Ghost Ensemble is a New York-based experimental new music ensemble composed of flute, oboe, accordion, percussion, harp, viola, cello, two contrabasses, and conductor. Frequently commissioning new repertoire that merges classically notated music and improvisation with experimental sound practices, the ensemble follows an aesthetic that has been described as "music composed for a deep listening that fixes you in the present"[1] that "uses sound to seek an altered consciousness, from a meditative awareness to a look, perhaps, into a different dimension".[2] The ensemble is also closely connected to the music of Pauline Oliveros, who introduced several members of the ensemble before its inception.[3]
The group frequently performs the work of Oliveros and advocates for her philosophy of Deep Listening.[4][5][6] Ghost Ensemble's 2018 debut LP features work by Oliveros, ensemble director Ben Richter, and founding oboist Sky Macklay; 2021 release Mountain Air features the Oliveros work of the same name and works by Marguerite Brown and Teodora Stepancic.[7] Other composers commissioned by the ensemble include Catherine Lamb, Miya Masaoka, ensemble bassist James Ilgenfritz, Liisa Hirsch, Elizabeth Adams, Kristina Wolfe, Andrew C. Smith, and Kyle Gann.[8][9] Performance collaborators have included Carmina Escobar and David Rothenberg.[10] Ghost Ensemble performs nationally at venues such as REDCAT in Los Angeles and Pioneer Works in New York.[11]
^Wilhoite, Meg. 2018. "We Who Walk Again: CD Review" https://megsnewmusicblog.wordpress.com/2018/09/06/we-who-walk-again-cd-review Meg's New Music Blog. September 6, 2018. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
^Grella, George. 2014. "Ghost Ensemble Embodies the Spirit of Rugged Independence" https://newyorkclassicalreview.com/2014/05/ghost-ensemble-embodies-the-spirit-of-rugged-independence/ New York Classical Review. May 18, 2014. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
^Joseph, Dan. May 14, 2014. "The Musical Ecologies Radio Hour: Ghost Ensemble" https://wavefarm.org/wf/archive/39vnf8 Wave Farm. May 14, 2014. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
^Wooley, Nate. 16 Nov 2013. "Ghost Ensemble on Deep Listening" http://soundamerican.org/sa_archive/sa7/sa7-ghost-ensemble-on-deep-listening.html Sound American 7. 16 Nov 2013. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
^Meline, Gabe. 2018. "Ghost Ensemble and the 'Deep Listening' of Pauline Oliveros" https://www.kqed.org/arts/13831791/ghost-ensemble-and-the-deep-listening-of-pauline-oliveros KQED Arts & Culture. May 9, 2018. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
^Carey, Christian. 24 Jun 2017. "Ghost Ensemble: We Who Walk Again (LP Review)" http://www.sequenza21.com/2018/06/ghost-ensemble-we-who-walk-again-lp-review/ Sequenza21. 24 Jun 2017. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
^Olewnick, Brian. 2018. "Ghost Ensemble - We Who Walk Again" https://olewnick.blogspot.com/2018/05/ghost-ensemble-we-who-walk-again.html Just Outside. May 27, 2018. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
^Gann, Kyle. 11 May 2014. "Louder Sang that Ghost, “What Then?”" https://www.artsjournal.com/postclassic/2014/05/louder-sang-that-ghost-what-then.html Artsjournal: PostClassic. 11 May 2014. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
^"Ghost Ensemble: New Commissions". Indexical. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^SCV News. 13 Jun 2019. "CalArts Faculty to Perform in Apophenia Wolf Concert" https://scvnews.com/calarts-faculty-to-perform-in-apophenia-wolf-concert/ SCV News. 13 Jun 2019. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
^"Ghost Ensemble: Arctic Air". REDCAT. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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