Clarinet | Voice | Percussion
Heralded as “Unforgettable” by the Wilmington Star News, Sputter Box is an innovative clarinet, voice, percussion ensemble based in New York City that is engaging new audiences in contemporary chamber music through their entertaining, interdisciplinary performances. As pioneers for the unique instrumentation, they have commissioned over seventy works and have received grants from Chamber Music America, FROMM Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Brooklyn Arts Council, and Queens Arts Council to produce their concerts in New York City and the US. They have been guest performers and resident artists at University of Florida (2025, 2021), University of North Carolina-Wilmington (2025), Columbus State University (2025), Princeton University (2024), and UMASS-Amherst (2020). Sputter Box was a Showcase Ensemble at Chamber Music America’s National Conference (2025), Blackbird Creative Lab Ensemble (2024), Kinds of Kings Bouman Fellowship Collaborating Ensemble (2022), Cortona Sessions Featured Ensemble Fellow (2020), and a Minnesota Fringe Festival featured ensemble (2021, 2022). Sputter Box’s commitment to fun, high-quality performances brings an irresistible energy to the stage.
Up next: Clarinetfest
Sputter Box is heading to Texas this July as one of the Headlining Artists for the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest! We’ll be playing music by Bethany Younge, Brendan Sweeney, Daijana Wallace, and Kakia Gkoudina. The 2025 theme is “Transcending Tradition” and we couldn’t be more excited to bring our very nontraditional instrumentation and repertoire to this international conference.
7th Year Gala
Sputter Box finished up their 7th season together, which called for a celebration! Kathryn, Alina, and Peter hosted a night of music, socializing, refreshments, and merch giveaways on May 30th, 2025 at 7:30PM at Tenri Cultural Institute. The evening’s program included pieces Sputter Box has commissioned over the past 7 years and some fan favorites from Sputter Box’s touring shows this year.
CMA National Conference
Artist Showcase
Sputter Box was selected as one of eleven ensembles for the 2025 Chamber Music America National Conference to perform in an Artist Showcase. Sputter Box performed a “lovely” on Friday the 14th.
bac brooklyn arts fund grantee
Sputter Box’s recent inaugural electronics concert, Sputter (PLUGS IN THE) Box was sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).
cma ensemble forward grantee
Sputter Box is honored to have been one of Chamber Music America’s 2024 Ensemble Forward Grantees. We spent this year with our amazing musical coach Lucy Shelton on exciting projects. We also had the pleasure of working with Erin Rogers as a career coach through the CMA EF Program.
ICA Clarinet and Community Interview
Sputter Box sat down with the International Clarinet Association’s Berginald Rash and Sarah Manasreh to discuss building a chamber ensemble & community.
How they Met
After performing Sept Crimes de l’Amour by Georges Aperghis, Kathryn, Alina, & Peter established themselves as a clarinet, voice, percussion trio. You can watch their first performance below.
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