Beth Quist, a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer, began playing piano at age 2.
She has a 4-
octave
In music, an octave ( la, octavus: eighth) or perfect octave (sometimes called the diapason) is the interval between one musical pitch and another with double its frequency. The octave relationship is a natural phenomenon that has been refer ...
soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...
voice, and plays piano, keyboards,
santour
The santur (also ''santūr'', ''santour'', ''santoor'') ( fa, سنتور), is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origins.--- Rashid, Subhi Anwar (1989). ''Al-ʼĀlāt al-musīqīyya al-muṣāhiba lil-Maqām al-ʻIrāqī''. Baghdad: Matbaʻat al-ʻU ...
(hammered dulcimer),
dumbek, guitar,
flute
The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...
, and various other instruments.
Her music combines influences from the
Balkans, the
Middle East, and
India along with her Western upbringing.
Based in USA, she performs solo, with
Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra, and with
Ishwish. She recently finished a 2+ year contract with
Cirque du Soleil. In years past she has made guest appearances with
Kitaro, the
Geoffrey Castle Band (formerly known as
Guarneri Underground), and
Children of the Revolution. She also composes scores for dance, film and other media. She is signed to the label
Magnatune
Magnatune is an American independent record label based in Berkeley, California, founded in spring 2003. It only sold music for download through its website but added a print-CD-on-demand service in late 2004 and in October 2007 began selling co ...
.
References
External links
Beth Quist on MagnatuneBeth Quist homepageIshwish
Magnatune artists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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