Exceptet

Snapshots from our premiere of the first episode of L’Apocalyse des Animeaux with music by Vangelis arranged by @chuckfurlong on @bangonacan Long Play last weekend! We were so honored to be a part of the festival and to have had the opportunity to bring Chuck’s crazy vision to life!!! There are five more episodes of this series so….stay tuned for more! #vangelis #rossif #bangonacan #longplay #newmusic

Exceptet rehearsing L’Apocalypse des Animeaux for our live film performance at @bangonacan Long Play Festival on SUNDAY MAY 3 at 3:30pm at @bricbrooklyn !!! We are so excited to premiere @chuckfurlong ‘s new arrangement of Vangelis’s cult classic film score. Added bonuses: this is the first time in many years that ALL SEVEN CORE MEMBERS WILL BE PLAYING!! And we will be joined by the incredible conductor, @lukepoeppel !! Hope to see you there!! #longplay #bricballroom #brooklynmusic #bangonacan #vangelis

At Long Play on Sunday, May 3 at @bricbrooklyn Exceptet performs Vangelis’s pioneering score to the first episode of Frédéric Rossif’s 1973 docuseries, L’Apocalypse des animaux, live-to-film, arranged by clarinetist Chuck Furlong. Vangelis’s music accompanying this documentary has become a cult classic, but to our knowledge, this Rossif series has never been screened in the US—certainly not with a live chamber ensemble! Featuring material that doesn’t exist anywhere else, this performance brings to life both a classic film and its score. Hear this astonishing show and So. Much. More - at Long Play April 30-May 3 💥longplayfestival.org for tickets and more #longplay #liveinBrooklyn #bangonacan @exceptet.music

MEET EXCEPTET: Daniel Linden is the trombonist of Exceptet. Dan, who received his M.M. from the New England Conservatory in Trombone Performance, has toured the U.S., Europe and Asia with orchestras, opera companies and rock bands. He has performed on Fox News, CBS, MSNBC and the Artie Lange Show, and at Carnegie Hall, Disney Hall, and the Kennedy Center. Festivals Daniel has played include the Montreal Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors and Bang on a Can Marathon and subbed with the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra for the past eight seasons. He performs on Broadway shows and for two years held the trombone chair of Fiddler On the Roof in Yiddish, directed by Joel Grey. Active in world music and jazz, Daniel has worked with David Byrne, Silk Road Ensemble, Slavic Soul Party, Asphalt Orchestra, The Ed Palermo Big Band, The Gregorio Uribe Big Band, Fleur Seule Latin Big Band and Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All Stars. In contemporary music, he holds the trombone chair in Contemporaneous Ensemble, which is ensemble in residence at Colgate University.

Spotlight on composer @maxvinetz ! With music described as “accomplished and appealing” (San Diego Story) and “shimmering…euphoric” (Chicago Classical Review), Max Vinetz is an award-winning composer whose music thrives at the intersection of improvisatory, popular, and traditional classical forms, exploring how these convergences shape and reflect identity transformation over time. His work often focuses on the perception of rhythmic and timbral events, weaving intricate relationships between narrative, musical objects, and sonic artifacts across various media. This Friday 7:30pm, join CVM for our first concert at @arthouseproductions (woohoo!) featuring the critically acclaimed ensemble @exceptet.music and the world premiere of Game of Squares, composed by Max Vinetz and commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress. ///// CVM presents Exceptet: Game of Squares Friday, April 17 at 7:30pm Art House Productions – 345 Marin Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07302 FREE – limited seating, reserve your free tickets today all ages welcome PROGRAM Game of Squares by Max Vinetz *world premiere Sheer by Annika Socolofsky Volition by Say Mayfire mesh ii by Matt Evans PERFORMED BY Exceptet – Sarah Goldfeather (violin), Chuck Furlong (clarinets), Alexis Cerise (bassoon), Hugh Ash (trumpet), Dan Linden (trombone), Catherine Deskur (double bass), David Stevens (percussion) ///// CVM works to ensure that our concerts are accessible to all. If you require a special accommodation or have specific questions, please contact us prior to your visit. CVM’s 2026 Season is supported by The Langworthy Foundation. This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Craig Guy, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners. Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund.

Rehearsal for our @convivomusic show on Friday at @arthouseproductions + sighting of the poster for said show on in the wilds of Jersey City! It’s going to be a fun and exciting show, hope to see you there!

Next week! Join us for a fantastic concert by @exceptet.music - featuring the world premiere of Max Vinetz’s Stravinsky-inspired piece Game of Squares. The program also includes Sheer by Annika Socolofsky which evokes the Black Canyon at the Gunnison National Park in Colorado, and Volition by Say Mayfire, a meditative minimalist graphic score. Limited seating, grab you free tickets today! ///// CVM presents Exceptet: Game of Squares Friday, April 17 at 7:30pm Art House Productions – 345 Marin Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07302 FREE – limited seating, reserve your free tickets today all ages welcome PERFORMERS Exceptet – Sarah Goldfeather (violin), Chuck Furlong (clarinets), Allison Nicotera (bassoon), Evan Honse (trumpet), Dan Linden (trombone), Catherine Deskur (double bass), David Stevens (percussion) ///// CVM works to ensure that our concerts are accessible to all. If you require a special accommodation or have specific questions, please contact us prior to your visit. CVM’s 2026 Season is supported by The Langworthy Foundation. This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Craig Guy, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners. Supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Cultural Trust Fund.

MEET EXCEPTET: Chuck Furlong is the clarinetist and co-founder of Exceptet. A resident of Boston via New York and Kansas City, Chuck is a passionate chamber musician. In addition to their duties with Exceptet, Chuck performs with the bass clarinet ensemble Improbable Beasts. Chuck has performed with numerous ensembles throughout the northeast, including the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Wordless Music Orchestra, chamber collective Verdant Vibes, and they co-founded the experimental music trio Rested Field. Chuck also composes electroacoustic music and is currently arranging Vangelis's pioneering score to the docuseries "L'Apocalypse des animaux" for Exceptet. They are excited to premiere the first episode at Bang on a Can's Long Play festival this May.

Upcoming FREE concert presented by @convivomusic on April 17th at 7:30pm at @arthouseproductions in Jersey City (right next to the Grove St PATH)! The concert will feature the premiere of @maxvinetz 's new work, Game of Squares (generously funded by the Koussevitsky Music Foundation), plus works by the winners of our first annual call for scores, @annikasoco and Say Mayfire, and music by @matt_evans_online ! Hope you can make it!

MEET EXCEPTET: David is percussionist and treasurer for Exceptet. As an orchestral musician, he has performed with the New York Philharmonic; National, Detroit, Virginia, and New Jersey symphony orchestras; Kansas City Symphony; New York City Ballet Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke’s; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; and The Knights. On Broadway, David has performed as a substitute percussionist in Chess; The Great Gatsby; Sweeney Todd; Parade; The Phantom of the Opera; Beetlejuice; Into the Woods; Hello, Dolly; An American in Paris; and Pippin. Additionally, he was the percussionist with the first national tour of We Will Rock You, and has held the timpani chair at the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. In addition to being the percussionist in Exceptet, David has performed with Talea Ensemble, Argento Chamber Ensemble, and Ensemble Échappé. David received his bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School and his master’s degree from Manhattan School of Music. (Photo by @shervinfoto )

MEET EXCEPTET: Sarah Goldfeather is the co-founder, artistic director and violinist and occasional singer for Exceptet. Raised in Minnesota, Sarah enjoys reading, guerilla pun-slinging, kickboxing, and she moonlights as an English Professor at Rutgers University-Newark. Her Duolingo streak is over 2000 days and as a result she can speak Mandarin and French very poorly. She had mismatched her socks since she was seven-years old. As a violinist, Sarah has performed on many stages, including Broadway, TEDxMET, and Lincoln Center. As a composer, she has written music for Timo Andres and groups such as Contemporaneous, ETHEL, Alkemie, W4RP, and of course, Exceptet (see “Mouth Full Of Ears” on our album, Tree Lines). Sarah also co-writes and performs music for the experimental pop band Goldfeather with 2026 GRAMMY-winning sound engineer Mike Tierney. In addition to performing and writing, Sarah is a Teaching Artist for Musicambia, a music education program that works with incarcerated populations, and is currently the interim Program Director at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Learn more about Sarah and Photo by @shervinfoto

Exceptet has NEW PHOTOS courtesy of @shervinfoto ! If you like what you see, check out our newly revamped website, festooned with these photos and more! (l*nk in b*o).