May 7th OMW (PDF)

Helena Christensen and friends request
the pleasure of your company at
Original Music Workshop’s Spring Gala

EXPERIENCE
IN THE RUINS
VOL. 2
An evening to celebrate the arrival of Original Music
Workshop’s new home, National Sawdust, and to
reveal some of our newest discoveries in music

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015
COCKTAIL RECEPTION | 6:30 p.m.
DINNER AND DISCOVERY | 7:30 p.m.
PIONEER WORKS | 159 PIONEER STREET | BROOKLYN

PERFORMANCES
curated by composer Paola Prestini, Creative & Executive Director
featuring Philip Glass and violinist Tim Fain
musicians from the New York Philharmonic
choreographer Reggie (Regg Roc) Gray
vocalists Theo Bleckmann & Helga Davis
Oh Land
instrument installations created by Mark Stewart
surprise guests from opera and rock
FOOD
created by National Sawdust’s
James Beard Award-winning Chef,
Patrick Connolly

AFTER PARTY
with Brandon Stosuy (Pitchfork)
Caleb Braaten (Sacred Bones Records)
Robin Carolan (Tri Angle Records)
& special guest DJ

GALA COMMITTEE
Honoring the individuals who have built National Sawdust from the ruins up
Councilman Stephen Levin, Honorary Chair
Adam Abeshouse
Kevin Dolan
Harvey Mogenson
Dan Breen
Randy Ezratty
Jill Steinberg
Jean Pierre Chesse
Chris Grymes
R. Adam Smith
Helena Christensen
Susan Hermann
Jeremy Turner
Rick D’Avino
Richard Kessler
Peter Zuspan
Valerie Dillon
Roger Krulak
GALA YOUTH COMMITTEE
Nicole Gary
Daniel Mitura
Jacob Marshall
Andrew Trepp
Natalia Schwien
Opening October 2015, Original Music Workshop / National Sawdust is a non-profit
based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that provides state-of-the-art facilities and support
to a wide range of composers, musicians, and emerging talent. Focused on
progressive, genre-spanning programs, the composer-driven nonprofit provides a
space to experiment, collaborate, develop, perform, record, and broadcast new works.

WWW.O-M-W.ORG/GALA