Wet Ink Mini-Festival 2025

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Please join us for Wet Ink's annual Mini-Festival at The DiMenna Center Benzaquen Hall on Saturday, December 13th. The concerts will feature the premiere of Lie #4: Emcee melodies / Maroon messaging systems by Artist-In-Residence Ben LaMar Gay plus a special solo performance by Artist-In-Residence Aurora Nealand. The programs will also include the NYC premieres of Eric Wubbels's ne owiht from Second Nature, and Mariel Roberts Musa's Jalan Mentari, as well as Peter Ablinger's hard-edged work Black Series. Sets are at 6:00 and 8:00 P.M., and we invite you to join the artists for a social hour between performances in the lounge area outside Benzaquen Hall.

Programs: Set 1 (6:00 p.m.) Aurora Nealand: Solo (2025) Eric Wubbels: ne owiht [2025], from Second Nature (NYC Premiere, 2025) Set 2 (8:00 p.m.) Ben LaMar Gay: Lie #4: Emcee melodies / Maroon messaging systems (World Premiere, 2025) Mariel Roberts Musa: Jalan Mentari (NYC Premiere, 2025) Peter Ablinger: Black Series (2010-12) Artists: Aurora Nealand, voice/saxophone Ben LaMar Gay, cornet Erin Lesser, flute Alex Mincek, saxophone Ian Antonio, percussion Eric Wubbels, piano Modney, violin Mariel Roberts Musa, cello Sam Pluta, electronics Nicholas Houfek, lighting design