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- Collaborations
- Clients
- Venues
- Awards
- Reviews
- Media
- Downloads
- Tour Schedule
- Booking Info
Independently or as the quartet, members have worked with:
- jimmy page & robert plant
- sting
- michael jackson
- hootie & the blowfish
- the allman brothers band
- the moody blues
- paul simon
- depeche mode
- *nsync
- britney spears
- aerosmith
- smokey robinson
- janet jackson
- eric clapton
- christina aguilera
- elton john
- roger daltrey
- meat loaf
- b. b. king
- cyndi lauper
Independently or as the quartet, members have worked with:
- luciano pavoratti
- leon redbone
- tony bennett
- ricky martin
- frank sinatra
- judy collins
- barbra streisand
- jim belushi
Opened for or performed in conjunction with:
- billy joel
- glenn frey of the eagles
- david spade
- jim belushi & the sacred hearts
- neil diamond
- robert klein
- michael bolton
- the pointer sisters
- the commitments
- stevie wonder
Client collaborations at top events around the world for:
- the carlyle group
- general motors
- fedEx
- philip morris
- ibm
- digital equipment corp.
- novartis pharmaceuticals
- glaxoSmithKline
- coldwell banker
- cendant
- iron workers of america
- world shoe association
- capital cities/abc
- financial communications society
- grand central partnership
- change for kids
- baron capital
- british airways
- toyota
- mastercard
- hilton hotels/hampton inns
- campbell soup company
- audi
- conde nast
- clear channel communications
- novo nordisk
- met life
- bayer/siemens
- bahrain financial services development
- ISES
- krisam
Schools, university and college collaborations:
- raritan valley community college, NJ
- college of st. scholastica, MN
- michigan state U., MI
- college of st. benedict, MN
- northern illinois U., IL
- u.s. military academy, NY
- u. of dayton, OH
- susquehanna U., PA
- cadillac area symphony, MI
- ogdar hall, hampton U., VA
- penn state U., PA
- great valley comm. ed., PA
- easton area HS, PA
- city HS, IA
- valley HS, IA
- west HS, IA
- thomas jefferson HS, IA
- mason city HS, IA
- asta national conference, NV
- nj city U., NJ
- ny ASTA summer conference
- las vegas performing arts academy
Premium, private affairs cannot be shown in detail. The following however, applies:
- highest professionalism
- fast setup and breakdown
- all black uniform look
- contrasting selection of works
- tremendous response assured
Only major venues shown:
- madison square garden, NY
- radio city music hall, NY
- queen elizabeth hall, UK
- city hall concert hall, Hong Kong
- hard rock casino, NV
- trump taj mahal, NJ
- south street seaport, NY
- bethlehem musikfest, PA
- catch a rising star, NY
- the grand ole opry, TN
- stade st. jean, St. Barths, W.I.
- penn state U., PA
- plaza at rockefeller center, NY
- rainbow room, NY
- carnegie hall, NY
- town hall, NY
- ny & brooklyn botanical gardens, NY
- madison civic center, WI
- power center, ann arbor, MI
- egyptian theatre, IL
- metropoltan opera house, NY
- the united nations, NY
- national portrait gallery, DC
- miami convention center, FL
- top of the rock, NY
- met. mus. of modern art, NY
- mellon auditorium, DC
- philidelphia art museum, PA
- allen room, NY
- anaheim convention center, CA
- mandalay bay, NV
- boca raton resort, FL
- foy hall, PA
- taj mahal, NJ
- bacara resort, CA
- george V hotel, Paris, France
- four seasons, NY
- belmont park raceway, NY
- moma, NY
- grand cypress resort, FL
Awards and major achievements:
- top 15 positions
billboard, 1986-89
classical crossover chart
“What if Mozart Wrote, 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'” - top 15 positions & album pick
billboard, 1988
classical crossover chart
“What if Mozart Wrote, 'Roll Over Beethoven'” - top 15 positions
billboard, 1988-89
classical crossover chart
“What if Mozart Wrote, 'Born to be Wild'” - grammy nomination
best concept music video, 1988
“Get A Job”
(4 competitors: george harrison, talking heads, neil young & weird al yankovic) - top 15 singles
billboard, 2002
hot 100
“Gone”
*nsync with hsq
Just a few comments from others:
- “They play second fiddle to no one.”
- ABC-TV, Spencer Christian - “One class act. This group is hot. Definitely ranked with the best of them.”
- WCBS-TV, Jill Rappaport - “Great performance.”
- WNCN-FM, Annie Bergen - “A major success.”
- Glenn Mitchell, The Philadelphia Inquirer - “One listen will change the way you hear both classical and pop music.”
- Wireless - “Four musicians who are unique in all the world.”
- Susan L. Peña, Reading Eagle/Times - “Impeccable performing expertise. HSQ slays their audiences.”
- Edward Tatnall Canby, Audio - “HSQ is capable of making any type of music with an amazing, stunning arranging ability.”
- The Nikkan Gendai, Japan - “HSQ self-arranges the masterworks of classic rock with a great arranging sense.”
- Brutus Magazine, Japan - “HSQ didn't need any special effects to play rock that was faithful and creative. Swapping & spreading the melody of Eleanor Rigby, they made it blossom like a lotus. Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You was elegant, elegiac & more meaningful [than the original]. Battle of Evermore was simulated beautifully by overlapping, slapping rhythms plucked on violin, viola & cello played horizontally like guitars. Stairway to Heaven featured deft movement, brimming tones & organic changes.”
- Geoff Gehman of The Morning Call
Official HSQ 4 minute promo video:
Promo video SMALL (160 x 120) - Right-click to save
Promo video LARGE (480 x 360) - Right-click to save
'Get A Job' Grammy Video (1988):
'Get A Job' video (320 x 240) - Right-click to save
Solo recordings:
HSQ: All Zeppelin |  |
The Off-White Album |  |
Take No Prisoners |  |
HSQ Does Christmas (Again) |  |
HSQ Rides Again (Again) |  |
Sympathy for the Devil |  |
Sympathy for the Devil |  |
Sympathy for the Devil |  |
What if Mozart Wrote, 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' |  |
What if Mozart Wrote, 'Born To Be Wild' |  |
What if Mozart Wrote, 'Roll Over Beethoven' |  |
What if Mozart Wrote, 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' |  |
Collaborations/appearances:
*NSYNC Celebrity |  |
Your #1 Requests |  |
Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet |  |
Carol of The Drum - A New Age Christmas, RCA Victor 1993 |  |
Pachelbel's Greatest Hit - Canon in D, RCA Victor 1991 |  |
HSQ has been seen on the following TV shows:
- the today show
with Bryant Gumbel & Jane Pauley, NBC-TV - all my children (on camera), ABC-TV
- nightwatch (10x), CBS-TV
- days end
with Spencer Christian, ABC-TV - this morning (from Liverpool), UK
- the swingshift (UK interview show), BSB-TV (UK)
- live interview & performance (3x), WCBS-TV
- live interview & performance (3x), FX-TV
- MTV
- VH1
...and heard on the following radio shows:
- GLR/BBC, UK
1 hour concert special - BBC World Service Radio, UK
- “Meridien”
- WNCN-FM, NY
1 hour live concert - WNEW-FM, NY
“World Hungarthon”
live concert from The United Nations - LBC, UK
“Artbeat” - PBS
- WABC
- BBC
- WQXR
- WNYC
- NPR
2 podcasts
...and heard in the following films:
- “A Touch of Fate”
starring Teri Hatcher
2003 - “Ram Dass Fierce Grace”
starring Ram Dass
2002 - “Blue Helmets”
Red Ribbon Winner
1991 American Film & Video Festival 1990 - “Once Around”
starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter
Danny Aiello, Gena Rowlands
1991
Outside John's place |  |
Graveyard at St. Paul's, NYC |  |
Another shot in the graveyard |  |
“Stairway” with a mirrored ball |  |
Our official shot (outside John's) |  |
Harley-Davidson Cafe, NYC |  |
Iowa City residency |  |
Richard teaching |  |
John teaching |  |
Iowa residency performance |  |
Iowa kids before... |  |
...and after (the girl in the 'Bison' sweatshirt had a bad day) |  |
Make sure you have Acrobat Reader from Adobe. Right-click and download LINKED file(s) to desktop. All material is copyright Mona Lisa Sound, Inc., The Hampton String Quartet and/or John Reed:
Title: “HSQ Does Christmas (Again)” one-sheet |  |
Title: “Take No Prisoners” one-sheet |  |
Title: Residencies |  |
Title: Official photo |  |
Title: Alternate photo |  |
Title: Official press brochure |  |
Title: Official DVD (Small QT movie) |  |
Title: Official DVD (Large QT movie) | |
Title: Concert program (Bio's) |  |
CALL FOR CURRENT AVAILABILITY
For the past 25 years, HSQ has performed both here and abroad for a wide range of major corporations:
- We can provide our own state-of-the-art sound system.
- Setup is typically under 20 minutes.
- Janna Glasser at: 1.877.263.5691
- or email us at: HSQ
Call for prices, logistics and general information.
Invite HSQ to perform at your educational institution:
- Please email Janna Glasser at: Janna Glasser or
- call our toll free number at: 1.877.263.5691
Call for prices, logistics and general information.
