Katrina Leshan has spent the last few weeks interning with 5HE before she heads off on her next great adventure for the summer. Read the blog post below to find out more about Katrina's internship hunt for this summer. And stay tuned -- Katrina helped out at fresh inc for a couple of days and wrote a post about her experience there as well!
Read MoreAfter Sunday's wildly successful performance of Luna de Cuernos at Constellation, I had a number of friends/fans ask about our creation process. How did we go from Jenny's insane clarinet solo to an insane but beautifully drawn goat? Here's how:
Read MoreThis post was written by 5HE's newest ensemble member, horn player Valerie Whitney. Val has been with us since November, and we've loved having her around! Read her post below for a peek inside her brain on her first few months with 5HE, as well as to get a couple preview images from our upcoming Luna de Cuernos performances!
Read MoreA post in which Eric H, aka Deuce, reflects on playing through the 5HF (Fifth House Flu) and why he did it.
Read MoreA post in which 5HE violist Clark Carruth reflects on Fifth House Uncorked, the fundraising event we held on Friday, March 21, 2014.
Read MoreIt's currently the halfway through winter when the excitement of the holidays are a distant memory and the anticipation of the spring and summer is still just a glimmer in your eye, and you wonder "how am I going to last until spring?" I've found 2 ways to inspire myself to keep trucking on so that I don't perish in the cold snow, and luckily we're at the point in our season when we're thinking a lot about inspiration.
Read MoreFifth House Ensemble is excited to announce its newest music and storytelling concert experience: Luna de Cuernos!
Read MoreFifth House Ensemble is excited to welcome composer Dan Visconti as 5HE's newest ensemble member! We first worked with Dan as a composition faculty member at fresh inc 2013, and we are delighted to add him to our core roster. Dan's work has been internationally recognized by the Rome Prize, the Naumburg Award, the Berlin Prize, and commissions from the Kronos Quartet, Fromm Foundation, and the Berlin Philharmonic’s Scharoun Ensemble.
Read MoreWow! It's hard to believe that the 2013 festival is over! We all got caught up making music, attending workshops, and traveling to performances, that we got a little behind on our fresh inc recap blog posts!
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