Wet Ink Ensemble
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For over 15 years, the Wet Ink Ensemble has consistently been at the forefront of chamber music and composition in New York City. In January 2015, a trio formation of the group will be on the tour in the UK, presenting a concert of works by composer/performers Sam Pluta and Eric Wubbels.
Eric Wubbels - "the children of fire come looking for fire" (2012), for violin and prepared piano [25']
Sam Pluta - "hydra" (2014), for violin, piano, and live electronics [25']
Joshua Modney / violin
Eric Wubbels / piano
Sam Pluta / live electronics
Eric Wubbels's "the children of fire come looking for fire" is a work of extremes, juxtaposing intense ensemble virtuosity, grinding noise, and extended repetition with moments of bare, direct simplicity and just intonation.
Best known for his improvisation work with Peter Evans and Rocket Science (with Evan Parker, Craig Taborn, and Peter Evans), Sam Pluta's 'hydra" combines his interests in live processing, acousmatic "tape" music, acoustic composition, and improvisation. See below a video of Pluta performing with Evans, from their album "Event Horizon".
Wet Ink Ensemble
Wet Ink Ensemble is a septet configuration, comprised of a core group of composer-performers: Erin Lesser (flutes), Joshua Modney (violin), Ian…
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