Caleb Burhans

Violinist and
Composer and
Counter-Tenor

Caleb Burhans doesn't know when to stop. Playing violin, viola, guitar, bass, piano and singing countertenor as well as being a composer and improviser, he does everything from baroque opera to noise music. He's a founding member of Alarm Will Sound as well as Dialects and it's not you, it's me. Other groups he's worked with include the Steve Reich Ensemble, Madison Symphony, Milwakee Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Priceton Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, VOX vocal ensemble, Trinity on Wall Street Choir and Early Music New York. He currently lives in Manhattan with his wife Martha and their lizard, Buddha. For more on his hectic life check out www.calebburhans.com

Caleb Burhans

On the turntable:

  • Godspeed You Black Emperor - Lift your Skinny Fists like Anteannas to Heven
  • Elliot Smith - Songs from a Basement on the Hill
  • Sufjan Stevens - Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lakes State
  • Philip Glass - Music in 5ths
  • Aphex Twin - Drukqs
  • Explosions in the Sky - Earth is not a Cold Dead Place
  • Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
  • Blonde Redhead - Misery is a Butterfly
  • Michael Gordon - Light is Calling
  • Nick Drake - Time of No Reply