HANDEL + HENDRIX With Dither, R.B. Schlather, and Ruckus
About This Event
At National Sawdust, a program titled HANDEL + HENDRIX brings together the classical ensemble Dither with R.B. Schlather and Ruckus, framing works by George Frideric Handel alongside material associated with Jimi Hendrix. Dither’s recent work at Roulette and its emphasis on contemporary scores and ensemble precision sets a framework to juxtapose Handel’s rhetorical architecture with Hendrix’s electric idiom.
About HANDEL + HENDRIX
Handel Hendrix House is a museum in Mayfair, London, dedicated to the lives and works of the German-born British Baroque composer George Frideric Handel and the American rock singer-guitarist Jimi Hendrix, who lived at 25 and 23 Brook Street respectively.
About the Artists
Dither
Dither is a classical ensemble known for working at the edge of new music performance, with appearances in New York City at Roulette. The group has shared bills and collaborations with artists and filmmakers including Bill Frisell, Bill Morrison, Buster Keaton, and Carla Kihlstedt, moving easily between concert work and cross-disciplinary projects.
R. B. Schlather
R. B. Schlather is an American stage director especially for opera who has worked internationally. He has directed world premieres of operas by Hertzberg, The Wake World and The Rose Elf. He made his debut in Europe at Oper Frankfurt with Handel's Tamerlano in 2019, returning in 2021 for Cimarosa's L'Italiana in Londra and in 2022 for Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel was a German-born composer who built his career in Britain, shaping the Baroque stage through opera, sacred drama, and instrumental writing. His oratorios—especially *Messiah*—remain central to New York City concert life, regularly heard at David Geffen Hall in large-scale choral performances.
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a part of his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience; the institution describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".