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Quey Percussion Duo Interview
Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006. © Copyright 2004-2008 David Bruce
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C:T talks to American-based 'Quey' percussion Duo, who are looking for composers to increase their repertoire.
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Quey Percussion Duo
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Why did you decide to form the Quey Percussion Duo?
We formed the duo in order to compete in the 2002 International Marimba Competition held in Belgium. After realizing our musical connection during the competition, we decided that we should continue to play together. While developing our own repertoire we realized that the current repertoire of percussion duo seemed limited. Therefore our mission quickly became to generate new works for percussion while also bringing standard repertoire to a broad audience.
Tell us about your Composition Contest. Why did you decide to set it up?
The contest is completely open to all who wish to enter. Requirements are few and basically specify that the piece is to be written for percussion duo (any instrumentation) and range in time from five to ten minutes. The contest was started in order to generate works to add to the percussion duo repertoire. This also gives us the opportunity to work closely with numerous composers in the development of the duo repertoire.
What excites you about a piece of music - what keeps you interested?
As a duo, we tend to look toward works that are musically intriguing and challenging. We prefer works that would be accepted in the general chamber music repertoire, and not just that of a “cool” percussion piece. In doing so, we allow ourselves to continue to develop our musical abilities by playing substantial pieces of music.
And what turns you off ?
Music that tends to turn us off is often based on, or reduced to, some sort of gimmick. Admittedly, some works written in this manner are quite intriguing and a joy to listen to and perform, however pieces that we present from this genre seem few and far between.
Interview by David Bruce © Copyright 2004-2008
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