“The absurd dances with the sublime, and playfulness collides with rigor. ”
– Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader

Composer/performer collective Ensemble Pamplemousse was founded in 2003 to provide a focal point for like-minded creators with a thirst for sonic exploration. The ensemble is a close-knit group of divergent artistic personalities, emergent from training in disparate musical fields. Their collective love for the exquisite in all sonic realms leads the ensemble to persistently discover new vistas of sound at the frayed edges of dissective instrumental performance technique. Compositions aggregate each member’s unique virtuosic talents into extraordinary magical moments. In the flexible moments of performance, the ensemble weaves together shapes of resonance, clusters of glitch, skitters of hyper action, and masses of absurdity into impeccable structures of unified beauty.

Group members

Natacha Diels
flute/composer

Andrew Greenwald
drums/composer

Jessie Marino
cello/composer

David Broome
keys/composer

Bryan Jacobs
sound engineer/composer

Weston Olencki
trombone/general manager