WEST
OAKLAND
SOUND
SERIES
 

a weekly new music and experimental sound series every sunday
presented by new performance traditions and sfSound

 

dresher ensemble studio :: 2201 poplar street, oakland california

ample parking! please park perpendicular when past the trees on poplar
$10-$25 sliding scale (cash & venmo accepted at door - order advance here)
 

concerts start promptly at 7:15
:: late arrivals follow instructions on door to get buzzed in ::

 

submit a proposal to perform!

 

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December 14 2025  7:15pm

A special evening supporting the WEST OAKLAND SOUND SERIES, featuring a solo performance and a structure for orchestra by composer and clarinetist MATT INGALLS. Ingalls performs his 30-minute continuous micro-timbre clarinet solo, an improvisatory composition honed over a decade. A physical tour-de-force, the piece utilizes circular breathing to explore the outer limits of the instrument. Exploring extended techniques that interact with the acoustic space, he often acoustically synthesizes difference tones that are perceived to originate inside the listener's ear.

 

The second half features the premiere of a large-scale structure for improvising orchestra, bringing together some of the Bay Area’s most distinguished musicians. Members of SFSOUND, the OAKLAND REDUCTIONIST ORCHESTRA, and other heavyweights of the local improv scene spontaneously construct textures from the microscopic to the fully immersive.


Ticket sales will support the continued programming of the WEST OAKLAND SOUND SERIES, as well as the continued maintenance and insurance costs of our magnificent Bösendorfer piano. Additional (tax-deductible) donations can be made here.

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

 

MUSICIANS

Lorin Benedict, voice

Danishta Rivero, voice

Philip Gelb, shakuhachi

Diane Grubbe, flute

David Slusser, flute

Kyle Bruckmann, oboe

Matt Ingalls, clarinet

Steve Adams, saxophone

Josh Allen, saxophone

John Ingle, saxophone

Joshua Marshall, saxophone

Dan Plonsey, saxophone

Beth Schenck, saxophone

Matthew Evan Taylor, saxophone, bass clarinet

Tom Djll, trumpet

Darren Johnston, trumpet

Brendan Lai-Tong, trombone

Ron Heglin, tuba, voice

Mark Pascucci-Clifford, vibraphone

Jacob Felix Heule, percussion

Kjell Nordeson, percussion

Isabelle Waldner Kalb, electric guitar

Chris Cooper, electric guitar, objects

Cheryl E Leonard, natural-object instruments

Sudhu Tewari, objects

Scott Looney, piano

Eric Glick Rieman, melodica

Matthew Welch, accordion

Thea Farhadian, violin

Ben Kreith, violin

Wendy Reid, violin

Ben Davis, cello

Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello

Crystal Pascucci, cello

Monica Scott, cello

Tim Duff, bass

Lisa Mezzacappa, bass

PROPOSALS

Our focus is on the bay area experimental and new music community, hopefully encouraging crossover among sub-scenes (composition and improvisation; established and emerging; institutional and underground; etc.) We strongly suggest local musicians attend concerts before requesting to perform on the series. Visiting aritsts are also welcome, ideally splitting a concert with local musicians.

We are also seeking compositions (in all forms of notation) to be performed by the sfSoundGroup.

We have a 92-key (down to a Low F!) 1953 Imperial Bösendorfer 7’4” Model 225 Piano (no sostenuto pedal; inside/prepared is OK). The venue hosts a Meyer Sound System, drum kit, additional piano, lighting, and projection equipment.

Please send proposals to mattingalls at me dot com

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