We are thrilled to welcome back Laraaji, a key figure in the evolution of ambient music whose distinctive sound has been captivating listeners for decades. Philadelphia-born and New Jersey-raised, Laraaji has pursued spiritual transcendence through music since the mid-1970s. After years of developing an aesthetic shaped by Eastern philosophies and transcendental research in his longtime…

Bowerbird is pleased to present New Thread Quartet's album release show featuring "A Little Night Music," and Tori Cheah's Walk for a Shell from their new album, Saxifraga. While Irish composer Emma O’Halloran was living in Miami, she listened to the ocean waves at night for comfort and reflection. Her Night Music ripples and whirls like the sea with…

Bowerbird is pleased to present violinist/violist Leah Asher with percussionist Dennis Sullivan and pianist Christopher Goddard to perform a program of works by Lewis Nielson, Anahita Abbasi, Leah Asher, and Michael Hersch. Featured on this program is Lewis Nielson’s new work clang clash roar, whose title taken from a line in Edgar Allan Poe’s poem…

Bowerbird is pleased to present RE/CREATE, a program for six voices and six viols with Variant 6 & Sylvan Consort of Viols. The highlight of this program is a world premiere by Philadelphia composer, Kile Smith highlighting the unique sound world created by the combination of voices and viols. Smith’s new work entitled “Endless Morn…