Silo String Quartet
Silo String Quartet was founded by cellist and composer Caerwen Martin in 1998. Their influences include Kronos String Quartet, Contemporary Australian, Asian and American repertoire.
Silo has performed regularly at the Melbourne International Jazz Festivals and Melbourne International Women in Jazz Festivals since 1999 working with such artists as Fiona Burnett, Belinda Moody, Antonio Tenace, David Chisholm and Quinsin Nachoff (Canada) and was the resident string quartet for the Federation Music Week International Composers Forum. In 2006 Silo recorded this CD for Melbourne based dance company BalletLab entitled "Origami", composed by David Chisholm. Silo also feature on the live ABC CD Soaring at Dawn for jazz trio and String Quartet composed by soprano saxophonist Fiona Burnett.
Recent work has included performing at Glen Eira Town Hall, Billilla House, Stonington Manor, Melba Hall, Bennetts Lane and Federation Square as well as many recording and performance projects for composers and popular artists including Dan Brodie, Millionaire Souls, CC Martini, Philip Gelbach and Johanna Selleck. Silo has broadcast live on ABC and Melbourne radio stations and features on Caerwen Martin's new soundtrack to the Australian feature film 'Lost and Found' by David Blake.
Members are Aaron Barnden (violin), Andrea Keeble (violin), Ceridwen Davies (viola), Caerwen Martin (cello).
Silo String Quartet is featured on the following titles
Origami
Music from BalletLab’s dance work Origami, premiered in Melbourne on 13 July 2006. David Chisholm’s score, partly electronic and partly for Silo Quartet, was nominated for the 2006 Green Room Awards.
Silo String Quartet also appears on
Butterfly Modernism
Composer Eve Duncan’s third release is a two-CD set of chamber works that marks a clear shift in her musical language.
Members of Silo String Quartet
Aaron Barnden
Aaron Barnden is a violinist with Silo String Quartet. On this label he appears as a performer on Australian chamber recordings, including the quartet’s music for dance.
Caerwen Martin
Caerwen Martin is an Australian cellist and composer. She founded the Silo String Quartet in 1998 and works across contemporary chamber music, jazz and film.