Taking the Tiger by the Tail
Jordan Dykstra - Composer, sine waves, live-mixing
Sara Cubarsi - Violin
Henry Webster - Violin
Kris Rahamad - Violin
Sophia Schuldt - Violin
Mark Menzies - Viola
Patrick Behnke - Viola
David Mason - Cello
Anthoni Polcari - Cello
Miller Wrenn - Bass
Ben Finley - Bass
Jesse Quebmann-Turley - Percussion
Matthew Clough-Hunter - Percussion
Manuel Lima - Live Micing
Eric Heep - Live Micing


Taking the Tiger by the Tail

Dmitri Shostakovich, Soviet Russian Composer, completed this masterpiece originally for String Octet, arr. for String Nonet while he was studying at the Petrograd Conservatory in the Soviet Union up until 1926. During this time, he also composed works such as his Symphony in F Minor Op. 10. Ensemble Vomma performed and recorded this piece live at the California Institute of the Arts in December 2015.

On this recording, Ensemble Vomma is:
Sara Cubarsi - 1st Violin
Henry Webster - 2nd Violin
Kris Rahamad - 3rd Violin
Sophia Schuldt - 4th Violin
Mark Menzies- 1st Viola
Patrick Behnke - 2nd Viola
David Mason - 1st Cello
Anthoni Polcari - 2nd Cello
Miller Wrenn - Contrabass 

2015

Prelude & Scherzo Op. 11

Lucien Stark (aka Lucien Ye) is a composer for film and video games with an interest in experimental electronic music. He has scored a number of animations and games, covering a wide range of genres. The technology intensive aspect of video game scoring led him to developing an interest in electronic music, combining musique concrete materials and audio processing to produce programmatic music.

            Lucien is also a classically trained pianist and has been playing since the age of 11. Besides music he also has a fascination with baking sweets, dogs, photography, and long scenic walks. He is currently residing in Valencia, California pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Composition at the California Institute of the Arts.

           "A Still Moment in Time" was composed in 2016 for Ensemble Vómma's concert at ArtShare LA, which will take place on January 20th 2017. This is a preview recording of Lucien Stark's piece, which will be premiered and performed in its entirety in this upcoming concert. Lucien Stark's work will be premiered alongside premieres of works by Mark Menzies, Henry Webster, David Aguila, and Miller Wrenn.

Lucien's Website: http://www.lucienstark.com/ 
Lucien's Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lucienstark
Featured Musicians:
Violin I - Sara Cubarsi
Violin II - Henry Webster
Violin III - Kris Rahamad
Viola - Carson Rick
Cello - Madison Baldwin
Bass - Ben Finley

A Still Moment In Time (Preview)

About the Composer

Miller Wrenn's compositions and performances are primarily concerned with the tangibility of artistic intention and unifying elements of composition and improvisation into one essential whole, regardless of stylistic idiom or performative medium.

As a bassist he is regarded for his versatility and deep knowledge of many musical traditions. He performs and records frequently in a wide variety of contexts. Recently and most notably with The Ensemble at CalArts, with which he performed the world premiere of John Cage’s “all sides of the small stone for Erik Satie” at the RedCat Theater in Los Angeles, and avant-garde jazz luminary Vinny Golia, with whom he performs regularly in both his small and large ensembles.

Additionally, he performs with and composes for a multitude of collective musical ventures and his own projects. He is a member of Off Cell, a forward-thinking quartet comprised of musicians from Los Angeles and Dallas, which released its debut recording in February of 2017. As both a performer and composer, he is a member of the New Music chamber group EnsembleVomma, which recently premiered his long-form work The Shape of Them Dissolving, for piano and string quintet, at ArtShare LA along with two premieres of renowned composer/violinist Mark Menzies.

Miller is recently received a Master of Fine Arts degree(2017) in Bass Performance and Composition from California Institute of the Arts.

Bio taken from Miller Wrenn's Website:
https://millerwrenn.com/

The Shape Of Them Dissolving - Miller Wrenn

Email Contact: vommachamber@gmail.com

Ensemble Vómma is an ensemble that is dedicated to performing 20th & 21st century works of varying styles from Classical to the Avant Garde. As an ensemble it is our goal to collaborate with contemporary composers and bring their works to life. This is the official page where we will be posting some of the recordings that we have gathered from our performances as well as upcoming performances and information regarding the ensemble. Hope you enjoy!

Members
Sara Cubarsi - Violin
Henry Webster - Violin
Sophia Schuldt - Violin
Kris Rahamad - Violin/Viola
Mark Menzies - Viola
Carson Rick - Viola 
David Mason - Cello
Madison Chase - Cello
Tal Katz - Cello
Miller Wrenn - Bass
James Vitz-Wong - Bass
Ben Finley - Bass
Vera Weber - Piano
Kelly Furniss - Timpani
Joe Thel - Oboe
Michael Torres - Oboe

Ensemble Vómma

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