Founded in 2003, Atlanta-based Bent Frequency brings the avant-garde to life through adventurous and socially conscious programming, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and impactful community engagement. Committed to being inclusive of the diverse and dynamic community they are a part of, one of BF’s primary goals is championing the work of historically marginalized composers –music by women, composers of color, and LGBTQIA+. Hailed as “one of the brightest new music ensembles on the scene today” by Gramophone magazine, BF engages an eclectic mix of the most bold and impassioned players in Atlanta, ushering the contemporary music experience from the strict formality of the concert hall into the fresh air of artistic expression and experimentation.

BF has partnered with internationally acclaimed ensembles, dance groups, and visual artists in creating unique productions ranging from traditional concerts to fully staged operatic works, to concerts on the Atlanta streetcar, to a band of 111 bicycle-mounted, community performers. Recipients of numerous prestigious governmental and foundation grants, BF has been able to fund the creation and promotion of groundbreaking music in Atlanta and abroad for over 20 years.

As Co-Artistic Directors of Bent Frequency, percussionist Stuart Gerber and saxophonist Jan Berry Baker are The BF Duo Project. To date, the BF Duo has commissioned over 50 new works from today’s most innovative composers and have given countless performances across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe.  They have been guest ensemble in residence at the MATA Festival in Oaxaca, Mexico, Sam Houston State University in Texas, Tage aktueller musik festival in Nuremberg, Germany, Charlotte New Music Festival, The University of Georgia, SICPP (Boston/Colorado Springs) and New Music on the Point.  Their debut recording, Diamorpha, is available on the Centaur Label.