Welcome to the Paul Dresher Ensemble

Fred Lonberg-Holm + William Winant
Kathryn Schulmeister + Nick Sanders

Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

FRED LONBERG-HOLM is trying to make sense of this world while making sounds on the cello and just about anything else he can get his hands on. He performs a duo of improvised music with Grammy-nominated percussionist WILLIAM WINANT, internationally regarded as a leading performer of avant-garde music. Bassist KATHRYN SCHULMEISTER—praised for her “expressive and […]

VEN VOISEY
THREE TRAPPED TIGERS

Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

VEN VOISEY is a sculptor, composer, and designer who currently splits his time between Oakland, CA and Wonder Valley (Twentynine Palms), CA. His work is informed by an attention to surroundings; he creates rituals, tools and circumstances as a means of exploring the relationship between internal and external space; between the spiritual and physical. THREE […]

sfSoundgroup performs
Morton Feldman, Sofia Gubaidulina, Tom Johnson, Peter Eötvös, and Monica Scott

Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

sfSOUNDGROUP presents a concert honoring recently departed composers. The first half features works by the Russian composer SOFIA GUBAIDULINA (1931 – 2025), known for her spiritual and dramatic works. The second half includes a circular breathing wind duo by the pioneering minimalist composer TOM JOHNSON (1939–2024), and a work for improvisers and tape by the […]

Three Nights of Kathakali.
Two Epics. One Timeless Art.
Day One:
Subhadra Haranam from the Mahābhārata

Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

Kathakali Mini Festival – October 15, 16 & 17 Experience the grandeur of Kathakali, the classical dance-drama of Kerala, India. Over three evenings, an extraordinary Indian cast at the height of their art will bring to life epic tales from the Mahābhārata and Ramayana with dazzling costumes, vibrant music, and breathtaking storytelling. These world-class artists […]

Three Nights of Kathakali.
Two Epics. One Timeless Art.
Day Two:
Balivijayam from the Ramayana

Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

Kathakali Mini Festival – October 15, 16 & 17 Experience the grandeur of Kathakali, the classical dance-drama of Kerala, India. Over three evenings, an extraordinary Indian cast at the height of their art will bring to life epic tales from the Mahābhārata and Ramayana with dazzling costumes, vibrant music, and breathtaking storytelling. These world-class artists […]

Three Nights of Kathakali.
Two Epics. One Timeless Art.
Day Three:
Kalyana Sougandhikam from the Mahābhārata

Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, CA, United States

Kathakali Mini Festival – October 15, 16 & 17 Experience the grandeur of Kathakali, the classical dance-drama of Kerala, India. Over three evenings, an extraordinary Indian cast at the height of their art will bring to life epic tales from the Mahābhārata and Ramayana with dazzling costumes, vibrant music, and breathtaking storytelling. These world-class artists […]