Hailed as “one of the finest songwriters of the day” (The New Yorker), Gabriel Kahane is a musical storyteller who has worked with many of America’s leading arts institutions including Carnegie Hall and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Kahane is joined in concert by Roomful of Teeth, a two-time Grammy winning vocal band dedicated to reimagining the expressive potential of the human voice.

About Gabriel Kahane: A musician and storyteller whose work increasingly exists at the intersection of art and social practice, Kahane has been hailed as “one of the finest songwriters of the day” (The New Yorker). He has released give albums as a singer-songwriter including his most recent album Magnificent Bird, hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as “a gorgeous, intimate collection of musical snapshots.” As a composer, he has been commissioned by many of America’s leading arts institutions, including the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Public Theater, which in 2012 presented his musical, House. A frequent collaborator across a range of musical communities, Kahane has worked with an array of artists including Paull Simon, Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird, Phoebe Bridgers, Caroline Shaw and Chris Thile.

About Roomful of Teeth: A two-time Grammy winning vocal band dedicated to reimagining the expressive potential of the human voice, Roomful of Teeth seeks to uplift and amplify voices old and new while creating and performing meaningful and adventurous music. Their last album, Rough Magic (New Amsterdam Records, 2023), was captured using groundbreaking recording techniques and innovative spatial technology. In 2024, Roomful of Teeth won a Grammy award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for Rough Magic, and composer William Brittelle’s work “Psychedelics,” was nominated for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. Founded in 2009, the band was incubated at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, where members studied with some of the world’s top performers and teachers and commissioned composers who were known for breaking molds. Learn more at roomfulofteeth.org.

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