Jessica Pavone (viola); Abby Swidler (viola); Erica Dicker (violin); Angela Morris (violin)

Firehouse 12 is pleased to present violist and composer Jessica Pavone and her string ensemble as they celebrate the release of their new album Brick and Mortar (Birdwatcher Records). The ensemble also features violist Abby Swidler, and violinists Erica Dicker and Angela Morris. Read all about the new release in National Sawdust Log here.

Jessica Pavone's music is "distinct and beguiling...its core is steely, and its execution clear" (The New York Times). Pavone has the "ability to transform a naked tonal gesture into something special” (The Wire).

Pavone has received grants and commissions from The American Music Center, New Music USA, Music at the Anthology (MATA), The Jerome Foundation, The Tri-Centric Foundation, Experiments in Opera, and was a composer in residence at Mise-En_Place in 2018. She has premiered new work in venues in New York City such as Roulette Intermedium, Issue Project Room, Abrons Art Center, and The Kitchen. As a composer, she has released over a dozen albums produced by Tzadik, Taiga Records, Thirsty Ear, Relative Pitch, and Skirl Records.

Find out more about Jessica Pavone here: http://jessicapavone.com/

Photo by Yuan Liu