Aurora: a Contemporary Chamber Collective
A Michigan-based music collective dedicated to the performance of contemporary and experimental music by diverse, living composers.
Events:
April 2025
The Natural World
The University of Michigan
Pauline Oliveros - Four Meditations for Orchestra - I. From Unknown Silences (1996)
Paul Novak - gravity dances (2023)
Akari Komura - in the language of the bloom (2023)
John Zorn - Cobra (1970)
Members:
Ty Bloomfield, co-artistic director, conductor, composer
Kalliopi Katsiris, flute
Mattie Levy, oboe, composition
Dajuan Brooks, clarinet
Noah Stoker, saxophone
Aryn Nester, trombone
Xin Yi Chong, percussion
Jake Ellzey, percussion, composition
Nicole Knorr, piano, voice, composition
Kirsten Lee, violin
Casey Boyer, co-artistic director, viola
Max Healy, cello
Maxwell Winningham, double bass, composition