Mission

RenegadeEnsemble seeks to further develop and foster an audience for contemporary vocal and instrumental chamber music in Minnesota by promoting the work of local artists and composers through performances, recordings, workshops, interdisciplinary collaboration, and educational outreach.

We seek to champion the unfamiliar, the weird, the independent, and the obscure musical ideas that don’t fit into the current musical landscape and connect artists and audiences interested in new music.

We are a home for the renegades…

About

RenegadeEnsemble regularly collaborates with professional local musicians devoted to the creation and promotion of new music in the Twin Cities and beyond. Founded in 2004 as a vocal ensemble at the University of Minnesota, RenegadeEnsemble has performed a large variety of modern music, including such 20th century staples as Erik Saties’s “Vexations,” George Antheil’s “Ballet Mécanique,” Terry Riley’s “In C,” and Karlheinz Stockhausen’s “Stimmung” as well as new works by living composers. In 2022, RenegadeEnsemble refocused its mission towards vocal and instrumental chamber music written primarily by composers connected to Minnesota and the upper Midwest to better foster a community of local performers and audiences interested in new music. RenegadeEnsemble also organizes a concert series of new music by Minnesotans called the Vanguard New Music Series.

We have collaborated with dozens of local musicians over the years and have an open and flexible roster of performers, composers, and artists depending on current projects. If you are interested in collaborating with RenegadeEnsemble on a current or future project or participating in the Vanguard New Music Series, please contact us directly.

Board of Directors 2023-24

Artistic Director, Board President:  Jonathan Posthuma

Board Secretary: Alyssa Anderson**

Transitional Assisting Officer: Stanley Rothrock**

Additional Board Members: Aaron Kerr, Isaac Mayhew, Jason Wells

**former artistic director

Vanguard New Music Series Advisory Council

Artistic Director, Board President:  Jonathan Posthuma

Council Chairperson: Aaron Kerr

Community Members: Jared Steven Coffin

**former artistic director