past events
5 june 2018 [tues.] 8 p.m. | tuesdays @ monk space
premieres by daniel tacke :: olga rayeva | with addt'l works by barrett :: roy :: deyoe
18 nov 2017 [sat.] 6:45-7:15 p.m. | LAPhil noon to midnight
[premieres] | tkiva [2016-17] by richard barrett & homeostasis [2017] by élise roy
2 june 2017 [fri.] 8 p.m. | wasteLAnd music series @ LACC
air has no residence :: with special guest flutist élise roy
[new work premieres] by andrew greenwald :: lewis nielson :: erik ulman
& a reprise of wolfgang von schweinitz's "plainsound lullaby," op. 60
25 mar 2017 [sun.] 4 p.m. | USC, newman recital hall
the polish music center: exploring the avant-garde
works by krauze :: kulenty :: meyer :: olczak :: schaeffer :: szalonek :: wielecki
7 feb 2017 [tues.] 8 p.m. | the wild beast @ calarts
guest ensemble-in-residence
premieres by sean hayward :: t j sclafani :: iris sidikman :: thomas sturm
other works by nicholas deyoe :: andrew mcintosh :: colin wambsgans
19 jan 2017 [thurs.] 7:30 p.m. | the factory, pasadena
mixtape02 @ the factory pasadena feat. gnarwhallaby & CIPHER duo
works by nicholas deyoe :: colin wambsgans :: and a premiere by iris sidikman
16 november 2016 [wed.] 8 p.m. | spectrumNYC
heterophonic avant-garde | NY edition
program | hölszky :: mora :: kotonski :: lazkano :: lou :: górecki :: deyoe
tickets :: $15 // $10 [at the door]
11 november 2016 [fri.] 8:30 p.m. | REDCAT
heterophonic avant-garde | LA edition
program | hölszky :: manuel mora :: smolka :: michelle lou :: górecki :: nicholas deyoe
tickets :: $20 // $16 // $10 [general // student // calarts]
1 october 2016 [sat.] 2:15 p.m. | walt disney concert hall
gnareenumbrellaby :: green umbrella noon to midnight
featuring a world premiere by michelle lou [LAphil & gnarwhallaby co-commission]
tickets :: $15 all-day pass [free for green umbrella series subscribers]
28 august 2016, sunday, 2:30-4 p.m.
gnarlsbadwhallaby :: at the carlsbad music festival | st. michaels by-the-sea
works by hölszky :: feldman :: deyoe | split bill w/ r. valitutto & justine aronson
tickets :: $15 general // $30 priority | daily and weekend passes also available
15 april 2016, friday, 8 p.m.
gnarVox :: vocal concert with sopranos justine aronson and stephanie aston
works by :: hutcheson :: mccallum :: tacke :: poulenc :: ives :: deyoe
LA city college clausen hall :: 855 north vermont avenue, los angeles 90029 :: free
12 february 2016, friday, 8 p.m.
EARTHwhallaby :: three duos about the desert by ulrich krieger addtl works by ligeti
art share LA :: 801 e 4th pl, los angeles, 90013 :: $10 cash/card at door
15 december 2015, tuesday, 8 p.m.
workshop with student composers & a concert of their works + gnarwhallaby repertoire
location :: CSU-long beach gerald r. daniel recital hall :: free :: facebook event page
17 december 2015, thursday, 8 p.m.
a very deyoe christmas :: nicholas deyoe portrait concert :: solos and quartets
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103 :: $10 cash/card at door
19 december 2015, saturday, 8 p.m.
underground series with WE ARE THE WEST
701 santa monica blvd. :: 8 p.m. doors :: 8:30 p.m. gnarwhallaby :: wambsgans
18 november 2015, wednesday, 8 p.m.
location :: los angeles city college :: free
workshop and concert with faculty and student composers and gnarwhallaby's repertoire
:: 19 october 2015, monday, 9 p.m. ::
location :: ganzefeld gallery, brooklyn NY
NY premiere of the cartography of time [2015] by davíð brynjar franzson
additional works by morton feldman :: klaus lang :: zygmunt krauze :: nicholas deyoe
:: 12 september 2015, saturday, 8 p.m.
acf-la presents new music in los angeles
clausen recital hall, lacc :: 855 north vermont avenue, los angeles 90029
PIE presents gnarwhallaby performing sad trombone [2015] by isaac schankler
:: 25 july 2015, saturday, 8 p.m. ::
wasteLAnd summer series concert 1 :: $10 admission
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
the cartography of time [2015] by davíð brynjar franzson [premiere]
additional works by adriana hölszky and edison denisov [click links for gnar recs]
:: 22 may 2015, friday, 8 p.m. ::
wild Up WORK | brian walsh: from mingus to ferneyhough
boston court :: 70 north mentor avenue, pasadena, ca
euforium [1995/96] by martin smolka
:: 6 may 2015, wednesday, 8 p.m. ::
gnarphwhallanie | loud music in sacred spaces in one location tour
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
hölszky :: mccallum [premiere] :: lazkano [U.S. premiere] :: krauze :: sabat
:: featuring stephanie aston, soprano ::
:: 29 march 2015, sunday, 6 p.m. ::
people inside electronics | the wild beasts (beastwhallaby)
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
dobrowolski :: subotnick :: schankler [premiere] :: kotoński :: erb
:: 23 january 2015, friday, 7 p.m. ::
flutist christine tavolacci's final dma recital
conrad prebys music center – experimental theatre :: uc-san diego
the bronze age by tristan murail for fl, cl, tbn, vln, vcl, & pno
:: 22 january 2015, thursday, 8 p.m. ::
gegenwhallaby | four little infinite lullabies (& a point)
conrad prebys music center – recital hall :: uc-san diego
deyoe :: hespos :: spahlinger :: górecki :: kotoński
:: 16 december 2014, tuesday, 8 p.m. :: faceboook event page
gnarwhallunendlich | loud music in sacred spaces in one location tour
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
spahlinger :: hespos :: schleiermacher :: k. lang :: kotoński
:: 9 december 2014, tuesday, 8 p.m. ::
tuesdays @ monk space | european currents: marina khorkova
monk space :: 4414 west 2nd st, los angeles, 90004
performing hirn & ei by carola bauckholt
:: 14 october 2014, tuesday, 8 p.m. ::
gnarwhallion | the loud music in sacred spaces in one location tour
the neighborhood church : :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
smolka :: wambsgans :: hölszky :: mcintosh :: deyoe
:: 4 october 2014, saturday, 8 p.m. ::
gnarwhallacourtin' at the branson space
boston court :: 70 n. mentor ave., pasadena, 91106
smolka :: deyoe :: wambsgans [premiere] :: górecki :: denisov
:: 8 may 2014, thursday, 7:30 p.m. ::
(another) gnarwhallaby sighting :: a(nother) quartet concert
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
smolka :: szalonek :: deyoe :: schleiermacher :: barros :: rothman
:: 15 april 2014, tuesday, 8 p.m. ::
mod-whallaby: a concert of gnarwhalla-duos | incl. the joshua trio
art share LA :: 801 e 4th pl, los angeles, 90013
grisey :: xenakis :: webern :: kurtág :: szalonek
:: 5 march 2014, wednesday, 8 p.m. ::
gnarwhaLullaby :: a gnarwhallaby sighting
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
denisov :: deyoe :: mcintosh :: barbier :: k. lang :: dobrowolski
:: 16-18 january 2014, thurs-sat, various times ::
kristen smiarowski's THE KEY GAME PROJECT: Sleep, Staring, Well
musical accompaniment by douglas wadle performed by gnarwhallaby
automata :: 504 chung king court, los angeles, ca 90012
:: 20 november 2013, wednesday, 7:30 p.m. ::
new voices, new music :: world premiere of nicholas deyoe's lullaby 4
part of the carnegie hall professional training workshop w/ david lang
zankel hall :: 881 7th ave, new york, ny 10019
:: 25 october 2013, friday, 8 p.m. ::
"yet another chance sighting of the not-so-elusive gnarwhallaby"
a performance of their forthcoming album "exhibit a" in its entirety
feldman :: denisov :: górecki :: deyoe :: kotoński
schleiermacher :: krauze :: sabat :: (and mcintosh)
art share la :: 801 e 4th place, los angeles, ca 90013
:: 11 october 2013, friday, 8 p.m. wild Up presents WORK|andrew mcintosh ::
featuring the world premiere of "lion and wolf" written for gnarwhallaby
pasadena conservatory of music :: 100 n hill ave, pasadena, ca 91106
:: 11 august 2013, sunday, 8 p.m. ::
dogstar orchestra 9 @ the wild beast concert hall, calarts
sabat :: krauze :: kotoński :: barbier :: górecki :: clark :: feldman
:: 21 july 2013, sunday, 9 p.m. ::
creative underground los angeles presents...
the blue whale :: 123 astronaut e s onizuka st, suite 301
works by sabat :: deyoe :: barbier :: navarro
:: 22 march 2013, friday, 8 p.m. ::
a concert of new works by jacob kirkegaard written for gnarwhallaby
betalevel :: chinatown, los angeles, ca
:: 30 november 2012, friday, 8 p.m. ::
a concert of premieres by UCSD graduate composition students
conrad prebys music center concert hall, uc-san diego
new quartets by tania lanfer :: bruno ruviaro :: bernardo barros ::
and a new cello solo by UCSC composer fernanda aoki navarro
as well as a reprise of her quartet parthenogenesis
:: 3 august 2012, friday, 8–11 p.m. ::
winter's child benefit show at the wexler residence
4240 navajo ave, toluca lake, 91602
gnarwhallaby will play a one hour set of music at 8:45 p.m. then we
will be joined by chris rountree and andrew tholl to accompany
vocalists in a performance of scenes from the new opera by ellen reid
:: 22 may 2012, tuesday, 8 p.m. ::
microfest concert at the velaslavasay panorama
1122 west 24th street, los angeles, ca
premieres by ron nagorcka :: klaus lang :: matt barbier :: nicholas deyoe
:: 13 april 2012, friday, 7.30 p.m. ::
"april in santa cruz" contemporary music festival
music center recital hall :: university of california, santa cruz
new works by ucsc graduate students in composition
:: 5 november 2011, saturday, 8 p.m. ::
"first appearance of the elusive gnarwhallaby"
gnarwhallaby debut concert at the wulf.
sabat :: kotoński :: schleiermacher :: górecki :: denisov :: feldman
premieres by daniel tacke :: olga rayeva | with addt'l works by barrett :: roy :: deyoe
18 nov 2017 [sat.] 6:45-7:15 p.m. | LAPhil noon to midnight
[premieres] | tkiva [2016-17] by richard barrett & homeostasis [2017] by élise roy
2 june 2017 [fri.] 8 p.m. | wasteLAnd music series @ LACC
air has no residence :: with special guest flutist élise roy
[new work premieres] by andrew greenwald :: lewis nielson :: erik ulman
& a reprise of wolfgang von schweinitz's "plainsound lullaby," op. 60
25 mar 2017 [sun.] 4 p.m. | USC, newman recital hall
the polish music center: exploring the avant-garde
works by krauze :: kulenty :: meyer :: olczak :: schaeffer :: szalonek :: wielecki
7 feb 2017 [tues.] 8 p.m. | the wild beast @ calarts
guest ensemble-in-residence
premieres by sean hayward :: t j sclafani :: iris sidikman :: thomas sturm
other works by nicholas deyoe :: andrew mcintosh :: colin wambsgans
19 jan 2017 [thurs.] 7:30 p.m. | the factory, pasadena
mixtape02 @ the factory pasadena feat. gnarwhallaby & CIPHER duo
works by nicholas deyoe :: colin wambsgans :: and a premiere by iris sidikman
16 november 2016 [wed.] 8 p.m. | spectrumNYC
heterophonic avant-garde | NY edition
program | hölszky :: mora :: kotonski :: lazkano :: lou :: górecki :: deyoe
tickets :: $15 // $10 [at the door]
11 november 2016 [fri.] 8:30 p.m. | REDCAT
heterophonic avant-garde | LA edition
program | hölszky :: manuel mora :: smolka :: michelle lou :: górecki :: nicholas deyoe
tickets :: $20 // $16 // $10 [general // student // calarts]
1 october 2016 [sat.] 2:15 p.m. | walt disney concert hall
gnareenumbrellaby :: green umbrella noon to midnight
featuring a world premiere by michelle lou [LAphil & gnarwhallaby co-commission]
tickets :: $15 all-day pass [free for green umbrella series subscribers]
28 august 2016, sunday, 2:30-4 p.m.
gnarlsbadwhallaby :: at the carlsbad music festival | st. michaels by-the-sea
works by hölszky :: feldman :: deyoe | split bill w/ r. valitutto & justine aronson
tickets :: $15 general // $30 priority | daily and weekend passes also available
15 april 2016, friday, 8 p.m.
gnarVox :: vocal concert with sopranos justine aronson and stephanie aston
works by :: hutcheson :: mccallum :: tacke :: poulenc :: ives :: deyoe
LA city college clausen hall :: 855 north vermont avenue, los angeles 90029 :: free
12 february 2016, friday, 8 p.m.
EARTHwhallaby :: three duos about the desert by ulrich krieger addtl works by ligeti
art share LA :: 801 e 4th pl, los angeles, 90013 :: $10 cash/card at door
15 december 2015, tuesday, 8 p.m.
workshop with student composers & a concert of their works + gnarwhallaby repertoire
location :: CSU-long beach gerald r. daniel recital hall :: free :: facebook event page
17 december 2015, thursday, 8 p.m.
a very deyoe christmas :: nicholas deyoe portrait concert :: solos and quartets
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103 :: $10 cash/card at door
19 december 2015, saturday, 8 p.m.
underground series with WE ARE THE WEST
701 santa monica blvd. :: 8 p.m. doors :: 8:30 p.m. gnarwhallaby :: wambsgans
18 november 2015, wednesday, 8 p.m.
location :: los angeles city college :: free
workshop and concert with faculty and student composers and gnarwhallaby's repertoire
:: 19 october 2015, monday, 9 p.m. ::
location :: ganzefeld gallery, brooklyn NY
NY premiere of the cartography of time [2015] by davíð brynjar franzson
additional works by morton feldman :: klaus lang :: zygmunt krauze :: nicholas deyoe
:: 12 september 2015, saturday, 8 p.m.
acf-la presents new music in los angeles
clausen recital hall, lacc :: 855 north vermont avenue, los angeles 90029
PIE presents gnarwhallaby performing sad trombone [2015] by isaac schankler
:: 25 july 2015, saturday, 8 p.m. ::
wasteLAnd summer series concert 1 :: $10 admission
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
the cartography of time [2015] by davíð brynjar franzson [premiere]
additional works by adriana hölszky and edison denisov [click links for gnar recs]
:: 22 may 2015, friday, 8 p.m. ::
wild Up WORK | brian walsh: from mingus to ferneyhough
boston court :: 70 north mentor avenue, pasadena, ca
euforium [1995/96] by martin smolka
:: 6 may 2015, wednesday, 8 p.m. ::
gnarphwhallanie | loud music in sacred spaces in one location tour
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
hölszky :: mccallum [premiere] :: lazkano [U.S. premiere] :: krauze :: sabat
:: featuring stephanie aston, soprano ::
:: 29 march 2015, sunday, 6 p.m. ::
people inside electronics | the wild beasts (beastwhallaby)
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
dobrowolski :: subotnick :: schankler [premiere] :: kotoński :: erb
:: 23 january 2015, friday, 7 p.m. ::
flutist christine tavolacci's final dma recital
conrad prebys music center – experimental theatre :: uc-san diego
the bronze age by tristan murail for fl, cl, tbn, vln, vcl, & pno
:: 22 january 2015, thursday, 8 p.m. ::
gegenwhallaby | four little infinite lullabies (& a point)
conrad prebys music center – recital hall :: uc-san diego
deyoe :: hespos :: spahlinger :: górecki :: kotoński
:: 16 december 2014, tuesday, 8 p.m. :: faceboook event page
gnarwhallunendlich | loud music in sacred spaces in one location tour
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
spahlinger :: hespos :: schleiermacher :: k. lang :: kotoński
:: 9 december 2014, tuesday, 8 p.m. ::
tuesdays @ monk space | european currents: marina khorkova
monk space :: 4414 west 2nd st, los angeles, 90004
performing hirn & ei by carola bauckholt
:: 14 october 2014, tuesday, 8 p.m. ::
gnarwhallion | the loud music in sacred spaces in one location tour
the neighborhood church : :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
smolka :: wambsgans :: hölszky :: mcintosh :: deyoe
:: 4 october 2014, saturday, 8 p.m. ::
gnarwhallacourtin' at the branson space
boston court :: 70 n. mentor ave., pasadena, 91106
smolka :: deyoe :: wambsgans [premiere] :: górecki :: denisov
:: 8 may 2014, thursday, 7:30 p.m. ::
(another) gnarwhallaby sighting :: a(nother) quartet concert
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
smolka :: szalonek :: deyoe :: schleiermacher :: barros :: rothman
:: 15 april 2014, tuesday, 8 p.m. ::
mod-whallaby: a concert of gnarwhalla-duos | incl. the joshua trio
art share LA :: 801 e 4th pl, los angeles, 90013
grisey :: xenakis :: webern :: kurtág :: szalonek
:: 5 march 2014, wednesday, 8 p.m. ::
gnarwhaLullaby :: a gnarwhallaby sighting
the neighborhood church :: 301 n orange grove blvd, pasadena, 91103
denisov :: deyoe :: mcintosh :: barbier :: k. lang :: dobrowolski
:: 16-18 january 2014, thurs-sat, various times ::
kristen smiarowski's THE KEY GAME PROJECT: Sleep, Staring, Well
musical accompaniment by douglas wadle performed by gnarwhallaby
automata :: 504 chung king court, los angeles, ca 90012
:: 20 november 2013, wednesday, 7:30 p.m. ::
new voices, new music :: world premiere of nicholas deyoe's lullaby 4
part of the carnegie hall professional training workshop w/ david lang
zankel hall :: 881 7th ave, new york, ny 10019
:: 25 october 2013, friday, 8 p.m. ::
"yet another chance sighting of the not-so-elusive gnarwhallaby"
a performance of their forthcoming album "exhibit a" in its entirety
feldman :: denisov :: górecki :: deyoe :: kotoński
schleiermacher :: krauze :: sabat :: (and mcintosh)
art share la :: 801 e 4th place, los angeles, ca 90013
:: 11 october 2013, friday, 8 p.m. wild Up presents WORK|andrew mcintosh ::
featuring the world premiere of "lion and wolf" written for gnarwhallaby
pasadena conservatory of music :: 100 n hill ave, pasadena, ca 91106
:: 11 august 2013, sunday, 8 p.m. ::
dogstar orchestra 9 @ the wild beast concert hall, calarts
sabat :: krauze :: kotoński :: barbier :: górecki :: clark :: feldman
:: 21 july 2013, sunday, 9 p.m. ::
creative underground los angeles presents...
the blue whale :: 123 astronaut e s onizuka st, suite 301
works by sabat :: deyoe :: barbier :: navarro
:: 22 march 2013, friday, 8 p.m. ::
a concert of new works by jacob kirkegaard written for gnarwhallaby
betalevel :: chinatown, los angeles, ca
:: 30 november 2012, friday, 8 p.m. ::
a concert of premieres by UCSD graduate composition students
conrad prebys music center concert hall, uc-san diego
new quartets by tania lanfer :: bruno ruviaro :: bernardo barros ::
and a new cello solo by UCSC composer fernanda aoki navarro
as well as a reprise of her quartet parthenogenesis
:: 3 august 2012, friday, 8–11 p.m. ::
winter's child benefit show at the wexler residence
4240 navajo ave, toluca lake, 91602
gnarwhallaby will play a one hour set of music at 8:45 p.m. then we
will be joined by chris rountree and andrew tholl to accompany
vocalists in a performance of scenes from the new opera by ellen reid
:: 22 may 2012, tuesday, 8 p.m. ::
microfest concert at the velaslavasay panorama
1122 west 24th street, los angeles, ca
premieres by ron nagorcka :: klaus lang :: matt barbier :: nicholas deyoe
:: 13 april 2012, friday, 7.30 p.m. ::
"april in santa cruz" contemporary music festival
music center recital hall :: university of california, santa cruz
new works by ucsc graduate students in composition
:: 5 november 2011, saturday, 8 p.m. ::
"first appearance of the elusive gnarwhallaby"
gnarwhallaby debut concert at the wulf.
sabat :: kotoński :: schleiermacher :: górecki :: denisov :: feldman