The Christine Burke Ensemble is an ever-changing group of Iowa City-area musicians (performers, composers and improvisers) who are interested in performing experimental music.They exclusively play works by their members:
Christine Burke - organ, clarinet, composer
Justin K Comer - saxophones, composer
Caleb J Estrada Valentín - flute
Keegan Hockett - bassoon
Lex Leto - flute, voice
Levi Raleigh Brown - percussion, composer
Mark Rheaume - trombone, composer
Ramin Roshandel - melodica
Gabi Vanek - bassoon
Will Yager - bass
Recent + Upcoming
2024.10.27
An ensemble of Justin K Comer, Levi Raleigh Brown, Lex Leto, Mark Rheaume and Christine Burke are opening for Ross Clowser at Public Space One (South Gilbert location) at 7:00pm.
Winds + Percussion (Comer)
for 5+ Performers (Burke)
Flea Circus in the Dog Fight (Brown)
Justin K Comer - Winds + Percussion
Christine Burke - for 5+ Performers
Levi Brown - Flea Circus in the Dog Fight
Recordings
Flea Circus in the Dog Fight
written by Levi Brown
listen to an excerpt above
Winds + Percussion (2024)
written by Justin K Comer
listen to an excerpt above
Quintet for Duo and Trio (2024)
written by Christine Burke
The Fly (2022)
Lex Leto x Christine Burke Ensemble
Phosphoresce in sympathy (2021)
Written by Christine Burke
a site-specific piece written for performance at Public Space One.
This performance was supported by an Iowa Arts & Culture Resilience Grant from the Iowa Arts Council. Listen to an excerpt here.
RADIO TRIO (2020)
written by Justin K Comer
[r]amp work (2019)
Written by Christine Burke
performed at [r]amp fest
listen here
AT A STEADY CONSISTENT RATE (2018)
Written by Christine Burke
for 5+ Performers (2016)
Written by Christine Burke
listen here - or - listen to an excerpt above