Dresher Ensemble Studio

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Rinde Eckert—recipient of the 2005 Marc Blitzstein Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters—is a singer, writer, composer, actor, mover, and musician: in short, a performing artist extraordinaire. His program features both new and classic solo works that highlight his remarkable voice, masterful writing, and wide-ranging instrumental artistry on an array of unconventional […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

SILVIA MATHEUS, composer and sound artist, presents Recycling — a solo performance with Kyma, Eurorack, and Buchla systems. Past works are dismantled and rebuilt live, their fragments reshaped by algorithmic processes and hands-on control. The result is a constantly shifting sonic environment where memory and invention collide, creating an experience that is irreproducible and shared […]

This ReOpening Fest showcases a vibrant mix of artists who have made our space their creative home through regular rehearsals, fiscal sponsorships, or as awardees of the Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency. Events will take place in the Dresher Ensemble Studio, the large lobby on the second floor, and an impromptu viewing theater on the loading […]

THE SAN FRANCISCO TAPE MUSIC COLLECTIVE presents their summer east bay festival of fixed media works projected live over a 16-channel Meyer Sound System. Featuring a wide range of works by international composers and collective members.

In the perfect environment for close listening, the two cellos and saxophone TRIO BEN DAVIS - FRED LONBERG-HOLM - LARRY OCHS invite you, the avid listeners, to join the musicians in enjoying their spontaneous but carefully sculpted music as it happens, in real time. Through repeated performances, musical discussions after shows and rehearsals, this music […]

Splinter Reeds Works by Zachary James Watkins and Karola Obermüller, and new commission Brume by Jean Carla Rodea Commissioned by Splinter Reeds with support from a Musical Grant Program award by Intermusic SF, Brume is an immersive multimedia performance created by Jean Carla Rodea during her Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency. Drawing inspiration from breath in […]