Ensemble Density
contemporary art music • improvised
I think of musical space as open rather than bounded, which is why I speak about projection in the sense that I want to simply project a sound, a musical thought, to initiate it, and then let it take its own course.
Edgard Varèse
EVENTS
MUSIC NEVER KNOWS – Blurred Edges
Wednesday 17 June 2026 at 22:00
Hörbar Brigittenstraße 5, Hinterhof (in B-Movie), 20359 Hamburg
15 € / 10 € (tickets at the door / PayPal available)
Ensemble Density has assembled an unusual collection of custom-designed electronics and repurposed acoustic instruments. The players intuitively guide their sounds along winding paths and the different voices interact in a way that the music eventually develops a mind of its own. Listeners are invited to escape the fractured algorithms of daily life and submerge themselves in the unpredictable but soothing concentric circles of ensemble improvisation.
Charles MacInnes
Tam Thi Pham
Tobias Hertlein
Mehdi Hesamizadeh
Hörbar Brigittenstraße 5, Hinterhof (in B-Movie), 20359 Hamburg
15 € / 10 € (tickets at the door / PayPal available)
Ensemble Density has assembled an unusual collection of custom-designed electronics and repurposed acoustic instruments. The players intuitively guide their sounds along winding paths and the different voices interact in a way that the music eventually develops a mind of its own. Listeners are invited to escape the fractured algorithms of daily life and submerge themselves in the unpredictable but soothing concentric circles of ensemble improvisation.
Charles MacInnes
Tam Thi Pham
Tobias Hertlein
Mehdi Hesamizadeh
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Ensemble Density recordings will be available soon!
PAST PERFORMANCES
THE SALON REIMAGINED – Blurred Edges, Hamburg
INVISIBLE INK – Blurred Edges, Hamburg
STRUCTURES – Melbourne '66 | Melbourne Recital Centre
SESSIONS – New York '57 | Melbourne Recital Centre
SCRAP MUSEUM | Melbourne Fringe Festival, Bakehouse Studios
Postcard designs: Chrissy Chan
Tristram Williams (trumpet), Charles MacInnes (musical director), Jeremy Alsop (bass guitar), Steve Falk (marimba), Peter Neville (percussion), Nikki Edgar (cello), Helen Bower (violin), Michael Kieran Harvey (piano), Tony Hicks (flute & saxophone),
Ensemble Density
Founded by composer and trombonist Charles MacInnes, Ensemble Density is a collective of leading instrumentalists specialising in the performance of improvised contemporary art music. Compositional responsibility is distributed evenly amongst each of the musical identities in the group, and each performance is presented as a collaborative process involving musician, listener, context, acoustic and medium – each with a distinctive creative voice.
Photo: Chrissy Chan