the Melodica Drone and Bach Quartet

A New York free reed ensemble consisting of

The MDBQ is going on an indefinite hiatus after November. You can read more about it here. Our last two performances for the foreseeable future will be:

  • Bach to the Future on November 7-8, an all-night Bach festival in Providence we'll be joining.
  • Our farewell show on Friday, November 21 at 7pm at Mayday in Bushwick. On this auspicious evening we'll be premiering new works by Elijah Shiffer and our very own Hank Mason, and we'll be joined by singer Annie Beliveau to perform Cantata 54. Andrew will also play the famous chaconne from Bach's 2nd solo violin partita, and we'll play some of the MDBQ's greatest hits.

Our debut record is out now! Listen to it on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, and most places you find music!

An album cover with the title "Too Many Reeds" with an inset image of the quartet holding their instruments around an ondes martenot.
Photo by David Karp

Do you like drone music and Bach and melodicas?

The ensemble holding their instruments (three melodicas and one accordion) and making silly faces
Photo by F.M.V.F. Bello