AIR Premieres 2025

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The New York composer-performer collective Wet Ink Ensemble presents new work from their Artists-In-Residence program, premiering compositions by Gelsey Bell (voice/daxophone) and Carolyn Chen (keyboards) alongside the premieres of revised versions of works by Wet Ink members Mariel Roberts and Modney. Wet Ink’s Artist-In-Residence (AIR) program provides an open platform for composer-performers who are invited to create new work for/with Wet Ink, perform with the ensemble, present their own solo projects and bands, and work with Wet Ink’s open, collaborative model however they find meaningful. Past participants in the AIR program have included Ingrid Laubrock, Vicente Atria, Rick Burkhardt, Katherine Young, Nick Dunston, and Charmaine Lee.

Program

Gelsey Bell: Archaeopteris (2025), for 2 voices, daxophone, violin, cello, and percussion

Mariel Robets Musa: Hold (2023, rev. 2025), for voice, flute, saxophone, percussion, piano, violin, cello, and electronics

Carolyn Chen: Talk to Me (2025), for voice, flute, piano, violin, and cello

Modney: Liminal (2023, rev. 2025), for voice, flute, saxophone, percussion, piano, violin, cello, and electronics

Artists-In-Residence Gelsey Bell voice, daxophone, composition Carolyn Chen composition

Wet Ink Ensemble Erin Lesser flute Alex Mincek tenor saxophone Ian Antonio percussion Eric Wubbels piano Modney violin Mariel Roberts Musa cello Sam Pluta electronics Kate Soper voice