Shutterspeed Duo
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Shutterspeed Duo
Erich Barganier (guitar/violin/electronics) and Ford Fourqurean (clarinets/electronics) are Shutterspeed Duo, a composer/performer ensemble combining contemporary classical composition, diy aesthetics, multimedia electronics, and video art. The group released their debut EP Iris in February 2021 and has since created and performed a new hybrid repertoire of clarinet, guitar, synths, and electronics across the United States and Europe. The Classicyl Vine described Iris as “a kaleidoscope of textural and timbral shifts in the electronic processing of acoustic instrumentals,” and pushes the genre of indie-classical to new realms.
They have performed as part of the Bang on a Can Summer Music Institute and ClarinetFests in Reno, Denver, and Dublin as well as regularly performing at home in New York. The duo is a proud recipient of Chamber Music America's Ensemble Forward grant, which has allowed them to receive support from individuals like Todd Reynolds and William Brittelle.
Ford Fourqurean
is an award-winning clarinetist, composer, and educator based in Brooklyn. Described by The Clarinet Journal as “a unique force,” he is the artistic director and clarinetist of Unheard-of//Ensemble, a group celebrated for its adventurous multimedia programming and more than 200 commissioned works. Ford connects communities through innovative concerts that blend clarinet, technology, and immersive experiences.
With Unheard-of//Ensemble, he has toured nationally, presenting guest artist performances and residencies at institutions including Northwestern University, the Manhattan School of Music, Cornell, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Pennsylvania, and Oberlin. Beyond Unheard-of, Ford has appeared with Contemporaneous, Wordless Music Orchestra, Little Orchestra Society, Fresh Squeezed Opera, and ensemble mise-en, and has toured internationally with Spark Duo, which recently performed across Thailand and Puerto Rico.
His writings on streaming and “virtual touring” appear in The Clarinet Journal, and he frequently lectures nationwide on recording and performance practices. Ford has received grants from organizations including the New York State Council on the Arts, Chamber Music America, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and New Music USA.
Erich Barganier
is a composer and multi-instrumentalist hailing from St. Petersburg, Florida who currently resides between New York City and Durham, NC. He writes chamber, orchestral, film, solo instrumental and electronic music that explores experimental technology, the edge of noise, improvisation, generative processes, and new forms of notation. Barganier's works have been presented by Bang on a Can, The International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF), Gaudeamus, Mostly Modern Festival, The New Music Gathering, Roulette Intermedium, National Sawdust, Le Poisson Rouge, Diffrazioni Festival, The DiMenna Center For Classical Music, Spectra Malaysia, Arts, Letters, & Numbers, and McGill University, among others.
He is a performing member of the electric guitar/clarinet/electronic experimental music duo Shutterspeed Duo with Ford Fourqurean and is an active soloist on the oud, electric guitar, and mandolin.
