• ANTIMATTER + Jacob Felix Heule
    Diane Grubbe + Meerenai Shim

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    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. MEERENAI SHIM and DIANE GRUBBE team […]

  • QT Viet Collective present Ordinary People

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    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. In 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 […]

  • QT Viet Collective present Ordinary People

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    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. In 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 […]

  • sfSoundGroup

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    PROGRAM Erik Satie - CINEMA (1926) with René Clair’s silent Dada short film, Entr’acte  (1924) Larry Polansky - The World’s Longest Melody (1993) Larry Polansky - Approaching the Azimuth... (1998) Larry Polansky - freeHorn (2004) Tom Dambly - For Trumpet and Electronics (2026) Matt Ingalls - Fences (2001/2026) MUSICIANS Diane Grubbe, flute Matt Ingalls, clarinet […]

  • RAGA & RAGINI
    Indian Classical Concert of Vocal & Sarod

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Enchanting Hindustani classical evening with vocalist Sohini Mojumdar, sarodist Sougata Roy Chowdhury, tabla & harmonium accompaniment:  Gaurav Kale (tabla) & Rajdeep Singh (harmonium). Sougata 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 […]

  • ROVA
    Gongwoman

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    ROVA SAXOPHONE QUARTET presents two sets of original compositions. First, 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. In the second half, Rova joins by KAREN STACKPOLE (Gongwoman) for a set of Rova […]

  • Moving Parts: DEAR Benefit Concert with Paul and Joel

    Hosfelt Gallery 260 UTAH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States

    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). Known 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. This one-night-only event directly supports DEAR, […]

  • Kole Galbraith
    Eric Theise
    Jaime Roble + Nancy Beckman & Tom Bickley

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Kole Galbraith (audio/visual from seattle) Kole Galbraith is a musician and sound artist originally from Wenatchee, Washington. He settled in Seattle after living in Germany, Mexico, and Austria. While traveling, Kole immersed himself in improvised experimental music across multiple genres ranging from free-jazz, harsh noise, new-music, and metal. He has exhibited his works in galleries […]

  • Morning Ragas with Ustad Kamal Sabri

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    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 […]

  • Maple Quartet

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    We warmly invite you to this benefit concert in support of the Maple Quartet. Your generosity will help these four remarkable young musicians continue building a shared artistic life across four conservatories, making possible the rehearsals, coaching, travel, and competitions essential to the development of a professional string quartet. As they begin this exciting new […]

  • The Sky Is A Suitcase
    Insect Life

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    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 […]

  • ff (Sharkiface + Ava Koohbor)
    Chris Everingham
    Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi

    Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    ff (Sharkiface + Ava Koohbor) - More information coming soon Chris Everingham - More information coming soon Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi (photo) is an Iranian composer and performer. She writes for hybrid instrumental/electronic ensembles, creates electroacoustic and audiovisual works, builds instruments, and performs electronic music. She explores the unfamiliar familiar while being motivated by how melodies unfold through […]