Evan Ziporyn (ex Bang on a Can Allstars) & Fie Schouten (2x Bassclarinet)

Evan Ziporyn

The music of composer/conductor/clarinetist Evan Ziporyn (1959) has taken him from Balinese temples to concert halls all over the world. His orchestral version of David Bowie's latest album, Blackstar, was recently released on Islandia Music, with Ziporyn conducting his own Ambient Orchestra with Maya Beiser, cello soloist. Since its premiere in 2017, Ziporyn has conducted the work in Boston, Barcelona, New York Central Park Summerstage, Australia's Adelaide Fringe Festival, Strathmore Hall, and numerous other national and international venues. 2019 also saw the world premieres of two new works, the drum concerto Impulse Control for the Bowling Green New Music Festival, and the gamelan/string hybrid Air=Water for Philadelphia's Network for New Music.

From 1992 to 2012, he was music director, producer, and composer/arranger of the Bang on a Can Allstars, which won Musical America's Ensemble of the Year award in 2005. He has also recorded and toured with Paul Simon (You're the One) and the Steve Reich Ensemble, which won a Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance in 1998.

http://www.ziporyn.com/ | https://evanziporyn.bandcamp.com/

Fie Schouten – Bass clarinet - www.fieschouten.nl

As a specialist in new music, she frequently performs as a soloist and in chamber music formations, among others with cellists Katharina Gross, Eva van de Poll, pianist Keiko Shichijo, bass clarinetist Jelte Althuis, accordionist Marko Kassl, harpsichordist Goska Isphording and percussionist Tatiana Koleva. She also plays with improvisers, including Guus Janssen piano, Vincent Courtois cello, Giuseppe Doronzo baritone saxophone, Wilbert de Joode double bass.

Bart van Dongen – Harmonium/Korg MS20/voice - improviser/composer