Outliers by Sybarite5

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. The ensemble has commissioned, premiered, and promoted over 60 new works since its inception in 2006, and has built a global audience with concert programs featuring new music by American composers. In 2018, Sybarite5 will release their second full-length album OUTLIERS, 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.

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: “My 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)

Comprised of Sami Merdinian and Suliman Tekalli, violins; Caeli Smith, viola; Laura Andrade, cello; and Louis Levitt, bass, Sybarite5 has taken audiences around the US by storm. From Radiohead to Mozart, this group of talented, diverse musicians has changed the perception of chamber music performance.

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