Heliand • Sunday Classical in Burlington
August 24, 2025

City Hall Park
135 Church St
Burlington, VT 05401
Sponsored by BCA
with Thomas Kozumplik, percussion and Mary Rowell, violin

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Clogs

The Australian-American quartet features composer and multi-instrumentalist Padma Newsome, guitarist and composer Bryce Dessner, percussionist Thomas Kozumplik and bassoonist Rachael Elliott. With an artful blend of folk, classical and rock influences along with improvisation, Clogs has charted new territories in chamber music. The quartet has toured widely across the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Australia, with appearances ranging from the Bar Fly to the Barbican Centre, and points between.

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EK Duo

Bassoonist Rachael Elliott and percussionist Thomas Kozumplik are longtime collaborators and founding members of the alt-classical group, Clogs. They’ve performed on stages ranging from the Sydney Festival to BAM, from Big Ears to the Knitting Factory, from London Jazz Festival to Amoeba Music, and points between. EK Duo grew out of their shared passion for chamber music, improvisation, groove, and sound exploration. They perform haunting avant-chamber music with folkloric, minimalist and electronic elements colored by the steel drum, kalimba, reedy bassoon and more.

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Heliand

Our woodwind & piano outfit takes its name from the common sunflower, Helianthus, a cheery mainstay of summer gardens across our home state of Vermont. Heliand’s imaginative programs incorporate poetry, storytelling and an eclectic mélange of classical music, new music and song.

We play, we sing, we speak to our audiences. . . we believe music is rooted in joy and connection.

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Dark in the Song

This collective of five leading American bassoonists commissions and performs new music for bassoon ensemble. Each June we present the NewBassoon Workshop, and annual gathering of bassoonists who are keen to explore contemporary bassoon music and techniques, with outstanding guest artists from the field. The weeklong workshop is produced in partnership with National Music Festival and the wonderfully supportive community in and around Chestertown, Maryland. After a Covid-pause, we’re excited to resume the NewBassoon Workshop on June 5-11, 2022.

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Rushes Ensemble

The all-star septet is the leading interpreter of Michael Gordon’s “Rushes” which they premiered in 2012 at EMPAC in Troy, New York. Their premiere recording of the work was released in 2014 by Cantaloupe Records.

Rushes Ensemble has appeared throughout Europe and North America at venues including November Music, Korzo Theater and GLOW Festival in the Netherlands; Surround Festival in Brugge, Belgium; Vancouver New Music Festival; Duke Performances; Oz Arts in Nashville; Big Ears in Knoxville; and National Sawdust and Park Avenue Armory in New York.

Rushes Ensemble EPK > (Press Kit & Booking Info for Presenters)

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Tuple

We like weird! Tuple (pronounced “tuh-pl” or “too-pl,” depending on whom you’re speaking with) is comprised of bassoonists Rachael Elliott and Lynn Hileman. Our debut album, Darker Things, was released by Bright Shiny Things in 2019.

Conversation with Tuple on BST >

Tuple’s Darker Things album on Bandcamp >

tuplebassoonduo.com >