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About
The Extension Ensemble has been steadily building
a reputation for daring and innovative programming since its inception
in 1998 in New York City, and performs a wide variety of contemporary
music. While
commissioning over ten works in the last two years and presenting
concerts which include new music as well as improvisation, it has
actively set out to expand both the brass repertoire and
audiences’
conceptions of a contemporary brass quintet.
In addition to its NY recital
schedule, the
Extension Ensemble has been featured in concert at festivals such as
Works & Process at the Guggenheim Museum , Cross Currents at
the
Cooper Hewitt Museum of Modern Design, Ars Vitalis at the New Jersey
New Music Forum, Juilliard's Focus Festival, the New York Brass
Conference, and the Aspen Music Festival.
The individual members bring an array of talent
and experience to the ensemble, having performed with groups as diverse
as the Kennedy Center and Metropolitan Opera Orchestras, New Jersey
Symphony, American Symphony Orchestra, the Village Vanguard Orchestra,
Absolute Ensemble, Broadway shows, commercial recording studios, and
numerous jazz and avant-garde ensembles.
The Extension Ensemble recognizes the importance
of working closely with future audiences and performers, and has given
masterclasses at The Juilliard School as well as many public schools.
The Extension Ensemble has received first prize
at both the Fischoff and Monterey Bay international chamber music
competitions, as well as the New York Brass Conference Quintet
Competition. The ensemble also received the first ever performance
fellowship for a brass quintet from the Aspen Music Festival.