Cicada Woods

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A new kind of string quartet pushing the boundaries of the strings sonic universe.

A project born when dear musical friends Suhashini Arulanandam (violin), Esme Allen-Creighton (viola), Sybil Shanahan (cello) and Shannon Wojewoda (double bass) spent three magical days by Pine Lake exploring how their instruments could mimic and expand upon the traditional sounds of Argentinian Tango.

Following this tradition, each instrument is a soloist and virtuoso as well as ensemble musician. Cicada Woods also use their virtuosity to maintain the rich texture of traditional tango ensembles, arranging parts where instruments frequently carry multiple lines and harmonies.