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SUMMARY:BEN GOLDBERG + DILLON VADO + TIM BULKLEY  FILMS BY DAVID MICHALAK\, STEVE MOBIA\, ARTHUR GANSON
DESCRIPTION:Clarinetist BEN GOLDBERG joins DILLON VADO (vibraphone) and TIM BULKLEY (drums) in a set of trio improvisations. Sound knowledge and awareness from planet Neptone. The practice of remembering what you can’t forget. Come have a listen; you won’t believe your ears. Or else\, you will believe your ears but there might be something else you don’t believe. Or maybe nothing at all. \n  \nEYE-FULL FILMS presents a set of experimental films by DAVID MICHALAK\, STEVE MOBIA\, and ARTHUR GANSON\, including the premiere showing of Michalak’s Still Movin’. \nPROGRAM \nDAVID MICHALAK – Life Is a Serious Business (1983\, color\, B+W\, 8 min.) \nGeorge Kuchar in dual roles as Instructor and hopeless nebbish attempts to instruct himself out discouragement. The dialogue has been appropriated from a “How to Overcome\nDiscouragement” instructional record. Music by Dean Santomieri \nARTHUR GANSON – Machines (various shorts 1978-2004\, color\, B+W\, 6 min) \nSTEVE MOBIA – Nudge (2012\, color\, 8min.) \na pinball percussion piece that features the sounds of vintage pinball machines\, scored by Steve and performed by members of the Composers Orchestra. \nDAVID MICHALAK – Still Movin’ (2025\, color\, 6 min) \nNature’s beautiful abstractions present themselves through a car window. World premiere! Soundtrack by Dr. Bob \nDAVID MICHALAK – The Secret Opera (2025\, color\, B+W\, 13 min.) \nGrum\, an opera singer played by Bob Marsh searches for the key to love & art attempting to perform in spite of aphonia\, inner demons and a ghost that has been haunting and dooming\nperformances in the decaying Opera House. Soundtrack by Dr. Bob. \nDAVID MICHALAK – Regenbogen (1998\, color\, 4 min.) \nan animated rainbow\, soundtrack by Reel Change
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/ben-goldberg-dillon-vado-tim-bulkley-films-by-david-michalak-steve-mobia-arthur-ganson/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rebecca LawrenceOakland Reductionist Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Berlin-based double bassist REBECCA LAWRENCE performs Imaginary Light\, a program of contemporary works for solo double bass. Through extended techniques and alternative tunings\, the sonic compass of the double bass is exposed\, expanded and illuminated. Known for her collaborative work as a contemporary and early music double bassist in Europe and the USA\, Rebecca is a member of berlin-based EnsembleKollektiv as well as a frequent guest with ensembles such as Klangforum Wien\, Ensemble Modern\, ensemble mosaik\, the Basel Sinfonietta and Matter of Facts Studio. She combines her interest in contemporary and baroque music with individual projects involving improvisation on early instruments. \nJacob Druckman: Valentine (1969) \nHåkon Thelin: Amarcord (2003) \nHaukur Þór Harðarson: new work (2026) \nRebecca Saunders: Fury (2005) \nThe OAKLAND REDUCTIONIST ORCHESTRA is a supergroup of Bay Area musicians with a predilection for lowercase\, fricative\, and reductionist improvisation that often sounds more electronic than acoustic\, the ensemble comes out of a rich tradition of “American reductionist” music that blossomed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.  Musicians: tom djll\, trumpet; ron heglin\, tuba; monica scott\, cello; matt ingalls\, clarinets; lisa mezzacappa\, bass; kyle bruckmann\, oboe\, english horn; kevin ck lo\, flute\, violin\, piano;  kevin corcoran\, percussion; kanoko nishi-smith\, koto; john ingle\, saxophones; jacob felix heule\, percussion; diane grubbe\, flutes; danishta rivero\, voice; cody putman\, bassoon; chris cooper\, guitar\, electronics; cheryl e leonard\, natural-object instruments; brendan lai-tong\, trombone.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/rebecca-lawrenceoakland-reductionist-orchestra/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T213000
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SUMMARY:GACHAPON HANNA BROBACK + JOHN TESKE + NOEL KENNON with ADAM LION
DESCRIPTION:HANNA BROBACK + JOHN TESKE + NOEL KENNON (String Trio\, Seattle) is an ensemble currently working with sustained frequencies\, harmonic structures\, and open form composition. This evening\, joined by ADAM LION (Vibraphone\, LA)\, they will perform pages from Noel’s typewriter score\, 13 harmonic weather formations. This music unfolds slowly and attempts to sound a slow spectral image. \nGACHAPON\, an improvisational New Music ensemble featuring NANCY BECKMAN\, shakuhachi and percussion; CINDY SAWPRANO\, musical saw\, accordion\, voice and percussion; TOM BICKLEY\, EWI electronic wind instrument; and DEAN SANTOMIERI\, taishogoto and guitar\, performs with dancer CHRISTINA BRAUN. \nGachapon is an improvising New Music quartet with a slightly Asian music flavor characteristic of both the Shakuhachi\, an end-blown flute usually made of bamboo\, and Taishogoto\, an electric instrument with presets that mimic both Japanese and western instruments. The EWI (electronic wind instrument) also has preset sounds capable of producing flute\, brass\, reed\, woodwind\, and synthesizer sounds. The bowed saw brings unusual timbres into the mix and is capable of extreme glissandi. The guitar\, accordion\, and Taishogoto can also play chords\, which are often used to establish a key center or sound bed for the other players to solo over. Additionally\, all the group members play percussion instruments. \nGachapon often uses a Gray Code-derived score to indicate which players will play or not play on a time grid. So\, at various moments\, one member might be playing solo while the others sit out. The score determines when solos\, duos\, trios or the full quartet play\, which brings a unique listening experience to an audience more familiar with other improvising ensembles. “Gachapon” is also the onomatopoeic name given to a certain type of Japanese vending machine toy. Christina Braun will be dancing with the group during this performance. Her dancing incorporates elements of ballet\, Jazz\, Modern and Butoh styles.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/gachapon-hanna-broback-john-teske-noel-kennon-with-adam-lion/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260215T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260215T213000
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SUMMARY:MOE STAIANOJOSHUA ALLEN
DESCRIPTION:MOE STAIANO continues to explore works for electric guitar ensembles with his third work-in-progress composition\, Music for Eight Guitars (The Parting Gift). This plans to be an exploration of tonal interplay and contrasting rhythms with eight electric guitars\, bass\, drums and percussion. He plans to have it feature assertive rhythmic structures and intertwining tremolo structures\, balanced by continuous play against each guitarist with bouncing rhythms and ongoing hockets while surrounding the audience with a bombastic attack. This piece comes after his Music for 48 Guitars (2023)\, which has yet to be performed. \nBay Area tenor saxophonist JOSHUA ALLEN unveils a new direction of deeply intimate solo works. Following a challenging hiatus while recovering from two recent surgeries\, Allen has spent months of intensive recovery dedicated to a meticulous “re-mapping” of his instrument. This new vocabulary of soft\, micro-textural multiphonics was refined amidst the ambient hum of the Rockridge BART station. By transforming a public transit hub into a laboratory for sonic exploration\, he has mastered the art of projecting even the softest timbres with clarity and soul. Join us for a performance that celebrates resilience and the beauty of finding a new voice in the quietest spaces.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/moe-staianojoshua-allen/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260208T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260208T213000
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SUMMARY:GIACOMO FIOREBRETT CARSON
DESCRIPTION:BRETT CARSON presents an evening of original compositions. These include Exeunt Ion for solo piano and Game Boy; Three text scores\, a series of graphic scores exploring strategies for improvisation based on experimental poetics; and a new piece\, Bacterial adhesion onto apatite minerals — electrokinetic aspects for keyboard\, percussion\, drum set\, and electronics. Performers include WILLIAM WINANT\, JORDAN GLENN\, DAVID KATZ\, SAKI MINAMIMOTO\, and DANISHTA RIVERO. \nGuitarist GIACOMO FIORE premieres Gift by MATT SARGENT\, a set of 13 variations for guitar and electronics on the Shaker tune “Simple Gifts.” The piece was commissioned by Fiore for just intonation resophonic guitar\, an instrument  originally conceived for the composition of Lou Harrison’s Scenes from Nek Chand in 2002. In Gift\, the original tune is buried and unheard an octave below the range of the guitar. What we hear\, instead\, is music blooming up from the ground that is made out of the harmonics of “Simple Gifts.” As these overtone flowers take shape on the guitar\, a ghost occasionally emerges on the right side of the stage\, building a halo of resonance around the guitarist.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/giacomo-fiorebrett-carson/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251214T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251214T213000
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SUMMARY:West Oakland Sound Series: Benefit Fest
DESCRIPTION:END OF YEAR SERIES BENEFIT SHOW! (INGALLS + SFSOUND + OAK RDCT ORCH + OTHERS) \nMore information soon
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/west-oakland-sound-series-benefit-fest/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251207T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251207T213000
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SUMMARY:HUMMINGBIRD [Evelyn Davis + Phillip Greenlief + Jordan Glenn]YON SIL
DESCRIPTION:HUMMINGBIRD: PHILLIP GREENLIEF\, EVELYN DAVIS and JORDAN GLENN make sputtering buzzes with tail feathers in meadows and open forests. Their perches tend to willows and alder from Mexico to 5\,000 year old pine forests. They add beauty by attracting audiences to hover\, increasing metabolic rates by quoting the odysseys of Pauline Oliveros and Tony Williams. Their survival depends on chasing red tailed press releases with the eloquence of epic poetry found primarily in the early work of The Slits\, and other renegade protagonists associated with the essence of iridescence; where the glowing\, intensifying\, changing colors of their sonic palette is but one brilliant example of their off-the-charts biology. \nYON SIL is visiting in Berkeley from the UK\, where he regularly performs in London’s vibrant experimental scene with artists such as Steve Noble\, John Edwards\, and Charles Hayward. Yon’s bass clarinet solos – often performed in one uninterrupted circular-breathed flow – weave multilayered sound/note textures through refractions of noise and melody\, and stem from an intensely corporeal and visceral relationship to his instrument\, partly informed by his experience as a member of Ana Maria Avram and Iancu Dumitrescu’s Hyperion Ensemble\, whose radical\, noise-adjacent improvisational interpretation of spectral music has deeply affected him. Yon has performed with Birgit Uhler\, Angharad Davies\, Ashely Paul\, Toshimaru Nakamura\, Abstract Concrete\, John Butcher etc.\, and appears on Creative Sources\,  Editions Modern\, Aural Terrains\, Confront Recordings\, Chocolate Monk\, Hideous Replica etc.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/hummingbird-evelyn-davis-phillip-greenlief-jordan-glennyon-sil/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251116T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251116T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
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SUMMARY:Rainwater-Shim DuoAgnes Szelag + Cheryl Leonard + Gregory Scharpen
DESCRIPTION:The Rainwater-Shim Duo (pianist Anne Rainwater and flutist Meerenai Shim) performs duos and solos\, including Pencilled Wings for flute\, piano\, and electronic playback by Emma O’Halloran\, Greener Grass by Caroline Ansink\, 90+ for piano by Elliott Carter\, and Miniatures Book 4: Preset Etudes for flute and electronics by Brent Miller.\n\nThomas Carnacki\, in the performance arena\, has numbered as many as seven individuals\, and as few as zero. Primary aesthetic concerns tend to revolve around uneasy textures\, nuance\, organicity\, and peculiarity. Repeat offenders down the years have included the late Jim Kaiser\, Gregory Hagan\, Jesse Burson\, and Sheila Bosco; this evening’s incarnation consists of Cheryl E. Leonard and Gregory Scharpen alongside Agnes Szelag. Carnacki music has accompanied dance pieces\, films\, plays\, and outdoor installation spectacles across the continent and internationally. The most recent recorded documents to have been released into the world are the sibling albums Cadavre Isolé and Rencontre Fortuite\, both derived from a formal exercise of inspired happenstance in the middle of lockdown.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/meerenai-shim-anne-rainwateragnes-szelag-cheryl-leonard-gregory-sharpen/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251106T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
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SUMMARY:QueenBee Records 2-day microFEST
DESCRIPTION:Second night of freewheeling improvised music and creative jazz from some of the scene’s most adventurous and exciting ensembles. Celebrating three new recordings out this fall on Berkeley’s Queen Bee Records — the 7th\, 8th and 9th! — in a series of 12 releases coming this year. \nBeth Schenck Quintet\nA wildly creative and original musical voice\, San Francisco saxophonist and composer Beth Schenck writes bracing music that blends lush harmonies with fierce propulsiveness and surprising rhythmic twists and turns. \nBeth Schenck\, alto saxophone and compositions\nCory Wright\, tenor saxophone and bass clarinet\nMatt Wrobel\, guitar\nLisa Mezzacappa\, acoustic bass\nJordan Glenn\, drums \nAstrolabe\nNathan Clevenger’s Astrolabe Ensemble is a large jazz and experimental music group based in Oakland.The band’s name originated from a specific musical suite that Clevenger wrote. \nKasey Knudsen – alto & tenor sax\nBeth Schenck – alto & soprano sax\nCory Wright – Bb & bass clarinet\, alto flute\nPolly Springhorn – C & bass flute\, piccolo\nDanny Lubin-Laden – trombone\nCrystal Pascucci-Clifford – cello\nJon Arkin – drum set\, percussion\nJason Levis – marimba\, percussion\nTim DeCillis – vibes\, percussion\nMark Pascucci-Clifford – vibes\, percussion\nNathan Clevenger – keyboards\, percussion\nLisa Mezzacappa – contrabass \nflatways\n(Sudhu Tewari\, Jordan Glenn\, Matt Robidoux) \nflatways is a rhythm band made up of no strings guitar (Sudhu Tewari)\, drum set (Jordan Glenn)\, and drum machines + live sampling (Matt Robidoux). Sudhu makes instruments for the band\, such as a one stringed electric bass (“slap thwacker”) that Sudhu and Matt both play. flatways is drum n bass\, with numerous rhythms meshing\, clashing\, and rubbing up against one another. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/queen-bee-records-festival-day-two/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T213000
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SUMMARY:QueenBee Records 2-day microFEST
DESCRIPTION:Two nights of freewheeling improvised music and creative jazz from some of the scene’s most adventurous and exciting ensembles\, celebrating three new recordings out this fall on Berkeley’s Queen Bee Records. \nThis first evening is devoted to the OAKLAND REDUCTIONIST ORCHESTRA‘S debut release\, west and east baying representing two sides of the ensemble’s output: a live concert recording documenting a performance at The Lab in San Francisco (West Bay) and an “only made in the studio” work recorded in a controlled environment in Berkeley (East Bay). A supergroup of Bay Area musicians with a predilection for lowercase\, fricative\, and reductionist improvisation that often sounds more electronic than acoustic\, the ensemble draws on a rich tradition of “American reductionist” music that blossomed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Musicans: Tom Djll\, trumpet; Ron Heglin\, tuba; Monica Scott\, cello; Matt Ingalls\, clarinets; Lisa Mezzacappa\, bass; Kyle Bruckmann\, oboe\, english horn; Kevin Corcoran\, percussion; Kevin ck Lo\, violin/flute/piano; Kanoko Nishi-Smith\, koto; Joshua Marshall\, tenor saxophone; John Ingle\, saxophones; Jacob Felix Heule\, percussion; Diane Grubbe\, flutes; Danishta Rivero\, voice; Cody Putman\, bassoon; Chris Cooper\, guitar\, electronics; Cheryl Leonard\, natural-object instruments; Brendan Lai-Tong\, trombone. \nMany of the members studied at Mills College\, which has had an extraordinary and foundational influence on the Bay Area’s new music scene\, particularly in experimental\, electronic\, and improvised music\, and other forms of sound exploration. Before the orchestra’s performance\, the concert features two special guest sets by other Mills alumni: \nROCO CÓRDOVA (voice\, electronics) and THERESA WONG (cello\, voice) dialogue in a realm beyond language where timbre\, textures\, noise\, and melodies are shaped through the alchemy of improvisation. \nPresenting a rare solo electronics set\, KRISTIN MILTNER is a composer and immersive sound designer based in the Bay Area. She creates music with her custom software\, which she designed to scan sound files and live input\, enabling her to restructure a single sound into tessellating multidimensional sound fabrics instantly. She applies this method to a wide variety of sonic endeavors\, whether interactive and experiential sound design\, game sound design\, ensemble performance and improvisation\, or her solo work. She studied with Maggi Payne\, Chris Brown\, and Pauline Oliveros at Mills College. She released her debut solo album\, “Grains”\, in 2007 on Praemedia\, followed by “Music for Dreaming and Playing” on Asthmatic Kitty. She has designed soundscapes for many games\, and her endeavors at Spatial Inc. (Emeryville\, CA) have led to collaborations with artists and sound designers at Meow Wolf\, National Geographic\, and researchers at the Estuary and Ocean Science Center in Tiburon\, CA\, building elaborate real-world immersive experiences.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/queen-bee-records-festival-day-one/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251102T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251102T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
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SUMMARY:KRYS BOBROWSKI + KAREN STACKPOLEJAMES GOODE SUNG KIM
DESCRIPTION:KRYS BOBROWSKI and KAREN STACKPOLE\, long-time collaborators in the improvising quartet Vorticella\, organically formed a duo combining Stackpole’s Gongs with Bobrowski’s Gliss Glass\, an invented instrument of her own design that consists of water-filled glass vessels mounted on telescoping stands that are interconnected with tubes and valves. By varying the height of the vessels and opening and closing the valves\, Bobrowski can dynamically alter the pitch of the sound by changing the level of the water as the instrument is played via friction\, mallets\, bare hands\, and splashes. The sounds are captured via piezo pickups and amplified. The Gliss Glass blends extremely well with the sound of the Gongs played by Stackpole\, who employs various techniques with friction mallets\, bows\, and other implements. Karen Stackpole and Krys Bobrowski create a deep sonic journey that unfurls into an engaging and transcendent soundtrack for the imagination. \nJAMES GOODE coaxes extraordinary sounds from everyday objects. Russian nested dolls are transformed into squealing narwhals; bird calls into growling lions; the voice box from a stuffed animal into a flock of hungry seagulls; and brief vocal sounds into the soundtrack for a comic and surreal conga line. Defying easy description or pigeonholing\, his music takes you to an unfamiliar place filled with luscious atonality and compelling polyrhythm. He navigates a course between austere minimalism on the one hand and pandemonium on the other.  Goode has recorded and/or performed with Chris Cohen\, John Dieterich\, Thomas Dimuzio\, Shelley Hirsch\, Bill Horist\, John Ingle\, Cheryl Leonard\, Bär McKinnon\, Roger Powell\, Jesse Quattro\, Jake Rodriguez\, Greg Saunier\, David Slusser\, Ches Smith\, Trey Spruance\, Sudhu Tewari\, Gregg Turkington\, William Winant\, and many others. \nSUNG KIM presents four of his most recent iterations of musical instruments that he has been developing for the last 36 years. In the tradition of Korean sanjo\, he improvises with a collection of melodies that were developed in tandem with the instruments. A sculptor and self taught composer operating a design and build studio in Richmond under the name of Hare and Arrow Arts\, Kim writes: \n“With every instrument that I complete\, I feel as if my goal for the full ensemble that I have been searching for gets further away and I am realizing that I may never be finished. Please come and celebrate my unending toil.”
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/krys-bobrowski-karen-stackpolebrjames-goode-sung-kim/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251026T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251026T213000
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SUMMARY:MATTHEW RYALS NUNNPHONICS(Sudhu Tewari\, David Michalak & Jordan Glenn)
DESCRIPTION:MATTHEW RYALS is a NYC-based synthesist and composer-improviser. He has released three studio albums and a series of EPs on 3OP\, SØVN and dingn\dents\, and will release records on Infrequent Seams in Fall 2025 and Oxtail Recordings in 2026. \nMatthew performs internationally and will be featured on High Zero Festival and Ex Nihilo Festival. He has collaborated with Madison Greenstone\, Nava Dunkelman\, and Stephan Haluska. Matthew received a 2025 Art Omi: Music Residency\, 2025 Foundation of Contemporary Arts Grant\, a 2022-23 New Music USA Award\, and a 2021 IEA Electronic Media Residency. He also co-curates Artifact\, a Brooklyn-based experimental music series that was awarded a 2025 Brooklyn Arts Council grant. \nInstrument inventor SUDHU TEWARI\, filmmaker/improviser DAVID MICHALAK and percussionist JORDAN GLENN join forces in NUNNPHONICS: an improvised set featuring instruments built by the late\, great inventor\, TOM NUNN. \nNunn’s over 200 instruments include: The Skatchbox\, Skatchplatter\, T-rodimba\, Bug Belly\, Crustacean. Lukie Tubes\, The Crab\, Space plates and many others. All of Tom Nunn’s instruments are amplified using contact microphones and have sculptural qualities.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/matthew-ryals-nunnphonics/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251019T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251019T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20251007T211616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T212106Z
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SUMMARY:EUDIMORPHODON  PHIL STONE  MELTYKISS
DESCRIPTION:MELTYKISS is a Brooklyn-based duo project of drummer Max Goldstein and vocalist Ariel Vera. Meltykiss focuses on guided improvisation based off a conceptual form created collaboratively. The sound of Meltykiss is influenced by the likes of Sun Ra\, Chris Corsano\, Marcela Lucatelli\, Zach Hill\, and more blending stylistic ideas based on free jazz and heavy idioms to create charged\, scribbly\, loop-based noise. \nPHIL STONE presents Another Day at the Entropy Mine for solo improviser in a one-node network. Using software processes and instruments (mostly) of his own design*\, Stone initiates and nudges cascades of probabilistic responses to the notes he plays on electric bass. In his work with the network band “The Hub”\, Stone often employed self-connected network processes during development and testing\, to simulate the group dynamic. He found interesting results from this ‘one-node network’ and began to think of it as a musical instrument in its own right\, worthy of its own body of technique and practice. \n(*) In addition to his own software voicing\, Stone employs the Free Open Source “Surge XT” software synthesizer\, to which he has contributed an OSC interface. \nEUDIMORPHODON\, is an early pterosaur AND a new duo with Dan Plonsey (saxophones) and Matthew Welch (bagpipes). Featuring compositions and improvisations by both for this unique combination of reeds\, Plonsey and Welch dig deep into their love for odd creaturesand characters to summon forth wild sonic beasts of imagination.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/eudimorphodon-phil-stone-meltykiss/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251017T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251017T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250909T180654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T234410Z
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SUMMARY:Three Nights of Kathakali. Two Epics. One Timeless Art. Day Three:Kalyana Sougandhikam from the Mahābhārata
DESCRIPTION:Kathakali Mini Festival – October 15\, 16 & 17\nExperience the grandeur of Kathakali\, the classical dance-drama of Kerala\, India. Over three evenings\, an extraordinary Indian cast at the height of their art will bring to life epic tales from the Mahābhārata and Ramayana with dazzling costumes\, vibrant music\, and breathtaking storytelling. These world-class artists have performed on some of the greatest stages in India and abroad\, and now they bring their mastery to the intimate setting of our West Oakland studio. Up close\, you’ll feel the power of the drums\, hear every nuance of the singers\, and see the fine details of costume and makeup in rare close-up. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness Kathakali at its highest level. \nKalyana Sougandhikam was written by Kottayath Thamburan based on events in the Mahābhārata during the Pandavas’ vanavasa ( exile in the forest ) at Kamyaka Forest. While staying near the Gandhamadana Mountains\, Draupadi sees a rare Sougandhika flower and asks Bhima to find more. Determined to fulfill her wish\, Bhima sets out through the forest\, using his great strength to push through obstacles until he reaches the Kadali forest. There\, his loud journey disturbs Hanuman\, who is meditating. Realizing it’s his younger brother\, Hanuman decides to teach Bhima a lesson in humility by posing as a weak old monkey blocking the path. Bhima\, unable to move the monkey’s tail\, realizes the truth. Hanuman then reveals his identity\, blesses Bhima\, and guides him to the flower\, after which Bhima resumes his journey. \nActors: \nBhima: Kottakkal Harikumar \nDraupadi: Roshni Pillai \nHanuman: Kalamandalam Manoj \nSingers: Kottakkal Madhu\, Jishnu Nambudirpad \nPercussionists: \nChenda: Sadanam Jithin \nMaddalam: Kalamandalam Venu \nChutti & Costume : Eroor Manoj\, Kalanilayam Sreejith Sundaran \nFESTIVAL \nOctober 15th\, 2025 – 7:30 PM- $35: Subhadraharanam (Abduction of Subhadra)from epic Mahābhārata [tickets] \nOctober 16th\, 2025 – 7:30 PM- $35: Balivijayam from epic Ramayana [tickets] \nFestival pass [$90] is available on our ticket page with Eventbrite
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/kalyana-sougandhikam-from-epic-mahabharata/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250909T172840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T234049Z
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SUMMARY:Three Nights of Kathakali. Two Epics. One Timeless Art. Day Two: Balivijayam from the Ramayana
DESCRIPTION:Kathakali Mini Festival – October 15\, 16 & 17\nExperience the grandeur of Kathakali\, the classical dance-drama of Kerala\, India. Over three evenings\, an extraordinary Indian cast at the height of their art will bring to life epic tales from the Mahābhārata and Ramayana with dazzling costumes\, vibrant music\, and breathtaking storytelling. These world-class artists have performed on some of the greatest stages in India and abroad\, and now they bring their mastery to the intimate setting of our West Oakland studio. Up close\, you’ll feel the power of the drums\, hear every nuance of the singers\, and see the fine details of costume and makeup in rare close-up. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness Kathakali at its highest level. \nBalivijayam written by Kalloor Namboodiripad (1749-1824)\, is based on an episode from the Ramayana. Sage Narada visits King Ravana and\, during their conversation\, hints that a particular monkey claims to be unafraid of Ravana and should be subdued. Provoked\, Ravana grabs his sword\, but Narada tells him it’s unnecessary and leads him to the seashore\, where Bali is praying. Bali\, recognizing Ravana as his father\, Indra’s vanquisher\, decides to teach him a lesson. When Ravana tries to capture him\, he ends up entangled in Bali’s tail\, much to Narada’s amusement. Eventually\, Bali mocks Ravana\, who apologizes\, and they part on friendly terms. \nActors:  \nRavana: Kalanilayam Sreejith Sundaran \nNarada: Kottakkal Harikumar \nBali: Jishnu Nambudiripad \nSingers: Kottakkal Madhu\, Sadanam Jyothish Babu\,  \nPercussionists: \nChenda: Kalamandalam Sivadas\, Sadanam Jithin \nMaddalam: Kalamandalam Venu \nChutti & Costume: Eroor Manoj \nFESTIVAL \nOctober 15th\, 2025 – 7:30 PM – $35: Subhadraharanam (Abduction of Subhadra)from the epic Mahābhārata [Tickets] \nOctober 17th\, 2025 – 7:30 PM – $35: Balivijayam from the epic Ramayana [Tickets] \nFestival pass [$90] is available on our ticket page with Eventbrite
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/balivijayam/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250909T170752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T220354Z
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SUMMARY:Three Nights of Kathakali. Two Epics. One Timeless Art. Day One:Subhadra Haranam from the Mahābhārata
DESCRIPTION:Kathakali Mini Festival – October 15\, 16 & 17\nExperience the grandeur of Kathakali\, the classical dance-drama of Kerala\, India. Over three evenings\, an extraordinary Indian cast at the height of their art will bring to life epic tales from the Mahābhārata and Ramayana with dazzling costumes\, vibrant music\, and breathtaking storytelling. These world-class artists have performed on some of the greatest stages in India and abroad\, and now they bring their mastery to the intimate setting of our West Oakland studio. Up close\, you’ll feel the power of the drums\, hear every nuance of the singers\, and see the fine details of costume and makeup in rare close-up. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness Kathakali at its highest level. \nKathakali in a Nutshell   [read more]\nSubhadra Haranam (Abduction of Subhadra) was written by Mandredath Namboothiripad (1851-1906). This story is based on Mahābhārata. The story of Subhadra Haranam is a chain of events that leads to Arjuna’s marriage with Subhadra (Krishna’s Younger sister). Arjuna broke a vow and went on a year-long pilgrimage\, during which he fell in love with Krishna’s sister\, Subhadra. Disguised as a saint\, he stayed at Dwaraka. With Krishna’s help\, he eloped with Subhadra while Balarama was away\, knowing Balarama wouldn’t approve the marriage. \nAfter his return\, Balarama learns that Arjuna\, disguised as a saint\, abducted Subhadra with Krishna’s support. Furious\, he confronts Krishna and threatens to kill Arjuna. Krishna tries to calm him with logic and finally reminds him that killing Arjuna would make Subhadra a widow. Realizing this\, Balarama agrees to visit the couple. On the way\, Krishna shows him Arjuna’s battlefield skills\, which impress Balarama. He ultimately accepts Arjuna as his brother-in-law\, bringing the story to a peaceful end. \nOur 2025 Kathakali Ensemble   [read more]\nActors: \nBalarama: Peesappilli Rajeev \nKrishna: Kalamandalam Manoj \nSingers: Sadanam Jyothish Babu\, Jishnu Nambudiripad \nPercussionists: \nChenda: Kalamandalam Sivadas\, Sadanam Jithin \nMaddalam: Kalamandalam Venu \nChutti & Costume: Eroor Manoj\, Kalanilayam Sreejith Sundaran \nLength : 90 min \nFESTIVAL \nOctober 16th\, 2025 – 7:30 PM – $35: Balivijayam from epic Ramayana [Tickets] \nOctober 17th\, 2025 – 7:30 PM – $35: Kalyana Sougandhikam from epic Mahābhārata [Tickets] \nFestival pass [$90] is available on our ticket page with Eventbrite
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/subhadraharanam-abduction-of-subhadra/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T203000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20251007T210337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T210658Z
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SUMMARY:Up Close with Rinde EckertVoice\, Words\, Music and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Rinde Eckert—recipient of the 2005 Marc Blitzstein Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters—is a singer\, writer\, composer\, actor\, mover\, and musician: in short\, a performing artist extraordinaire. His program features both new and classic solo works that highlight his remarkable voice\, masterful writing\, and wide-ranging instrumental artistry on an array of unconventional instruments. To close out the program\, he’ll be joined by longtime collaborators Paul Dresher and Joel Davel\, who will perform on their own invented instruments\, the Hurdy Grande and Marimba Lumina.\n\n \n\nPaul asked Rinde about this upcoming 90-minute performance in our studio.\n“I’m planning on playing some old favorites and some new ones\, as well as a couple of experiments with new friends. I’ve started most concerts (including my Kennedy Center concert) with a lament sung with an accordion. I won’t break the tradition this time. Prayer is another favorite\, built on a piece I wrote for The Gardening of Thomas D.\, which is for piano. I’m bringing my 10-string slide guitar so that The Idiot Variations will be represented. From my last CD\, The Natural World\, I’ll sing Catbird (piano) and Black is the Color (accordion). Ellen made me promise to sing One Night On eave from Highway Ulysses and Time is Not a Simple Thing from The Raft (the piece that Covid killed).”\n\n 
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/up-close-with-rinde-eckert-voice-words-music-and-friends/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251005T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251005T211500
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250910T002850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T002850Z
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SUMMARY:sfSoundgroup performs Morton Feldman\, Sofia Gubaidulina\, Tom Johnson\, Peter Eötvös\, and Monica Scott
DESCRIPTION:sfSOUNDGROUP presents a concert honoring recently departed composers.  The first half features works by the Russian composer SOFIA GUBAIDULINA (1931 – 2025)\, known for her spiritual and dramatic works.  The second half includes a circular breathing wind duo by the pioneering minimalist composer TOM JOHNSON (1939–2024)\, and a work for improvisers and tape by the celebrated composer and conductor PETER EÖTVÖS (1944–2024). \nThe evening will also include Instruments II  by MORTON FELDMAN\, a prime example of his often overlooked output in the mid-70’s. sfSound’s own MONICA SCOTT rounds out the program with a duo for cello and piano. \nPROGRAM\nMORTON FELDMAN – “Instruments II” 1975\nchamber ensemble \nTOM JOHNSON – “Kientzy Loops” 2000\ncircular breathing wind duo \nPETER EÖTVÖS – “Music For New York” 1971\ntape playback with improvisers \nMONICA SCOTT – “more than nine minutes” 2016\ncello and piano \nSOFIA GUBAIDULINA – “Piano Sonata: III. Allegretto” 1965\npiano \nSOFIA GUBAIDULINA – “Dots\, Lines and Zigzag” 1976\nbass clarinet and piano \nSOFIA GUBAIDULINA – “Sounds of the Forest” 1978\nflute and piano \nSOFIA GUBAIDULINA – “In croce” 1979\ncello and organ \nMUSICIANS\nDiane Grubbe\, flute\nKyle Bruckmann\, oboe\nMatt Ingalls\, clarinet\nJohn Ingle\, saxophone/conductor\nBrendan Lai-Tong\, trombone\nHadley McCarroll\, piano/organ\nKjell Nordeson\, percussion\nMonica Scott. cello\nLisa Mezzacappa. bass
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/sfsoundgroup-performs-morton-feldman-sofia-gubaidulina-tom-johnson-peter-eotvos-and-monica-scott/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250928T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250928T211500
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250910T001617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T001617Z
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SUMMARY:VEN VOISEY THREE TRAPPED TIGERS
DESCRIPTION:VEN VOISEY is a sculptor\, composer\, and designer who currently splits his time between Oakland\, CA and Wonder Valley (Twentynine Palms)\, CA. His work is informed by an attention to surroundings; he creates rituals\, tools and circumstances as a means of exploring the relationship between internal and external space; between the spiritual and physical. \nTHREE TRAPPED TIGERS Recorder Duo (David Barnett and Tom Bickley) present Pilgrim songs from the 14th c. Llibre Vermell de Montserrat\, selections from “Music for Every Occasion” by Alvin Curran\, a ballade by 14th c. Italian Francesco Landini\, a 13th c. aubade\, Bickley’s Hibernian Cities/Hebridean Islands for alto recorder and electronics\, and Medieval Nights for solo tenor recorder by Pete Rose. As the styles and periods juxtapose\, with improvisation as a through line\, the duo invites you to explore pre modern music for post modern ears and vice versa.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/ven-voisey-three-trapped-tigers/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250921T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250921T211500
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250910T000226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T000633Z
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SUMMARY:Fred Lonberg-Holm + William Winant Kathryn Schulmeister + Nick Sanders
DESCRIPTION:FRED LONBERG-HOLM is trying to make sense of this world while making sounds on the cello and just about anything else he can get his hands on. He performs a duo of improvised music with Grammy-nominated percussionist WILLIAM WINANT\, internationally regarded as a leading performer of avant-garde music. \nBassist KATHRYN SCHULMEISTER—praised for her “expressive and captivating performance” and a faculty member at the University of the Pacific—and jazz pianist NICK SANDERS—a Sunnyside Records recording artist celebrated for his inventive\, acrobatic style—draw on their eclectic musical backgrounds to perform original compositions and improvisations\, including previews from Schulmeister’s upcoming debut solo album Imagining Hands.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/fred-lonberg-holm-william-winant-kathryn-schulmeister-nick-sanders/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250914T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250914T211500
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250909T235416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T235416Z
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SUMMARY:Sylvia MatheusMatthew  Evan Taylor +  Theresa Wong + Kjell Nordeson + Lisa Mezzacappa + Matt Ingall
DESCRIPTION:SILVIA MATHEUS\, composer and sound artist\, presents Recycling — a solo performance with Kyma\, Eurorack\, and Buchla systems. Past works are dismantled and rebuilt live\, their fragments reshaped by algorithmic processes and hands-on control. The result is a constantly shifting sonic environment where memory and invention collide\, creating an experience that is irreproducible and shared in the moment with the audience. \nRecently relocated to the Bay Area to serve as Assistant Professor of Composition at the University of California\, Berkeley\, MATTHEW  EVAN TAYLOR (winds) performs a solo work and group improvisations with local musicians THERESA WONG (cello)\,  KJELL NORDESON (percussion)\, LISA MEZZACAPPA (bass)\, and MATT INGALLS (clarinet).
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/sylvia-matheusmatthew-evan-taylor-theresa-wong-kjell-nordeson-lisa-mezzacappa-matt-ingall/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250907T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250907T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250806T195724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T161620Z
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SUMMARY:Dresher Ensemble Studio ReOpening Fest
DESCRIPTION:This ReOpening Fest showcases a vibrant mix of artists who have made our space their creative home through regular rehearsals\, fiscal sponsorships\, or as awardees of the Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency. Events will take place in the Dresher Ensemble Studio\, the large lobby on the second floor\, and an impromptu viewing theater on the loading dock. \nEnjoy outstanding performances\, great food\, and fine wine [William Knuttel Winery] as we come together to honor the power of shared space and creative community. \nReady to join us? Click ‘Purchase Tickets’[on top of picture] to RSVP (free) and we’ll save you food + drinks!\nAfternoon Performances (1:30–6:00 PM) \nDresher Ensemble Studio \n2:10 PM: Dresher Davel Invented Instruments Duo \n3:00 PM: Odd Savvy (puppet theater piece by Fred C Riley + Ian Erickson + Lisa Zagone) \n3:55 PM: dNaga Dance Co \n4:30 PM: Bjll Dingalls (Bill Hsu\, Tom Djill\, Matt Ingalls). \n4:45 PM: sfSound Group \n5:30 PM: Lisa Mezzacappa’s 5-ish (with Brett Carson\, Kyle Bruckmann\, Jordan Glenn\, Mark Clifford) \nLobby \nHands-on Interactive Installations: \nPaul Dresher & Daniel Schmidt’s Invented Instruments/Sound Sculptures\, and kinetic and interactive art by Sudhu Tewari. \n1:30 PM: Thingamajigs Performance Group \n2:35 PM: martha & monica (cello\, piano) performing Monica Scott’s More than Nine Minutes (2016) and Giacinto Scelsi’s To the Master. \n3:30 PM: Diane Grubbe & Frank Johnson (flute\, piano) performing Paul Dresher’s Waterfall \n3:45 PM: dNaga Dance Co. (photo: Catalina Jacksons Urueña by Mitch Tobias) \n4:10 PM: Brett Carson (piano) \nLoading Dock \n1:30-6:00 PM: John Sanborn (video art( \nEvening Concert – Dresher Ensemble Studio \nWest Oakland Sound Series (7:15 – 9:00 PM): \n– Saki Minamimoto (voice/poetry)\, Ben Goldberg\, Motoko Honda\, and Nathan Clevenger \n– Thollem (Thollem McDonas) with ROVA \nPlease note: For the West Oakland Sound Series\, tickets must be purchased either online in advance or at the door. \n 
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/dresher-ensemble-studio-fest/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250824T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250824T220000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250806T182014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T182014Z
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SUMMARY:WEST OAKLAND TAPE MUSIC FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:THE SAN FRANCISCO TAPE MUSIC COLLECTIVE presents their summer east bay festival of fixed media works projected live over a 16-channel Meyer Sound System. Featuring a wide range of works by international composers and collective members.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/west-oakland-tape-music-festival/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250817T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250817T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250806T180409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T223404Z
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SUMMARY:ERIC THEISE + ABIGAIL HINSON LARRY OCHS with FRED LONBERG-HOLM & BEN DAVIS
DESCRIPTION:In the perfect environment for close listening\, the two cellos and saxophone TRIO BEN DAVIS – FRED LONBERG-HOLM – LARRY OCHS invite you\, the avid listeners\, to join the musicians in enjoying their spontaneous but carefully sculpted music as it happens\, in real time. Through repeated performances\, musical discussions after shows and rehearsals\, this music slowly but confidently evolves. And the audience and the performance environment matter. There’s no more perfect environment than Paul Dresher’s studio space in which to hear the intimate improvisations that this trio hopes to deliver. \n  \nERIC THEISE presents a set of performances\, solo and in collaboration with ABIGAIL HINSON (movement) and local musicians. The concert involves an invented\, map-driven sound maker; dance improvisations over a map animation project onto the floor; and improvised cartography projected onto the back wall that responding to music and dance. Theise’s work was recently seen atop San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower Top.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/eric-theise-abigail-hinson-larry-ochs-fred-lonberg-holm-ben-davis/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250815T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250815T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250806T183459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T184241Z
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SUMMARY:Splinter Reeds
DESCRIPTION:Splinter Reeds\nWorks by Zachary James Watkins and Karola Obermüller\, and new commission Brume by Jean Carla Rodea \nCommissioned by Splinter Reeds with support from a Musical Grant Program award by Intermusic SF\, Brume is an immersive multimedia performance created by Jean Carla Rodea during her Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency. \nDrawing inspiration from breath in all its forms—from quiet\, intimate exhalations to the drifting fog over the Marin Headlands\, Brume explores air as both a bodily experience and an elemental force. Through spatialized sound\, light\, and video\, the piece transforms the performance space into a resonant\, living ecosystem. \nwww.jeancarlarodea.com \n \nKyle Bruckmann\, oboe | Bill Kalinkos\, clarinet | Dana Jessen\, bassoon | Nicki Roman\, saxophone | Jeff Anderle\, bass clarinet \nwww.splinterreeds.com
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/splinter-reeds/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250810T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250810T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250806T184657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T185922Z
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SUMMARY:WENDY REID’S AMBIENT BIRD
DESCRIPTION:Ambient Bird – Shorebird Park  (premiere) \nwith sfSOUND\, bird ensemble \n&  the dailybell* at sunset \n  \nmusicians: \nLulu\, african grey parrot \nWendy Reid\, violin \nBrenda Hutchinson\, long tube \nKrys Bobrowski\, glisglass \nAurora Josephson\, voice \nRon Heglin\, tuba \nDavid Samas\, percussion \nKanoko Nishi\, koto \nBen Davis\, cello \nMatt Ingalls\, clarinet \nKyle Bruckmann\, oboe \nJohn Ingle\, saxophone \n  \nWendy Reid’s site-specific work\, ‘Ambient Bird-Shorebird Park’ is a 44-minute interspecies sonic landscape which reflects an ecocentric philosophy of connecting with all living creatures and the environment. The ensemble includes experimental musicians and a bird  working with the ambient sounds\, specifically\, the birds of Shorebird Park: Long-billed Curlews\, Marbled Godwits\, Black-necked Stilts\, American Avocets\, Sanderlings\, American Rock Pigeons\, Pacific Loons\, American Crows\, Yellow-billed Magpies\, Common Ravens\, and Wild Turkeys  (among others) \nThe structure of this work can be described as a musical process which attempts to reflect nature’s manner of operations: a spatially notated score of sonic fragments transcribed from bird-human interactions is interpreted and performed by the musicians within the ambient environment. Contextual in nature\, the work allows performers to act according to unpredictable conditions and variables which arise within the musical continuity. In performance\, an attempt is made at a spontaneous unforced growing of sound and silence in which emphasis is placed on formation rather than pre-established form\, as in the building and shaping of cell-like units in living processes. \nThis site-specific piece\, as with the first incantation\, ‘Ambient Bird 433’\,  pays homage to John Cage’s composition\, 4’33”(1952). \n*At sunset\, immediately following the performance\, Brenda Hutchinson leads everyone in bell-ringing:  dailybell\, created by composer and sound artist Brenda Hutchinson in 2008\, is an ongoing aspirational project based on the premise that something as inarguable as the movement of the Earth can be used as a point of unity and awareness among  groups of people who might otherwise find it impossible to agree. \nLocation:  Shorebird Park\,  160 University Ave\, Berkeley\, CA. There is no formal seating: the audience sits on the grass\, stands\, or wanders \nAbout the site:  Shorebird Park was originally the land of the Ohlone people\, who consider their connection to the earth to be sacred. It remains a place of cultural significance that people protect and recognize its history. It is the hope of many that one day it will be returned to its indigenous inhabitants. \nSpecial Thanks to City of Berkeley-Shallon Allen\,  Matt Ingalls-sfSOUND\, Phil Perkins-location engineer\, Silvia Matheus-videographer\, Edward Morse-technical assistance\,  & the musicians of Ambient Bird-Shorebird Park. \nThis performance is made possible with a civic arts grant from the City of Berkeley\, and Is part of a  project entitled ‘Ambient Bird-Berkeley’ (2025-26)
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/wendy-reids-ambient-bird/
LOCATION:Shorebird Park\, 160 University Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="sfSound":MAILTO:mattingalls@me.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250727T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250727T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250708T160102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T160213Z
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SUMMARY:ERNST KAREL: ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS THE GLITCH BLOOM + SADA
DESCRIPTION:ERNST KAREL: ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nERNST KAREL presents his multichannel\, ongoing iterative work\, Atmospheric Rivers. This piece’s subject is a key component of the global water cycle: the enormous streams of concentrated water vapor which flow through the sky from the tropics towards the poles\, releasing heavy rain in high wind\, particularly in the western U.S\, and anticipated to increase in frequency and intensity with climate change. Performed in surround sound\, the piece consists of unprocessed stereo and multichannel location recordings of atmospheric rivers\, made over the past few years\, as they pass by our house at the rocky northern California coast. \nTHE GLITCH BLOOM + SADA\nTHE GLITCH BLOOM (EDA ER & DANNIEL RIBEIRO) operates in an indefinable musical territory where the lines between composed work\, improvisation\, and multimedia blur into a distinctive sonic fusion. Their artistic practice combines vocals\, electronic elements\, electric guitar\, and video with transducers\, unconventional playing techniques\, and sculptural objects\, establishing a fluid relationship between planned structure and spontaneous creation. Founded on mutual investigation of sound possibilities\, collaborative processes\, and multimedia integration\, Glitch Bloom embraces unexpected outcomes—where harsh sounds intermingle with melodic elements\, acoustic manipulations transform through electronic processing\, and sound manifests as both physical and transient. Their performances create immersive environments that explore the convergence of music\, physical movement\, and visual components to deliver an experience that defies traditional classification. \nSADA is a vocal duo between SARAH GRACE GRAVES and EDA ER\, both singers and composers who each stumbled upon experimental music somewhat unexpectedly: Graves began her artistic path as a choral singer\, Er as an actor. In combining Graves’ innocent virtuosity with Er’s disarming honesty\, the two hope to build a narrative\, aesthetic\, and technical habitat for stories only they can tell.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/ernst-karel-atmospheric-rivers-the-glitch-bloom-sada/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250725T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250725T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250708T181006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T181006Z
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SUMMARY:Joseph BohigianScenes from I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment (A Work-in-Progress)
DESCRIPTION:Other Minds presents scenes in workshop from the work-in-progress\, I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment\, by American composer Joseph Bohigian\, Lebanese-Armenian vocalist Khatchadour Khatchadourian\, and the music-technology group Ensemble Decipher. The free workshop performance will take place on Friday\, July 25\, 2025\, at 7:30 pm at the Paul Dresher Ensemble Studio in Oakland\, CA. The performance will be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A with the ensemble\, moderated by Charles Amirkhanian. \nI Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment is an evening-length multimedia work for solo voice\, electronics ensemble\, and video projection about the life of the visionary Georgian-born Soviet-Armenian film director Sergei Parajanov. Though he made significant contributions to film\, Parajanov was repeatedly persecuted\, censored\, and imprisoned in his home country. The multiplicity of cultures in his native South Caucasus region was essential to his work\, which is reflected in the multilingual text for this piece by the 18th century ashugh (bard) Sayat Nova\, the subject of Parajanov’s 1969 film The Color of Pomegranates. This work combines Sayat Nova’s existing melodies with newly created ones by Khatchadourian and Bohigian\, along with live electronic manipulation\, by Bohigian and the members of Ensemble Decipher\, of recordings by folk musicians from across the South Caucasus. \nEnsemble Decipher has been performing with vintage\, contemporary\, and emerging technologies since 2017. I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment is the latest project in a long history of collaboration with Bohigian\, also a member of the ensemble\, as a composer\, whose music focuses on memory\, cultural reunification\, and diaspora through the use of archival materials. This piece marks the first collaboration between Ensemble Decipher and Khatchadour Khatchadourian\, an expert singer of traditional music from across West Asia in Armenian\, Arabic\, and Farsi. \nThis project is supported by grants from the MAP Fund and New Music USA Creator Fund 2025–26. \nThe RSVP list is full. If you would like to join the waitlist\, please email us at otherminds@otherminds.org. Seating may be available for walkups on the day of the performance. If you have signed up but are no longer able to attend\, please let us know at otherminds@otherminds.org.
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/joseph-bohigianscenes-from-i-am-he-whose-life-and-soul-are-torment-a-work-in-progress/
LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250720T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250720T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250708T171401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T172611Z
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SUMMARY:The Pla[y/n] for Reparation OPEN REHEARSAL
DESCRIPTION:With this multidisciplinary interactive performance DEAR Artist e.Franklin provides participants an opportunity to learn about\, discuss\, envision\, and practice individual and collective healing. The experience is intended for an audience of diverse identities and opinions whose choices will guide them through various chapters of the piece\, much like a choose-your-own-adventure book\, punctuated and/or interwoven by discrete moments of performance by e. Franklin and self-selecting participants. The goals of the project are to heighten participants’ understanding of intersectional healing/repair and to build practical skills in advancing this notion through role play and experiential learning. \nThis project is supported by a grant from the MAP Fund\,with additional funding by the Zellerbach Family Foundation\,and East Bay Fund for Artists
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/the-play-n-for-reparation-open-rehearsal/2025-07-20/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250719T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250719T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T055155
CREATED:20250708T171401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T172611Z
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SUMMARY:The Pla[y/n] for Reparation OPEN REHEARSAL
DESCRIPTION:With this multidisciplinary interactive performance DEAR Artist e.Franklin provides participants an opportunity to learn about\, discuss\, envision\, and practice individual and collective healing. The experience is intended for an audience of diverse identities and opinions whose choices will guide them through various chapters of the piece\, much like a choose-your-own-adventure book\, punctuated and/or interwoven by discrete moments of performance by e. Franklin and self-selecting participants. The goals of the project are to heighten participants’ understanding of intersectional healing/repair and to build practical skills in advancing this notion through role play and experiential learning. \nThis project is supported by a grant from the MAP Fund\,with additional funding by the Zellerbach Family Foundation\,and East Bay Fund for Artists
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/the-play-n-for-reparation-open-rehearsal/2025-07-19/
LOCATION:CA
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