Splinter Reeds' annual summer home-field advantage concert. Contemporary compositions for reed quintet with and without electronics by composers including Seare Ahmad Farhat, Jasmine Morris, Dan VanHassel, Phillip Sink and Paula Matthusen. Born and forever spiritually grounded in the Bay Area's vibrant New Music community, Splinter Reeds will perform at the Dresher Ensemble Studio, an organization they’ve held a longtime partnership with. This program will consist entirely of works they've never before performed in the Bay Area.

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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 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 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.

Splinter Reeds will be presenting a portrait concert of Paula Matthusen’s music at the Bang on a Can Long Play Festival. The program will feature works written for Splinter including Antenna Studies, of an implacable subtraction, the world-premiere of Fireside Studies and world premiere arrangements for the ensemble.

Splinter Reeds will be presenting an evening of world-premieres featuring Cornell composers. This concert is the culmination of our week-long residency as the Steven Stucky Ensemble-in-Residence.

Splinter Reeds will be presenting an evening of world-premieres by UCSD composers, alongside the premiere of Karola Obermüller’s new work for the ensemble, sponsored by the Fromm Foundation.

Splinter is delighted to be in residence again at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, this time with their innovative TAC program. The ensemble will be premiering three new works by TAC composers alongside Christopher Luna-Mega’s enchanting Night Music.

Splinter Reeds will be presenting an evening of new music featuring works by Trey Makler, Matthew Shlomowitz, Laura Cetilia, Olivia Kieffer, Paula Matthusen, and Pauline Oliveros. This concert will include side-by-side performances with members of Cornell’s Improvisation Ensemble as well as pianist Ariel Mo and percussionist Mike Truesdell. More info HERE

Splinter Reeds will be presenting a program of new music at Ithaca College featuring works by Kevin Day, Laura Cetilia, Shahrzad Talebi, Olivia Kieffer, Paula Matthusen, and a world-premiere by Dan VanHassel. More info HERE

Join Splinter Reeds in celebration of the release of their third studio album "Dark Currents". The album was recorded at SFCM in Dolby Atmos immersive audio and this will be a unique opportunity to experience the works in their intended format. The group will also perform a world premiere by Belinda Reynolds alongside spatially conceived works by Sam Pluta and Theresa Wong.