Ligament:

Recently described as “perverse and nihilistic” by someone on social media, Anika Kildegaard (voice) and Will Yager (double bass) are LIGAMENT, an ensemble dedicated to commissioning new music and creating work for their unique instrumentation. LIGAMENT’s performances are a fusion of standard and non-standard elements; sometimes there are high heels and sometimes there are electric toothbrushes (and sometimes both). The duo is equally at home with extended techniques as with extra-musical elements.

Soprano Anika Kildegaard is regularly sought out as a passionate interpreter and collaborator. She is a champion of new music, having premiered and commissioned multiple new works from composers across the Midwest including Libby Larsen, Linda Kachelmeier, and Mitch Grussing. She has sung with such notable groups as The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, the Minnesota Chorale, the SPCO Chorale, MPLS (imPulse), Magpies & Ravens, and the Grammy award winning ensemble The Crossing.

Will Yager is a bassist/improviser committed to collaborating with living composers in the creation of new solo and chamber repertoire for the double bass. In addition to LIGAMENT, he is a member of the improvising trio Wombat.

Sydeboob duo:

We are a contemporary chamber music duo for the 21st Century located in Brooklyn, NY. Made up of soprano vocalist Anna Elder and flutist Sarah Steranka, we perform and commission contemporary chamber music at the highest level. We often push the boundaries of modern techniques while honoring traditional performance practices that would be common in any era of classical music and most importantly make our mother’s happy. We’ve been playing together since 2015, but formed SydeBoob officially in 2020. Our name is a term for soft-bodied women that has been taken back by modern feminists about ownership of what society deems to be “unsightly body fat.” In taking the term back, we are declaring that we own our bodies, our decisions, our minds, and our musical practice. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of contemporary performance, amplifying the voices of female artists, and using alternative performance mediums to invite listeners into a more unique and challenging listening space.

Layer Meat

Layer Meat is Anna Young. Artist, composer and performer. Born in the midwest, living in Philly performing world wide.

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