The Progression Ensemble

The Progression Ensemble  specializes in the performance of contemporary classical music.  We invite  composers to write new works which we premiere in a variety of settings: concert halls, libraries, churches, movie theaters and New Music venues.  Our performances reach a broad spectrum of the population:  not only discriminating academic audiences, but elementary and high school students and the general public from metropolitan as well as rural backgrounds.  We are committed to working with composers so that their music can be disseminated to as broad an audience as possible, and we do our best to give many performances of their works.  

Our performances are enhanced by Progression Ensemble member, Shawn Lawson,  who live codes real time computer graphics for each piece.  His entrancing video work captures the attention of even the youngest members of the audience.  The Progression Ensemble musicians include Rocco Anthony Jerry, Accordion/Bayan,   Eric Despard, Guitar and Michael Gilbert Ronstadt, Cello.

To Composers and Music Venues,  please reach out to us to discuss future projects:  Rocco Anthony Jerry,  rajerry@juno.com

We have just completed our April tour with concerts at Time & Space Limited (Hudson), Troy Public Library,   Albany Public Library,  Our Lady of Grace Church-Ballston Lake, and Spectrum-Brooklyn.

Come to our next performance at:

Sunday June 10, 2018  8:15 PM,  ShapeShifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place, Brooklyn:

We will be performing new works by Chistopher Cook, Eric Despard, Michael Dilthey, Gene Pritsker and Bjorn Bolstad Skjelbred,  a new arrangement of Dan Cooper,   two world premieres:  David Rothenberg’s “And One Day We’ll Know Why Whales Sing”  for accordion,cello, guitar and pre-recorded whale, and Gene Pritsker’s “Traffic Signals II” for accordion and cello.

Saturday October 13, 2018,  Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art,  Main Street, Peekskill.