. . ~ Los Angeles based quartet focused on perceptual phenomenon in long form drone music for brass instruments ~ . .
Diapason will premiere a new work by M A Harms for brass quartet and electronics. M A and the quartet will workshop the piece over two days, collaborating to find the appropriate material and form of the piece. Diapason will open the concert with a performance of Matthäus-Passion, SWV 479, by Heinrich Schütz, arranged by the ensemble.
Friday December 20th at 8:00pm | $15 sliding scale tickets at the door | buzz 201 for entry
Diapason is a Los Angeles based quartet focused on perceptual phenomenon in long form drone music for brass instruments. Diapason is Nev Wendell (trumpet), Nicholas Ginsburg (french horn), Mattie Barbier (trombone), and Mason Moy (tuba).
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Mason Moy is a tubist and composer currently based out of Los Angeles. He has commissioned solo pieces by Wolfgang von Schweinitz and Jack Herscowitz, performed with Wild Up, Monday Evening Concerts, and played the music of Ellen Arkbro at new music festival Other Minds. His music has been performed nationwide by the James Madison University Wind Ensemble, Kevin Stees (tuba), Matt LeVeque (percussion), and the Los Angeles Brass Alliance.
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Nev Wendell is an interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Los Angeles. They have performed with LA based groups such as ECHOI of Monday Evening Concerts, Wild Up, and Laós Chamber Music. Nev is an active faculty member with Kadima Conservatory of Music, and regularly guests as a tutor at Scripps College and Global Arts.
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mattie barbier is a sound maker and sonic researcher focused on experimental intonation, noise, and the physical processes of their instruments . they are a member of RAGE Thormbones, WasteLAnd, echoi, wildUp, and are an active soloist on low brass instruments. they primarily work with trombone, as well as euphonium, bass trumpet, electronics, and bagpipes.
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Nick Ginsburg is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, sound artist & teacher living in Los Angeles. Trained primarily as a French hornist & urban planner, they now work fluidly between concert music, gallery installation, and site-specific engagements. Nick attended Vassar College, is a double-degree graduate of Oberlin College-Conservatory of Music, and recently received an MFA from California Institute of the Arts.
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Margo Harms is a Los Angeles based composer and performer who is currently exploring the intersections between grief, gender, and sex through a combination of text and sound. They are a firm believer that sound and visual aesthetic are equally significant within performance, and because of this, performance art is rapidly becoming a major component of their work. Margo’s focus is on navigating literal stories and personal life events via sound practice, obscuring them to the point that they begin to bridge the gap between individual and “universal” experiences.