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SUMMARY:FF (Ava Koohbor + Sharkiface)Kimia Koochakzadeh-YazdiChris Everingham
DESCRIPTION:FF (Fuck Fascists) is the collaboration of SHARKIFACE and AVA KOOHBOR\, who met at Mills College. They use electronics\, noise\, and spoken word to enact resistance and reject fascism and patriarchy. They make sound as protest\, performance as refusal\, and noise as a space for collective action. SHARKIFACE\, aka Angela Edwards\, is an Oakland-based performer blending synths\, custom instruments\, and voice to craft visceral\, noise-influenced electronic works. San Francisco based poet\, visual and sound artist AVA KOOHBOR works with sound as a tactile material. Her performances are sensory fields where vibration becomes texture\, risk\, breath\, and presence in space.\n\n \n\nIranian composer and performer KIMIA KOOCHAKZADEH-YAZDI presents In Between Spaces\, a live electronic set that moves through memories\, spaces\, and feelings. The piece lives in the coexistence of extremes and between shifting thresholds. Its sound world is built from synthesized and sampled Iranian instruments\, field recordings\, processed material from previous works\, and transformed vocal sounds. It comes from sorrow\, anger\, and grief\, but also from hope\, love\, and resilience. Sonically and narratively\, the piece moves between edge and immersion\, water and space\, noise and delicacy\, flow and rigidity.\n\n \n\nSanta Cruz based composer\, CHRIS EVERINGHAM presents Searching\, a work that uses a just intonation sound space synthesized in MAX/MSP. The performer “searches” for JI harmonies within the sound space. Throughout Searching\, the fundamental pitch of the harmonies slowly descends\, creating new resonances with each change. In this piece Everingham seeks to combine his interests in just intonation with influences from the music of Morton Feldman\, the drone-metal band Sunn O)))\, and controlled improvisation. Searching is an evolving piece of music that changes with each new performance.
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SUMMARY:Where We Meet The Silver Moon
DESCRIPTION:Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance\, live music\, and original compositions. \nWhere We Meet the Silver Moon will include the works ‘Movement Still’\, ‘Whispers’\, ‘Timelapse‘\, ‘Bodhichitta Bunny‘\, and ‘Spiral Moon‘. The program weaves together flowers\, moonlight\, and unexpected encounters to explore how we grow\, return\, and find one another across the years. Rooted in Asian American experience and animated by a spirit of curiosity and hope\, this performance celebrates a quarter century of artistic collaboration while looking toward the future with imagination and grace. \nWhere We Meet the Silver Moon brings together new works that reflect on time\, memory\, and becoming. Accompanied by original live music and evocative visual imagery\, the evening moves between whispers and flowers\, moonlight\, and transformation\, asking how we carry one another through the years and what possibilities emerge when we gather in community. Created and performed by artists who have grown up alongside the company itself\, this anniversary season celebrates not only a remarkable history but an ongoing act of becoming. \nMore at: dNaga.org/calendar/silver-moon-friday \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography: Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nComposers: Joel Davel\, Elainie Lillios \nLive Musician: Joel Davel \nLighting\, Visual Design\, Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nAnimation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Moriah Costa\, Raychel Hatch\, Catalina Jackson-Urueña\, Lucie Jerome\, Eleanor Kerwin\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, Gabby Wei \nPEACE Project dancers: founding member of PDActive Herb Heinz\, with Gary Turchin\, Gary Robinson\, Joanne Ruby\, Adam Seller \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \nFor twenty-five years\, dNaga Dance Co. has created performances that weave together movement\, music\, image\, and story in unexpected ways. From early works inspired by myth and folklore to recent explorations of Asian American identity\, social justice\, and the lived experiences of people with Parkinson’s disease\, the company has remained committed to dance as a space for imagination\, inquiry\, and connection. \ndNaga’s community programs are offered free of charge. They include Dance for PD® (founded in 2007) and GIRL Project (founded in 2014). To learn more and support our work\, please visit: donate.mazloweb.com \nPhotos of dNaga Dance Co. by Mitch Tobias
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/where-we-meet-the-silver-moon/2026-07-26/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260725T190000
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SUMMARY:Where We Meet The Silver Moon
DESCRIPTION:Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance\, live music\, and original compositions. \nWhere We Meet the Silver Moon will include the works ‘Movement Still’\, ‘Whispers’\, ‘Timelapse‘\, ‘Bodhichitta Bunny‘\, and ‘Spiral Moon‘. The program weaves together flowers\, moonlight\, and unexpected encounters to explore how we grow\, return\, and find one another across the years. Rooted in Asian American experience and animated by a spirit of curiosity and hope\, this performance celebrates a quarter century of artistic collaboration while looking toward the future with imagination and grace. \nWhere We Meet the Silver Moon brings together new works that reflect on time\, memory\, and becoming. Accompanied by original live music and evocative visual imagery\, the evening moves between whispers and flowers\, moonlight\, and transformation\, asking how we carry one another through the years and what possibilities emerge when we gather in community. Created and performed by artists who have grown up alongside the company itself\, this anniversary season celebrates not only a remarkable history but an ongoing act of becoming. \nMore at: dNaga.org/calendar/silver-moon-friday \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography: Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nComposers: Joel Davel\, Elainie Lillios \nLive Musician: Joel Davel \nLighting\, Visual Design\, Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nAnimation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Moriah Costa\, Raychel Hatch\, Catalina Jackson-Urueña\, Lucie Jerome\, Eleanor Kerwin\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, Gabby Wei \nPEACE Project dancers: founding member of PDActive Herb Heinz\, with Gary Turchin\, Gary Robinson\, Joanne Ruby\, Adam Seller \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \nFor twenty-five years\, dNaga Dance Co. has created performances that weave together movement\, music\, image\, and story in unexpected ways. From early works inspired by myth and folklore to recent explorations of Asian American identity\, social justice\, and the lived experiences of people with Parkinson’s disease\, the company has remained committed to dance as a space for imagination\, inquiry\, and connection. \ndNaga’s community programs are offered free of charge. They include Dance for PD® (founded in 2007) and GIRL Project (founded in 2014). To learn more and support our work\, please visit: donate.mazloweb.com \nPhotos of dNaga Dance Co. by Mitch Tobias
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/where-we-meet-the-silver-moon/2026-07-25/2/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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SUMMARY:Where We Meet The Silver Moon
DESCRIPTION:Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance\, live music\, and original compositions. \nWhere We Meet the Silver Moon will include the works ‘Movement Still’\, ‘Whispers’\, ‘Timelapse‘\, ‘Bodhichitta Bunny‘\, and ‘Spiral Moon‘. The program weaves together flowers\, moonlight\, and unexpected encounters to explore how we grow\, return\, and find one another across the years. Rooted in Asian American experience and animated by a spirit of curiosity and hope\, this performance celebrates a quarter century of artistic collaboration while looking toward the future with imagination and grace. \nWhere We Meet the Silver Moon brings together new works that reflect on time\, memory\, and becoming. Accompanied by original live music and evocative visual imagery\, the evening moves between whispers and flowers\, moonlight\, and transformation\, asking how we carry one another through the years and what possibilities emerge when we gather in community. Created and performed by artists who have grown up alongside the company itself\, this anniversary season celebrates not only a remarkable history but an ongoing act of becoming. \nMore at: dNaga.org/calendar/silver-moon-friday \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography: Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nComposers: Joel Davel\, Elainie Lillios \nLive Musician: Joel Davel \nLighting\, Visual Design\, Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nAnimation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Moriah Costa\, Raychel Hatch\, Catalina Jackson-Urueña\, Lucie Jerome\, Eleanor Kerwin\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, Gabby Wei \nPEACE Project dancers: founding member of PDActive Herb Heinz\, with Gary Turchin\, Gary Robinson\, Joanne Ruby\, Adam Seller \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \nFor twenty-five years\, dNaga Dance Co. has created performances that weave together movement\, music\, image\, and story in unexpected ways. From early works inspired by myth and folklore to recent explorations of Asian American identity\, social justice\, and the lived experiences of people with Parkinson’s disease\, the company has remained committed to dance as a space for imagination\, inquiry\, and connection. \ndNaga’s community programs are offered free of charge. They include Dance for PD® (founded in 2007) and GIRL Project (founded in 2014). To learn more and support our work\, please visit: donate.mazloweb.com \nPhotos of dNaga Dance Co. by Mitch Tobias
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/where-we-meet-the-silver-moon/2026-07-25/1/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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SUMMARY:Where We Meet The Silver Moon
DESCRIPTION:Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance\, live music\, and original compositions. \nWhere We Meet the Silver Moon will include the works ‘Movement Still’\, ‘Whispers’\, ‘Timelapse‘\, ‘Bodhichitta Bunny‘\, and ‘Spiral Moon‘. The program weaves together flowers\, moonlight\, and unexpected encounters to explore how we grow\, return\, and find one another across the years. Rooted in Asian American experience and animated by a spirit of curiosity and hope\, this performance celebrates a quarter century of artistic collaboration while looking toward the future with imagination and grace. \nWhere We Meet the Silver Moon brings together new works that reflect on time\, memory\, and becoming. Accompanied by original live music and evocative visual imagery\, the evening moves between whispers and flowers\, moonlight\, and transformation\, asking how we carry one another through the years and what possibilities emerge when we gather in community. Created and performed by artists who have grown up alongside the company itself\, this anniversary season celebrates not only a remarkable history but an ongoing act of becoming. \nMore at: dNaga.org/calendar/silver-moon-friday \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography: Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nComposers: Joel Davel\, Elainie Lillios \nLive Musician: Joel Davel \nLighting\, Visual Design\, Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nAnimation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Moriah Costa\, Raychel Hatch\, Catalina Jackson-Urueña\, Lucie Jerome\, Eleanor Kerwin\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, Gabby Wei \nPEACE Project dancers: founding member of PDActive Herb Heinz\, with Gary Turchin\, Gary Robinson\, Joanne Ruby\, Adam Seller \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \nFor twenty-five years\, dNaga Dance Co. has created performances that weave together movement\, music\, image\, and story in unexpected ways. From early works inspired by myth and folklore to recent explorations of Asian American identity\, social justice\, and the lived experiences of people with Parkinson’s disease\, the company has remained committed to dance as a space for imagination\, inquiry\, and connection. \ndNaga’s community programs are offered free of charge. They include Dance for PD® (founded in 2007) and GIRL Project (founded in 2014). To learn more and support our work\, please visit: donate.mazloweb.com \nPhotos of dNaga Dance Co. by Mitch Tobias
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/where-we-meet-the-silver-moon/2026-07-24/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T210000
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SUMMARY:Where We Meet The Silver Moon
DESCRIPTION:Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance\, live music\, and original compositions. \nWhere We Meet the Silver Moon will include the works ‘Movement Still’\, ‘Whispers’\, ‘Timelapse‘\, ‘Bodhichitta Bunny‘\, and ‘Spiral Moon‘. The program weaves together flowers\, moonlight\, and unexpected encounters to explore how we grow\, return\, and find one another across the years. Rooted in Asian American experience and animated by a spirit of curiosity and hope\, this performance celebrates a quarter century of artistic collaboration while looking toward the future with imagination and grace. \nWhere We Meet the Silver Moon brings together new works that reflect on time\, memory\, and becoming. Accompanied by original live music and evocative visual imagery\, the evening moves between whispers and flowers\, moonlight\, and transformation\, asking how we carry one another through the years and what possibilities emerge when we gather in community. Created and performed by artists who have grown up alongside the company itself\, this anniversary season celebrates not only a remarkable history but an ongoing act of becoming. \nMore at: dNaga.org/calendar/silver-moon-friday \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography: Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nComposers: Joel Davel\, Elainie Lillios \nLive Musician: Joel Davel \nLighting\, Visual Design\, Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nAnimation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Moriah Costa\, Raychel Hatch\, Catalina Jackson-Urueña\, Lucie Jerome\, Eleanor Kerwin\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, Gabby Wei \nPEACE Project dancers: founding member of PDActive Herb Heinz\, with Gary Turchin\, Gary Robinson\, Joanne Ruby\, Adam Seller \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \nFor twenty-five years\, dNaga Dance Co. has created performances that weave together movement\, music\, image\, and story in unexpected ways. From early works inspired by myth and folklore to recent explorations of Asian American identity\, social justice\, and the lived experiences of people with Parkinson’s disease\, the company has remained committed to dance as a space for imagination\, inquiry\, and connection. \ndNaga’s community programs are offered free of charge. They include Dance for PD® (founded in 2007) and GIRL Project (founded in 2014). To learn more and support our work\, please visit: donate.mazloweb.com \nPhotos of dNaga Dance Co. by Mitch Tobias
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/where-we-meet-the-silver-moon/2026-07-23/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T213000
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SUMMARY:The Sky Is A SuitcaseJacob Pek + Raffi Garabedian
DESCRIPTION:The Sky Is A Suitcase (from Seattle)\nMike Gebhart – drums\nCarmen Rothwell – bass\nLevi Gillis – tenor sax\nRay Larsen – trumpet \n\n\n\nThe Sky is a Suitcase is dedicated to improvisation. Their songs are personal – about dreams\, places\, people and memories. These memories manifest their mood in the melodies and rhythms the group uses to express themselves in the moment. The Sky is a Suitcase imbues in their music the fullness of their collective humanity as a band and the intricacies of their relationships \nJacob Pek + Raffi Garabedian \n\n\n\nJacob Pek (DEAR Alumni) is a guitarist\, composer\, improviser\, and educator whose work explores the intersections of sound\, perception\, and spontaneous creation. Drawing from a wide range of musical and contemplative traditions\, he creates performances rooted in deep listening\, expressive freedom\, and a spirit of discovery. Each performance unfolds as a unique encounter with the possibilities of the present moment.\nRaffi Garabedian is a tenor saxophonist and composer living in Oakland\, California. A dedicated improvisationalist\, Garabedian centers spontaneous composition as the foundation to explore new rhythmic\, harmonic\, and melodic cycles.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/the-sky-is-a-suitcaseinsect-life/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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SUMMARY:Maple Quartet
DESCRIPTION:We warmly invite you to this benefit concert in support of the Maple Quartet. As they begin an exciting new chapter of advanced study and national recognition\, we are delighted to be part of their musical journey. Based in four different cities\, these remarkable young musicians are counting on your generosity to give them the opportunity to travel for their rehearsals and performances\, and to participate in the competitions essential to the development of a professional string quartet. \nFounded in 2022 at the Eastman School of Music\, the award-winning Maple Quartet is defined by their unified passion for community engagement through music – in public performances and presentations at diverse venues. \nWhile studying together at Eastman\, members Isabel Chen\, Magali Pelletey\, John Crowley\, and Gabriel Hennebury were two-time recipients of the Celentano String Quartet Award\, an honor recognizing an undergraduate string quartet of outstanding ability. This award supported their entries to national chamber music competitions including the 2025 Frances Walton Competition\, where they were awarded 2nd prize. They also received an honorable mention at the 2025 Saint Paul String Quartet Competition\, and were finalists at the 2025 Coltman Chamber Music Competition. \nThe Quartet’s primary mentors have included members of the Ying and Verona Quartets\, as well as professors Mimi Hwang\, David Bowlin\, and Masumi Per Rostad. They have also been incredibly fortunate to receive instruction from esteemed artists\, including members of the Takács and Calidore Quartets\, Misha Amory\, Peter Salaff\, Peter Winograd\, Mathieu Herzog\, Amit Even-Tov\, and Catherine Cosbey. Their notable collaborations have included performances with Robin Scott\, Chiao-Wen Cheng\, Jonathan Swartz\, and Wendy Chen. \nSUMMER 2026 \nThe Maple Quartet is spending the summer in California before returning to their graduate studies: Isabel at the New England Conservatory\, Magali at Rice University\, Shepherd School of Music\, John at the Juilliard School\, and Gabriel at the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance. \nAs the 2026 Emerging Artist String Quartet at Music Academy of the West\, they will spend four weeks in residence in Santa Barbara\, coached exclusively by the Takács Quartet.  Together they will perform the Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major\, Op. 20 with the Takács on July 2\, 2026\, in founding cellist Andras Fejér’s final concert with the Takács! Later in the summer\, they head north to Napa\, where they are the 2026 Fellowship String Quartet at Music in the Vineyards.   \nMusic in the Vineyards: Tuesday\, August 4th\, 2026 @7:00 pm:  The Maple Quartet and host Michael Adams will illustrate the importance of folk sources in the world of classical music. The program features excerpts from Antonín Dvořák’s Slavonic Quartet and Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout. \nPROGRAM \n\nFranz Joseph Haydn : String Quartet No. 36 in A Major (Op. 20\, No. 6\, Hob. III:36)\n\n\nCaroline Shaw : Valencia\n\n\nAntonín Dvořák : String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major\, Op. 51\n\nMAPLE QUARTET \nIsabel Chen\, violin\nMagali Pelletey\, violin\nJohn Crowley\, viola\nGabriel Hennebury\, cello \nATTENDING THE CONCERT \nRSVP here to book your seat in advance and to donate. \nEach donation level includes one reserved seat. \nIf you are supporting the quartet’s travel plans but cannot yourself attend the concert\, please let us know in the message field. \nTRAVEL FUND DONATION LEVELS \n$40 — One Mile Closer\n$80 — Two checked bags\n$160 — Rehearsal Day Sponsor\n$320 — Coaching Session Sponsor\n$640 — Competition Journey Sponsor\n$1\,500 — The Fifth Seat Sponsor (since a cello often requires its own airplane seat) \nFor tax purposes\, donations include one seat\, valued at $20. If you cannot attend\, your entire donation is tax-deductible. \nAfter concert reception in lobby with wine\, savory and sweet delights. \n\n 
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/maple-quartet/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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SUMMARY:Morning Ragas with Ustad Kamal Sabri
DESCRIPTION:Ustad Kamal Sabri is an internationally acclaimed Sarangi maestro\, representing the seventh generation of the illustrious Moradabad Gharana. Son of the legendary Ustad Sabri Khan\, Kamal Sabri began his musical journey at the age of five under his father’s guidance and quickly emerged as a child prodigy. Over the years\, he has both preserved and reinvented the art of Sarangi playing\, introducing innovations such as adding a cello string\, while maintaining the rich legacy of his gharana. Kamal has worked with a diverse array of musicians\, including Ustad Zakir Hussain\, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan\, Chick Corea\, and Massive Attack\, and has performed at prestigious festivals worldwide. His versatility extends to composing for Bollywood and Hollywood films\, creating scores for documentaries\, theatre\, and dance\, and teaching Indian classical music in countries such as England\, Finland\, Denmark\, Norway\, the USA\, and Russia. \nA distinguished artist of All India Radio\, Ustad Kamal Sabri has received numerous accolades\, including the Global Music Award (USA)\, Nashville Music City Award (International Artist of the Year)\, Young Maestro Award\, and the Sarangi Sultan Khitab at the Harballabh Music Festival. He has been a guest lecturer at major universities and has played a pivotal role in revitalizing Sarangi as a solo instrument on the world stage. Through his artistry\, mentorship\, and dedication\, he has inspired a new generation of musicians\, ensuring that the Sarangi’s soulful voice continues to resonate in global music. Kamal Sabri’s commitment to both tradition and innovation has established him as a leading figure in Indian and world music today.\n\nHe has been a guest lecturer at major universities and played a pivotal role in revitalizing the Sarangi as a solo instrument on the world stage. Through his artistry\, mentorship\, and dedication\, Sabri has inspired a new generation of musicians\, ensuring that the Sarangi’s soulful voice continues to resonate globally. His commitment to both tradition and innovation has established him as a leading figure in Indian and world music today.\n\nFull biography\n\n\nShri Amod Dandawate [tabla]\nShri Amod Dandawate is a distinguished tabla artist specializing in the Farrukhabad gharana. His musical journey began under the guidance of his father\, the late Dr. Vasantrao Dandawate\, and was further enriched through training with several eminent gurus. For more than a decade\, he has studied under Pandit Samir Chatterjee in the traditional guru-shishya parampara\, refining his artistry and deepening his understanding of Hindustani classical music. A highly sought-after accompanist\, Shri Dandawate has performed with numerous acclaimed artists from India and the United States. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area\, he is also a dedicated educator committed to promoting Indian classical music. Alongside his musical career\, he holds a doctorate in Electrical Engineering.\n\n\n \nPROGRAM\n\n \n\nRaga Shuddh Sarang is a serene and uplifting afternoon raga belonging to the Sarang family. Traditionally performed during the second half of the day\, it evokes feelings of peace\, joy\, devotion\, and the refreshing atmosphere of nature after the summer heat.\nThe raga is characterized by its graceful movement\, elegant phrases\, and luminous melodic contours. Rather than relying on dramatic contrasts\, Shuddh Sarang unfolds with quiet dignity and meditative beauty\, allowing the performer to explore subtle shades of expression through expansive improvisation.\nIts soothing character makes it one of the most beloved ragas of the afternoon repertoire\, inviting listeners into a world of calm reflection and inner tranquility.\n\n \nRaga Gaud Sarang is another celebrated afternoon raga that combines elements of the ancient Gaud tradition with the melodic beauty of the Sarang family. Distinguished by its bright\, majestic\, and graceful character\, the raga balances serenity with vibrant energy. Gaud Sarang features elegant ascending and descending movements\, rich melodic phrases\, and expressive improvisation that showcase both technical virtuosity and emotional depth. The interplay of repose and brilliance gives the raga a distinctive personality\, making it a favorite among instrumentalists and vocalists alike.\nWhen performed on the Sarangi\, the raga’s flowing melodic lines and vocal quality create an especially captivating musical experience.\n\n \nRaga Brindabani Sarang is one of the most enchanting ragas of the Hindustani classical tradition\, traditionally performed during the early afternoon. Associated with Vrindavan (Brindaban)\, the sacred land of Lord Krishna\, the raga evokes feelings of devotion\, serenity\, joy\, and divine love. Graceful and lyrical in character\, Brindabani Sarang is distinguished by its bright melodic phrases\, flowing movements\, and gentle\, uplifting mood. The raga creates an atmosphere of peace and spiritual contemplation while retaining an unmistakable sweetness that has captivated musicians and audiences for centuries.\nThe expressive voice-like quality of the Sarangi brings exceptional beauty to this raga\, allowing the artist to explore its subtle ornamentation\, delicate meends (glides)\, and emotional nuances with remarkable depth. Through improvisation and melodic development\, Brindabani Sarang unfolds as a radiant musical journey\, reflecting the timeless spirit of India’s classical tradition and the pastoral beauty associated with Lord Krishna’s divine abode.\n\n \nThe concert concludes with a Thumri in Raga Bhairavi\, one of the most cherished forms of semi-classical Hindustani music.\nUnlike the structured architecture of a khayal performance\, the Thumri emphasizes lyrical beauty\, emotional expression\, and poetic interpretation. Bhairavi\, with its rich palette of notes and immense expressive range\, is traditionally performed at the conclusion of a concert as a gesture of completeness and emotional fulfillment. A Bhairavi Thumri allows the artist to weave together delicate ornamentation\, expressive improvisation\, and heartfelt emotion\, bringing the recital to a graceful and deeply moving conclusion. On the Sarangi—an instrument often described as singing without words—the Thumri becomes an intimate conversation between melody and emotion\, leaving audiences with a lasting sense of warmth\, devotion\, and serenity.\n\n \n“Music transcends language\, culture\, and borders. Through the timeless voice of the Sarangi\, every performance becomes a celebration of India’s rich musical heritage and the universal language of the human spirit.”
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/ustad-kamal-sabri/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T213000
DTSTAMP:20260605T182733Z
CREATED:20260520T191609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T182733Z
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SUMMARY:Kole GalbraithEric Theise Jaime Robles + Nancy Beckman & Tom Bickley
DESCRIPTION:Kole Galbraith\nSeattle-based sound artist and enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation\, Kole Galbraith creates immersive works combining field recordings\, found objects\, electronics\, and acoustic instruments. His music draws on Indigenous experience\, Salish folklore\, and environmental themes to explore our connection to the natural world.\nEric Theise\nComposer and sound artist Eric Theise presents a program of cartographic-inspired works\, including the West Coast premiere of a collaboration with composer Shahrzad Talebi\, performed by percussionists Suki O’Kane and Graham Viegut. The program also features A Synesthete’s Atlas with pianist Christopher Harto and a solo work for optical sound.\nUnseen Stream\nUnseen Stream is a 30-minute multimedia performance of a poem by Jaime Robles\, featuring video imagery of water and improvised music by Nancy Beckman\, Tom Bickley\, and Jaime Robles. Combining voice\, shakuhachi\, electronics\, percussion\, and projected imagery\, the work creates a contemplative meditation on water\, memory\, and place.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/kole-galbraith-eric-theise-jaime-roble-nancy-beckman-tom-bickley/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260618T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260618T190000
DTSTAMP:20260518T141559Z
CREATED:20260518T133938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T141559Z
UID:10000125-1781802000-1781809200@dresherensemble.org
SUMMARY:Moving Parts: DEAR Benefit Concert with Paul and Joel
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for a special evening of music performed by the Dresher Davel Invented Instrument Duo in support of the Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency (DEAR).\nKnown for their extraordinary\, hand-built instruments—including the Quadrachord and Hurdy Grande—the duo creates immersive\, visually striking performances unlike anything you’ve seen or heard before. \nThis one-night-only event directly supports DEAR\, a program that gives artists the time\, space\, and resources to bring bold new work to life. \nEach year\, DEAR supports six artists with a four-week residency that includes 24/7 access to our studio\, professional production technologies\, and dedicated mentorship. The full cost of each residency to our organization is approximately $10\,000. \nA key part of that support is a $1\,500 production stipend per artist—funding that often makes the difference between an idea and a realized performance. \nThis year\, we are working to raise $9\,000 to cover the total stipend support for all six residents. \nFor many years\, the National Endowment for the Arts helped make this support possible. However\, for the second year in a row\, our application was not selected. At the core of DEAR is a simple commitment: to serve the full breadth of our Bay Area community. The artists we support reflect that reality—spanning diverse backgrounds and perspectives\, including BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists—and\, as federal funding priorities have shifted\, this commitment is no longer aligned with the current regime’s guidelines. \nAs funding priorities evolve\, community support is more essential than ever to sustain a program that remains open\, inclusive\, and artist-centered. \nJoin Us\nExperience an unforgettable performance—and help sustain a program that makes new work possible.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/a-moving-parts-a-dear-benefit-concert/
LOCATION:Hosfelt Gallery\, 260 UTAH ST\, SAN FRANCISCO\, CA\, 94103\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260607T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260607T213000
DTSTAMP:20260510T134134Z
CREATED:20260510T034434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T134134Z
UID:10000120-1780859700-1780867800@dresherensemble.org
SUMMARY:ROVAGongwoman
DESCRIPTION:ROVA SAXOPHONE QUARTET presents two sets of original compositions. \nFirst\, commissioned works and recent Rova compositions for the quartet\, including Music for Mouths by MIYA MASAOKA\, The Knot Gallery by JOHN BUTCHER\, I\, Norton by GINO ROBAIR and pieces by quartet members. \nIn the second half\, Rova joins by KAREN STACKPOLE (Gongwoman) for a set of Rova works adapted for saxophone quartet plus gongs and percussion. First streamed live in March of 2022\, the works are presented to a live audience for the first time.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/rovagongwoman/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T213000
DTSTAMP:20260516T134040Z
CREATED:20260516T134000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T134040Z
UID:10000123-1780774200-1780781400@dresherensemble.org
SUMMARY:RAGA & RAGINIIndian Classical Concert of Vocal & Sarod
DESCRIPTION:Enchanting Hindustani classical evening with vocalist Sohini Mojumdar\, sarodist Sougata Roy Chowdhury\, tabla & harmonium accompaniment:  Gaurav Kale (tabla) & Rajdeep Singh (harmonium). \n\n\n\n\nSougata Roy Chowdhury is a distinguished sarod player from India\, known for his expressive artistry\, deep grounding in the Hindustani classical tradition\, and performances that have moved audiences across the US and Europe. Trained from different significant Gurus from his young age under the lineage of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan\, he combines technical mastery with a sensitive\, soulful style that makes his music accessible to both connoisseurs and new listeners. \n\n\n\n\nSohini Mojumdar is a distinguished Hindustani classical vocalist known for her deeply expressive singing and refined command over raga. Trained under eminent gurus and rooted in the rich traditions. Her music reflects both intellectual depth and emotional nuance. She has performed widely across India and internationally\, captivating audiences with her soulful interpretations and elegant artistry.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/raga-ragini-indian-classical-concert-of-vocal-sarod/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T213000
DTSTAMP:20260510T134045Z
CREATED:20260510T034153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T134045Z
UID:10000119-1780255800-1780263000@dresherensemble.org
SUMMARY:sfSoundGroup
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM \nErik Satie – CINEMA (1926)\nwith René Clair’s silent Dada short film\, Entr’acte  (1924) \nLarry Polansky – The World’s Longest Melody (1993) \nLarry Polansky – Approaching the Azimuth… (1998) \nLarry Polansky – freeHorn (2004) \nTom Dambly – For Trumpet and Electronics (2026) \nMatt Ingalls – Fences (2001/2026) \nMUSICIANS \nDiane Grubbe\, flute\nMatt Ingalls\, clarinet\nJohn Ingle\, saxophone \nTom Dambly\, trumpet\nBrendan Lai-Tong\, trombone \nGiacomo Fiore\, guitar\nHadley McCarroll\, piano\nKjell Nordeson\, percussion\nMonica Scott\, cello\nLisa Mezzacappa\, bass
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/sfsoundgroup/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T170000
DTSTAMP:20260510T144846Z
CREATED:20260510T144846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T144846Z
UID:10000122-1780153200-1780160400@dresherensemble.org
SUMMARY:QT Viet Collective present Ordinary People
DESCRIPTION:Members of the QT Viet Collective present Ordinary People\, an audio-visual story layered with live narration\, instrumentation\, voices from Việt Nam\, animation\, photography and song. \nIn a world that distances us from our truest selves\, this performance invites us to reflect on our present moment and the deep desire to live fully. Moving across time and place\, it draws us to connect with our imagination\, deferred dreams\, rage\, and compassion\, while activating the power of our ancestral stories. \nCác thành viên của QTViệt Collective hân hạnh giới thiệu Người Dân Thường\, một câu chuyện nghe-nhìn được dệt nên từ lời kể trực tiếp\, âm nhạc\, giọng nói từ Việt Nam\, hoạt họa\, hình ảnh và ca khúc. \nTrong một thế giới khiến chúng ta xa rời con người thật của mình\, màn trình diễn này mời chúng ta suy ngẫm về khoảnh khắc hiện tại và khát khao sâu sắc để sống trọn vẹn. Vượt qua thời gian và không gian\, màn trình diễn này thu hút chúng ta để kết nối với trí tưởng tượng\, những giấc mơ bị gác lại\, lòng giận dữ và trắc ẩn\, đồng thời khơi dậy sức mạnh của những câu chuyện của tổ tiên mình. \nCONTRIBUTE TO OUR COLLECTIVE ALTAR: we invite you and your ancestors to take part in a luminated collective gathering/altar by submitting photos here. \nCÙNG GÓP PHẦN VÀO BÀN THỜ CHUNG: \nmời quý vị và các tổ tiên tham gia vào buổi tụ họp/bàn thờ chung được thắp sáng bằng cách gửi hình ảnh tại đây. \nTrong khi chúng tôi chuẩn bị cho trình diễn Người Dân Thường\, chúng tôi xin mời quý vị chia sẻ những bức ảnh của những người thân đã khuất hoặc vật kỷ niệm gợi nhớ đến họ. Chúng tôi sẽ chiếu lên các hình ảnh này\, tạo nên một buổi tụ họp chung với tổ tiên. \nNếu quý vị hứng thú\, vui lòng gửi ảnh ở đây trước ngày 7 tháng 5! \nChúng tôi hiểu rằng không phải ai cũng có hoặc sử dụng hình ảnh để tưởng nhớ tổ tiên. Chúng tôi mời quý vị gọi về những ai mình muốn đến bàn thờ chung vào cuộc trình diễn. \nCám ơn quý vị cùng tham gia vào cánh cửa thiêng liêng này <3 \nTHINGS TO KNOW \n*Family friendly\, ADA access\, easy parking \n*Doors will be open approximately 1 hour before showtime on both days. \n*Friday evening show will be low key but there will be offerings to nourish your tummy and heart \n*Saturday showing will feature DJ Kat Lê\, and a casual community meal. Live english to vietnamese translation service offered \nThis performance and event is made possible by the generous support of AsianImprov Arts\, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center\, The Dresher Ensemble\, The California Arts Council\, and The Zellerbach Foundation.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/qt-viet-collective-present-ordinary-people/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260529T210000
DTSTAMP:20260510T144846Z
CREATED:20260510T144846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T144846Z
UID:10000121-1780081200-1780088400@dresherensemble.org
SUMMARY:QT Viet Collective present Ordinary People
DESCRIPTION:Members of the QT Viet Collective present Ordinary People\, an audio-visual story layered with live narration\, instrumentation\, voices from Việt Nam\, animation\, photography and song. \nIn a world that distances us from our truest selves\, this performance invites us to reflect on our present moment and the deep desire to live fully. Moving across time and place\, it draws us to connect with our imagination\, deferred dreams\, rage\, and compassion\, while activating the power of our ancestral stories. \nCác thành viên của QTViệt Collective hân hạnh giới thiệu Người Dân Thường\, một câu chuyện nghe-nhìn được dệt nên từ lời kể trực tiếp\, âm nhạc\, giọng nói từ Việt Nam\, hoạt họa\, hình ảnh và ca khúc. \nTrong một thế giới khiến chúng ta xa rời con người thật của mình\, màn trình diễn này mời chúng ta suy ngẫm về khoảnh khắc hiện tại và khát khao sâu sắc để sống trọn vẹn. Vượt qua thời gian và không gian\, màn trình diễn này thu hút chúng ta để kết nối với trí tưởng tượng\, những giấc mơ bị gác lại\, lòng giận dữ và trắc ẩn\, đồng thời khơi dậy sức mạnh của những câu chuyện của tổ tiên mình. \nCONTRIBUTE TO OUR COLLECTIVE ALTAR: we invite you and your ancestors to take part in a luminated collective gathering/altar by submitting photos here. \nCÙNG GÓP PHẦN VÀO BÀN THỜ CHUNG: \nmời quý vị và các tổ tiên tham gia vào buổi tụ họp/bàn thờ chung được thắp sáng bằng cách gửi hình ảnh tại đây. \nTrong khi chúng tôi chuẩn bị cho trình diễn Người Dân Thường\, chúng tôi xin mời quý vị chia sẻ những bức ảnh của những người thân đã khuất hoặc vật kỷ niệm gợi nhớ đến họ. Chúng tôi sẽ chiếu lên các hình ảnh này\, tạo nên một buổi tụ họp chung với tổ tiên. \nNếu quý vị hứng thú\, vui lòng gửi ảnh ở đây trước ngày 7 tháng 5! \nChúng tôi hiểu rằng không phải ai cũng có hoặc sử dụng hình ảnh để tưởng nhớ tổ tiên. Chúng tôi mời quý vị gọi về những ai mình muốn đến bàn thờ chung vào cuộc trình diễn. \nCám ơn quý vị cùng tham gia vào cánh cửa thiêng liêng này <3 \nTHINGS TO KNOW \n*Family friendly\, ADA access\, easy parking \n*Doors will be open approximately 1 hour before showtime on both days. \n*Friday evening show will be low key but there will be offerings to nourish your tummy and heart \n*Saturday showing will feature DJ Kat Lê\, and a casual community meal. Live english to vietnamese translation service offered \nThis performance and event is made possible by the generous support of AsianImprov Arts\, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center\, The Dresher Ensemble\, The California Arts Council\, and The Zellerbach Foundation.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/qt-viet-collective-present-ordinary-people/2026-05-29/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260524T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260524T213000
DTSTAMP:20260510T133955Z
CREATED:20260510T033805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T133955Z
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SUMMARY:ANTIMATTER + Jacob Felix HeuleDiane Grubbe + Meerenai Shim
DESCRIPTION:ANTIMATTER (xopher Davidson\, analog / digital electronics) and JACOB FELIX HEULE (percussion): Wave Function Collapse\, resting upon the threshold between a state of limitless potentials and one of decoherence-that which cannot be measured\, quantified\, simulated or collected as data. Forever drifting over time\, a spectral bass-relief sculpted by entropy. \nMEERENAI SHIM and DIANE GRUBBE team up to perform composed and improvised music for a variety of flutes\, including glissando and contrabass flutes. The program includes Salvatore Sciarrino’s Il pomeriggio di un allarme al parcheggio for glissando flute\, Pathways for two flutes by Efraín Amaya\, Matthew Joseph Payne’s Etude for contrabass flute and TI83+ calculator and the premiere of a duo for two glissando flutes by Diane Grubbe.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/antimatter-jacob-felix-heulediane-grubbe-meerenai-shim/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T213000
DTSTAMP:20260511T203726Z
CREATED:20260510T033438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T203726Z
UID:10000117-1779045300-1779053400@dresherensemble.org
SUMMARY:Neil Rolnick + Alex OliviaPlonsey Scheme
DESCRIPTION:NEIL ROLNICK performs So Many Me’s\, with choreographer and dancer ALEX OLIVA (and her 8 foot ladder). measuring … selling … falling apart … acting out … surrender … Neil also performs the score to Barbara Hammer’s 1990 experimental film Sanctus\, featuring a host of x-ray skeletons playing trumpets\, drinking\, shaking hands\, shaving\, putting on lipstick\, all to the live mashup of Sanctus movements from masses by Machaut\, Bach\, Beethoven & Verdi. \n“Plonsey Scheme” has nothing to do with finding suckers to invest in this “music” thing which promises to be such a hot commodity\, with the fraudster paying off older investors with the funds provided by the younger ones — but as we get older it is admittedly a little more like it: what experiences\, revelations and revolutions can we promise you? MANTRA PLONSEY writes the words while DAN PLONSEY writes the music\, but it comes together for the first (and last) time during performance. The music is written to accommodate improvisations utilizing various constraints\, miniature compositions within compositions\, fragments of songs from Eastern Europe and Northern El Cerrito. The band includes bagpipes virtuoso MATTHEW WELCH (also accordion and Balinese suling)\, clarinet/saxophone/flutist CORY WRIGHT (also trombone)\, guitarist TOMEK SINCLAIR\, and MIC GENDREAU on turntables\, electronics and percussion (and perhaps clarinet). Mantra sings and speaks\, Dan plays reeds\, brass\, melodica\, and bits of cheap percussion. And KATTT ATCHLEY provides a backdrop of projected tableaux of dolls among art: in movement along with their lighting on a system of turntables and lazy susans. PLONSEY SCHEME is eery\, majestic\, lost\, mysterious\, ceremonial\, and more/less than just there.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/neil-rolnick-alex-oliviaplonsey-scheme/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260510T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260510T213000
DTSTAMP:20260510T133729Z
CREATED:20260510T033127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T133729Z
UID:10000116-1778440500-1778448600@dresherensemble.org
SUMMARY:Micheal SchumacherMarc Perez + Jeff Schwartz
DESCRIPTION:MICHAEL J. SCHUMACHER (New York) presents various “immersive/dispersive” fixed media works\, composed for his portable 8 channel system and adapted for Dresher Studio’s  multi-channel Meyer sound system. Utilizing a radically inclusive palette of sounds\, the pieces wrap the audience in webs of potential associations\, making listening as vital to the creation of meaning as the act of composing itself. \nTrombonist/Composer/Improviser MARC PEREZ (Santa Cruz) and bassist JEFF SCHWARTZ (Santa Monica) present a set of duo improvisations. \nMarc Perez is a west coast based transdisciplinary creator/artist\, curator and organization leader whose work is concerned with freedom of agency\, access\, & improvisation. As a performer\, marc has performed and collaborated with a wide array of improvisers across the US\, including Devin Daniels\, Andrew Weathers\, Vinny Golia\, William Roper\, Matt Crane\, Dan Clucas\, Lucy Liu\, The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra\, You\, Me & The Whales\, Angel Lin & Corey Fogel. \nJeff Schwartz is very active in Los Angeles’ improvised and experimental music communities. He has performed with artists including Anthony Braxton\, Glenn Branca\, Dana Reason\, Nicole Mitchell\, Elliott Levin\, and Adam Rudolph and attended the Creative Music Studio and the Vancouver Creative Music Institute. As principal bass of MESTO\,  he has toured the Middle East playing Arabic music\, and he works with classical groups including the Santa Monica Symphony\, the Vicente Chamber Orchestra\, and the Culver City Chamber Orchestra.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/micheal-schumachermarc-perez-jeff-schwartz/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T172442Z
CREATED:20260410T203144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T172442Z
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SUMMARY:Sarah Cahill celebrating Terry Riley"Ninety Trips Around the Sun"
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the ninetieth birthday year of Terry Riley\, Sarah Cahill performs some of his remarkable music. \nThe program will include Keyboard Studies\, Be Kind to One Another\, The Walrus in Memoriam\,Fandango on the Heaven Ladder\, and The Great Beauty\, along with Circle Songs by Danny Clay and Shade Studies by Sam Adams\, both composed in honor of Terry Riley’s eightieth birthday in 2015. \nSarah Cahill’s concert is the debut of our new “88+” concert series\, focusing on 20th- and 21st-century piano repertoire and world premieres\, and is supported by the Amphion Foundation and individual donors. Next on the series is Clara Yang [Saturday\, May 16]. \nSarah Cahill\, hailed as “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by The New York Times\, has commissioned and premiered over seventy compositions for solo piano. She has recently performed at the Metropolitan Museum\, at the Detroit Institute of Arts\, and an NPR Tiny Desk Concert. She has worked with Terry Riley for more than thirty years and has recorded his music\, with Regina Myers\, on a boxed set of albums titled “Eighty Trips Around the Sun.” \nCahill’s latest project is The Future is Female\, an investigation and reframing of the piano literature featuring more than seventy compositions by women around the globe\, from the Baroque to the present day\, including new commissioned works. Recent and upcoming performances of The Future is Female include concerts at The Barbican\, Metropolitan Museum\, Carolina Performing Arts\, National Gallery of Art\, Carlsbad Music Festival\, Detroit Institute of Arts\, University of Iowa\, Bowling Green New Music Festival\, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive\, North Dakota Museum of Art\, Mayville State University\, the EXTENSITY Concert Series’ Women Now Festival in New York\, and the Newport Classical Music Festival. Cahill also performed music from The Future is Female for NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series. \nSarah Cahill’s discography includes more than twenty albums on the New Albion\, CRI\, New World\, Tzadik\, Albany\, Innova\, Cold Blue\, Other Minds\, Irritable Hedgehog\, and Pinna labels. Her three-album series\, The Future is Female\, was released on First Hand Records between March 2022 and April 2023. These albums encompass 30 compositions by women from around the globe\, spanning the 17th century to the present day\, and include many world-premiere recordings. \nCahill’s radio show\, Revolutions Per Minute\, can be heard every Sunday evening from 6 to 8 pm on KALW\, 91.7 FM in San Francisco. She is on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory and is a regular pre-concert speaker with the San Francisco Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. \nTickets\nGeneral Admission : $25\nPWYC : $10
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/sarah-cahill-celebrating-terry-riley-ninety-trips-around-the-sun/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260503T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260503T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T192837Z
CREATED:20260411T194708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T192837Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Ragas performed byIndradeep Ghosh (violin)Sudhakar Vaidyanathan (tabla)
DESCRIPTION:Where the Bow Meets the Soul – A rare concert Morning Ragas performed by virtuoso North Indian violinist Indradeep Ghosh with Sudhakar Vaidyanathan on tabla. \nJoin us for a unique opportunity to hear an intimate recital of Hindustani morning ragas in the Dhrupad [devotional vocal music] Style\, Baaj\, from the Maihar tradition. This is the tradition that gave us such revered artists as maestros Ustad Allaudin Khan\, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan\, Pandit Ravi Shankar\, and Pandit Nikhil Banerjee. \nIndradeep Ghosh has performed and been celebrated worldwide. He is one of only a few musicians who play Hindustani (North Indian) classical music on the violin. Indradeep performs on a unique custom five-string violin/viola with eight sympathetic/resonating strings (modeled after other traditional Indian instruments like the sitar and the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle)\, which gives a richer tone and reverberant effect. \nThis concert offers the rare opportunity to hear morning ragas at the appropriate time of day and in an intimate setting that replicates the long tradition of baithak (sitting) where ragas were traditionally performed in private at the home of a patron or in the royal court to an audience passionate about the music. In recent years\, particularly since the rise in global popularity of Indian music in the 1970s\, many performers have shifted the focus of the music from a leisurely exposition of melodic aesthetics to more rhythm-heavy performances aimed at general audiences. With this recital\, Indradeep will highlight the more traditional melodic\, improvisational\, and meditative aesthetics that are at the spiritual core of the music. \nThe program offers both a full raga performance (beginning with an extended alap or non-rhythmic exposition) and concludes with several shorter semi-classical forms that typically draw on traditional folk melodies from diverse rural Indian traditions. We hope to introduce this centuries-old tradition to new listeners and to delight those already familiar with it. Of course\, chai will be served along with Indian snacks and sweets. \nBiographies \nIndradeep Ghosh has performed throughout the world at venues including the 10th Asia Festival in Barcelona\, SXSW music festival at Austin\, USA\, Learn Quest Music Festival\, Boston\, USA\, Tansen-Tyagaraja Music and Dance Festival\, Rajahmundry\, India Festival Du Bout Du Monde\, France\, the YOMAD Festival in Croatia\, Yoga-Vidya Music Festival in Germany\, to name a few. He has performed throughout Europe\, including Germany\, France\, Austria\, Luxembourg\, Spain\, Denmark\, Croatia\, Belgium\, the Netherlands\, Switzerland\, and has toured all over the USA. \nHe has collaborated with several Western musicians such as Grammy-winning Kora player Mama Dou Diabate\, world-famous rock band drummer Steve Smith\, Jazz Organ Monster Tony Monaco\, and versatile Flutist Pedro Eustache\, to name a few. \nHe has to his credit many Classical and Fusion Music albums. He is the only Indian Violinist to release the first-ever commercial VIOLA (Bass Violin) album titled “Tribute to Miyan Tansen on Viola”. He has also contributed to the album\, Melodic Intersect: One Vision\, which won the Akademia Music Award in January 2016 from Los Angeles. \nHe has also composed new ragas such as Ganapati\, Indradhanush\, and Hamsavahini\, which have gained enormous appreciation and popularity from both Indian and global listeners. \nSudhakar Vaidyanathan began his training in tabla under Shri Satish Tare at the age of 8. He has been continuing his training with Padma Shri Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri for the past 10+ years. He is a well established accompanist and soloist in the Bay Area. He has had the fortune of performing at many prestigious venues and festivals such as Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco)\, BRM Ragas Live Festival\, Festival of Tabla\, and is a regular performer at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael\, CA and across the Bay Area. He has also collaborated closely with the Chitresh Das Institute\, playing multiple shows with their dance company across America \n  \n 
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/morning-ragas-by-indradeep-ghosh-violin-and-eman-hashimi-tabla/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Indra-3.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175453Z
CREATED:20260411T175453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T175453Z
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SUMMARY:Merlin Coleman and Amy X Neuburg present multi-channel audio works
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/merlin-coleman-and-amy-x-neuburg-present-multi-channel-audio-works/2026-05-02/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Merlin-and-Amy-Merlin-Coleman.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260501T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260501T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T175453Z
CREATED:20260411T175453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T175453Z
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SUMMARY:Merlin Coleman and Amy X Neuburg present multi-channel audio works
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/merlin-coleman-and-amy-x-neuburg-present-multi-channel-audio-works/2026-05-01/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Merlin-and-Amy-Merlin-Coleman.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T213000
DTSTAMP:20260411T181837Z
CREATED:20260411T174515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T181837Z
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SUMMARY:HOMMAGES TO JANÁČEK AND KURTÀG Stenberg-Green-Scott String TrioMcCarroll-Esainko Piano Duo
DESCRIPTION:Subtle colors\, quiet nuances and intense communication – György Kurtág and Leos Janáček’s music for pianos and strings will draw you into a magical world where every sound\, every gesture conjures up memories or heightens awareness of the present. \nCellist and composer MONICA SCOTT has transcribed Janáček’s piano work The Overgrown Path for violin\, viola and cello\, inspired by the unique way the composer transforms melodies through harmonic experimentation\, and how he treats rhythms drawn from speech patterns and nature. Interspersed with the 10 short pieces in that series\, are György Kurtág’s exquisite miniatures Signs\, Games and Messages – in versions for piano four hands\, two pianos and string trio. \nThe trio is: violinist KATE STENBERG\, who has appeared numerous times at the Dresher Studio\, most recently in a commission by Pamela Z\, alongside Sarah Cahill; violist LINDA GREEN\, whose career spans teaching music in OUSD\, performing with the Oakland Symphony and many other local orchestras\, and frequent chamber music collaborations throughout the Bay Area; cellist MONICA SCOTT – who is a member of sfSound\, oakland reductionist orchestra and duo martha & monica – all of whom perform often at the Dresher Studios and West Oakland Sound Series. Pianist HADLEY MCCARROLL (of martha & monica and sfSound) is joined by KYMRY ESAINKO – another pianist well known to Bay Area audiences – for the works by Kurtág and his transcriptions of Machaut and Bach. \nThe program also includes two short works\, Hommages to Janáček and Kurtàg\, composed by Monica Scott.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/hommages-to-janacek-and-kurtag-monica-scott-kate-stenberg-linda-green-hadley-mccarroll-kymry-esainko/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/26-April-WOSS-VR.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T173513Z
CREATED:20260411T172918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T173513Z
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SUMMARY:Carl Stone Solo and Duo with Paul Dresher
DESCRIPTION:Carl Stone returns to the Bay Area for a solo electronic music concert\, followed by a special collaborative set with Paul Dresher. \n\n\n\n\nCarl Stone\, one of the pioneers of live computer music\, returns to the Bay Area for an intimate performance of solo electronic music. The Village Voice has hailed Carl as “the king of sampling” and “one of the best composers living in (the USA) today.” He has used computers in live performance since 1986. Stone was born in Los Angeles and now divides his time between Los Angeles and Japan. He studied composition at the California Institute of the Arts with Morton Subotnick and James Tenney and has composed electro-acoustic music almost exclusively since 1972. He is a faculty member in the Department of Media Engineering at Chukyo University in Japan. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollowing his solo set\, Stone will reunite with long-time friend Paul Dresher for a duo improvisation\, continuing a creative dialogue first explored at the Other Minds Festival and again in our studio two years ago—moving from their distinct sonic worlds into a shared\, richly layered electro-acoustic landscape. Dresher\, who will perform on the Hurdy Grande [invented and built by Dresher and Daniel Schmidt]\, is a composer\, performer\, and inventor whose work blends acoustic and electronic sound in inventive and expressive ways. He is the founder of the Paul Dresher Ensemble and has collaborated with a wide range of artists across disciplines\, creating music for concerts\, opera\, theater\, dance\, and film.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/carl-stone-solo-and-duo-with-paul-dresher/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Carl-Stone-VR.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T173657Z
CREATED:20260411T171711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T173657Z
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SUMMARY:Point Line Piano : 1-Piano performance by Keisuke Nakagoshi 2-Visual Music and VR Performance by Jaroslaw Kapuscinski
DESCRIPTION:Experience a piano concert brought to life by interactive visuals and a live VR performance. \nJoin us for a totally unique Virtual Reality and interactive audio/video performance featuring work by Jarosław Kapuściński\, Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, whose work focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. \nThe evening comprises two parts. The first half features two piano-and-video works by Jaroslaw Kapuściński. The piano performance by new music specialist Keisuke Nakagoshi is carefully tracked by a computer that responds with large-scale video projections that follow the score. \nPROGRAM \nFirst Part \n“Juicy”(2009\, piano and interactive projection\, 10 min). \nFruits and music—an unexpected pairing? Both burst with color and form\, both awaken the senses in immediate and powerful ways. In this intermedia performance\, sight and sound intertwine to reveal their surprising connection. \n“Side Effects”(2017\, piano and visual projection\, 17 min). \nSide Effects started as a photographic project by Kacper Kowalski\, exploring the complex relationship between humanity and nature as seen from a perspective 150 meters above the ground. This estranged perspective on some of the most common spaces revealed fresh metaphoric and structural dimensions that inspired Kapuściński to propose an intermedia collaboration. What if specially composed music performed live in concert interpreted the images and guided the viewers through a rich world of sometimes unexpected emotions\, meanings\, and abstract visual forms? The ten movements refer in different ways to the four seasons and the material categories of air\, wood\, water\, fire\, and earth. \n“Point Line Piano”(2024) is a VR project that reimagines piano music by fusing its modes of composing\, playing\, and listening. As you interact with it\, your ears\, eyes\, and hands act together. You start by drawing lines freely in the space around you\, sparking musical notes that are notched as points on the lines as you draw them. These notes quickly accumulate\, forming distinct melodic phrases and rhythms\, while the computer generates an intricate audiovisual dance all around you. The work enables a spatial and full-body experience of abstraction not found in any other medium. In a live concert setting it can also be used as an audiovisual instrument. \nSecond Part \nKapuściński dons a VR headset and\, while holding two handsets\, draws in virtual space (which we see on the full wall projection). The drawing is also tracked and triggers a potential piano score that responds directly to the drawing process. At the conclusion of the performance\, audience members will also be able to experience the drawing and interactive music while wearing the VR headset. \nInfo and trailer: https://www.jaroslawkapuscinski.com/works/point-line-piano/ \nTHE ARTIST \nJarosław Kapuściński is an Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, where he is also affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. In 2016-2022\, Jarosław Kapuściński was the Chair of the Department of Music at Stanford. \nKapuściński has received grants and commissions from numerous international organizations\, including the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Governor General of Canada\, and Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) in France. His works have been awarded prizes at festivals in Canada\, France\, Switzerland\, and the United States\, and have been presented at venues such as New York MOMA\, Spoleto USA\, EMPAC NY\, Logan Center in Chicago\, ZKM in Karlsruhe\, Reina Sophia Museum in Madrid\, WRO Media Biennale\, Warsaw Autumn Festival\, Creative Media Center in Hong Kong\, Benz Arena in Shanghai\, and National Art Centre in Ottawa. \nIn addition to his artistic work\, Kapuściński has collaborated on scholarly websites about Japanese Gagaku music (gagaku.stanford.edu) and Noh Theater (noh.stanford.edu). \nhttps://jaroslawkapuscinski.com/ \nKeisuke Nakagoshi is a pianist and composer who trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music\, where he studied with David Conte and Paul Hersh. A recipient of multiple top honors\, he was selected to represent the Conservatory at the Kennedy Center’s Conservatory Project. \nHe has performed at leading venues including the Kennedy Center\, Carnegie Hall\, the Hollywood Bowl\, and Davies Symphony Hall\, and made his solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony under Herbert Blomstedt. A dedicated collaborator\, he is co-founder of the piano duo ZOFO\, whose debut album received a Grammy nomination. \nNakagoshi is currently Pianist-in-Residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and serves as pianist for Opera Parallèle\, West Edge Opera\, and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players. \nhttps://www.kskpiano.com/bio \nKacper Kowalski has been observing and photographing landscapes from an aerial perspective for over 30 years. After becoming an architect and having worked in the profession for four years\, he eventually decided to commit to flying and photography. As a paraglider\, a pilot of small aircraft\, and a gyrocopter\, Kacper spent over 5000 hours in the air. The flight is for Kowalski not only a way to capture the world beneath\, but becomes a spiritual journey that reveals universal truths about the relationship between man and nature\, about the past and the present\, and about one’s own personal truth and the way to get there. He has received numerous awards\, including the World Press Photo award (three times)\, the Picture of the Year International POYi award (six times)\, and dozens of others. His first book\, Side Effects\, was published in 2014\, OVER was self-published in 2017\, followed by Arché in 2021\, and Event Horizon in 2022 (1605 Publishers). His works have been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions internationally\, and the books have won prizes and been nominated\, including at Les Prix du Livre at Rencontres d’Arles. The project Event Horizon was on display at the SFO Museum in San Francisco in 2023. \nMarc Downie and Paul Kaiser have collaborated as OpenEndedGroup since 2001. Working in a wide variety of media and venues\, they make art for façade\, gallery\, dance\, stage\, 3D cinema\, print\, and virtual reality. Their works respond to a wide range of materials — drawing\, film\, motion capture\, photography\, music\, and architecture. They frequently combine three signature elements: non-photorealistic 3D rendering\, the incorporation of body movement through motion capture and other means\, and the autonomy of artworks directed or assisted by artificial intelligence. \nOpenEndedGroup’s films\, installations\, stage works\, and VR pieces have premiered at venues including MoMA\, Lincoln Center\, the Barbican\, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum\, the Brooklyn Academy of Music\, the Hayward Gallery\, Sadler’s Wells\, and at the Berlin\, New York\, and Rome film festivals. Eight of their 3D digital films were the first of their kind to enter MoMA’s permanent collection. \nhttps://openendedgroup.com/ \nPremiere\nPoint Line Piano premiered in 2024 at ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe (Germany)\, One of  leading and highly influential institution in digital and contemporary art.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/point-line-piano-1-piano-performance-by-keisuke-nakagoshi-2-visual-music-and-vr-performance-by-jaroslaw-kapuscinski/2026-04-18/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T195021Z
CREATED:20260411T163940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T195021Z
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SUMMARY:Point Line Piano : a Free VR installation by Jarosław Kapuściński
DESCRIPTION:Point Line Piano (2024) by Jarosław Kapuściński and the OpenEndedGroup innovates in the composition\, performance\, and reception of piano music through live graphic notation. It premiered in 2024 at ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe\, Germany (the leading authority in digital and contemporary art that is deeply influential within the art world.) \nLet the Bay Area premiere of this VR installation seduce you into an immersive visual and sonic universe in which you “paint” simultaneously in images and sound.  \nImmerse yourself in Point Line Piano and interact with others and the interactive artwork not only with your ears\, but also with your eyes and hands. By running your hand over the drawn lines\, you can trigger notes and write them down. Complex visual geometries are created simultaneously. \nIn Point Line Piano\, the controller in each hand becomes a virtual paintbrush with which you create your 3D visual and musical notations; at the same time\, it represents the virtual lens through which you view and transform these notations. Depending on the scene you select (there are over a dozen to choose from)\, you can zoom in and out of the 3D images. moving your “musical notation” through the visual space that transforms and modulates the sound. \nStep by step\, you will become familiar with a strange new environment of spatial images\, with their echoes of calligraphy\, musical notation\, architectural\, and scientific diagrams. Let the audiovisual dance around you transport you to other worlds! \nPoint Line Piano enables a spatial and full-body experience of abstraction unlike any other medium\, opening your ears and eyes to exciting new aspects of perception. The VR installation is a joint artwork by Marc Downie and Paul Kaiser (OpenEndedGroup) in collaboration with the intermedia Polish composer\, pianist\, and Associate Professor of Composition at Stanford University Jarosław Kapuściński. Eito Murakami provided the software for spatializing the sound. \n  \n—————————— \nJarosław Kapuściński is an Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, where he is also affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. \nKapuściński has received grants and commissions from numerous international organizations\, including the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Governor General of Canada\, and Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) in France. His works have been awarded prizes at festivals in Canada\, France\, Switzerland\, and the United States\, and have been presented at venues such as New York MOMA\, Spoleto USA\, EMPAC NY\, Logan Center in Chicago\, ZKM in Karlsruhe\, Reina Sophia Museum in Madrid\, WRO Media Biennale\, Warsaw Autumn Festival\, Creative Media Center in Hong Kong\, Benz Arena in Shanghai\, and National Art Centre in Ottawa. \nIn addition to his artistic work\, Kapuściński has collaborated on scholarly websites about Japanese Gagaku music (gagaku.stanford.edu) and Noh Theater (noh.stanford.edu). \nhttps://jaroslawkapuscinski.com/ \nInteractive Viewing Time \nApril 15 – 18 : 2-6 PM (20 minutes slots for two viewer) PLEASE RSVP
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/point-line-piano-a-vr-installation-by-jaroslaw-kapuscinski/2026-04-18/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T173657Z
CREATED:20260411T171711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T173657Z
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SUMMARY:Point Line Piano : 1-Piano performance by Keisuke Nakagoshi 2-Visual Music and VR Performance by Jaroslaw Kapuscinski
DESCRIPTION:Experience a piano concert brought to life by interactive visuals and a live VR performance. \nJoin us for a totally unique Virtual Reality and interactive audio/video performance featuring work by Jarosław Kapuściński\, Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, whose work focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. \nThe evening comprises two parts. The first half features two piano-and-video works by Jaroslaw Kapuściński. The piano performance by new music specialist Keisuke Nakagoshi is carefully tracked by a computer that responds with large-scale video projections that follow the score. \nPROGRAM \nFirst Part \n“Juicy”(2009\, piano and interactive projection\, 10 min). \nFruits and music—an unexpected pairing? Both burst with color and form\, both awaken the senses in immediate and powerful ways. In this intermedia performance\, sight and sound intertwine to reveal their surprising connection. \n“Side Effects”(2017\, piano and visual projection\, 17 min). \nSide Effects started as a photographic project by Kacper Kowalski\, exploring the complex relationship between humanity and nature as seen from a perspective 150 meters above the ground. This estranged perspective on some of the most common spaces revealed fresh metaphoric and structural dimensions that inspired Kapuściński to propose an intermedia collaboration. What if specially composed music performed live in concert interpreted the images and guided the viewers through a rich world of sometimes unexpected emotions\, meanings\, and abstract visual forms? The ten movements refer in different ways to the four seasons and the material categories of air\, wood\, water\, fire\, and earth. \n“Point Line Piano”(2024) is a VR project that reimagines piano music by fusing its modes of composing\, playing\, and listening. As you interact with it\, your ears\, eyes\, and hands act together. You start by drawing lines freely in the space around you\, sparking musical notes that are notched as points on the lines as you draw them. These notes quickly accumulate\, forming distinct melodic phrases and rhythms\, while the computer generates an intricate audiovisual dance all around you. The work enables a spatial and full-body experience of abstraction not found in any other medium. In a live concert setting it can also be used as an audiovisual instrument. \nSecond Part \nKapuściński dons a VR headset and\, while holding two handsets\, draws in virtual space (which we see on the full wall projection). The drawing is also tracked and triggers a potential piano score that responds directly to the drawing process. At the conclusion of the performance\, audience members will also be able to experience the drawing and interactive music while wearing the VR headset. \nInfo and trailer: https://www.jaroslawkapuscinski.com/works/point-line-piano/ \nTHE ARTIST \nJarosław Kapuściński is an Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, where he is also affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. In 2016-2022\, Jarosław Kapuściński was the Chair of the Department of Music at Stanford. \nKapuściński has received grants and commissions from numerous international organizations\, including the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Governor General of Canada\, and Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) in France. His works have been awarded prizes at festivals in Canada\, France\, Switzerland\, and the United States\, and have been presented at venues such as New York MOMA\, Spoleto USA\, EMPAC NY\, Logan Center in Chicago\, ZKM in Karlsruhe\, Reina Sophia Museum in Madrid\, WRO Media Biennale\, Warsaw Autumn Festival\, Creative Media Center in Hong Kong\, Benz Arena in Shanghai\, and National Art Centre in Ottawa. \nIn addition to his artistic work\, Kapuściński has collaborated on scholarly websites about Japanese Gagaku music (gagaku.stanford.edu) and Noh Theater (noh.stanford.edu). \nhttps://jaroslawkapuscinski.com/ \nKeisuke Nakagoshi is a pianist and composer who trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music\, where he studied with David Conte and Paul Hersh. A recipient of multiple top honors\, he was selected to represent the Conservatory at the Kennedy Center’s Conservatory Project. \nHe has performed at leading venues including the Kennedy Center\, Carnegie Hall\, the Hollywood Bowl\, and Davies Symphony Hall\, and made his solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony under Herbert Blomstedt. A dedicated collaborator\, he is co-founder of the piano duo ZOFO\, whose debut album received a Grammy nomination. \nNakagoshi is currently Pianist-in-Residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and serves as pianist for Opera Parallèle\, West Edge Opera\, and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players. \nhttps://www.kskpiano.com/bio \nKacper Kowalski has been observing and photographing landscapes from an aerial perspective for over 30 years. After becoming an architect and having worked in the profession for four years\, he eventually decided to commit to flying and photography. As a paraglider\, a pilot of small aircraft\, and a gyrocopter\, Kacper spent over 5000 hours in the air. The flight is for Kowalski not only a way to capture the world beneath\, but becomes a spiritual journey that reveals universal truths about the relationship between man and nature\, about the past and the present\, and about one’s own personal truth and the way to get there. He has received numerous awards\, including the World Press Photo award (three times)\, the Picture of the Year International POYi award (six times)\, and dozens of others. His first book\, Side Effects\, was published in 2014\, OVER was self-published in 2017\, followed by Arché in 2021\, and Event Horizon in 2022 (1605 Publishers). His works have been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions internationally\, and the books have won prizes and been nominated\, including at Les Prix du Livre at Rencontres d’Arles. The project Event Horizon was on display at the SFO Museum in San Francisco in 2023. \nMarc Downie and Paul Kaiser have collaborated as OpenEndedGroup since 2001. Working in a wide variety of media and venues\, they make art for façade\, gallery\, dance\, stage\, 3D cinema\, print\, and virtual reality. Their works respond to a wide range of materials — drawing\, film\, motion capture\, photography\, music\, and architecture. They frequently combine three signature elements: non-photorealistic 3D rendering\, the incorporation of body movement through motion capture and other means\, and the autonomy of artworks directed or assisted by artificial intelligence. \nOpenEndedGroup’s films\, installations\, stage works\, and VR pieces have premiered at venues including MoMA\, Lincoln Center\, the Barbican\, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum\, the Brooklyn Academy of Music\, the Hayward Gallery\, Sadler’s Wells\, and at the Berlin\, New York\, and Rome film festivals. Eight of their 3D digital films were the first of their kind to enter MoMA’s permanent collection. \nhttps://openendedgroup.com/ \nPremiere\nPoint Line Piano premiered in 2024 at ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe (Germany)\, One of  leading and highly influential institution in digital and contemporary art.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/point-line-piano-1-piano-performance-by-keisuke-nakagoshi-2-visual-music-and-vr-performance-by-jaroslaw-kapuscinski/2026-04-17/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/VR-Jarek-1.jpg
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SUMMARY:Point Line Piano : a Free VR installation by Jarosław Kapuściński
DESCRIPTION:Point Line Piano (2024) by Jarosław Kapuściński and the OpenEndedGroup innovates in the composition\, performance\, and reception of piano music through live graphic notation. It premiered in 2024 at ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe\, Germany (the leading authority in digital and contemporary art that is deeply influential within the art world.) \nLet the Bay Area premiere of this VR installation seduce you into an immersive visual and sonic universe in which you “paint” simultaneously in images and sound.  \nImmerse yourself in Point Line Piano and interact with others and the interactive artwork not only with your ears\, but also with your eyes and hands. By running your hand over the drawn lines\, you can trigger notes and write them down. Complex visual geometries are created simultaneously. \nIn Point Line Piano\, the controller in each hand becomes a virtual paintbrush with which you create your 3D visual and musical notations; at the same time\, it represents the virtual lens through which you view and transform these notations. Depending on the scene you select (there are over a dozen to choose from)\, you can zoom in and out of the 3D images. moving your “musical notation” through the visual space that transforms and modulates the sound. \nStep by step\, you will become familiar with a strange new environment of spatial images\, with their echoes of calligraphy\, musical notation\, architectural\, and scientific diagrams. Let the audiovisual dance around you transport you to other worlds! \nPoint Line Piano enables a spatial and full-body experience of abstraction unlike any other medium\, opening your ears and eyes to exciting new aspects of perception. The VR installation is a joint artwork by Marc Downie and Paul Kaiser (OpenEndedGroup) in collaboration with the intermedia Polish composer\, pianist\, and Associate Professor of Composition at Stanford University Jarosław Kapuściński. Eito Murakami provided the software for spatializing the sound. \n  \n—————————— \nJarosław Kapuściński is an Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, where he is also affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. \nKapuściński has received grants and commissions from numerous international organizations\, including the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Governor General of Canada\, and Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) in France. His works have been awarded prizes at festivals in Canada\, France\, Switzerland\, and the United States\, and have been presented at venues such as New York MOMA\, Spoleto USA\, EMPAC NY\, Logan Center in Chicago\, ZKM in Karlsruhe\, Reina Sophia Museum in Madrid\, WRO Media Biennale\, Warsaw Autumn Festival\, Creative Media Center in Hong Kong\, Benz Arena in Shanghai\, and National Art Centre in Ottawa. \nIn addition to his artistic work\, Kapuściński has collaborated on scholarly websites about Japanese Gagaku music (gagaku.stanford.edu) and Noh Theater (noh.stanford.edu). \nhttps://jaroslawkapuscinski.com/ \nInteractive Viewing Time \nApril 15 – 18 : 2-6 PM (20 minutes slots for two viewer) PLEASE RSVP
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/point-line-piano-a-vr-installation-by-jaroslaw-kapuscinski/2026-04-17/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Jarek-2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T195021Z
CREATED:20260411T163940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T195021Z
UID:10000100-1776348000-1776362400@dresherensemble.org
SUMMARY:Point Line Piano : a Free VR installation by Jarosław Kapuściński
DESCRIPTION:Point Line Piano (2024) by Jarosław Kapuściński and the OpenEndedGroup innovates in the composition\, performance\, and reception of piano music through live graphic notation. It premiered in 2024 at ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe\, Germany (the leading authority in digital and contemporary art that is deeply influential within the art world.) \nLet the Bay Area premiere of this VR installation seduce you into an immersive visual and sonic universe in which you “paint” simultaneously in images and sound.  \nImmerse yourself in Point Line Piano and interact with others and the interactive artwork not only with your ears\, but also with your eyes and hands. By running your hand over the drawn lines\, you can trigger notes and write them down. Complex visual geometries are created simultaneously. \nIn Point Line Piano\, the controller in each hand becomes a virtual paintbrush with which you create your 3D visual and musical notations; at the same time\, it represents the virtual lens through which you view and transform these notations. Depending on the scene you select (there are over a dozen to choose from)\, you can zoom in and out of the 3D images. moving your “musical notation” through the visual space that transforms and modulates the sound. \nStep by step\, you will become familiar with a strange new environment of spatial images\, with their echoes of calligraphy\, musical notation\, architectural\, and scientific diagrams. Let the audiovisual dance around you transport you to other worlds! \nPoint Line Piano enables a spatial and full-body experience of abstraction unlike any other medium\, opening your ears and eyes to exciting new aspects of perception. The VR installation is a joint artwork by Marc Downie and Paul Kaiser (OpenEndedGroup) in collaboration with the intermedia Polish composer\, pianist\, and Associate Professor of Composition at Stanford University Jarosław Kapuściński. Eito Murakami provided the software for spatializing the sound. \n  \n—————————— \nJarosław Kapuściński is an Associate Professor of Music at Stanford University\, where he is also affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on intermedia composition\, performance\, and Japanese traditional aesthetics. \nKapuściński has received grants and commissions from numerous international organizations\, including the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Governor General of Canada\, and Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) in France. His works have been awarded prizes at festivals in Canada\, France\, Switzerland\, and the United States\, and have been presented at venues such as New York MOMA\, Spoleto USA\, EMPAC NY\, Logan Center in Chicago\, ZKM in Karlsruhe\, Reina Sophia Museum in Madrid\, WRO Media Biennale\, Warsaw Autumn Festival\, Creative Media Center in Hong Kong\, Benz Arena in Shanghai\, and National Art Centre in Ottawa. \nIn addition to his artistic work\, Kapuściński has collaborated on scholarly websites about Japanese Gagaku music (gagaku.stanford.edu) and Noh Theater (noh.stanford.edu). \nhttps://jaroslawkapuscinski.com/ \nInteractive Viewing Time \nApril 15 – 18 : 2-6 PM (20 minutes slots for two viewer) PLEASE RSVP
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/point-line-piano-a-vr-installation-by-jaroslaw-kapuscinski/2026-04-16/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Jarek-2.jpg
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