Ken Thomson

@clusterhocket

Clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, bandleader in Berlin and Brooklyn. Bang on a Can All-Stars, Anzû Quartet, Lingua Franca
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Super excited about this show at @bangonacan Long Play festival this Sunday in NYC!
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BAAM solo sessions edition 2! Ken Thomson and Chelsey Padilla here playing the world premiere performance of his “Keep Your Head Down”. A great evening “on the 5th” of the Kühlhaus Berlin!
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2 months ago
Friday night, we are so glad to have Ken playing in our second BAAM solo sessions concert!!
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2 months ago
Join us on March 13!! Our second BAAM solo sessions concert featuring the amazing clarinetist/composer from the BANG ON A CAN ensemble, Ken Thomson. Join us Friday night March 13 for this amazing mixed program of fresh works of his and other Americans in the Tango Loft at Kühlhaus Berlin! Also, featuring pianist Chelsey Padilla!
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2 months ago
At Long Play, you’ll hear… @anzuquartet , a collaboration of musicians from Bang on a Can, Eighth Blackbird, Mivos Quartet and Bearthoven, play the New York premiere Ken Thomson’s “Uneasy” (Cantaloupe Music 2025), then add to their forces to play Thomson’s 2018 clarinet quintet “Pall.” (Also happy release day, check out their new @cantaloupeny disc featuring Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps!) Come to Brooklyn for this and more than 70 other concerts, April 30-May 3! longplayfestival.org for tickets and more #longplay #liveinBrooklyn #bangonacan
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We are up for consideration for a GRAMMY for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance and Best Contemporary Classical Composition. Thanks for checking out our 2025 release "adjust" on Cantaloupe Music!
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Ken Thomson (@clusterhocket ) talks about making the arrangements of Ryuichi Sakamoto (@skmtgram ) “1996” for the @boac_allstars . Come here us perform “1996” Friday Aug 1 on @bangonacan ‘s LOUD Weekend at @massmoca
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9 months ago
How often do you notice your breath? BREATHE asks us to think about the breath as a tool, a power source, and the source of our collective expression, inspiration, and survival. Watch the trailer to hear from Artistic Director Beth Willer and composers @cha.greve @wendelpatrickofficialmusic @clusterhocket @jasontreuting about bringing this brand-new music to life. Full trailer at the link in our bio. Recorded by @fourtenmedia at @2640space March 15, 2025. Sound design by @andrew.cottonsound and video mixed by @miketierneymusic Thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts, @peabodyinstitute @rwdfoundation @coplandfund @amphionfndn Choral Arts New England @mdartscouncil @baltimorecommunityfoundation ’s Baker Fund #newmusic #womeninmusic #vocal #breathe #loreleiensemble #
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