ERICA DICKER
Violinist Erica Dicker works in a wide variety of musical settings, bridging the realms of orchestral performance and experimental improvisation. Erica contributes her talents to various orchestras and contemporary music ensembles across the United States, serving as a substitute for the Grand Rapids Symphony and ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble). Erica is concertmaster of the Tri-Centric Orchestra, an ensemble initially founded to premiere and record the operas of Anthony Braxton.
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A proponent of new music, Erica is a founding member of the contemporary chamber music collective Till By Turning as well as Vaster Than Empires, an electro-acoustic collaboration with composer and sound artist Paul Schuette and percussionist Allen Otte. She has premiered works by many composers including pieces for solo violin written for her by Olivia Block, Turkar Gasimzada, Ryan Ingebritsen, and Katherine Young. Erica also writes and performs her own music, exploring the idiomatic modalities and textures of her instrument.
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MABEL KWAN
Mabel Kwan is a pianist and performer of experimental music. Her self-produced work is a meditation on sound, contradictions, and our perceptions of what is familiar or strange. She plays with STOMACHS, Honestly Same, Em Spel, the Jason Roebke Quartet, the Christopher Dammann Sextet, Kwan/Pauly/Shaw trio and Ensemble Dal Niente on keys, accordion, and synths. She frequently collaborates with dancer and choreographer Ayako Kato, and pianist Sharon Udoh. Mabel is based in Chicago, Illinois.
JOHN GATTIS
Originally from Tennessee, John Gattis is a St. Petersburg–based horn player with a focus on contemporary music. He has premiered over 200 new works and performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress, David Geffen Hall, and as a soloist for the opening of The Met Breuer in New York City. His work spans orchestral, chamber, and commercial settings, with performances alongside the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), the West Point Band, and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Orchestra.
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Alongside his performance career, he helps arts and education organizations expand capacity, strengthen systems, and develop innovative programs through, a reflection of the same curiosity and drive that shape his artistic work.
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