Olea Ensemble

Kate Kilgus (clarinet), Alayne Honaker (violin), and Marissa Kerbel (piano).

Founded in 2021, OLEA is dually based in Chicago and Cincinnati. In the fall of 2024, OLEA was the Artist in Residence at SOS ART in Cincinnati where they developed a project called “Contemplations on Democracy” which explored the intersection of art and politics, serving as both an interactive musical performance and a Get Out the Vote initiative. 

The program will include works by American composers, Jennifer Higdon and Libby Larsen, as well as works by Theresa Martin, Quinn Mason, Shane Scott Cook, Brad Balliett, and Owen Hopper.