315 Ensemble performs electro-acoustic music works of Chris Cresswell.

Program

Too Late in the Evening – (2023)
For alto flute, soprano, and electronics
(With special guest, Julia Ebner)

Sonic Abstractions – (2019)
315 Ensemble

Another Morning of Music Ramblings – (2023)
315 Ensemble

of even the beautiful – (2019)
For glissando flute and electronics

this is where I am right now – (2021)
For piano and electronics

From Dreams, We Emerge – (2015)
315 Ensemble with electronics

The Lost Art of Losing Sleep – (2017)

315 Ensemble with electronics

Originally a graduate school project while living in Birmingham, England in 2016, 315 Ensemble is led by composer/guitarist Chris Cresswell and is dedicated to performing electro-acoustic music. Established in 2021 in its namesake community, 315 Ensemble features some of the top players from Central New York’s classical, jazz, and experimental scenes and “…blurs the boundaries between industrial and organic, soothing and suspenseful, introspective and anxious” (International Clarinet Association).

A chamber sextet, 315 Ensemble features Diane Jones on flutes, Ryan Sparkes on clarinets, Edgar Tumajyan on violin, Kristen Kopf on cello, Nick Abelgore on piano, and Chris Cresswell on electric guitar. Committed to performing new music that embraces contemporary classical, ambient, and electronic musical worlds, 315 Ensemble has commissioned and championed exciting composers from around the world, including Emily Levy, Kevin Baldwin, Patrick Ellis, and Jamie Elless. It also serves as the primary vehicle for Chris Cresswell’s work as a composer and sound artist. They have performed at the Frontiers Festival in Birmingham, England, have been featured on the International Music Council’s Window on the World radio program, and released their debut EP on Ravello Records in 2018. 315 Ensemble is invested in, and supported by the Central New York arts community. They have received support from CNY Arts, WCNY-FM, Birmingham Conservatoire, and new music fans from around the world. They are committed to becoming a mainstay of the ever-growing music scene in Central New York.