Wet Ink Ensemble’s take on Anthony Braxton in Brooklyn

Von Kurt Gottschalk, 22 Februar 2019

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“like watching the pattern made by drops of water falling from a gently swinging hanging plant”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Areté Venue and Gallery, New York City, am 19 Februar 2019

Braxton, Composition No. 222, for violin and piano

Wet Ink Ensemble

Modney, Violine

Eric Wubbels, Klavier

Wet Ink Ensemble at Time:Spans festival

Kurt Gottschalk, 15th August

World premieres by ensemble members Alex Mincek and Kate Soper wear their intellects on their sleeves.

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Unexpected surprises and delights for Wet Ink Ensemble

Kurt Gottschalk, 20th August

It would be rash to make assumptions about the composer/performer collective based on a single program, but it was still not to notice a divergence from the past in the program of world premieres.

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Wet Ink Ensemble at Time:Spans festival

Kurt Gottschalk, 15th August

World premieres by ensemble members Alex Mincek and Kate Soper wear their intellects on their sleeves.

*****

Unexpected surprises and delights for Wet Ink Ensemble

Kurt Gottschalk, 20th August

It would be rash to make assumptions about the composer/performer collective based on a single program, but it was still not to notice a divergence from the past in the program of world premieres.

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ICE plays Jennie C Jones at the Metropolitan Museum

Kurt Gottschalk, 5th October

The Met Museum is currently home to three large sculptures by multidisciplinary artist Jennie C Jones, whose graphic scores are performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble.

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Starke Charaktere im konzertanten Siegfried unter Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Christoph Wurzel, 26th April

Klar herausgearbeitete Kontraste und ein überwältigend starker dramatischer Puls prägten diese konzertante Aufführung von Wagners Oper im Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.