Sputter Box

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Kathryn Vetter, clarinet/bass clarinet Alina Tamborini, soprano Peter White, percussion

Heralded as " Unforgettable " by the Wilmington Star News, Sputter Box is an innovative clarinet, voice, percussion ensemble based in New York City that is engaging new audiences in contemporary chamber music through their entertaining, interdisciplinary performances. As pioneers for the unique instrumentation, they have commissioned over seventy works and have received grants from The Alice M.

Ditson Fund, Chamber Music America, FROMM Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Brooklyn Arts Council, and Queens Arts Council to produce their concerts in New York City and the US.

They have been guest performers and resident artists at Appalachian State University (2026), Converse University (2026), Emory University (2025), University of Florida (2025, 2021), University of North Carolina-Wilmington (2025), Columbus State University (2025), Princeton University (2024), and UMASS-Amherst (2020).

Sputter Box was an Avaloch Farms Music Institute Artist in Residence (2026, 2018), New Music on the Point Featured Ensemble (2026), Showcase Ensemble at Chamber Music America's National Conference (2025), Blackbird Creative Lab Ensemble (2024), Kinds of Kings Bouman Fellowship Collaborating Ensemble (2022), Cortona Sessions Featured Ensemble Fellow (2020), and a Minnesota Fringe Festival featured ensemble (2021, 2022).

Sputter Box's commitment to fun, high-quality performances brings an irresistible energy to the stage.