Hello and welcome to my website. Here you can find
information about me and my music, download MP3s
of my music, order sheet music, find links to other
cool sites, and contact me with requests, comments,
concerns, lame jokes, insults, etc.


NEWS

I Just returned from a very successful premiere of my new choral work Lord, Grant Us Thy Peace in Poughkeepsie, New York, performed by the Christ Church choir and assorted musicians under the direction of Laura Russell. I hope to have the recording posted soon on my compositions page.

Sqwonk is gearing up for our first concert in a while, which will include premieres of new works by Ryan Brown, Ben Phelps, Ken Thomson, Aaron Novik, and Cornelius Boots. We'll be playing April 30th at SF Conservatory and June 17th at the Climate Theater in San Francisco

In other news, Zoyres has completed the mixing and mastering of our new CD - still a ways to go with cover/jacket design, naming, etc., but should be out soon.

MY APPROACH

My goal in all my musical pursuits is to make music
alive, intense, and vital. I don’t want it to be held back,
constrained, or tamed. This doesn’t mean I want
everything to be loud and screaming all the time;
just that I want it to be strong, direct,
and deeply felt, without pretension.

I write music for all sorts of ensembles,
from orchestra to chorus to rock band.
To see a list of my works and listen
to audio clips, click here.

As a performer, I am involved in all sorts of creative
and interesting projects. I am a member of the heavy
chamber music bass clarinet quartet Edmund Welles
and the klezmer / balkan / jazz / wild improv band
Zoyres, as well as a co-founder, composer,
and performer in the bass clarinet duo Sqwonk .
I also freelance as a classical clarinetist
and conduct compositions by students
and other young composers.

So please browse around, listen to my music,
and e-mail me if you have any questions or
if you’re interested in booking any of my
bands or ordering any of my music.




UPCOMING PERFORMANCES


Sunday, April 27th, 2008, 3:30PM
Rhoda Goldman Plaza, San Francisco
Concert of Yiddish songs with soprano HEATHER KLEIN and pianist ALLA GLADYSHEVA
www.heatherlklein.com


Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 8PM
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Salon
SQWONK
Premieres of new works by Ryan Brown, Ben Phelps,
Ken Thomson, and others
www.sfcm.edu


Saturday, May 3, 2008
Cayuga Vault, Santa Cruz CA
ZOYRES
We'll playing for a Habitat for Humanity benefit
http://zoyres.monopod.net


Thursday, May 8, 2008, 8PM
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
NOA EVEN Saxophone Recital
I'll be playing in a new piece by MAX STOFFREGEN
for soprano sax, two bass clarinets, electric guitar, and keyboard
www.sfcm.edu

Friday, May 9, 2008, 9PM
The Uptown
1928 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
$8
EDMUND WELLES
wih Never Enough Hope
www.uptownnightclub.com
www.edmundwelles.com


Saturday, May 10, 2008, 4PM
Temple Beth Am, Las Altos Hills, CA
Concert of Yiddish songs with soprano HEATHER KLEIN and pianist ALLA GLADYSHEVA
www.heatherlklein.com


Sunday, May 18th, 2PM
Peninsula JCC, Foster City, CA
DEATH SONG RECITAL with soprano HEATHER KLEIN and pianist ALLA GLADYSHEVA
www.heatherlklein.com


Friday, May 23, 2008, 8PM
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco
$15
EDMUND WELLES performs new works by
composers inside and outside the enssmble
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
www.edmundwelles.com