- It’s been too long…
The pandemic has been tough on everyone, and we feel very fortunate that, slowly, we’ve been planning our return to what we do best…play this music. 2020 was not the year we planned on, and like so many others, we had to bend and flex and stretch our plans in order to hold onto what matters most…the music.
We took the time laid before us last year to commission six new compositions, created especially for our unique instrumentation, by six different individuals whose long-time commitment to our Ensemble’s future has inspired and illuminated…and now we are preparing to release these new compositions into the wilderness of contemporary music.
We have several great projects in the works focusing on the unique demands of the contemporary music marketplace; over the next several months, we will be releasing newly edited footage from our video archives, telling the story of where we’ve been as an Ensemble, and laying the groundwork for where our group is headed, culminating in our next live performance at REDCAT in early June 2021, itself a mixture of sensibilities as we combine live music and dance to share with audiences both live and virtual.
We are proud to share these new video works with you. Please visit our new YouTube channel, and subscribe to stay informed on our latest video releases, and be sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter to receive updates on upcoming performances, video releases, and microtonal wonder from composers and theorists near and far.
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Canceled due to COVID-19 The Grammy Award winning PARTCH Ensemble begins their REDCAT return with brand-new works for Partch instruments by Richard Gibbs, Anne LeBaron, Ulrich Krieger, Daniel Rothman, John …
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Alison Bjorkedal
“[It] occurs regularly…the instant before we start playing; that breathless silence before the first note, when I crouch down to peer through the kithara and connect with each ‘Partchian’…the excitement, …
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Alex Wand
Harmonic Canon, Guitar, Surrogate Kithara, Voice
Alex Wand is a Grammy Award-winning musician and c

Alison Bjorkedal
Kithara, Surrogate Kithara, Harmonic Canons, Voice
Hailed by the LA Times as an \"excellent player\",

Erin Barnes
Diamond Marimba
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John Schneider
Artistic Director, Guitars, Adapted Voila, Voice
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Matt Cook
Cloud Chamber Bowls, Bass Marimba, Kithara, Harmonic Cannons, Surrogate Kithara, Spoils of War...
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Nick Terry
Boo, Cloud Chamber Bowls, Marimba Eroica, Bass Marimba
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T.J. Troy
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Vicki Ray
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