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The Rubberband |
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The formation of The Rubberband was the start
of the splinter group project, which forms smaller groups from Hubbards
large ensemble, Skeleton Key Orchestra. The splinter group concept
examines the inner workings of the large group by separating the ensemble
into smaller groups to focus on musical and social interation, continued
investigation into each instruments extended possibilities and the (re)defining
of community vs. individual. The Rubberband is a string group
with percussion who's instrumentation continues to change depending
upon the performance, available players and the placement of the moon
in the night sky. |
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(Background) The Rubberbands first gig was a concert of improvisations at other ideas at the space. The group share the bill with the Spectrum Saxophone Quartet. The lineup that night was bassists Scott Walton, Joscha Oetz and Justin Grinnell, guitarist Al Scholl, violinist Gascia Ouzounian and muliti-instrumentalist Alex Khalil, who showed up with his cello and oud, but ended up playing only the oud. Amsterdam based violinist Mary Oliver happened to be in town and sat in on the second improvisation of the evening. The Rubberband found its present configuration in the composition next love (all things want to fly), which was written for string octet and two percussionists. This piece was recorded in 2003 for the Skeleton Key Orchestra CD (CMCD039A/B) with violinists Gascia Ouzounian and Adam Ainsworth, guitarists Al Scholl and Jon Garner, bassists Scott Walton and Joscha Oetz, percussionists James Burton and Nathan Hubbard. Due to scheduling conflicts, my cello section was shrunken down to Jarrod Chilton covering all the parts. Later that year, the group premiered four new compositions at Dizzy's. This was the week of the Cedar fires, so we had a few cancellations due to road closures. The group was - violinist Gascia Ouzounian, cellist Joyce Rooks, guitarists Al Scholl and Jon Garner, bassists Joscha Oetz and Justin Grinnell and percussionists James Burton and Nathan Hubbard. |
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