Genghis Barbie
{{short description|American horn quartet}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Genghis Barbie
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| origin = New York City, NY, U.S.
| genre = Contemporary classical
| occupation = Chamber ensemble
| years_active = 2010–present
| label = {{flatlist|
- Sublyme Records
- Genghis Vinyl
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| website = {{URL|www.genghisbarbie.com}}
| current_members = * Freedom Barbie – Alana Vegter
- Velvet Barbie – Danielle Kuhlmann
- Alpine Barbie – Laura Weiner
- Attila the Horn – Rachel Drehmann
}}
Genghis Barbie is an American horn quartet founded in New York City. They perform works in the classical music genre as well as arrangements of folk tunes and pop music.
History
The quartet was formed in 2010{{Cite web|date=2012-10-22|title=Q&A With Genghis Barbie|url=http://journal.juilliard.edu/journal/qa-genghis-barbie|access-date=2020-10-02|website=The Juilliard School|language=en}} by founding members Danielle Kuhlmann (Velvet Barbie), Jacquelyn Adams (Jungle Barbie), Rachel Drehmann (Attila the Horn), and Alana Vegter Gartrell (Freedom Barbie).{{Cite web|last=Hambrick|first=Jennifer|title=Women of Brass: How Horn Quartet Genghis Barbie Is Conquering the World|url=https://radio.wosu.org/post/women-brass-how-horn-quartet-genghis-barbie-conquering-world|access-date=2020-10-02|website=radio.wosu.org|language=en}} The group's name was inspired by a family friend who at a young age drew a comic strip called "Genghis Barbie."{{Cite web|date=2014-04-10|title=Genghis Barbie|url=https://internationalmusician.org/genghis-barbie/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=International Musician|language=en}}
Members, as well as guest artists on their studio albums, take on a "Barbie name" as an alter ego and as part of the group's irrevent persona. Past members also include Leelanee Sterrett (Cosmic Barbie),{{Cite web|title=Genghis Baby: Songs for Noa, by Genghis Barbie|url=https://genghisbarbie.bandcamp.com/album/genghis-baby-songs-for-noa|access-date=2020-10-03|website=Genghis Barbie}} Kelly Csillam Misko (Electric Barbie),{{Cite web|title=Home for the Holidays, by Genghis Barbie|url=https://genghisbarbie.bandcamp.com/album/home-for-the-holidays|access-date=2020-10-03|website=Genghis Barbie}} and Wei Ping Chou (Sunshine Barbie).{{Cite web|title=Amp it Up!, by Genghis Barbie|url=https://genghisbarbie.bandcamp.com/album/amp-it-up|access-date=2020-10-03|website=Genghis Barbie}}
The group has worked pedagogically as guest artists and lecturers with universities on women's studies panels and exploring entrepreneurship in music.{{Cite web|date=2012-10-22|title=Q&A With Genghis Barbie|url=http://journal.juilliard.edu/journal/qa-genghis-barbie|access-date=2020-10-03|website=The Juilliard School|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Genghis Barbie – Music – 2015–16 – Past Seasons – Lively Arts – IUP|url=https://www.iup.edu/livelyarts/past-seasons/2015-2016/music/genghis-barbie/|access-date=2020-10-03|website=www.iup.edu}}{{Cite web|title=Catch the all-female horn ensemble Genghis Barbie at CWU {{!}} Central Washington University|url=http://www.cwu.edu/campus-notices/catch-all-female-horn-ensemble-genghis-barbie-cwu|access-date=2020-10-03|website=www.cwu.edu}}{{Cite web|date=2013-01-28|title=Genghis Barbie Performs at the University of Dayton|url=https://www.mostmetro.com/music/genghis-barbie-performs-at-the-university-of-dayton.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131044603/http://mostmetro.com/music/genghis-barbie-performs-at-the-university-of-dayton.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 31, 2013|access-date=2020-10-03|website=Dayton Most Metro|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=All-female horn quartet, Genghis Barbie, to perform at SFA {{!}} News from 2011 {{!}} SFASU|url=http://www.sfasu.edu/5805.asp|access-date=2020-10-03|website=www.sfasu.edu}}{{Cite web|title=April 24: All-female horn experience|url=http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2014/apr/GenghisBarbie042314.html|access-date=2020-10-03|website=UDaily}}{{Cite web|last=SWEARINGEN|first=DEBORAH|date=2 September 2015|title=The horn experience: Genghis Barbie coming to Florence|url=https://scnow.com/entertainment/the-horn-experience-genghis-barbie-coming-to-florence/article_3df51904-51b3-11e5-a979-e3867f842c1b.html|access-date=2020-10-03|website=SCNow|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2014-02-19|title=Genghis Barbie|url=https://louisiana.edu/news-events/events/20140219/genghis-barbie|access-date=2020-10-03|website=University of Louisiana at Lafayette|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2012-06-05|title=All-female French horn group Genghis Barbie talks Michigan connection, Gotye and their 'strong warrior woman vibe'|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/2012/06/qa_with_the_all-female_french.html|access-date=2020-10-03|website=mlive|language=en}}
Genghis Barbie has performed extensively, predominately in the U.S., at annual symposiums of the International Horn Society and Carnegie Hall. In television, the group appeared in season 1 of The Chris Gethard Show and season 7 of America's Got Talent. Their recording of A-ha's "Take On Me" was used in season 3 of the HBO show The Leftovers.{{Cite news|last=Poniewozik|first=James|date=2017-06-01|title='The Leftovers' Leads Television's Musical Golden Age|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/arts/television/the-leftovers-soundtrack.html|access-date=2020-10-02|issn=0362-4331}}
Works written for the group
- On the Hunt – Elizabeth A. Kelly (2012) – premiered with the New York Youth Symphony with conductor Ryan McAdams{{Cite news|last=Tommasini|first=Anthony|date=2012-05-28|title=Young Players Raise Horns to the Hunt|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/arts/music/new-york-youth-symphony-at-carnegie-hall.html|access-date=2020-10-02|issn=0362-4331}}
- The River – Kyrie McIntosh (2012){{Cite web|title=Youth Works|url=https://metropolisensemble.org/all-events/youth-works-2012|access-date=2020-10-07|website=Metropolis Ensemble|date=19 May 2012 |language=en-US}} – recorded on the studio album Songs for Noa
- Song for a Nightingale – Rubin Kodheli (2013) – recorded on the studio album Songs for Noa
- Guns N' Rosenkavalier (rock-recital) – arr. John Glover, Andrew Wilkowske; lyrics by Kelley Rourke (2014){{Cite web|title=Guns N' Rosenkavalier: Rock meets Bach at the Mill City Museum|url=http://www.classicalmpr.org/story/2014/07/18/guns-n-rosenkavalier-mill-city|access-date=2020-10-03|website=www.classicalmpr.org|date=18 July 2014 }}{{Cite web|last=Speer|first=Richard|date=|title=Coda: Guns N Rosenkavalier|url=https://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2002/10/Departments/Coda__Guns_N__Rosenkavalier.html|access-date=2020-10-03|website=www.operanews.com}}{{Cite web|title=Opera Theatre rocks art song with 'Guns N' Rosenkavalier'|url=http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/arts/milwaukee-opera-theatre-rocks-the-art-song-with-guns-n-rosenkavalier-h393dpe-198466401.html|access-date=2020-10-03|website=www.jsonline.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kelley Rourke|url=https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/r/ro-rz/kelley-rourke/|access-date=2020-10-03|website=www.kennedy-center.org}}
- Common Backyard Dinosaurs – Brad Balliet (2019) – recorded on the studio album 2 Legit
Discography
- Genghis Barbie – Genghis Vinyl Records (2011)
- Home for the Holidays – Sublyme Records (2011)
- Songs for Noa – Sublyme Records (2013)
- Amp it Up! – Genghis Vinyl Records (2013)
- 2 Legit – Genghis Vinyl Records (2019)
References
External links
- [https://www.genghisbarbie.com/ Genghis Barbie official website]
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/GenghisBarbie Genghis Barbie YouTube]
- [https://genghisbarbie.bandcamp.com/ Genghis Barbie Bandcamp]
Category:Musical quartets from New York (state)
Category:Musical groups established in 2010