Event Detail

Thursday, October 10 at 7pm, Experimental Theater
A Concert of New Works for Brass Quintet by:
Stephen de Filippo, William Kuo, Aaron Mencher, Douglas Osmun, Ni Zheng, and Michelle Lou

Ensemble Apparat (Berlin)
Ensemble Bio:
Ensemble Apparat's interest and focus is on expanding the horizons of brass instruments in the context of new music and sound art. The members of Ensemble Apparat have gained extensive experience in renowned new music ensembles (including Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Modern, MusikFabrik Köln, Collegium Novum Zürich), have performed at notable festivals of contemporary music (Donaueschinger Musiktage, Huddersfield New Music Festival, Wien Modern) and have participated in notable academies (Ensemble Modern Akademie, Lucerne Festival Akademie, Impuls Graz and Darmstädter Tage für Neue Musik). They have worked closely with numerous young composers to challenge and expand the brass quintet repertoire. 

In recent years, the ensemble has presented new programs with commissioned works (Ann Cleare, Klaus Lang, Michelle Lou, Max Murray and others) at the Rainy Days festival of the Philharmonie Luxembourg, at the Akademie der Künste Berlin, and at the Klangwerkstatt Berlin festival. As part of the Ensemblekollektiv Berlin, Ensemble Apparat has performed at many important Berlin festivals for contemporary music, including Musikfest and MärzMusik at the Berliner Festspiele.