emma-rose bauman
emma-rose bauman
flute, piccolo, alto flute, baroque flute, clarinet, saxophones, electric bass
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Emma-rose Bauman (Rose) [she/they/fae] is a freelancing flutist, woodwind multi-instrumentalist, and interdisciplinary performance artist. They specialize in ensemble playing, live and session, with focus in contemporary, orchestral, jazz, and improvisational genres. Rose is exploring textures of whimsy, ghosts, desperation, and ritual in their projects. They compose/perform/record/produce their solo noise-ambient project foolish fife, which features electronically manipulated flute and voice, as well as their electric bass counterpoint post-punk trio Žaltys.
(new york city & los angeles based)
2025 events
2025 events
EP RELEASE: FOOLISH FIFE - BEGONE IF YOU BE NOT DEATHLESS
may 08 // out on all streaming platforms
"begone if you be not deathless" is a 3 track evilflutepop EP dedicated to the 3 main ladies of the Lord of the Rings, made up of jittering arpeggios, metallic noise riffs, overdriven sighs and gasps, held together by the sparkly purple glitter glue of pocket operator beats and slam-compressed with dirt DIRT DIRT! lyrics are like if a depressed Victorian erotica writer time traveled and heard pop music for the first time. I've taken myself apart and put myself back together with all different kinds of adhesives... all aboard the ship of theseus!
SINGLE RELEASE: MADDISON FLÓRA, "OFF WITH THE FAERIES"
april 24 // out on all streaming platforms
Maddison Flóra is an Australian-born vocalist, harpist, composer, and producer whose music is soft, dreamy, and bittersweet.
UMBRA (UMBRA, AE, F. — SHADE, SHADOW, (PL) UNDERWORLD)
march 21 + 22 // 20:00 - highways performance space, los angeles CA
Adapted from the Orpheus myth, Umbra is an opera-theater work that explores grief as a metamorphic force and asks the question: how does grief transform (us)? In the disorientation of grief, the wires of reality, mythology, memory, dream, and time cross. Umbra exists here.
Elliot Menard, creator and composer. Héctor Alvarez, director. tickets.
LOST LETTERS MIXTAPE FEATURING ŽALTYS
january 12 // 20:30 - pete's candy store, brooklyn NY
emerging post-punk euro-trash band žaltys is a guest artist on déa thatcher maglione's "lost letters mixtape".
2024 events (click to expand)
2024 events (click to expand)
HOLLY KNOCH
october 06 // 19:00 - richard an studio project (RASP), los angeles, CA
Holly Knoch is presenting a set of meaningful musical collages including baroque music, pop arrangements, and new works by Mason Moy and Matt LeVeque.
CALARTS GRADUATION 2024: GAMELAN ENSEMBLE
may 10 // 15:00 - main entrance, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
The Calarts Balinese Gamelan and Dance ensemble under the direction of Nyomen and Nanik Wenten performs music and dance at the 2024 graduation commencement ceremony.
CALARTS ESP NIGHT @ COAXIAL
may 06 // 20:30 - coaxial arts, 1815 S main st., los angeles, CA 90015
The final CalArts ESP Night of the year is hosted by Coaxial Arts, featuring electronic and acoustic performances.
BOB HAOYU WANG
may 04 // 17:00 - the wild beast, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
Bob Haoyu Wang presents compositions for small and large ensembles at his MFA mid-residency recital.
ELIZABETH ANN SETZER
may 04 // 12:00 - ROD theater, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
Elizabeth Ann Setzer presents compositions for chamber ensembles at her MFA graduation recital.
CALARTS EXPO: CUNT CAVE
may 02 - the xbox, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
The CalArts Feminist Alliance Movement presents an all-day installation of a community care space rooted in feminist values, featuring a lineup of community-member performances curated by Emma-rose Bauman.
CALARTS EXPO: KERFUFFLE
may 02 // 17:00 - ROD theater, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
Kerfuffle band led by Levy Barlevy presents a punk-metal-jazz fusion piece followed by a ceramic instrument performance.
TRACY THOMPSON
april 30 // 20:00 - the wild beast, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
Tracy Thompson presents an eclectic program of music by female, non-binary, queer and transgender identifying composers.
WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL: BALINESE DANCE
april 26 // 21:00 - the wild beast, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
Burat Wangi dance and gamelan ensemble, under the direction of Nanik Wenten and I Nyomen Wenten, perform music and dance at the annual CalArts World Music Festival.
POMP, PARTY, AND PASSION!
april 22 // 20:00 - ROD theater, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
The Calarts Period Instrument Ensemble presents a night of renaissance and early baroque works.
MAGIC MARKET
april 21 // 12:00 - 3510 Pasadena Ave at Heritage Square, los angeles, CA
The Bards of Ethera play the Magic Market pop up metaphysical event.
THE KITCHEN TABLE
april 18 // 17:30 - soccer field, california instute of the arts, valencia, CA
Created and directed by Nic Brannen, The Kitchen Table is a 12-hour thesis show, comprised of 22 30-minute sets representing each tarot card of the major arcana. I will be presenting a depiction of The Hermit, 17:30-18:00.
KURT WEILL'S THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS
april 17-20 // 20:00 - The Walt Disney Modular Theater, california instute of the arts, valencia, CA
The last opera collaboration between Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht is a biting satire of capitalism and an absurdist allegory on the immigrant struggle for self-determination. A young woman named Anna sets out from rural Louisiana to find her fortune in the big cities, where she confronts the classical deadly sins of Sloth, Pride, Wrath, Gluttony, Lust, Avarice, and Envy. tickets
ALICE SANDAHL
april 16 // 20:00 - ROD theater, california instute of the arts, valencia, CA
Alice Sandahl presents newly composed songs and works for chamber + band settings.
FOOLISH FIFE
april 13 // 15:30 - The Wild Beast, california instute of the arts, valencia, CA
my piece umbra is presented at the california institute of the arts accepted students day welcoming concert.
MY BLUE RASPBERRY
april 12-13 // 20:30 - Highways, santa monica, CA
My Blue Raspberry is the sophomore alternative opera by Jacob Wolff. My Blue Raspberry uses a variety of appropriated videos and texts in combination with original material (created by the artist and collected from their childhood) that describes the blurred lines one experiences as their own memory and memory experienced through media become indistinguishable. tickets
YOU, ME, + THE WHALES ARKESTRA
april 08 // 20:00 - ROD theater, california instute of the arts, valencia, CA
Zac Burgenbauch presents original neo-jazz works, featuring the You, Me, + the Whales Arkestra.
ORPHEUS SONGS
april 07 // 20:00 - The Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, pasadena, CA
Elliot Menard with Open Gate Theatre presents a modern retelling of Orpheus's search for Eurydice.
PETER HAGER
april 06 // 17:00 - ROD theater, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
Peter Hager presents a night of text-based and improvisational scores.
NELLE ANDERSON
april 03 // 20:00 - ROD theater, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
Nelle Anderson presents a night of audience-interactive and aleatoric scores.
JOLEE GO
march 29 // 20:00 - The Virgil, los angeles, CA
Playing hits with the Jolee Go band.
SOUNDINGLIKEAFLUTE
march 18 // 20:00 - ROD theater, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
Emma-Rose Bauman explores sounding like a flute and not sounding like a flute in their graduation thesis recital, made possible with the generous collaborative efforts of the community <3. A night of contemporary flute works by Sciarrino, Kapustin, and Saariaho, as well as many original pieces devised and written by Emma-rose. Including mini-sets by my groups: foolish fife and dilemma-rose and the wailin' milfs. Join me for quiet music, loud music, movement music, drone music, jazz music, contemporary music, and punk music. livestream.
JOLEE GO
march 16 // 20:00 - 2220 Arts + Archives, los angeles, CA
Playing hits with the Jolee Go band.
THE BARDS OF ETHERA
march 12 // 20:00 - ROD theater, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
The Bards of Ethera, a fantasy band, presents originals and arrangements of Maddison Schnieder.
STRANGE DARLIN'
march 09 // 20:00 - ROD theater, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
Simone Maura presents a recital of the works of femme and nonbinary songwriters, as well as american folk music.
IVAN CUNNINGHAM
march 09 // 14:00 - ROD theater, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
Presenting the compositions of Ivan Cunningham.
DASOL LIM
march 05 // 20:00 - the wild beast, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
Presenting the compositions of Dasol Lim.
JOLEE GO
march 02 // 20:00 - The Smell, los angeles, CA
Playing hits with the Jolee Go band.
KERFUFFLE
march 01 // 20:00 - ROD theater, california institute of the arts, valencia, CA
Kerfuffle set featuring originals and arrangements by Levy Barlevy.
JOLEE GO
february 25 // 20:00 - Permanent Records Roadhouse, los angeles, CA
Playing hits with the Jolee Go band.
JOLEE GO
february 19 // 20:00 - Supply & Demand, long beach, CA
Playing hits with the Jolee Go band.
JOLEE GO
february 17 // 20:00 - the GLG studio, los angeles CA
Playing hits with the Jolee Go band at a mini-festival with music, food, art vendors and tattoo artists.
OK COMPOSER
february 17 // 14:00 - ROD theater, california institute of the arts, valencia CA
Premiering my new movement piece, "your favorite song".
FOOLISH FIFE
february 15 // 20:00 - california institute of the arts, valencia CA
Pop-up noise show with Same Day Teeth, God's Favorite, and Iris Ipsum.
KERFUFFLE
february 14 // 12:00 - main gallery, california institute of the arts, valencia CA
Jazz group Kerfuffle plays originals as well as romantic valentine's standards.
JOLEE GO
january 25 // 20:00 - old towne pub in pasadena, los angeles CA
Playing hits with the Jolee Go band.
CALARTS MUSIC SHOWCASE 2024
january 17 // 20:00 - REDCAT, los angeles CA
An evening of collaborative music work featuring graduate students from the Herb Alpert School of Music at Calarts.
2023 events (click to expand)
2023 events (click to expand)
PERIOD INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLE
december 13 // 20:00 - Calarts ROD Theater, valencia CA
Works by Holborne, de la Guerre, Strozzi, Pergolesi, and Biber performed on period instruments. Featuring myself as a soloist: Pergolesi Flute Concerto.
THE ENSEMBLE: VARIATIONS ON
december 11 // 20:00 - Calarts Wild Beast, valencia CA
A premiere of new works by Calarts music students. Premiere of my piece: and so, these girls (after Hildegard Von Bingen's Antiphons for St. Ursula).
HEAD VOICE
december 08 // 20:00 - Kulak's Woodshed, los angeles CA
Nelle Anderson and Jane Hamor explore mental loops and habits with music, sculpture, and light-activated sound modules.
A SHOW OF HANDS: A NIGHT OF BIRDWATCHING AND POKER
november 19 // 20:00 - Calarts ROD Theater, valencia CA
A night premiering new works by Peter Hager.
GARDEN FAIR
november 16 // 18:00 - 00:00 - Calarts Main Gallery, valencia CA
The Calarts Fantasy Band plays Garden Fair, a student-run experimental animation event that prioritizes holding space for POC, women, queer, trans, and disabled artists.
ORPHEUS/OVID
november 11 // 20:00 - Open Gate Theater, los angeles CA
Elliot Menard presents “Orpheus/Ovid”, an in-progress chamber opera on Ovid’s account of the Orpheus myth for eight treble voices, cello, and flute.
OK COMPOSER
november 04 // 17:00 - Calarts Wild Beast, valencia CA
Premiere of works by Brody Scott and Levy Barlevy.
FOOLISH FIFE TRIO SUMMER SERIES
july 19 // 20:00 - Rubulad, brooklyn NY
july 30 // 20:00 - The Pelvic Floor, boston MA
august 04 // 20:00 - Pasta Planet, boston MA
RIBS
march 24 // 19:00 - Stomping Ground LA
An experimental opera in three acts by Jacob Wolff. tickets
I WANT A COUNTRY
february 09-17 // 20:00 - California Institute of the Arts, los angeles CA
I Want a Country, is an interdisciplinary theatrical performance directed by Tatou Dede in collaboration with the company. info
MAKOR
january 12 & 13 // 20:00 - stomping ground, LA
A cross-cultural interdisciplinary thesis by Livya Howard-Yashar. tickets here
2022 events (click to expand)
2022 events (click to expand)
CELEBRATING ANTHONY BRAXTON
decemeber 04 // 20:30 - REDCAT, los angeles CA
A multi-generational collection of musicians pay tribute to Braxton’s remarkable contribution to the fields of improvisation and contemporary composition. tickets here
ANTENNA CLOUD FARM EXPERIMENTAL INSTITUTE 2022
august 18-28 // Antenna Cloud Farm, gill MA
Conceived of and built collaboratively with artists and educators Michi Wiancko, Mazz Swift, and PaviElle French, the 2022 ACF Experimental Institute is a multi-faceted, 2-week summer intensive, in which an accomplished group of fellows and mentoring faculty will convene to collaborate, incubate new projects, build community, and engage in mutual learning and activation towards societal change. info here
ANGELS AND SQUAREWAVES
july 31 // 22:00 - The Lilypad, cambridge MA
A night of music by The Big Nest, Tief, and Foolish Fife. info here
ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S "CINDERELLA"
running may 06-21 // 20:00 - Vokes Theater, wayland MA
Production by the Vokes Players, full details here
MIT CONCERT CHOIR ORCHESTRA
april 30 // 20:00 - Kresge Auditorium, cambridge MA
The MIT Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. Bill Cutter performs works by Britten, Vaughan Williams, and Cutter.
FOOLISH FIFE LIVE
march 27 // 20:00 - The Pelvic Floor, boston MA
Bubblegum Octopus, Three-Brained Robot, Foolish Fife
ACTIVATE ARTIST RESIDENCY: STEPH DAVIS
february 02-06 // Boston Center for the Arts, boston MA
Marimbist, composer, and cultural activist Steph Davis will be in residency at Boston Center for the Arts, creating an interdisciplinary project that explores African-American expressive characteristics in liberatory improvisation. info here
2021 events (click to expand)
2021 events (click to expand)
ALBUM RELEASE: FOOLISH FIFE
december 30 // 00:00
Join me for the release of the second foolish fife album: "moments".
CAPE ANN SYMPHONY: HOLIDAY POPS
november 27 & 28 // 14:00 & 19:30 - ipswich MA
MIT CONCERT CHOIR ORCHESTRA
november 20 // 20:00 - Kresge Auditorium, cambridge MA
THE GLASSBLOWER'S DAUGHTER
october 22, 23, 24 // shows at 14:00 & 20:00 - The Regent Theatre, arlington MA
CONTRABAND: WATER
may 05 // 20:00 est
The Boston Conservatory's new music ensemble ContraBAND performs a virtual concert.
FLUTE NIGHT WITH EMMA-ROSE
april 24 // 20:00 est
Join me for my graduating recital, virtually, at the Boston Conservatory.
CONTRABAND: BREATHLESS
april 01 // 20:00 est
The Boston Conservatory's new music ensemble ContraBAND performs a virtual concert.
ALBUM RELEASE: FIFE, FLUX, & MATT
february 05 // 00:00
Fife, Flux, & Matt is an electro-ambient trio based in Baltimore, MD. Join us as we release our debut and title album.
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