2026 Workshop Performance
March 28th, 7:00pm
Dallas, TX
New Works for Two Spatialized Ensembles
The Black House Collective presents an evening of world premiere works for two spatially distributed ensembles, developed through a three-day intensive workshop in Dallas.
Staged at Arts Mission Oak Cliff, this performance explores large-form chamber writing across space, drawing on the lineage of postwar spatial composition.
Admission is free.
Arts Mission Oak Cliff
410 S Windomere Ave
Dallas, TX
Personnel
Conductor
Paul Mortilla — Houston, TX
Ensemble I
Flute — Jessica Wu (Houston, TX)
Flute — Doryann Mueller (San Antonio, TX)
Oboe — Anne Pinkerton (Houston, TX)
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet — Andrew Rutten (Kindred, ND)
Bassoon — Victoria Donaldson (Denton, TX)
Percussion — Hunter Gross (Fort Worth, TX)
Viola — Rachel Smith (Stuttgart, Germany)
Cello — Peter Ko (San Diego, CA)
Ensemble II
Flute — Elva Tang (Los Angeles, CA)
Flute — Jacob Wright (Tahoka, TX)
Saxophone — William Pyle (Portland, OR)
Bass Clarinet/Bari Saxophone — Russell Thorpe (Kansas City, MO)
Trumpet — Kenken Gorder (Austin, TX)
Piano — Andrew Anderson (Los Angeles, CA)
Viola — Celka Ojakangas (Springfield, MO)
Bass — James Devor (Harrisburg, PA)
Composers
Paul Mortilla — Houston, TX
Ella Kaale — League City, TX
James Devor — Harrisburg, PA
Hunter Long — Dallas, TX
Alex Stephenson — Normal, IL