thoughtfully dark program will be chillingly eerie amidst the lantern hung dimly lit gallery exhibition.
Opening the evening, Romer will be enchanting the gallery with classical guitar vignettes.
Following, Neil Majeski will be reading his chillingly beautiful work In the Realms of Locked Dreams paired with his own artwork.
Dark Strings Trio will then round out the evening with their dark program.
6PM - Doors
6:30PM - Romer
7:30PM - Neil Majeski & Dark Strings Trio ( Sita Chay/violin, Ben Russell/viola, & Hamilton Berry/cello)
Curated for The Skeleton Crawl exhibition by composer Ben Russell, this night is one-of-a-kind; bringing together a rotating ensemble of some of the most captivating classical musicians in NYC.
About the Dark Strings Trio:
B en Russell // Multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and singer, Ben Russell loves to create music of all kinds with musicians around the world. Living in NYC for close to 20 years, Ben performs with countless artists on the stage, in the studio, on the screen, on soundtracks, on Broadway, and in concert halls big and small.
He can be heard on GRAMMY-winning albums, on Emmy-winning soundtracks, on late night television, and on popular streaming playlists receiving millions of listens per month. He performs with "impressive expressivity and musicality" ( The Strad ) combined with "spiky, down-home fiddle and soaring violin lines" ( Apple Music Classical ).
Ben resides in Brooklyn, NY but also tours extensively around the globe with orchestras, small ensembles, dance companies and pop artists from multiple genres.
Sita Chay // is a violinist, composer, and producer who won a 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best Mariachi Album, as violinist with the Flor de Toloache. She is also an awardee of New York Foundation for the Arts Women's Fund, NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship, New Music USA's Creator Development Fund, Joe's Pub Working Group, The Cell Theatre Artist residency 2023,The Stone Residency 2023, Foundation for Contemporary Arts emergency grant, and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Creative Engagement Grant for various projects she is envisioning.
Ms. Chay is the director and a founder of the Korean Shaman Music Ritual, SaaWee, which was received by international critics as a "delicate powerhouse". For SaaWee, she has interwoven her theatrical experiences from Broadway shows, folkloric spirituality from Korean shaman rituals, and contemporary music flare from New York jazz scenes.
Hamilton Berry // Cellist Hamilton Berry's eclectic taste has led him to pursue a variety of performing, arranging, and composing projects in the New York area and beyond. A member of the GRAMMY®-nominated PUBLIQuartet…