Classical or Not?

Four beautiful women, string instruments, and a new musical sound would catch the attention of anyone. Bond is a successful and sexy string quartet group, who are bring a new and untraditional sound to the genre of classical music.

Unfortunately, this group was too radical for the classical charts. This rebellious quartet includes Haylie Ecker (first violin) from Perth, Australia, Eos Charter (second violin) from Cardiff, Wales, Tania Davis (viola) from Sydney, Australia, and Gay-Yee Westerhoff (cello) from Hull, England. They have made three CDs which are Born (2000), Shine (2002), and Classified (2004). Bond has also made appearances in the movies "XXX: State of Union" and "Johnny English". They are popular internationally and continue to tour the world sharing their beautiful new sound with everyone.

The birth of this remarkable group defied all traditional classical music, by incorporating techno and firey dance beats from around the world in their music. Bond has done the unthinkable and crossed-over from classical charts and placed in the pop charts by the Chart Information Network (CIN).

Bond was not embraced in the classical world because according to the CIN their music was not created by a well known classical composer. A CIN spokesperson claimed that their music was not "really a classical idiom" because of the different beats and rhythms used.
Haylie Ecker from Bond told Entertainment Magazine. "In a modern world it is disappointing that the classical elite cannot embrace change."

Honestly, who cares if the classical world won't accept them!

Their music is inspiring to young musicians out in the world who don't want to be stuck with playing old boring classical pieces. Bond brings excitement into listening to instrumental songs. They should be praised for their courage to bring a new sound to the classical world, not banned from this genre of music.