Ensemble Signal

TONIGHT! Coming together tonight for Music for 18 Musicians feels extra special this time around. 2026 marks both the 50th anniversary of this masterpiece and Steve Reich’s 90th birthday year, and performing it in this hall with this group of people is the ultimate celebration.

Thank you to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for inviting us into such an amazing space to perform this piece that means so much to us and countless others. See you tonight, Boston!

Ensemble Signal
Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians
Calderwood Hall, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
February 26, 2026 • 7PM

Brad Lubman, Music Director
Paul Coleman, Sound Director
Courtney Orlando-Dennehy • Violin
Lauren Radnofsky • Cello
Adrián Sandí, Ken Thomson • Clarinet/Bass Clarinets
David Friend, Oliver Hagen, Michael Lee-Smith, Luke Poeppel • Piano .michaelsmith
Matt Evans • Vibes
Doug Perkins, Carson Moody, Amy Garapic, Brad Lubman • Marimba
Clara Warnaar, Nicholas Tolle • Xylophone
Adam Maalouf • Maracas
Sarah Brailey, Corrine Byrne, Mellissa Hughes, Kirsten Sollek • Voices
Lauren Radnofsky & Brad Lubman, Co-Artistic Directors
Erin Toledo, Project Management

Signal makes its Boston debut in a SOLD OUT performance at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on February 26 performing Steve Reich's seminal masterpiece, Music for 18 Musicians (1974-76), under music director Brad Lubman. This performance launches The Gardner’s new series: Thursday Night Music.

We can't wait to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this historic work and pioneering composer Steve Reich’s upcoming 90th birthday! 🎉

If you missed out on tickets, a standby line will be available at the museum on the day of the show. 🎟️

More info: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/steve-reich-music-2.26.26

📸: Stephanie Berger

So excited to be part of this special celebration of Steve Reich with Brad Lubman and Bang on a Can at Carnegie Hall in October 2026! 🥳🎉🙌

Carnegie Hall salutes Steve Reich at 90 this October with a Birthday Celebration concert on October 22, featuring the US premiere of his new work for large ensemble, "In All Your Ways." The all-Reich program will also include the US premiere of "Two Pianos," "Electric Counterpoint," "Double Sextet," and "Jacob's Ladder." Learn more: https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2026/10/22/steve-reich-at-90-0800pm