Ghost Ensemble

Ghost Ensemble is a New York-based experimental new music ensemble composed of flute, oboe, accordion, percussion, harp, viola, cello, two contrabasses, and conductor. Several members of the ensemble met while performing with Pauline Oliveros.[1] Frequently commissioning new repertoire that merges classically notated music and improvisation, the ensemble follows an aesthetic that has been described as "music composed for a deep listening that fixes you in the present"[2] that "uses sound to seek an altered consciousness, from a meditative awareness to a look, perhaps, into a different dimension".[3] Ghost Ensemble's 2018 debut LP features work by Oliveros and founding members Ben Richter and Sky Macklay.[4] The group frequently performs the work of Oliveros and advocates for her philosophy of Deep Listening.[5][6][7] Other composers commissioned by the ensemble include ensemble bassist James Ilgenfritz, Liisa Hirsch, Teodora Stepancic, 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]

Ghost Ensemble
OriginNew York, NY
Genres
Years active2012–present
LabelsIndexical
Websitehttp://www.ghostensemble.org
Members

Discography

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. "Ghost Ensemble: New Commissions". Indexical. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  10. 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.
  11. "Ghost Ensemble: Arctic Air". REDCAT. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  12. "Ghost Ensemble: We Who Walk Again". Indexical. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  13. Margasak, Peter. 21 Dec 2018. "The Best Contemporary Classical Albums of 2018" https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2018/the-best-contemporary-classical-albums-of-2018 Bandcamp Daily. 21 Dec 2018. Web. 18 Jan. 2020.
  14. "Lightbulb Ensemble & Ghost Ensemble Live at Pioneer Works". Indexical. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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