Repertoire includes a few of our own compositions plus works by John Cage, James Tenney, Christian Wolff, and various Fluxus composers.
In 2001, the ensemble collectively composed "When Morty Met John...," which circulated briefly on the internet.
We are also extremely passionate about eating/appreciating spicy Indian, Burmese and Thai cuisine, and imbibing the occasional "Dark and Stormy" or craft-brewed beer.
Sounds Like
It's hard to codify our "sound" into a few sentences. We sing and play traditional instruments (electric and double bass, percussion, guitar, oboe, saxophone, sousaphone, trombone, violin), the computer, and a variety of found objects (including but not limited to sticks, stones, and Scrabble). Our approach is highly experimental - we always strive to create new sounds and gestures!
Christened in a karaoke bar somewhere in Northern Virginia, The Bay Players are an informal collection of composers and music theorists (and one singer) whose sole purpose is the performance and advocacy of experimental music from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
i've a new piece for you. just finished it up. would like to send it your way. it uses glitches and the like. very exciting. quiet. with a rip or two. let me know.
