Kaethe Hostetter: Impressions of Ethiopia (Album Release)
About This Event
American violinist and composer Kaethe Hostetter presents Impressions of Ethiopia, a new collection of musical vignettes drawn from eleven years living in Addis Ababa, in an album-release performance at Roulette. Her pieces translate urban and rural soundscapes— from saxophone spilling from a barbershop radio to shepherd's flutes reshaped as dub-reggae and nods to Ethiopia's Golden Era big‑band textures—into chamber and improvisatory settings.
About Impressions of Ethiopia
At Roulette, American violinist and composer Kaethe Hostetter brings *Impressions of Ethiopia* to the stage in an album-release set shaped by eleven years living in Addis Ababa. The music is built from short classical vignettes that translate everyday sound into composed detail, moving between city streets and rural environments, from a shopfront saxophone line to the quieter edges of travel. While not billed as an NYC premiere, the program functions as a document of long-term listening rather than tourism. Its restraint is the point, letting place register through form.
About the Artist
Kaethe Hostetter
This is a collection of musical vignettes by American violinist and composer Kaethe Hostetter. Sourcing from her 11 years living in Addis Ababa, she transports you to the bustling streets of the East African metropolis, evoking the crackling sounds of a saxophone blaring out of a