Jeffrey Gavett
Baritone, composer, improviser
Member of experimental ensemble loadbang, director of Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble, improviser, composer, choral and church musician, Jeffrey is known for his engaging and expressive performances of New Music, as well as masterpieces of the past.
The Future
Ekmeles at Columbia, NYU
Ekmeles performs works by Columbia composers, and lectures at NYU
Recent happenings
Roomful of Teeth
Jeffrey joined Roomful of Teeth for a tour of the American West
Monkey
Jeffrey sang in the pit of Monkey: Journey to the West all July at Lincoln Center Festival
FAMA
Ekmeles sings the US premiere of Beat Furrer's FAMA with Talea Ensemble May 16 and 17
Augenmusik
Jeffrey performed a concert of medieval and modern Augenmusik with Ekmeles, April 22nd
NYU loadbang
loadbang performs new works by NYU doctoral composers, April 21st
Indiana
Jeffrey flew to SIU to lecture on Just Intonation, and perform music by Frank Stemper and Aaron Cassidy, April 5th
loadbang premieres
loadbang plays new works by Franzson, Iddon, Oehring, & Smooke. March 8
Shorts
Jeffrey sings opera shorts with Experiments in Opera
Americans
Ekmeles performed music by Americans January 24th
Premieres
loadbang premiered music by members of the group January 11th
Conducting
I conducted an all-star octet for Steve Reich's Cello Counterpoint in June
Nono
I conducted Ekmeles in the US premiere of Nono's Quando Stanno Morendo
NYU & Columbia
Ekmeles premiered 11 new works by graduate composers in February and March