NYC-based ensemble Wet Ink to perform at Dalton Center

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The NYC-based ensemble Wet Ink will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall at Western Michigan University.

The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors and $5 for students, and are available from Miller Auditorium online or by calling (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858.

Wet Ink ensemble

Wet Ink's core ensemble is a septet of world-class composers, improvisers and interpreters who collaborate in band-like fashion, writing, improvising, preparing and touring pieces together over long stretches of time. The septet includes: Erin Lesser, flutes; Alex Mincek, saxophone; Ian Antonio, percussion; Eric Wubbels, piano; Josh Modney, violin; Kate Soper, voice; and Sam Pluta, electronics.

The Feb. 8 performance will showcase electroacoustic music tailor-made to the unique virtuosity of Wet Ink.

Bullock Music Performance Institute

Established in the fall of 1985 and renamed in 1988 in honor of its founder, the institute's mission is to add to the already rich cultural life of Kalamazoo by creating opportunities to develop closer personal and artistic ties between audience and performer. The institute has presented events ranging from formal evening concerts to daytime educational outreach events for students and local audiences of all ages.

For more information about the Wednesday evening concert series, call (269) 387-4704 or (269) 387-4678, or visit wmich.edu/music.

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