Welcome to the Paul Dresher Ensemble
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 […]
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 […]
The Sky Is A Suitcase (from Seattle) Mike Gebhart - drums Carmen Rothwell - bass Levi Gillis - tenor sax Ray Larsen - trumpet The 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 […]
Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance, live music, and original compositions. Where 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 […]
Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance, live music, and original compositions. Where 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 […]
Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance, live music, and original compositions. Where 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 […]
Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance, live music, and original compositions. Where 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 […]
Where We Meet the Silver Moon marks the 25th anniversary of dNaga Dance Co. with an evening of dance, live music, and original compositions. Where 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 […]
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 […]
The Northwest Experimental Guitar Orchestra is a Seattle-based ensemble of musicians from diverse performance backgrounds. They perform new works that explore alternative methods of scoring, conducting, and technology integration. By favoring approaches that avoid traditional Western music notation, they make participation accessible to everyone, regardless of background, training, or education. They will perform a suite […]
Nicki Roman, saxophone; Kyle Bruckmann, oboe; Dana Jessen, bassoon; Jeff Anderle, bass clarinet; Bill Kalinkos, clarinet Contemporary compositions for reed quintet with and without electronics by composers including Seare Ahmad Farhat, Jasmine Morris, Dan VanHassel, Phillip Sink, Paula Matthusen, and Ellen Fullman. Born and forever spiritually grounded in the Bay Area's vibrant New Music community despite […]
Jean Carla Rodea (voice/electronics) brings an electroacoustic quartet featuring Kyle Bruckmann (oboe), Kanoko Nishi-Smith (koto), and Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello). The ensemble explores spontaneous composition and collective improvisation in response to Rodea’s sound design and scores. Drawing from each musician’s extensive background in free improvisation and experimentalism, the evening unfolds as an unpredictable multilogue. Aine Nakamura […]