$15 youth, $25 Senior/Student, $30 general admission
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A reed quintet? It’s the combination of oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, and bass clarinet!
Join Fivemind Reeds for an afternoon of music of this rare ensemble! From the jazz-inspired works of the 1930’s to the music of America’s emerging composers, watch us push the limits of each of our instruments, present new and innovative sonic experiences, and build off of the conventions of today’s classical music. Welcome to the Hivemind.
Ensemble Bio
Saxophonist Alexander Lee, clarinetists Darren Liou and Kristine Llanderal, bassoonist Matthew Rasmussen, and oboist Thacher Schreiber formed Los Angeles-based reed quintet Fivemind Reeds in the fall of 2021, while they were all students at the University of California, Los Angeles’s Herb Alpert School of Music. Since then, Fivemind has performed in concerts and recitals throughout their native Los Angeles as well as across the United States: In 2022 they were a featured ensemble at the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival at the Mannes School of Music in New York City, and beginning in 2023 Fivemind has served as one of several ensembles in residence for Interlochen Public Radio’s Sound Garden Project, where they have been planting music in unexpected places through innovative programming and performances all throughout Northern Michigan.
The quintet maintains a colorful and diverse repertoire, from old masterworks by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Clara Schumann to landmark contemporary works by composers such as David Biedenbender, Dai Fujikura, Stacy Garrop, Marc Mellits, Nico Muhly, Jeff Scott, and Zhou Long. Fivemind is also incredibly proud to have collaborated with composers such as Jean Ahn, Austin Ali, Madeline Barrett, Nichagarn Chiracharasporn, Thacher Schreiber, and Nadine Silverman. They have also worked with composers through their annual Call for Scores, which has to date received nearly 150 submissions, leading to performances and recordings of work by Theo Chandler, Jonah Cohen, Daniel Cueto, Justin Gruber, Wenbin Lyu, Trenton Rhodes, Shane Valle, Jamie Whitmarsh, and Roger Zare.
Fivemind’s interests lie in bridging the gap between classical and contemporary music, and promoting diversity and equity in the arts through community engagement, expansion of the reed quintet’s repertoire, and revitalization of the age-old traditions of chamber music. Recent engagements include the conclusion of their second concert series in Los Angeles, containing two projects funded by the Culver City Performing Arts Grant and The Aaron Copland Fund for Music respectively. Future engagements include returning to Michigan for a residency at Michigan State University, their 2026 Call for Scores, and other exciting new projects!
Fivemind Reeds is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Los Angeles, California.
Artist Profiles
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Thacher Schreiber maintains a diverse musical repertory, with positions in the California Young Artists Symphony, the Civic Orchestra of Los Angeles, and Fivemind Reeds, of which he is a founding member and artistic director. He has performance degrees from UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music and the Mannes School of Music, where he studied with Dr. Jonathan Davis and professor Ryan Roberts, respectively. Thacher is also an avid composer, and is a member of UCLA’s composition studio.
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Darren Liou is the clarinetist with Fivemind Reeds and an educator in clarinet, piano, and drums. He has performed with both the Pacific Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and in his free time, he creates music content for social media.
He earned a B.A. in Music Education from UCLA in 2021 and a Master’s in Clarinet Performance, also from UCLA, in 2023. While at UCLA, he had the privilege of studying with world-renowned clarinetists Joshua Ranz, Boris Allakhverdyan, and the late Gary Gray.
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Alexander Lee is the Adjunct Instructor of Saxophone at Albion College and Instructor of Saxophone at the Flint Institute of Music. As a soloist, he competed in the live rounds of the 8th International Adolphe Sax competition as well as performed as the concerto soloist for the UMKC Orchestra and the UCLA Philharmonia.
He is currently pursuing his DMA in saxophone performance at Michigan State University, with a MM and BM in saxophone performance from UMKC and UCLA respectively.
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Matthew Rasmussen is the principal bassoonist of the Santa Monica Symphony and bassoonist and Artistic Director with Fivemind Reeds. He has performed with orchestras such as the Bakersfield Symphony, American Youth Symphony, California Young Artists Symphony, and the Civic Orchestra of Los Angeles.
Matthew earned a masters degree in bassoon from UCLA, studying with John Steinmetz. He is the bassoon coach at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica and is on faculty at Moorpark College.
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Kristine Llanderal serves as Artistic Operations Coordinator for the Pasadena Symphony & POPS, and bass clarinetist/marketing director of Fivemind Reeds. She has performed with orchestras including Pacific Symphony, Opera SLO, Lompoc POPS, and the California Young Artists Symphony. Kristine holds degrees from UCLA (MM) and the University of Redlands (BM), and has taught with LA Harmony Project, Pasadena Symphony Youth Orchestras, and Glendale Youth Orchestra.