The Relâche Ensemble

Relâche is an American chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music.

Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the group was formed as a composer-performer collective by Joseph Franklin and Joseph Showalter in 1977 and officially granted not-for-profit status in 1979.

Its name means, "No performance," or "The theater is dark." It references a 1924 Dada theatrical play a… More