Welcome to the Paul Dresher Ensemble
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 […]
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 […]
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) - 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 […]