Splinter Reeds presents three world-premieres by Cornell composers Siravith Kongbandalsuk, Michalis Li, and James Parker, alongside works by Sky Macklay, Webb Crawford, Paula Matthusen, and Dan VanHassel.
Splinter presents a side-by-side concert with students at Cornell as part of the group’s final visit as the Steven Stucky Ensemble-in-Residence. They are delighted to present Julius Eastman’s Stay On It, Pauline Oliveros’ Interdependence, and Philip Glass’ Music in Similar Motion.
Splinter Reeds is the Steven Stucky Ensemble-in-Residence at Cornell for a second year in a row. For our final visit to campus, we will be working with students from across the music department for classroom visits, coaching, and composer collaborations. The week culminates in two performances featuring the ensemble alongside Cornell students!
Splinter Reeds will be presenting a multimedia concert at The Lab in San Francisco. The program comprises works written for the ensemble by Paula Matthusen, Hugo Morales Murguía, Zachary James Watkins, and Sam Pluta.
Making our concerto debut, Splinter Reeds is delighted to present the premiere arrangement of Viet Cuong’s Second Nature concerto for reed quintet and wind ensemble. We will be performing with Cornell’s Wind Symphony under the direction of James Spinazzola and will join the group in side-by-side performances of works by Spinazzola and André Caplet. More details available HERE.
In Ornithology, Splinter presents works influenced by birds with Carola Bauckholt’s enchanting Zugvögel, Dai Fujikura’s Wind Skein, and the world premiere of Migrations by Hugo Morales Murguía that features a unique duck-call instrument built by the composer. We are delighted to present this program at Cornell University, home to the world renowned Ornithology Lab.
Splinter Reeds is the Steven Stucky Ensemble-in-Residence at Cornell for a second year in a row. For our visit to campus, we will be working with students from across the music department with workshops in improvisation, contemporary performance practices, professional development topics, and more. The week culminates in two performances featuring the ensemble alongside Cornell students and faculty!
Splinter will be presenting a recital of new music at University of North Carolina School of the Arts with works by Mario Godoy, Niloufar Nourbakhsh, Cara Haxo, Aaron Mencher, Jasmine Morris, and Paula Matthusen.
Splinter makes their South Carolina debut at the Southern Exposure New Music Series, presenting works by Mario Godoy, Niloufar Nourbakhsh, Cara Haxo, Aaron Mencher, Stefan Freund, and Paula Matthusen.
Making our Trinidad Bay debut, Splinter will be presenting a wide-spanning program of chamber works for reed quintet including pieces by György Ligeti, Karola Obermüller, Mario Godoy, Paula Matthusen, Cara Haxo, and more. Join the vibrant Trinidad Bay community for their annual Art and Music Festival. Tickets available HERE.
Brume is an immersive multimedia performance developed by Jean Carla Rodea during their residency at the Dresher Ensemble Studio. Inspired by the breath in all its forms—from intimate exhalations to the fog drifting across the Marin Headlands—Brume explores air as both a bodily presence and an environmental force. Through spatialized sound, light, and video, the piece transforms the performance space into a resonant, living ecosystem. Brume will be presented alongside other works written for the ensemble by Zachary James Watkins and Karola Obermüller. Tickets are available HERE.
