Chad McCullough / Bram Weijters - Abstract QuantitiesThrough their first two recordings, the Belgian American band led by pianist Bram Weijters and Chad McCullough firmly established a musical style that's equal parts melancholic and hopeful. Along with bassist Piet Verbist and drummer JOhn Bishop, they have built a musical bond over the past 5 years that has led them around the globe, with their continued successes due in no small part to their ability to connect with audiences. For their third album,

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But the album's most tender moments are from Ziúr herself

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With equal parts highs and lows intertwined by clever lyrics and Mitchell's distinctive sound with a bit of extra edge

received international critical acclaim

the Requiem was created "out of a deep desire to transform something I had heard in my youth

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and they both centered their recital programs around the great Romantic composer Robert Schumann

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