Ruckus

Ruckus is a baroque band with a fresh, visceral approach to early music. The ensemble aims to fuse the early-music movement’s questing, creative spirit with the grit, groove and jangle of American roots music, creating a unique sound of “rough-edged intensity” (New Yorker). Ruckus’ first album, an acclaimed collaboration with Emi Ferguson of Bach Sonatas and Preludes, debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts.

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J.S. Bach: Concerto in D minor - II. Allegro (Emi Ferguson & Ruckus)

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J.S. Bach: Sonata in E Minor - II. Allegro (Emi Ferguson & Ruckus)

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J.S. Bach - Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035: III. Siciliano | Emi Ferguson and Ruckus

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J.S. Bach: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in E Minor - III. Andante (Emi Ferguson & Ruckus)

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J.S. Bach: G Major Prelude (Emi Ferguson & Ruckus)

" ... the world’s only period-instrument rock band."

San Francisco Classical Voice

"At a riveting afternoon concert in the Libbey Bowl, the festival’s chief venue, Ruckus added improvisatory flourishes and jaunty dance rhythms to an array of pieces by Bach, with the flutist Emi Ferguson virtuosically carrying the upper lines."

The New Yorker

"Saturday morning’s nearly all-Bach concert performed by Emi Ferguson, AMOC’s flutist, and Ruckus, a Baroque ensemble with close ties to AMOC, brought unalloyed satisfaction..."

Wall Street Journal

"Suddenly, there was a tangible sense of joy as the musicians infused Bach’s sonatas, partitas, and preludes with a combination of period precision and jazz-like energy."

San Francisco Classical Voice

"... achingly delicate one moment, punchy and incisive the next."

New York Times

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