New review about “in vain”!

The Dutch recorder magazine “De Blokfluitist” printed a review about “in vain”. Click here to read!

QNG is testing a Mollenhauer Greatbass

QNG is “testing” a Denner Greatbass made by Mollenhauer in some of our concerts.  Thanks! It is great that recorder makers constantly develop the recorder!!

Mollenhauer – Erik working on a recorder

Review “in vain” in TIBIA

A great brand-new review about our second album “in vain – von der Vergänglichkeit” you can find in German recorder magazine TIBIA.  Click here to read the article.

QNG wins “Göttinger Reihe Historischer Musik”

Foundation “Göttinger Reihe Historischer Musik” invited selected ensembles in order to perform a concert with the topic “Händel in Germany”. QNG presented a program with works by Händel, Zachow, Pachelbel, Buxdehude, Guimaraes, Blecharz and Bach and could win the performance prize. We therefore will perform at the upcoming Händel-Festspiele in Göttingen on May 24th 2010. See here two articles in “Göttinger Tageblatt” and in magazine “factor” about the competition.

Review about “in vain” on Drehpunkt Kultur

Salzburg´s cultural internet portal Drehpunkt Kultur published a review about our second CD “in vain – von der Vergänglichkeit”. Click here.

QNG wishes Merry X-mas and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

X-mas with QNG

QNG´s debut in Spain!

QNG successfully performed its first concert in Spain! The Valencian Foundation Eutherpe invited us for a concert in a wonderful space in Valencia.  After the concert we had great Tapas and Wine with the presenter and one of their sponsors at famous local bodega Casa Montaña. Thanks also to the Goethe institute which was supporting our trip. A great trip!

concert in Valencia

Tapas in the Bodega after the concert

QNG on radio “Performance Today”

On Tuesday, December 15th, Performance Today will broadcast the encore from our concert at the 2009 Ojai Music Festival. It is the lovely tango by Geri Bollinger called Tangorganito. American Public Media’s Performance Today is broadcast on 245 public radio stations across the States and is heard by about 1.2 million people each week. Each station individually decides what time to air the program. To find out where and when Performance Today is broadcast please visit performancetoday.org.  This Tuesday’s show will be available on the website for seven days.

Concert in Halle and rehearsal with Calmus

Beautiful Händelhaus in Halle invited QNG to perform our completely renewed program “Fantasy in Symmetry”. We especially worked on fugues by G.F.Händel and transcribed them for recorder quartet. It worked out very well and is a proof of the amazing counterpoint knowledge of our oratorio and opera-”hero” .

The day after we spent an inspiring day together with the vocal ensemble Calmus. We collected ideas and music for our common program, which will be a very promising project. We will keep you informed about future performances.

QNG in Warsaw

Recently QNG was invited by Polish Royal String Quartet for a concert at their festival Kwartesencja. It was an exciting evening with works by Caldini, Cipriano da Rore, J.S. Bach and two contemporary pieces by Polish composers, Sebastian Elikovski-Winkler and Woijtek Blecharz. The hall was full and the audience was enthousiastic. Polish radio recorder the concert. We will keep you informed when it will be broadcasted. Thanks for the great time, Royal String Quartet!

Warschau Downtown - view from the hotel

QNG with members of the Royal String Quartet