Overtones Feature Story: Non-traditional Chamber Music
Curtis alumni and faculty share their perspectives on out-of-the-box chamber ensembles, and the creative purpose behind them.
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By Hannah Edgar
Violin. Cello. Bass. Flute. Saxophone. Piano. Guitar Drums. Any pieces come to mind for that particular instrumentation? Probably not.
But that wasn’t the point when Curtis’ 2025–26 composer in residence Jessie Montgomery formed the Everything Band, a flexible unit of composer-performers. Read on for insight into Montgomery’s process, as well as stories by Gabriel Cabezas (Cello ’13), Nicolas Kendall (Violin ’01), Addison Maye-Saxon (Trombone ’19), and violin faculty Ida Kavafian.
From the Spring 2026 issue
