West Oakland Sound Series
2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland
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Eda Er + DANNIEL RIBEIRO
Dan Plonsey: Understanding Human Behavio, Part 2: The Doll House





Eda Er and DANNIEL RIBEIRO debut their dynamic duo, blending vocals, electronics, electric guitar, and video. Their work incorporates transducers and extended techniques within a structured improvisation setting, highlighting their shared exploration of sound, collaboration, and multimedia expression.

Eda Er is a composer, multimedia artist, and vocalist based in the Bay Area. Her work integrates electronic music, classical composition, installation art, and theater, often using storytelling to explore themes of belonging, memory, and generational trauma. Eda's practice bridges new media, improvisation, and sensors, with a focus on the interaction between sound, visuals, and space. She frequently collaborates with renowned ensembles and artists and is known for her interdisciplinary approach, combining performance art with cutting-edge technology to create immersive experiences.

DANNIEL RIBEIRO is a Brazilian composer based in the Bay Area. His work explores instrumental music through project-specific techniques, preparations, sculptural objects, amplification, and transduced electronics. Focusing primarily on the guitar, he expands its expressive range and investigates the instrument’s evolving stylistic devices. His performances span spontaneous composition, recorded and transformed performances, collaborative projects, and the exploration of augmented instrument capabilities. Danniel has studied composition in Brazil, Canada, France, and the USA, and has participated in various international festivals as a resident composer.


Dan Plonsey: Understanding Human Behavio, Part 2: The Doll House
Mantra Plonsey: words, songs, voice
Dan Plonsey: composer, saxophones, clarinets, etc.
Cory Wright: saxophones, clarinets, flutes
Matthew Welch: bagpipes, suling, accordion, etc.
Masha Albrecht: violin
Sarah Willner: viola
Mary Artmann: cello
Jordan Glenn: drums, percussion
Ward Spangler: drums, percussion
Kattt Sammon: tableaux, voice

Post-pandemic, I have begun to present performances which integrate many of the compositional principles and practices I’ve played round with for over 46 years. The music is: emotional/colorful, soulful/animal, egalitarian, practical, mysterious, and is written specifically for friends – I've worked with most of these performers for decades. Of musical practices, these works employ polyphony, short simple compositions, repetition, use of multiple idioms, and improvisation with various constraints, including the reckless, unconstrained sort. A critical component in these performances is my wife Mantra, who supplies most of the words and vocals. And for this particular venue, I’ve enlisted Kattt to assemble a series of tableaux, which will be projected onto the giant plain back wall. The title “Understanding Human Behavio” belongs to my solo oboe/keyboard/voice CD (1998); I'm returning to it at this time because there's now even more to understand.
-- DP

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