I’m delighted to announce that I’m a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow! Proud to be a part of this cohort and especially happy for my friend @ilaubrock . Thank you to the Guggenheim Foundation and to all of the artists, listeners, and organizers who have supported me along the way. Special thanks to my magnificent colleagues in @wetink.ensemble and @intcontemporary , @pyroclasticrecords , @newfocusrecordings , @carrierrecords , @millayarts , and The Shifting Foundation. I feel immensely grateful to have so many beautiful artists in my life!
Photos by the wonderful @alexanderperrelli
#guggfellows2026
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We are delighted to welcome Apmonia String Quartet performing performing Tony Conrad, Morton Feldman, Chiyoko Szlavnics, and Anthony Braxton.
Apmonia String Quartet is a freshly formed group featuring @modney.art and Sabrina Salamone on violins, @julianseneyviola on viola, and @t.j.borden on cello. Based in NYC, the group’s ethos hinges on a rigorous commitment to both interpretation and improvisation in contemporary experimental music. With longstanding individual commitments to a wide array of practices across the spectrum of contemporary music, this group is excited to bring their collective experience to bear in future collaborations and program curation.
Program
Three Pieces for String Quartet (1956) by Morton Feldman (1926-1987)
Minor (1995) by Tony Conrad (1940-2016)
Gradients of Detail (2021) by Chiyoko Szlavnics (b.1967)
No.17 for String Quartet (1971) by Anthony Braxton (b.1945)
📅 Sat., May 2, 2026
🕗 Doors at 6:30pm | Show at 7pm
📍 Radius Gallery, 1050 River St #127, Santa Cruz, CA
🎟 at indexical.org
Apmonia String Quartet is a freshly formed group featuring Modney and Sabrina Salamone on
violins, Julian Seney on viola, and Tyler J. Borden on cello. Based in NYC, the group’s ethos hinges on a rigorous commitment to both interpretation and improvisation in contemporary experimental music. With longstanding individual commitments to a wide array of practices across the spectrum of contemporary music, this group is excited to bring their collective experience to bear in future collaborations and program curation.
Program
Three Pieces for String Quartet (1956)
by Morton Feldman (1926-1987)
Minor (1995)
by Tony Conrad (1940-2016)
Gradients of Detail (2021)
by Chiyoko Szlavnics (b.1967)
No.17 for String Quartet (1971)
by Anthony Braxton (b.1945)
A magical evening with Modney playing his solo rendition of “The Ludlows” by James Horner from the Legends of the Fall (1994) score 🍇🎻🍇
Napa Boys in theaters now 🎟️ thenapaboys.com
The Sam Pluta Big Band is THIS THURSDAY, February 12th @thedimennacenter Cary Hall! The show will celebrate the release of Pluta's album "Slays Well with Others" on @carrierrecords , and will feature fabulous guest artists @ilaubrock , @mads_green_stone , @drbonnielander , John Dierker, @peterevanstrumpet , and Ben LaMar Gay, with @nicholashoufeklighting on lights. We'll be performing a new evening-length work for big band by Sam Pluta, excited for you to hear it! Flex pricing / STUDENTS FREE. Reserve tix at LINK IN BIO
Please join us for The Sam Pluta Big Band at @thedimennacenter Cary Hall on Feb 12th! The show will celebrate the release of Pluta's album "Slays Well with Others" on @carrierrecords , and will feature fabulous guest artists @ilaubrock , @mads_green_stone , @drbonnielander , John Dierker, @peterevanstrumpet , and Ben LaMar Gay. We'll be performing a new evening-length work for big band by Sam Pluta, excited for you to hear it! Flex pricing / STUDENTS FREE. Reserve tix at LINK IN BIO
Hey NYC! Trinket debuts at @millertheatreatcu Pop-Up concerts on Tuesday, January 27th (doors 5:30, music 6p, free admission). World premieres by @ricktheburkhearted ("Canción") and @modney.art ("...with a single resonance") and music by @wanglu.composer ("Trinket" - our namesake piece!) and Beatriz de Dia (arr. Trinket). TRINKET IS Alice Teyssier, @danlippel@michaelnicolascellist@modney.art . Big thanks to the fabulous @alexanderperrelli for our new band photo! Hope to see you at the show Tuesday! LINK IN BIO
TONIGHT, Dec 13th at @thedimennacenter ! Come hear the NYC premiere of "Jalan Mentari" for septet by Wet Ink co-director @robertsmariel . Sets at 6pm and 8pm. Featuring fabulous Artists-In-Residence @auroranealand and Ben LaMar Gay, the NYC premiere of a trio by Eric Wubbels, and Peter Ablinger's hard-edged ensemble work "Black Series". Join us for refreshments between sets and after the shows. Tix flex pricing / FREE FOR STUDENTS. Reserve at link in bio.
Wet Ink's Mini-Fest on Saturday, December 13th at @thedimennacenter features the NYC premiere of Eric Wubbels's "ne owiht" [2025], from Second Nature, written for Erin Lesser (flute) and @ianantonio_ (percussion) with Wubbels on piano. Please join us for the music and the hang on Saturday! Sets at 6 & 8pm. Also featuring works by Artist-In-Residence @auroranealand , Ben LaMar Gay, @robertsmariel , and Peter Ablinger. STUDENT TICKETS ARE FREE and general admission is flex pricing. Please reserve at LINK IN BIO. In the meantime, check out this video of "Second Nature" from a performance in Berlin earlier this year!
We can't wait to premiere a new octet by Artist-In-Residence Ben LaMar Gay on Saturday, December 13th at @thedimennacenter in NYC! We'll kick off the second set of the 2025 Mini-Festival with the world premiere of Ben's work "Lie #4: Emcee melodies / Maroon messaging systems". Please join us for the music and the hang on Saturday! Sets at 6 & 8pm. Also featuring works by Artist-In-Residence @auroranealand , @robertsmariel , Eric Wubbels, and Peter Ablinger. STUDENT TICKETS ARE FREE and general admission is flex pricing. Please reserve at LINK IN BIO. In the meantime, check out this video of Ben performing solo at last year's Mini-Festival.
We are thrilled to present Artist-In-Residence @auroranealand at Wet Ink's 2025 Mini-Festival on Saturday, December 13th at 6:00 P.M. at @thedimennacenter in NYC! Aurora will kick off the festival with a magnificent solo set entitled "Suite for Man(YOU)factured Emergenc(SEE)". The ensemble will also be workshopping a new octet with Aurora throughout the week which will be premiered at our season finale in June. Please join us for the music and the hang on Saturday! Also featuring work by Artist-In-Residence Ben LaMar Gay, @robertsmariel , Eric Wubbels, and Peter Ablinger. STUDENT TICKETS ARE FREE and general admission is flex pricing. Please reserve at LINK IN BIO.
![Wet Ink's Mini-Fest on Saturday, December 13th at @thedimennacenter features the NYC premiere of Eric Wubbels's "ne owiht" [2025], from Second Nature, written for Erin Lesser (flute) and @ianantonio_ (percussion) with Wubbels on piano. Please join us for the music and the hang on Saturday! Sets at 6 & 8pm. Also featuring works by Artist-In-Residence @auroranealand , Ben LaMar Gay, @robertsmariel , and Peter Ablinger. STUDENT TICKETS ARE FREE and general admission is flex pricing. Please reserve at LINK IN BIO. In the meantime, check out this video of "Second Nature" from a performance in Berlin earlier this year!](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6758147311117016507243_0_42b213e1fc0ad3fea88c17361bec375f.jpg?o=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&h=bf81ccb9f9704741dac57326592f8d4e)
