REDSHIFT is an ensemble of young, dynamic musicians with a commitment to performing contemporary with “dazzling technique and out-of-box creativity” (Lucid Culture NY). Based in New York City and San Francisco, the ensemble’s core members draw on vast experience performing all types of classical music—from the traditional to wildly experimental.

REDSHIFT’s mission is to promote the experience of live contemporary classical music through virtuosic performances in interesting venues, to foster appreciation for the music’s artistic value, and to present and commission music that represents composers from a range of styles and career stages.

With an ongoing focus on music and the environment, REDSHIFT has commissioned many new works, and recently premiered its original electroacoustic program called “Arctic Sounds”, featuring 10 commissions that incorporate field recordings of Alaskan wildlife.

This year, REDSHIFT will premiere six new works written for them, continue its residency at CalState-East Bay in Hayward, CA, record an album of music by Daniel Felsenfeld on the Naxos American Classics label, and will be presented in venues from the Central Park Zoo to Old First Church in San Francisco.  In July 2012, REDSHIFT will be in-residence at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival in Alaska, and also continues to collaborate with American Opera Projects and composer John Glover in the development of the monodrama opera, Our Basic Nature, which will receive its full national premiere in the 2012-13 season.