The Brightwork Ensemble
Brightwork Ensemble is a classical new music sextet based in Los Angeles, California. A flexible and fearless group of world-class musicians, Brightwork consists of piano, violin, soprano, cello, flute, clarinet, percussion (an instrumentation which is often called “Pierrot + percussion,” and which is to modern chamber music what the string quartet was to earlier centuries), and champions the best of the music that’s being written today, while continuing to play the classics of “new” music from the last hundred years.
We play the music we love, whether this is one of our favorite masterworks of the 20th century, or the latest dazzling score from a composer whose music we just discovered. What the listener can expect at a Brightwork concert–at the very least–is exciting, emotionally engaging music presented in state-of-the-art performances. Brightwork seeks to draw the audience into the creative process.
Next Up
Snap, Crackle, Brightwork goes pop!
Enjoy an evening of cutting-edge chamber music fusing some of our favorite pop songs with the exciting modernism of this Pierrot ensemble, including innovative Beatles settings, a beat-inspired work by Pulitzer-prize winning composer Anthony Davis, newly commissioned works, and unique takes on the music of Sonic Youth, Radiohead, Prince and others.
Next Up
Snap, Crackle, Brightwork goes pop!
Enjoy an evening of cutting-edge chamber music fusing some of our favorite pop songs with the exciting modernism of this Pierrot ensemble, including innovative Beatles settings, a beat-inspired work by Pulitzer-prize winning composer Anthony Davis, newly commissioned works, and unique takes on the music of Sonic Youth, Radiohead, Prince and others.
Brightwork Ensemble: Pop Up!
June 17, 2025
Press
“Put on your sunglasses — here comes the brightest new music group you’ve heard in years. When these players aren’t too busy getting Grammy® nominations or playing LA’s premiere venues (LA Phil, LACO, LA Opera, Jacaranda, Monday Evening Concerts…) they’re commissioning & premiering works from tomorrow’s tastemakers.
Brightwork newmusic takes no prisoners, and leaves no listeners behind. Catch them…if you can.”
-KPFK