On his ensemble: "In 1999 I formed HardArt groop to perform my music. Utilizing an evolving assembly of players, the group has performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago’s Pritzker Pavilion, the Green Mill, the Chopin Theater, Northeastern Illinois University. The name for the group arose simply from wanting to have horns but thinking that John Elmquist’s Horn Group sounded a little mundane, so I thought about the Horn & Hardart automat and decided to use the Hardart part." ensemble webpage
Dr. John Elmquist earned a DMA in composition at the University of Memphis where he studied with Don Freund. Elmquist won first prize in the Rapido! composition competition held by the Atlanta Chamber players. He is Music Director at Ebenezer Lutheran Church and he teaches at several Chicago-area schools, including Chicago High School of the Arts, the Merit School of Music and the People’s Music School. Elmquist also works as a bass player.
Pythian Vision score
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