TRIP MUSIC ENSEMBLE: Soaring Rhythms, Ambient Textures, Soulful Vocals
Weaving textural guitar loops, electronics, soulful melodies
and grounded, world rhythms into tapestries of sound, The
TRIP Music Ensemble creates and performs music for
TRIP Dance Theatre performances and Sacred Spaces Workshops.
From ambient, to orchestral, rock and world music, this group
of musicians has participated and is influenced by many different
musical genres. Having worked togethor for between 7 and 15
years, the ensemble has developed a highly skilled ability
to improvise together. They are adept at working with both
live and choreographed dance, with a keen sensitivity that
allows them to both respond to the dance and move it into
new territory.
The ensemble is led by music director/primary composer/guitarist Charlie Campagna, who has created dozens
of original compositions for the company that have incorporated
guitar, cello, bass, percussion, voice, electronics, four
channel audio, bells, whales, violin and much more. Additional
original music for the company is composed by TRIP ensemble
members Ron Bartlett and Eric Potter and outside musical collaborators,
such as Moira Smiley of VOCO and the women's vocal ensemble, KITKA.
The Core members of the TRIP music ensemble are Charlie Campagna (guitar / electronics) Ron
Bartlett (percussion), Eric Potter (guitar, atmospheres), Hector Torres (world
percussion) and Arlys Alford (vocals).
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