At this performance, 1 East will perform the premiere of "A Distant Wind," a multi-media work featuring video by Boom Design Group. The work is a collection of seven pieces of music by Terry Champlin, Andrew York, David Pritchard, and J. Andrew Dickenson that have been woven together with evocative visuals depicting nature in serene, stirring, and tumultuous settings.

1 East Guitar Quartet is a pioneering young ensemble that brings together a diverse collection of musicians, artists and talent. Their performances have included appearances at the Trinity Church in Manhattan, the Mannes Guitar Festival, the Alexandria Guitar Festival, the Bethlehem Guitar Festival, and Baltimore’s Artscape 2005.

1 East’s repertoire includes inventive arrangements of Renaissance music, cutting edge compositions, and commissions from composers known for breaking new ground. They have frequently partnered with artists Madeline Sturm of Boom Design Group and Matt Gardner of Expert Series to create multi-media events. 1 East is also a regular collaborator with Dance Matrix, a company directed by internationally known choreographer Janaea Rose Lyn.

Featuring three members formerly of the New York Guitar Quartet, 1 East’s performers include J. Andrew Dickenson, Zoe Johnstone, J. Scott Matejicka, and Paul Martin Wu. All four players emerged from the world’s most renowned institute for guitar, Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory of Music, and have enjoyed successful and unique solo careers before joining together. 1 East’s debut CD, recorded at Laughing Buddha Studios in New York, was released in Fall 2005.