Bill Cole and the Untempered Ensemble

Arts Administration, part of The Department of Art at the University of Virginia, welcomes Professor Bill Cole and the Untempered Ensemble for an Artist-in-Residence program from November 14 – 17, 2022, including concerts at the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, and the Dome Room of the Rotunda.

The Untempered Ensemble includes members of Indigenous American (Wabanaki and Nipissing), Asian-American, and African-American descent. The musicians play a wide variety of wind, string and percussion instruments from six different continents offering audiences the opportunity to form a world view of sound. The Ensemble is a living embodiment of the oral tradition as members span generations with artists in their 70s and 80s playing alongside those in their 20s and 30s. The Untempered Ensemble, with links to each member, includes:

• (Leader) Bill Cole – Asian Double Reeds, Australian Didgeridoo, African Wooden Flute
• Joseph Daley – Low Brass
• Warren Smith – African, Caribbean and Western Percussion
• Taylor Ho Bynum – Cornet, Trumpet, Conch Shell
• Ras Moshe Burnette – Saxophones & Flute
• Althea SullyCole – West African Kora
• Mali Obomsawin – Acoustic Bass
• Olivia Shortt - Baritone Saxophone

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Proof of COVID vaccination will be checked at the door. Masks must be worn unless actively eating or drinking.