The Sound Garden Quintet
Making classical music more accessible to the community. Recipients of a George J. And they’re friends, too–and have been since high school!
Mei Stone - flute
Zhu Shihao - clarinet
David Norville - oboe
Jaimee Reynolds - horn
Khalil Gray - basson
Interlochen Public Radio's guest artists for summer, 2021. The Sound Garden Quintet is an ensemble of five conservatory-trained musicians who want to push the boundaries of traditional classical performance. Seeking to make classical music frictionless in connecting with the community, they
26/05/2022
We had the privilege of performing for the wonderful volunteers and staff at today! They help fight food waste by growing their own produce and collecting donations, and we were the first group to perform in their new garden pavilion. Such an impactful and positive organization, and we’re so thankful to get to share our music with people who are making the world better.
Come wrap a reed with our bassoonist, Khalil! This is just one of the many steps in making a reed.
This post was inspired by reed wrapping series.
🎵: Gustav Schreck - Sonata for Bassoon mvt II
It’s Mei—greetings from Arizona!! I’m learning ocarina and it’s a very silly time. I woke up early to watch the sun rise and, in full Sound Garden spirit, figured it would be nice to bring a little music to the desert. Too often, we’re afraid to take our music out of the practice room, but it’s nice to step out of that comfort zone from time to time—even if it means annoying your neighbors (or the birds) at 7 am…
Hey everyone, we're coming at you with another snippet from Reed Talk!
We're excited to announce the Sound Garden Quintet’s new podcast - ReedTalk! Featuring David Norville (oboe) and Khalil Gray (bassoon), join us in discussing all things related to the black experience in classical music and more. Come make a reed with us!
Hey everyone, it’s your favorite horn player Jaimee. Each of our quintet members has a cool hobby when we’re not playing our instruments. This week I’d like to share mine with you! When I have some down time, I love to bake and cook. This week, I made a coconut layer cake. Please enjoy this timelapse of the baking process, accompanied by a clip of our own live recording of ‘Tzigane’ by Valerie Coleman.
Mei here with a movie minute (or two)! Everyone who knows anything about me knows I will not shut up about movie soundtracks, especially animated ones. Michael Giacchino is one of my favorite film composers (I nearly passed out when I met him a few years ago) and I've been wanting to play this lil diddy from Ratatouille ever since it came out in 2007(!!!!!)--this frantic solo happens while Remy is sneaking unseen through the walls before he crawls outside and discovers he's in Paris.
Happy Holidays from the Sound Garden Quintet!
14/12/2021
Happy Tuesday! We’re happy to announce that the Sound Garden Quintet is a 2021 recipient of both the Rainwater Innovation Grant through the University of Texas - Austin, and the George J. Jakab Global Enrichment Grant through The Juilliard School! We will be taking Sound Garden’s mission to Texas in the spring and will be in residency with Interlochen Public Radio this coming summer. Stay tuned for information on our upcoming performances!
13/12/2021
07/12/2021
Happy December! We'd like to thank all of you for following us and supporting us. We have many things in store and some exciting announcements coming soon, so stay tuned. For now, we'd like to introduce you to the members of the quintet!
23/08/2021
Hey everyone, we had so much fun performing in July! Exciting things are in the works. Stay tuned…
We had such an amazing evening last night opening for The Accidentals! They're such an amazing group, it was an honor to be a part of it.
We have just one concert left - tonight at the Botanic Gardens at the Historic Barns Park, 7pm. We hope to see you there!!
In the mean time, enjoy some Maslanka.
Hey everyone!! We’ll be live on Interlochen Public Radio tomorrow morning, playing and talking through our program The Life Cycle of a Dream. Please tune in live at 10 am EDT on interlochenpublicradio.org
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26/07/2021
Hey everyone,
Thanks for all the follows! We're so excited to be back at Interlochen performing together. Here are some shots from one of our rehearsals last week! (Photo Credit to Interlochen Public Radio.)
If you're in Northwest Michigan, you can catch us at our many performances this week:
- Tonight, July 26 in Leland, MI at 7pm at Fishtown
- Tuesday, July 27 at 5 pm at the Rove Estate Winery
- Wednesday, July 28 at 5pm at Stella's Restaurant
- Thursday, July 29 ON AIR on IPR at 10 am
- Thursday, July 29 at 5pm at the Lake Anne Brewery
- Friday, July 30 at 2pm at TBD location for youth outreach
- Friday, July 30 at 8pm at Bayview, as openers for The Accidentals
- Saturday, July 31 at 7pm at The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park
We hope to see you there!!
24/07/2021
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