Loom Ensemble’s newest project has been slow cooking for a decade. LoomSong is a fresh constellation of longtime collaborators, and a new approach to songs which have been in development for years.
Sasha, Onome and Raffles are LoomSong–a vocal trio exploring the boundaries of the human voice and the intersections between composition and improvisation. Their current repertoire consists of compositions by its members, new improvisational structures, and original arrangements of folk, jazz, classical and world music.
LoomSong concerts are a tour de force of vocal pyrotechnics and brain-bending complexity, infused with warm, invitational opportunities to join in and sing along.
Upcoming Concerts
THIS JULY with funding from the New England Foundation for the Arts, LoomSong is offering workshops and open jams, debuting some new works, and sharing recent best-of repertoire.
Friday July 18, 7pm
Tydeman Farm, just outside Hudson NY
564 Country Route 10
Germantown, NY 12526
$10-$30 sliding scale.
Tickets here
Saturday July 19, 5pm
Rail Trail Café at Stone Mt. Farm
310 River Road Ext.
New Paltz, NY 12561
$10 suggested donation, or pay what you can
More info here
Saturday July 26
Montpelier Performing Arts Hub
35 College St, Montpelier, VT 05602
3-5 Vocal Workshop
7-8:30 Performance
8:30-9:30 Open Jam
Tickets and more info here
Sunday July 27
Earthdance
252 Prospect St, Plainfield, MA 01070
3-5pm Vocal Workshop
6-7:30pm Performance
7:30-9pm Open Jam
Tickets and more info here
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Sasha Bogdanowitsch is a composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and educator, whose work includes music for theater, dance and film, interdisciplinary performance, concert music and original songs. His compositional output is heavily influenced by his studies of world, folk, early and contemporary music. Sasha has performed worldwide and throughout the New York area in venues such as: Carnegie Hall, Whitney Museum, Symphony Space, BAM and Roulette. ‘’…winning authenticity.” NY Times
www.timbretree.com
https://sashabogdanowitsch.bandcamp.com/
Onome is a vocalist, improviser, and interdisciplinary sound artist who leads experiences at the intersection of voice, creativity, and mindfulness – for a wide variety of audiences internationally at colleges, corporations, concerts, cultural centers, and retreats. She has partnered with numerous organizations as an artist-in-residence, teacher, and mentor, including the United Nations, Carnegie Hall, Música do Círculo, Grace Episcopal Church, and Bobby McFerrin’s CircleSongs retreat.
www.onome.org
Raffles is a singer, dancer and theater maker, born and raised in NYC. Co-Director of Loom Ensemble (2010) and Co-Founder of WildHeart (2022) Internationally, they’ve performed with the English National Opera in London; Loom Ensemble’s annual performance season in Dubai, three summers with Theater Slava in Stockholm, and with the Art Monastery Project at dozens of venues in Italy, Belgium, Sweden and Berlin. NYC highlights include Lincoln Center with Urban Research Theatre, New York Philharmonic with Constellation Chor, BAM with Meredith Monk, and La MaMa with Loom.
www.raphaelsacks.com
