Eco Ensemble
David Milnes, director
UC Berkeley’s acclaimed new-music ensemble in residence does not need to look far to access some of the world’s most compelling and innovative chamber music. The university’s much-admired music department boasts some of contemporary music’s leading lights, as both celebrated faculty and alumni with international careers.
This season’s concert is a deep dive into the music of two exciting recent additions to the composition faculty. Matthew Evan Taylor centers the human breath as a primary organizational structure of his music, and Mu-Xuan Lin’s work is influenced by her experience in the visual arts, creative writing, cinema, and theater.
“The New German School, the Second Viennese School, the New York School…I imagined a future musicologist writing of the Berkeley School. The central feature? A focus on timbre and time” (San Francisco Classical Voice).
A video projection used in this performance contains nudity and mature content.
| MATTHEW EVAN TAYLOR | In this Moment 02072026, for solo wind instruments and loop station |
| MYRA MELFORD AND MATTHEW MONACO | Thrum (2026), for two improvising pianists |
| MU-XUAN LIN | Concupiscentia Femina (2024–25), for trumpet, trombone, bass clarinet, baritone voice, electronics, and video |
| MU-XUAN LIN | Double Jeopardy (2014, 12-instrument version) |
| KEN UENO | Bokuseki (2026), for solo oboe |
| MATTHEW EVAN TAYLOR | Prayer Service for Earnestine (2017), for chamber orchestra |
The Program Book will be available approximately one week before the performance.
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Eco Ensemble
David Milnes, director
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