Omit/Transmit Orchestra (May 2023–July 2025) was an eight-piece mixed ensemble for electro-acoustic music. We experimented in wholly improvised music—free improvisation for the sake of exploring sounds, concepts, and how they come together to create art. The weekly studio environment we created together emphasized voluntary participation, including our leadership. Any member could bring an experiment, and we supported each other as we explored “composing,” “arranging,” “conducting,” and “performing” within the free-music idiom. This meant playing together, then discussing, reflecting, and establishing goals, recording all of it.
In 2024, we performed one-off shows in Chicago, composed and recorded more repeatable improvised works, and began devising new multimedia projects that illuminate the edges of our music and the center of our purpose. Throughout the year, we collaborated with Chicago-based dancer Hannah Marcus to provide a live score for her monthly Contemporary Improvisation & Phrasework workshops.
In 2025, we devised new live works, with performances at Burlington Bar in February and Epiphany Center for the Arts in April.
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