THE HUTCHINS CONSORT

THE HUTCHINS CONSORT THE MISSION OF THE HUTCHINS CONSORT IS TO PROVIDE UNIQUE MUSICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCES WITH THE EIGHT SCALED VIOLINS OF DR. CARLEEN HUTCHINS. WHICH ARE A CULMINATION OF 500 YEARS OF RESEARCH INTO ACOUSTICS OF VIOLIN FAMILY INSTRUMENTS. TO PERFROM PIECES SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN FOR THIS ENSEMBLE AS WELL AS ARRANGEMENTS OF TRADITIONAL REPERTORY; TO DEMONSTRATE THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THESE AND TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS; TO FACILITATE THE COMPOSITION AND ARRANGEMENTS OF MUSIC SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SONIC PALETTE THAT THE INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR PERFORMERS CREATE; AND TO MAKE PERFORMANCES AVAILABLE TO A WIDE AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE.