Drew Gardner's Poetics Orchestra combines music and poetry through spontaneous conduction. Gardner collaborates with poets on arrangements that are tailored to their particular work. The featured musicians hail from different genres: indie rock, folk and jazz, and share an interest in poetry.
October 3, 2015
- Sharon Mesmer (27:54): MP3
- Bruce Andrews (no Bruce Andrews recording - recorder failure)
- Drew Gardner - conduction
- Franklin Bruno - piano
- Alex Weiss Baritone - sax
- Ehran Elisha - drums
October 10, 2015
- Katie Degentesh (35:40): MP3
- Katy Bohinc (32:32): MP3
- Drew Gardner - conduction
- Franklin Bruno - piano
- Alex Weiss - baritone sax
- Lee Tomboulian - accordion
- Pete Galub - guitar
- Bob Bannister - guitar
- Ehran Elisha - drums
October 17, 2015
- Ben Tripp (31:48): MP3
- Boni Joi (27:06): MP3
- Drew Gardner - conduction
- Franklin Bruno - piano
- Alex Weiss - baritone sax
- Bob Bannister - guitar
- Ehran Elisha - drums
- David Brown - percussion
October 24, 2015
- Drew Gardner - conduction
- Bob Bannister - guitar
- Katie Degentesh - vocals
- Gina Figueroa - vocals
- Christopher Fleck - vocals
- Ehran Elisha - drums
- David Brown - percussion
October 31, 2015
- Drew Gardner - conduction
- Franklin Bruno - piano
- Lee Tomboulian - accordion
- Bob Bannister - guitar
- Jeremy Harlos - bass
- Ehran Elisha - drums
November 7, 2015
- Drew Gardner - conduction
- Franklin Bruno - piano/melodica
- Alex Weiss - baritone sax
- Jean Cook - violin
- Bob Bannister - guitar
- Brandon Kalber - bass
- Jeremy Chatzky - bass
- Ehran Elisha - drums
November 14, 2015
- Drew Gardner - conduction
- Franklin Bruno - piano/melodica
- Bob Bannister - guitar
- Reuben Radding - bass
- Ehran Elisha - drums
November 21, 2015
- Drew Gardner - conduction
- Franklin Bruno - piano/melodica
- Lee Tomboulian - accordion
- Alex Weiss - baritone sax
- Bob Bannister - guitar
- Ehran Elisha - drums
- Pete Galub - guitar
- David Brown - percussion