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The Arch Ensemble for Experimental Music was an American 22-piece chamber group from California, active between ca.1975 and 1986 and co-founded by conductor Robert Hughes and Thomas Buckner, promoter and the Ensemble's tenor vocalist. Buckner worked as a concert promoter in Berkeley, operating his 1750 Arch Concerts agency and 1750 Arch Records. In 1983, Tom Buckner left the Arch Ensemble and relocated to New York.

Arch Ensemble specialized in performing and recording new music by established XX-century masters, such as Luigi Dallapiccola, and premiering American composers, including Roscoe Mitchell, Robert Erickson and Robert Ashley.

Arch Ensemble Members

Conductor – Robert Hughes

Bassoon – Greg Barber
Cello – Ami Radunskaya
Clarinet – William Wohlmacher
Flute – Patrice Hambelton
French Horn – George Mealy
Harp – Paula Abrams
Oboe – Robin May
Percussion – Norman Peck, Ward Spangler
Piano – Rae Imamura
Trombone – Daniel Livesay
Trumpet – Carole Klein
Viola – Nathan Rubin
Violin – Dan Smiley
Double Bass – J. Karla Lemon, Mel Graves
Tenor Vocals – Thomas Buckner

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