Violins, Corpses, and Candles: PubicQuartet and Death of Classical

10/27/21 • 22 min

Like many smaller classical music ensembles, the celebrated PubliQuartet found ways to keep going during the shutdown - largely by performing outdoors in some very unorthodox settings. One of these was the catacombs of The Green-Wood Cemetery, one of the venues where Death of Classical has been presenting eclectic performances since early 2020. What’s it like to perform during a pandemic in a space where you’re literally surrounded by the dead? Remarkably transcendent, it turns out.

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PubliQuartet

(https://www.publiquartet.com/) (@publiq4tet)
Curtis Stewart (@curtis.stewart_violin)
Jannina Kara Norpoth (@janninan)
Nick Revel (@revelnick)
Hamilton Berry (@cellisthb)

Death of Classical https://www.deathofclassical.com/ (@deathofclassical)

Andrew Ousley (@andrewousley)

The Green-Wood Cemetery https://www.green-wood.com/ (@historicgreenwood)

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Featured in this Episode

PubliQuartet

(https://www.publiquartet.com/) (@publiq4tet)
Curtis Stewart (@curtis.stewart_violin)
Jannina Kara Norpoth (@janninan)
Nick Revel (@revelnick)
Hamilton Berry (@cellisthb)

Death of Classical https://www.deathofclassical.com/ (@deathofclassical)

Andrew Ousley (@andrewousley)

The Green-Wood Cemetery https://www.green-wood.com/ (@historicgreenwood)

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From Arraygency and House of Eon:

https://www.arraygency.com/ (@arraygency0 )
Jason A. Rodriguez (@thejasonarodriguez)
Ricardo Sebastian (@ricardoxsebastian)
Robert J Mason (@therobertjmason)

Brand New Day Event Organizers:

Macy’s (@macys)
Kaleidoscope Entertainment (@kaleidescopeent)
Times Square Alliance (@timessquarenyc)
RRR Creative (@rrrcreative)

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Frank Dilella, NY 1 Reporter (@fdilella)
Miss Jay Alexander Runway Coach (@miss_jalexander)
Jackie Cox (@jackiecoxnyc)

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