BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Paul Dresher Ensemble - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Paul Dresher Ensemble X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://dresherensemble.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Paul Dresher Ensemble REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251005T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251005T211500 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250910T002850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T002850Z UID:10000079-1759691700-1759698900@dresherensemble.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-5.26.41-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250928T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250928T211500 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250910T001617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T001617Z UID:10000078-1759086900-1759094100@dresherensemble.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-5.11.46-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250921T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250921T211500 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250910T000226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T000633Z UID:10000077-1758482100-1758489300@dresherensemble.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-5.03.06-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250914T071500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250914T211500 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250909T235416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T235416Z UID:10000076-1757834100-1757884500@dresherensemble.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-4.53.31-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250907T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250907T180000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250806T195724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T161620Z UID:10000072-1757251800-1757268000@dresherensemble.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025_07_dNaga-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250824T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250824T220000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250806T182014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T182014Z UID:10000069-1756062900-1756072800@dresherensemble.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot-2025-08-06-at-11.19.42-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250817T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250817T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250806T180409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T223404Z UID:10000068-1755458100-1755466200@dresherensemble.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot-2025-08-06-at-11.03.39-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250815T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250815T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250806T183459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T184241Z UID:10000070-1755286200-1755293400@dresherensemble.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/BRUME_video_still_JCR-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250727T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250727T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250708T160102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T160213Z UID:10000062-1753643700-1753651800@dresherensemble.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Karel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250725T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250725T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250708T181006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T181006Z UID:10000067-1753471800-1753479000@dresherensemble.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sergei_parajanov._2._yuri_mechitov_3-by-2-scaled-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250713T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250713T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250708T155057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T155247Z UID:10000061-1752434100-1752442200@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:GEORGE ROGERS + LORIN BENEDICT LISA MEZZACAPPA 5(ISH) DESCRIPTION:LISA MEZZACAPPA 5(ISH) \nBassist and composer LISA MEZZACAPPA (acoustic bass) brings her newest ensemble to the WEST OAKLAND SOUND SERIES in advance of its NYC debut at The Stone later this month. Mezzacappa’s previous works have drawn inspiration from Dashiell Hammett and Paul Auster’s lean noir crime novels and Italo Calvino’s hilarious and poignant Cosmicomics stories. Now she’s exploring the concept of worldbuilding in the otherwrldly cycle\, a suite of music inspired her fascination with the speculative fiction of Ursula Le Guin\, Haruki Murakami\, Samuel R. Delany\, and David Mitchell— as a way to envision new kinds of musical interaction\, storytelling\, structure and play. \nAARON BENNETT\, tenor saxophone\nKYLE BRUCKMANN\, oboes/modular synth\nMARK PASCUCCI-CLIFFORD\, vibraphone\nBRETT CARSON\, keyboard\nLISA MEZZACAPPA\, acoustic bass\nJORDAN GLENN\, drums \n____________________________ \nGEORGE ROGERS + LORIN BENEDICT \nGrand Prize winner of the 2025 Vandoren Emerging Artist competition\, GEORGE ROGERS is a saxophonist\, improviser\, composer\, teacher\, and facilitator from the San Francisco Bay Area\, currently based in Oberlin\, Ohio. Rogers—a mentee of saxophone legends Gary Bartz\, Justin Robinson\, and Dann Zinn—has performed at venues across the nation\, including Dizzy’s Club\, SFJAZZ\, LIBRETTO\, the Concord Jazz Festival\, the Vail Jazz Party\, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Drawing inspiration from a diverse array of genres\, Rogers’s playing and composing styles blend elements of traditional\, modern\, and avant-garde jazz\, while also embracing influences from popular\, experimental\, and singer-songwriter music. For WEST OAKLAND SOUND SERIES\, Rogers joins LORIN BENEDICT\, an improvising vocalist (scat singer\, essentially) living in Emeryville\, California. Most of Lorin’s work in this area is centered loosely in the jazz idiom. Lorin has co-led small groups (duos\, trios) in which the roles of the musicians are somewhat mutable even in contexts where highly structured forms are being played. Examples include Bleeding Vector with Emeryville guitarist Eric Vogler\, and another duo project with east bay saxophonist Kasey Knudsen. Together\, these three musicians jointly lead the trio project\, The Holly Martins. He has also co-led duo projects with Helsinki-based drummer Sam Ospovat and LA-based musician Logan Kane. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/george-rogers-lorin-benedict-lisa-mezzacappa-5ish/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/mezz.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T210000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250708T153856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T153856Z UID:10000060-1752346800-1752354000@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love DESCRIPTION:Celebrating its 24th year of dance making in the Bay Area\, dNaga Dance Co.\, directed and choreographed by Claudine Naganuma\, presents Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love\, at the Dresher Ensemble Studio in West Oakland\, July 10-12th\, 2025. \nJoin us for an exclusive performance of dNaga Dance Co.\, providing a unique pairing of dance\, bites\, and beverages. Driven by a longstanding collaborative team\, and celebrating its 24th year\, Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love offers a powerful and restorative evening. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks to match the exploration of grief\, fury\, grace\, and love will be included in the price of admission. \nIncluded in the evening is a suite of dances from Unbound\, which premiered at the Mondavi Center in October 2024 and was commissioned by the Anti-Asian Violence: Origins and Trajectories Research Initiative (AAVOT). Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love is supported by individual donations and the generous support of Musical Traditions. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group. \n“Hard times require furious dancing” – Alice Walker. \nPhoto by Robbie Sweeny; Dancer: Raychel Hatch \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nMusical Director and Composer: Joel Davel \nLighting and Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nVideo and Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Mana Hayakowa\, Catalina Jackson-Uruena\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, and Gabby Wei. \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \ndNaga Dance Co. started in 2001 and is rooted in creativity and community building. Through dance\, their mission is to explore that which challenges us and to uplift our commonalities in order to inspire compassion and hope. dNaga is licensed to offer the Dance for PD® program in Oakland and founded the GIRL Project at EastSide Cultural Center. dNaga’s community programs are driven by the cultivation of creativity and connection. By cultivating creative thinking\, we are directly affecting our ability to build new pathways to problem-solving. We can help to heal trauma\, interrupt systemic oppression\, and use art as a tool to liberate ourselves and our communities. dNaga is in residence at Danspace and its company members live in California and New York. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group based in San Francisco. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/tastes-like-bitterness-moves-like-love/2025-07-12/2/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC06234orig.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T160000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250708T153856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T153856Z UID:10000059-1752328800-1752336000@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love DESCRIPTION:Celebrating its 24th year of dance making in the Bay Area\, dNaga Dance Co.\, directed and choreographed by Claudine Naganuma\, presents Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love\, at the Dresher Ensemble Studio in West Oakland\, July 10-12th\, 2025. \nJoin us for an exclusive performance of dNaga Dance Co.\, providing a unique pairing of dance\, bites\, and beverages. Driven by a longstanding collaborative team\, and celebrating its 24th year\, Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love offers a powerful and restorative evening. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks to match the exploration of grief\, fury\, grace\, and love will be included in the price of admission. \nIncluded in the evening is a suite of dances from Unbound\, which premiered at the Mondavi Center in October 2024 and was commissioned by the Anti-Asian Violence: Origins and Trajectories Research Initiative (AAVOT). Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love is supported by individual donations and the generous support of Musical Traditions. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group. \n“Hard times require furious dancing” – Alice Walker. \nPhoto by Robbie Sweeny; Dancer: Raychel Hatch \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nMusical Director and Composer: Joel Davel \nLighting and Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nVideo and Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Mana Hayakowa\, Catalina Jackson-Uruena\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, and Gabby Wei. \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \ndNaga Dance Co. started in 2001 and is rooted in creativity and community building. Through dance\, their mission is to explore that which challenges us and to uplift our commonalities in order to inspire compassion and hope. dNaga is licensed to offer the Dance for PD® program in Oakland and founded the GIRL Project at EastSide Cultural Center. dNaga’s community programs are driven by the cultivation of creativity and connection. By cultivating creative thinking\, we are directly affecting our ability to build new pathways to problem-solving. We can help to heal trauma\, interrupt systemic oppression\, and use art as a tool to liberate ourselves and our communities. dNaga is in residence at Danspace and its company members live in California and New York. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group based in San Francisco. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/tastes-like-bitterness-moves-like-love/2025-07-12/1/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC06234orig.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250711T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250711T210000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250708T153856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T153856Z UID:10000058-1752260400-1752267600@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love DESCRIPTION:Celebrating its 24th year of dance making in the Bay Area\, dNaga Dance Co.\, directed and choreographed by Claudine Naganuma\, presents Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love\, at the Dresher Ensemble Studio in West Oakland\, July 10-12th\, 2025. \nJoin us for an exclusive performance of dNaga Dance Co.\, providing a unique pairing of dance\, bites\, and beverages. Driven by a longstanding collaborative team\, and celebrating its 24th year\, Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love offers a powerful and restorative evening. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks to match the exploration of grief\, fury\, grace\, and love will be included in the price of admission. \nIncluded in the evening is a suite of dances from Unbound\, which premiered at the Mondavi Center in October 2024 and was commissioned by the Anti-Asian Violence: Origins and Trajectories Research Initiative (AAVOT). Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love is supported by individual donations and the generous support of Musical Traditions. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group. \n“Hard times require furious dancing” – Alice Walker. \nPhoto by Robbie Sweeny; Dancer: Raychel Hatch \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nMusical Director and Composer: Joel Davel \nLighting and Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nVideo and Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Mana Hayakowa\, Catalina Jackson-Uruena\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, and Gabby Wei. \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \ndNaga Dance Co. started in 2001 and is rooted in creativity and community building. Through dance\, their mission is to explore that which challenges us and to uplift our commonalities in order to inspire compassion and hope. dNaga is licensed to offer the Dance for PD® program in Oakland and founded the GIRL Project at EastSide Cultural Center. dNaga’s community programs are driven by the cultivation of creativity and connection. By cultivating creative thinking\, we are directly affecting our ability to build new pathways to problem-solving. We can help to heal trauma\, interrupt systemic oppression\, and use art as a tool to liberate ourselves and our communities. dNaga is in residence at Danspace and its company members live in California and New York. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group based in San Francisco. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/tastes-like-bitterness-moves-like-love/2025-07-11/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC06234orig.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250710T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250710T210000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250708T153856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T153856Z UID:10000057-1752174000-1752181200@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love DESCRIPTION:Celebrating its 24th year of dance making in the Bay Area\, dNaga Dance Co.\, directed and choreographed by Claudine Naganuma\, presents Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love\, at the Dresher Ensemble Studio in West Oakland\, July 10-12th\, 2025. \nJoin us for an exclusive performance of dNaga Dance Co.\, providing a unique pairing of dance\, bites\, and beverages. Driven by a longstanding collaborative team\, and celebrating its 24th year\, Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love offers a powerful and restorative evening. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks to match the exploration of grief\, fury\, grace\, and love will be included in the price of admission. \nIncluded in the evening is a suite of dances from Unbound\, which premiered at the Mondavi Center in October 2024 and was commissioned by the Anti-Asian Violence: Origins and Trajectories Research Initiative (AAVOT). Tastes Like Bitterness\, Moves Like Love is supported by individual donations and the generous support of Musical Traditions. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group. \n“Hard times require furious dancing” – Alice Walker. \nPhoto by Robbie Sweeny; Dancer: Raychel Hatch \nCAST & COLLABORATORS \nConceived and Directed by Claudine Naganuma \nChoreography by Claudine Naganuma and dNaga Dance Co. \nMusical Director and Composer: Joel Davel \nLighting and Technical Direction: Dale MacDonald \nVideo and Animation: Elmira Bagherzadeh \nDancers: Lihong Chan\, Mana Hayakowa\, Catalina Jackson-Uruena\, Erin Landers\, Leila Massoudi\, and Gabby Wei. \nABOUT dNaga Dance Co. \ndNaga Dance Co. started in 2001 and is rooted in creativity and community building. Through dance\, their mission is to explore that which challenges us and to uplift our commonalities in order to inspire compassion and hope. dNaga is licensed to offer the Dance for PD® program in Oakland and founded the GIRL Project at EastSide Cultural Center. dNaga’s community programs are driven by the cultivation of creativity and connection. By cultivating creative thinking\, we are directly affecting our ability to build new pathways to problem-solving. We can help to heal trauma\, interrupt systemic oppression\, and use art as a tool to liberate ourselves and our communities. dNaga is in residence at Danspace and its company members live in California and New York. dNaga Dance Co. is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group based in San Francisco. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/tastes-like-bitterness-moves-like-love/2025-07-10/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DSC06234orig.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T210000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250501T202150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T202338Z UID:10000054-1747510200-1747515600@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:Ninaad DESCRIPTION:This evening’s performances will showcase two forms of dance within the Odissi repertoire — Nritta or pure dance\, usually a lyrical composition celebrating a season or a mood\, and Nritya or expressive dance where the dancers use movement and expression to narrate a story\, usually from Hindu mythology.\n\nThe dancers will perform a mix of Guru Swain’s unique choreographies\, which honor the Odissi form and traditions but offer fresh executions of this exquisite and ancient Indian classical dance form\, as well as traditional items from the Odissi repertoire.\n\nSamir Kumar Panigrahi\, Santosh Ram\, Roji Swain\, and Debashree Patnaik are award-winning principal dancers with the Bhubaneswar-based disciples of Guru Shree Bichitrananda Swain\, founder-director of Rudrakshya Foundation. A must-see for lovers of Indian classical dance and cultural storytelling. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/ninaad/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Odissi-620x-320.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250511T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250511T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250501T201122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T212033Z UID:10000053-1746990000-1746999000@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:Adam Lion (solo vibraphone)sfSoundGroup performs Lucier and Erickson DESCRIPTION:Adam Lion (Solo Vibraphone)  \nsfSoundGroup performs Lucier and Erickson \n\nAdam Lion: Los Angeles-based percussionist presents his new vibraphone album “When a Line Bends\,” a study on acoustic phenomena and the possibilities of sound.​\nsfSoundGroup: Performing Alvin Lucier’s “Two Circles” (2012) and Robert Erickson’s “Pacific Sirens” (1969)\, featuring performers Sam Weiser (violin)\, Monica Scott (cello)\, Kjell Nordeson (percussion)\, Lisa Mezzacappa (bass)\, Hadley McCarroll (piano)\, Brendan Lai-Tong (trombone)\, John Ingle (saxophone)\, Matt Ingalls (clarinet)\, and Diane Grubbe (flute).​ URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/adam-lion-solo-vibraphonesfsoundgroup-performs-lucier-and-erickson/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250504T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250504T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20250501T200542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T211944Z UID:10000052-1746385200-1746394200@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:Double CD Release Show: "Cracking the Surface" & "Jongleurs" DESCRIPTION:Cracking the Surface: Featuring David Michalak (instruments of skatch)\, Scott Looney (piano\, hyper-piano)\, and Thomas Dimuzio (Buchla 200E\, processing). This performance celebrates their new release recorded at Fantasy Studios with Tom Nunn\, marking his last recording.​\nChris Brown & Ben Davis: Celebrating the release of “Jongleurs\,” this duo explores free improvisation with influences from classical contemporary music\, utilizing just intonation\, noise\, and live interactive electronics. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/double-cd-release-show-cracking-the-surface-jongleurs/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-1366x708-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250105T220000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20241214T212029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241214T212732Z UID:10000050-1736103600-1736114400@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:PHILIP GELBCHRIS BROWN & JOHANNA POETHIG DESCRIPTION:PHILIP GELB \nAfter a long absence from the music scene\, Philip Gelb has returned to performing\, marking his first ensemble performance since the Pauline Oliveros Memorial Festivals. During those festivals\, Gelb emerged from self-imposed retirement to pay tribute to his mentor and dear friend. Previously\, due to dental issues\, he was forced to give up playing the shakuhachi\, the instrument on which he gained international recognition for his innovative approach. However\, thanks to a generous gift from an old friend and former student\, he received a Buchla Music Easel and some Buchla Tiptop modules this past year. \nFor the first time in over a decade\, Gelb has formed a new ensemble featuring three major players from the Bay Area music scene—Kanoko Nishi-Smith (koto)\, Kyle Bruckmann (oboe\, English horn)\, and Thomas Dimuzio (synthesizer\, sampler)—as well as Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello)\, a newcomer and returnee to the Bay Area music community. Notably\, this concert is not only Gelb’s first ensemble performance in many years (following a solo Buchla set last month) but also Lonberg-Holm’s first concert since relocating back to the Bay Area\, where he once lived as a student at Mills College in the 1980s. \n\nCHRIS BROWN & JOHANNA POETHIG\nChris Brown (composition\, virtual piano\, and interactive electronics) and Johanna Poethig (video) present RhythmiChrome (2023)\, a suite of seven scored and improvised pieces in just intonation. \nSynesthesia is a “perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.” While pitch and rhythm occupy different ranges of the vibrational scale\, they are inherently connected\, as both are defined by their number of vibrations or beats per second. \nIn his book New Musical Resources\, composer Henry Cowell theorized that using the same whole number (integer) ratios to associate pitch and rhythm can effectively compose relationships between rhythm and harmony. In the 1930s\, Cowell collaborated with inventor Leon Theremin to create the Rhythmicon\, an electric instrument that played rhythms proportional to the simplest pitch intervals in the harmonic series. \nFor RhythmiChrome\, Brown developed a Rhythmicon-inspired software that automatically generates rhythms congruent with the tuning of notes he plays on a MIDI keyboard. Playing chords of these intervals creates polyrhythms directly tied to the pitch relationships in the music. These polyrhythms\, in turn\, inspire improvisation by producing responses that transform both pitch and rhythm in a feedback-like process. \nThe notes in RhythmiChrome are derived from composer Harry Partch’s 41-tone tuning system\, which is based on the numbers 2\, 3\, 5\, 7\, 9\, and 11. This system enables a wide range of harmonies\, from deeply consonant to strikingly dissonant. Partch famously associated specific colors with each number in his system and painted the keys of his reed organ accordingly\, naming the instrument the “Chromelodeon.” \nBrown’s composition Occhio—a song cycle of seven pieces—uses various subsets or modes of Partch’s tuning\, each conveying a distinct mood and drawing from the poetry of Italian poet Erika Dagnino. The seven pieces in RhythmiChrome—Sguardo (The Gaze)\, Umidità (Humidity)\, Atmosferica (Atmospheres)\, Palpebre (Eyelids)\, Pianta (Plant)\, Pulsazioni (Pulsations)\, and Respiro (Breath)—are improvisations informed by this system and its poetic influences. \nAs a final layer in this synesthetic exploration\, Johanna Poethig has created vibrant video collages in response to the music and its themes. These visuals further inspire Brown’s improvisations\, completing the feedback loop between sound\, sight\, and concept. \n—C URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/giacomo-fiore-robert-blatt-manfred-werder-kevin-corcoran-2/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rhythmiChrome.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241213T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20241213T050131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241213T050139Z UID:10000004-1734116400-1734121800@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:John Sanborn | Thematic Pairs [video art Futurespective] DESCRIPTION:An evening of award-winning media art created by John Sanborn \nMedia art created by John Sanborn\, featuring four pairs of works\, one from the 1980s and one from recent times. As the world has changed\, the artist’s passions have not. \nDuring the two years of organizing a retrospective of my work at ZKM—Zentrum für Kunst und Medien (Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe)—with curators Philip Ziegler and Stephen Sarrazin\, we wrestled with the question of how to represent my highly productive 1980s. The curators argued that the 55+ single-channel works and several intense installations that came in a rush of inspiration and production deserved some kind of attention. \nI wanted to feature more recent projects\, and I felt that the older works were a deadweight I was tired of carrying. Then\, my friend and fellow artist (and director of the ZKM)\, the late Dr. Peter Weibel\, scolded me\, saying\, “To have one foot in the past and one in the future is exactly where you want to be.” He pointed out that my themes remained steadfast while technology\, culture\, and times changed. I continued investigating transformation\, our operations to define our “self\,” and the frequencies of human experience. \nTo share this\, I developed Thematic Pairs\, a screening with a discussion that brashly represents what Peter identified and takes the viewer across decades of media art creation. Each pair of works contains a “classic” from the 1980s\, matched with a project from recent years – illuminating the evolution of circumstances\, played against the constancy of my interests. \nEach pair highlights the palpable and the sublime –abstract storytelling created using structured improvisation\, homages to those we lost\, mixtures of beauty and nasty\, and operatic adventures on the bleeding edges of music. \nPlaylist for the evening: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACT III | 6:30 | 1983 \nJohn Sanborn\, Dean Winkler \nMusic by Philip Glass. This classic work builds an imaginary world from briskly multiplying three-dimensional forms that echo the repetitive strains and vital energy of Glass’ music.I \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn C\, Too | 5:00 | 2023 \nJohn Sanborn\, Dean Winkler \nMusic composed by Elaena Ruher\, performed by Sarah Cahill \nIn C\, Too uses the tools of our all-digital age to illuminate how close our dreams are to a common reality. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUntitled | 10:44 | 1989 \nPerformed by Bill T. Jones \nUntitled pays tribute to the life and work of the dancer and choreographer Arnie Zane\, who died of AIDS in 1988. His long-time partner\, Bill T. Jones\, evokes memories of Zane through a stark\, eloquent dance lament and a parade of ghostly portraits and photographs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHotel Essex | 4:46 | 2021 \nmusic by COMMANDO\, words by Juba Kalamka \nCOMMANDO is a queer/thrash band featuring a collective of eight LGBTQ+ musicians\, all highly creative and talented. The work is an homage to gay poet and activist Essex Hemphill – where lead vocalist Kalamka raps\, sings\, and shouts over similarly crisp\, aggressive guitars and drums. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEar to the Ground | 4:27 | 1982 \nProduced and Directed by Kit Fitzgerald and John Sanborn \nConceived and performed by David Van Tieghem \nVan Tieghem plays the streets of New York City with reckless abandon. The sound you hear is just as it happened\, the rousing alarm of the Big Apple. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNow Their Pain is Sugar | 5:01 | 2023 \nMusic by Simon Goff \nPerformed by Sarah Cecilia Bukowski and Paunika Jones \nThis work uses a combination of lidar and photometric scanning to produce live 3D models of the dancers Sarah and Paunika. Their slow but deliberate movement fools the functionality of the scans to suggest the complexities of the wear and tear of living. They are\, at once\, aching and sweet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerfect Lives (excerpts) | 7:08 | 1983 \nComposed by Robert Ashley \nRobert Ashley’s epic work has been called a comic opera about reincarnation and was realized for television with a combination of location photography\, computer graphics\, text on screen\, fantastic piano playing by “Blue” Gene Tyranny; and the transcendent voice of Robert Ashley. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGod in 3 Persons (excerpts) | 10:00 | 2022 \nWritten and Performed by The Residents \nin collaboration with media artist John Sanborn \nA singular\, live version of The Residents’ legendary 1988 album God in Three Persons – the story of a traveling evangelist and his twisted obsession with a pair of conjoined twins he claims to be miracle workers. It does not end well. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/john-sanborn-thematic-pairs-2/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/sanborn.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241208T220000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20241130T234415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T183833Z UID:10000048-1733684400-1733695200@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:GIACOMO FIORE ROBERT BLATT + MANFRED WERDER + KEVIN CORCORAN DESCRIPTION:GIACOMO FIORE presents Lost Horse Wash Drone – a series of works composed after one week in residence at the Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree\, California\, contemplating matters of tuning\, improvisation\, and our environment. The music is built on small just intonation modes\, played on fretless electric and refretted resophonic guitar with live electronic manipulation\, and accompanied field recordings from day-long hikes into the desert\, in an attempt to bring environmental and improvised sound together.\nPhoto by Dominic Guzzo \nIn a performance including 35 mm slides\, analog tape\, field recording\, found documents\, text\, typewriter\, and voice\, ROBERT BLATT\, KEVIN CORCORAN\, and MANFRED WERDER collectively realize an assemblage of their work engaging the concept of history through its intersections with art\, land\, and politics. \nROBERT BLATT is a composer\, artist\, performer\, and writer. His practice explores expanded situations that reevaluate sound and listening through environment\, community\, and language. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. \nKEVIN CORCORAN works with sound in contexts of music\, art\, communication\, and place\, with recent projects focused on field recordings expanded across media. He lives in San Francisco while often in transit tracing places of interest and inquiry. \nMANFRED WERDER is wandering through the abundance in which he traces all possible enunciation regarding the world. His recent works [ the inscription of the sun ] and [ the music of history ] continue the practice of reflection and inscription of both found materials through the sun and typewriter and the public space through dérive. Lives in situ. \nManfred Werder’s presence has been made possible in part by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/giacomo-fiore-robert-blatt-manfred-werder-kevin-corcoran/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/gf_By-Lenny-gonzalez.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241201T220000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20241130T232425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241201T000816Z UID:10000047-1733079600-1733090400@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:THEA FARHADIAN + CHRIS BROWNEUPHOTIC DESCRIPTION:CHRIS BROWN (piano/electronics) and THEA FARHADIAN (violin/electronics) come together for their first time improvised duo performance. \nTHEA FARHADIAN is a performer/composer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work extends across a wide range of disciplines\, including solo violin and interactive electronics\, acoustic improvisation\, solo laptop\, radio art\, and scoring experimental video. Her solo pieces for violin and electronics combine a classical music background with extended technique\, digital processing\, and extensive improvisation. \nCHRIS BROWN\, composer\, pianist\, and electronic musician\, makes music with self-designed sonic systems\, including acoustic and electroacoustic instruments\, interactive software\, computer networks\, microtonal tunings\, and improvisation. His compositions are designs for performances in which people bring to life the musical structures embedded in scores\, instruments\, and machines. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/euphoticthea-farhadian-chris-brown/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/December-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241124T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241124T220000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20241031T182447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T182447Z UID:10000046-1732474800-1732485600@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:EDA ER + DANNIEL RIBEIRO DAN PLONSEY GROUP DESCRIPTION:EDA ER and DANNIEL RIBEIRO debut their dynamic duo\, blending vocals\, electronics\, electric guitar\, and video. Their work incorporates transducers and extended techniques within a structured improvisation setting\, highlighting their shared exploration of sound\, collaboration\, and multimedia expression. \nEda Er is a composer\, multimedia artist\, and vocalist based in the Bay Area. Her work integrates electronic music\, classical composition\, installation art\, and theater\, often using storytelling to explore themes of belonging\, memory\, and generational trauma. Eda’s practice bridges new media\, improvisation\, and sensors\, with a focus on the interaction between sound\, visuals\, and space. She frequently collaborates with renowned ensembles and artists and is known for her interdisciplinary approach\, combining performance art with cutting-edge technology to create immersive experiences. \nDanniel Ribeiro is a Brazilian composer based in the Bay Area. His work explores instrumental music through project-specific techniques\, preparations\, sculptural objects\, amplification\, and transduced electronics. Focusing primarily on the guitar\, he expands its expressive range and investigates the instrument’s evolving stylistic devices. His performances span spontaneous composition\, recorded and transformed performances\, collaborative projects\, and the exploration of augmented instrument capabilities. Danniel has studied composition in Brazil\, Canada\, France\, and the USA\, and has participated in various international festivals as a resident composer. \nDAN PLONSEY GROUP plays music. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/eda-er-danniel-ribeiro-dan-plonsey-group/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/EdaDanniel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241117T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241117T220000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20241031T182007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T182215Z UID:10000045-1731870000-1731880800@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:JON ARKIN + BEN GOLDBERG BRUCKMANN + GLENN + JESSEN + MEZZACAPPA + RIVERO DESCRIPTION:As a duo\, JON ARKIN (drums\, live processing) and BEN GOLDBERG (clarinet) bring together an unprecedented diversity of organic and synthetic elements\, forming a truly unique musical amalgam. Arkin’s self-designed hybrid electro-acoustic setup acts as both a support and foil to Goldberg’s singular improvisational voice\, within the contexts of traditional composition\, spontaneous composition\, and algorithmic indeterminacy. \nThe evening also includes an improvisaiton by the super-group KYLE BRUCKMANN (oboe/electronics) + JORDAN GLENN (percussion) + DANA JESSEN (bassoon) + LISA MEZZACAPPA (bass) + DANISHTA RIVERO (voice/electronics). In this yet-to-be-cleverly-named electroacoustic quintet\, the double reed faction of Splinter Reeds fills in a juicy slice of their Venn diagram overlap with Oakland’s tireless Creative Music scene. Thorny compositions by Jessen and Bruckmann frame and catalyze jittery collective improvisations. Mazes will be precariously navigated and harmonic partials will be shamelessly excited. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/jon-arkin-ben-goldberg-bruckmann-glenn-jessen-mezzacappa-rivero/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/KyleSuperGroup.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241110T220000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20241016T192606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T182713Z UID:10000008-1731265200-1731276000@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:THE STINSON TRIOMITCH STAHLMANN DESCRIPTION:THE STINSON TRIO is the restless electric improvising union of drummer TIM BULKLEY\, guitarist DAVID DVORIN\, and reeds player RANDY MCKEAN. Using drum and cymbal\, amps and effects\, high and low saxes/clarinets\, they fashion instant jigsaw superstructures from composite layers of sound and rhythm. The Stinson project came about after trombonist and fellow Flounder band member Cliff Childers’ unexpected death in 2023\, which had a profound impact on the remaining members Bulkley\, Dvorin\, and McKean. Cancelling all upcoming engagements\, they entered a period of soul-searching and reflection\, ultimately spending a long weekend playing and recording in a cabin located in Marin County’s seaside community of Stinson Beach. The result is their collection Stinson\, a creative meditation on folding grief into the joy of communion and connection. They create a world of eclectic improvisation\, spontaneous composition\, and thoughtful rumination\, one in which clinks and clanks become swirls and sustenance\, thud and bluster become howl and lament. Through the act of making music\, the three reaffirm their collective bond\, which shines and fuels their debut release. Stinson will be released by Cure-All Records in November 2024. \nMITCH STAHLMANN does play around. His often frenetic music embraces chaos\, pulling radical joy out of the magician’s hat. In his solo practice\, Mitch primarily works with complex MIDI systems controlled by his adaptation of Michel Waisvisz’s crackle box circuit design. Additionally\, the flute is used as a vehicle for melodic and spiritual incantation through this fabric of noise. For this set at the West Oakland Sound Series\, Mitch will be pulling both material from his debut solo album\, Into the Wish\, as well as new musical material. As a collaborator\, Mitch’s sound can also be heard in projects such as RISA and Signal Quest. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/the-stinson-trio-mitch-stahlmann/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Stinson.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241103T220000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20241016T191549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T183443Z UID:10000007-1730660400-1730671200@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:RIC LOUCHARD (with Lisa Mezzacappa + Jordan Glenn + Joshua Marshall) BJLL DINGALLS (Tom Djll + Bill Hsu + Matt Ingalls) DESCRIPTION:RIC LOUCHARD is a Bay Area composer\, pianist\, improviser\, writer and story teller. His stories strive to find the universal in the very personal. His music is emotive and\, well\, romantic\, or at least on the Dionysian side of the fence. It tends towards chromaticism\, atonality or quirky tonality. Motivic with sometimes complex rhythms. His musical roots are European classical tradition\, improvisation\, and all the music we’ve all been hearing the last 70 years. Ric is delighted – really delighted – to be playing with LISA MEZZACAPPA\, bass\, JORDAN GLENN\, drums\, and JOSHUA MARSHALL\, saxophones. Ric played these pieces with this same quartet 5 years ago and has always wanted to revisit the music\, make some revisions\, and play and record them again with these fantastic musicians. He is thrilled it is happening. \nIn the blur between acoustic and amplified\, synthetic and analog\, algorhythm and improvisation\, clarity is forged anew only if you look ahead. Swinging serious sonic sledgehammers for a threefold lifetime now\, BJLL DINGALLS [TOM DJLL (trumpet & electronics) + BILL HSU (electronics) + MATT INGALLS (clarinet & electronics)] lay the railroad into terra incognita. URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/ric-louchard-group-bjll-dingalls/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/RicBouchard-and-DJLL.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241101T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241101T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20241016T190832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T192731Z UID:10000006-1730487600-1730493000@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:Sangam: A Diwali Odissi Recital DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Diwali—The Festival of Lights—with an exceptional evening of Odissi\, one of India’s oldest and most sacred dance forms. \nWitness mesmerizing performances by Samir Panigrahi and Santosh Ram of India’s renowned Rudrakshya Foundation alongside the talented ensemble of Odissi Vilas from California. This Festival of Lights invites you on a journey through ancient rhythms and timeless traditions\, uniting religion\, philosophy\, and artistry in a deep immersion into the spirit of Diwali. \nSteeped in religion and philosophy\, Odissi is one of the oldest Indian dance forms\, dating back to the 1st and 2nd century BCE. This art form’s graceful and flowing movements have been captured in stone in many temple sculptures throughout Odisha\, the southeastern coastal state where it originated. \nThis evening’s performances will showcase two forms of dance within the Odissi repertoire — Nritta or pure dance\, usually a lyrical composition celebrating a season or a mood\, and Nritya or expressive dance where the dancers use movement and expression to narrate a story\, usually from Hindu mythology. \nSamir Kumar Panigrahi and Santosh Ram are award-winning principal dancers with the Bhubaneswar-based disciples of Guru Shree Bichitrananda Swain\, founder-director of Rudrakshya Foundation. This fall\, they are artists-in-residence with the Bay Area-based nonprofit dance school Odissi Vilas. \nThe duo will perform Guru Swain’s unique choreographies\, which honor the Odissi form and traditions but offer fresh executions of this exquisite and ancient Indian classical dance form. \nThe dancers from Odissi Vilas—Maureen Nandini Mitra\, Gireeja Ranade\, Aparna Krishnamoorthy\, and Manasi Padhi—are disciples of Guru Shri Vishnu Tattva Das\, founder and creative director of Odissi Vilas. While not full-time professional dancers\, they have been immersed in Odissi for more than a decade. \nThey will perform items from the traditional Odissi repertoire associated with the Diwali festival\, which signifies a movement from darkness to light. \n  URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/sangam-a-diwali-odissi-recital/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sangam.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241027T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241027T220000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20241016T182818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T231314Z UID:10000003-1730055600-1730066400@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:MEERANAI SHIM + DIANE GRUBBE THE HOLY MARTINS (KASEY KNUDSEN + LORIN BENEDICT + ERIC VOGLER) DESCRIPTION:Bay Area flutists DIANE GRUBBE and MEERANAI SHIM perform solo and duo works by Robert Dick\, Mario Davidovsky\, Dai Fujikura\, Alyssa Aska\, and The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker. \nTHE HOLY MARTINS is KASEY KNUDSEN (alto saxophone)\, LORIN BENEDICT (voice)\, and ERIC VOGLER (guitar). They have been playing in this configuration for over 15 years\, during which time the group has explored a broad range of composed music (written by them and by others)\, improvised game pieces\, and collective free improvisation. The nucleus of their approach is rooted in the jazz idiom\, writ large\, but the conspicuous absence of a “rhythm section” pushes the team in directions bordering on the altogether unfamiliar. \nPart of the WEST OAKLAND SOUND SERIES collection URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/meeranai-shim-diane-grubbe-the-holy-martins/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shim_and_grubbe.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241020T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241020T220000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20241011T221937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241018T002421Z UID:10000002-1729450800-1729461600@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:SILVIA MATHEUS with RIC LOUCHARD LISA MEZZACAPPA: MUSIC FOR MORE THAN A FEW OF US DESCRIPTION:SILVIA MATHEUS (computer and electronic music composer\, sound artist\, and improviser) teams up with RIC LOUCHARD (pianist\, composer\, and improviser) to create The VisitoR\, a performance where electronics and acoustics meet and interact. \nLISA MEZZACAPPA: MUSIC FOR MORE THAN A FEW OF US \nBassist and composer LISA MEZZACAPPA presents a set of new and newly-arranged works for improvising large ensemble\, featuring members of sfSound\, the oakland reductionist orchestra\, and special guests. \nSarah Grace Graves\, voice\nHallie Smith\, violin\nDiane Grubbe\, flutes\nTom Dambly\, trumpet\nMatt Ingalls\, clarinets\nJoshua Marshall\, tenor saxophone\nRon Heglin\, trombone\nRob Ewing\, trombone\nMonica Scott\, cello\nKathryn Schulmeister\, double bass\nLisa Mezzacappa\, double bass\nBrett Carson\, piano\nChris Cooper\, electronics\nKjell Nordeson\, drums URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/silvia-matheus-lisa-mezzacappa-music-for-more-than-a-few-of-us/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/silva-matheus.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T223000 DTSTAMP:20260525T142659 CREATED:20241009T212719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T222358Z UID:10000001-1728673200-1728685800@dresherensemble.org SUMMARY:JOANA HOLANDA + FÁBIO PRESGRAVE / KANOKO NISHI-SMITH + AINE NAKAMURA DESCRIPTION:Recognized as one the foremost Brazilian musicians of their generation\, FÁBIO PRESGRAVE (cello) and JOANA HOLANDA have been performing versatile and captivating programs with a wide range of aesthetic affiliations. Both musicians are faculty members at Federal University of Natal (UFRN) in Brazil. \nThe duo performs Brazillian-born\, Oakland composer BRUNO RUVIARIO’S Beatriz Suite(2024)\, a 13-movement work written for the duo. Using one the country’s most beloved songs\, Beatriz written by Edu Lobo and Chico Buarque in 1983 for the ballet O Grande Circo Místico (The Great Mystical Circus) as source material\, the work rips apart the original song\, expanding its imagery and emotional landscapes\, cleanly quoting the song as well as transforming it beyond recognition. In addition\, themes from other composers find their way into the work. The duo will also present PAULO CÉSAR VITOR’S short arrangemnt of Beatriz. The concert concludes with Portuguese-born composer JOÃO PEDRO OLIVEIRA’S Enigma (2018)\, a work confronting crossroads\, indecisions and moments of stagnation. To surpass these moments where the creative process seems to “freeze\,” Olivera adds new material based on intuition and chance without logical or rational explanation. It is this mystery\, which is part of composing\, that often revives creative life and makes new ideas flourish. \nThe concert begins with a debut duo performance by AINE NAKAMURA and KANOKO NISHI-SMITH. The two artists recently met in the Bay Area\, and quickly found a shared mission in channeling\, processing and ultimately accepting the complexity and contradictions observed in human nature: the urge to expose and to disguise\, to construct and deconstruct\, to abandon and to protect…seeking and reaching\, through sounding and moving\, beyond language and meanings\, and the physical boundaries of objects and skin\, breaking\, and then mending them. \nPurchase Tickets URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/joana-holanda-fabio-presgrave-kanoko-nishi-smith-aine-nakamura/ LOCATION:Dresher Ensemble Studio\, 2201 Poplar Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dresherensemble.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/jolanda.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR