THE ABSURD DANCING WITH THE SUBLIME

Ensemble Pamplemousse (US)

Composer/performer collective Ensemble Pamplemousse was founded in 2003 to provide a focal point for like-minded creators with a thirst for sonic exploration. The ensemble is a close-knit group of divergent artistic personalities, emergent from training in disparate musical fields. Their collective love for the exquisite in all sonic realms leads the ensemble to persistently discover new vistas of sound at the frayed edges of dissective instrumental performance technique. Compositions aggregate each member’s unique virtuosic talents into extraordinary magical moments. In the flexible moments of performance, the ensemble weaves together shapes of resonance, clusters of glitch, skitters of hyper action and masses of absurdity into impeccable structures of unified beauty.

Program

David Broome: Moai Bow-Tie Caterpillar Shout (for Pamplemousse) (2016)
Natacha Diels: Panaesthesia (for Pamplemousse) (2016)
Andrew Greenwald: A Thing is a Hole in a Thing it is Not (IV) (for cello, flute, keys, drums, noise) (2014)
Bryan Jacobs: Organic Synthesis Vol. 1 (for two computer-controlled slide whistles, cello, snare drum) (2015)
Jessie Marino: Throw Me to You and Back Again (times four) (for Weston, Dave, Andrew, Bryan, Natacha and Jessie) (2016)

Performers

Ensemble Pamplemousse
- Natacha Diels - flute, composer
- Andrew Greenwald - drums, composer
- Jessie Marino - cello, composer
- David Broome - keys, composer
- Bryan Jacobs - sound engineer, composer
- Weston Olencki - trombone