Hot Wrk Ensemble
Engaging and Interactive
Creating Community and Connections
2025 concerts in May & June with GWEN LASTER and
Angel Michael Lau
THE LATEST NEWS!
Hot Wrk Ensemble was awarded an Arts and Culture Grant to perform FREE community concerts during 2025 in Ulster and Dutchess counties!
Now our project, Chamber Music Club: A Mid-Hudson Valley Tour, is coming to a venue near you! Come join us for some truly unique chamber music. Ask your questions, share your ideas, listen to diverse music, join the club!
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We are thrilled to have award winning artist and composer, GWEN LASTER join us for several of these concerts and excited to have percussionist, Angel Michael Lau with us.
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This project is made possible with funds from the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.
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HOT WRK is:
J Brooks Marcus (J Why), percussion
Lois Hicks-Wozniak, saxophones
Brad Hubbard, baritone saxophone and woodwinds
Saxophone/woodwind and percussion trio founded in 2020 by award-winning musicians J Brooks Marcus (J Why), Lois Hicks-Wozniak and Brad Hubbard, Hot Wrk Ensemble is committed to creating community through diverse, genre-eclectic “chamber grooves” that include everything from Bossa Nova, Son Jalisciense, Scarlatti, contemporary classical and collaborative improvisation. Both questioning and answering, “what is chamber music?" Hot Wrk explores, deconstructs and wrks out concepts of traditional chamber music and the concert experience
Upcoming Performances:
May 17, 2025| 6:30pm
Savage Wonder Theatre
Beacon, NY
​​​​*The following concerts are part of a series of concerts for our Arts and Culture Grant award "Chamber Music Club: A Mid-Hudson Valley Tour". ​This project is made possible with funds from the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson:​
May 31, 2025| 4:00pm​
Olive Free Library
West Shokan, NY
https://www.olivefreelibrary.org/adult-programs/hot-wrk-ensemble​
June 7, 2025| 2:00pm
ArtPort Kingston
Kingston, NY
https://artportkingston.org/​
June 7, 2025| 7:00pm
Old Dutch Church w/guest artist GWEN LASTER
Kingston, NY
https://olddutchchurch.org/events/​
June 21, 2025| 2:30pm
Poughkeepsie Public Library w/guest artist GWEN LASTER
Sadie Peterson African Roots Library
Lateef Islam Auditorium
https://poklib.org/spd_african_roots_library/​​​​​​​​​​
Get to Know HWE!
the saxophone/woodwind and percussion trio founded in 2020 by award-winning musicians J Brooks Marcus (J Why), Lois Hicks-Wozniak and Brad Hubbard, is committed to creating community through diverse, genre-eclectic “chamber grooves” that include collaborative improvisation. Both questioning and answering, “what is chamber music Hot Wrk explores, deconstructs and wrks out concepts of traditional chamber music and the concert experience