Ensembles

Ensemble East West

Ensemble East West originally began as Tessa Brinckman & East West Continuo in 2003, and initially was only intended to be a recording project. However the group took off, and it has been warmly received by Pacific Northwest audiences with its unique sound, often incorporating other artistic media to reach an enthusiastic and diverse audience.

Founded by Tessa Brinckman, the flexible ensemble of flute, violin, viola, harp, and koto continues its mission to honor traditions and push the boundaries, both in Western and non-Western classical music. Since their inception they have averaged eight concerts per year, and have commissioned nine new works, creating new repertoire for the less typical instrumental combinations. The ensemble made its first critically acclaimed CD in 2005, Glass Sky - Chamber Music for Flute & Stringed Instruments (North Pacific Music LD021).

Caballito Negro

Caballito Negro is named from a line of a poem, Cancion de Jinete (Song of the Rider) by Federico Garcia Lorca, and one of the Madrigals, by composer George Crumb. "Little Black Horse" gallops into Oregon's new music scene as a duo, with flutist Tessa Brinckman and percussionist Terry Longshore. The new duo not only promises to present contemporary works from the western classical tradition, but also contemporary work from ethnic Europe, Asia and Africa.