Music for Three Hurdy-Gurdies
Jobe’s current work, Music for Three Hurdy-Gurdies, was commissioned by the First Works Festival in Providence, Rhode Island and had its premiere as part of that festival on October 5th and 6th, 2007. The score features all three of the hurdy-gurdies that Jobe plays or has developed. The performance showcases a fifteen member ensemble of singers and instrumentalists weaving an exotic tapestry of sights and sounds using the Glass Bells, Gong-Drum, bowed strings, bagpipes and tromba marina! Internationally recognized virtuosos Daniel Thonon (hurdy-gurdy) and Chris Turner (harmonica) work their magic.
Daniel Thonon   Chris Turner   Laura Gulley   Rob Bethel
The following videos are from the October 5th and 6th performances.
    Edgewise and Newfield
Sharon Key: vocals and cello
Cathy Clasper-Torch: Chinese fiddle and violin
Steve Jobe: hurdy-gurdy
Catherine Hawkes: recorder
  Bacchanal
Rob Bethel: cello
Laura Gulley: violin
Daniel Thonon: hurdy-gurdy
Chris Turner: bagpipes