Adrienne Schoenfeld

Composer – Performer

Adrienne Schoenfeld is a composer and bassist based in New York City. Her work is based upon collaborative and improvisational practices. Alongside members Leah Micheal Whalen and Jake Miles, she founded the experimental new music trio, kon.trip. She has created music for a number of dance collaborations with artists Weichen Cui, Lu Wang, Tshedzom, and Rafailia Bampasidou. In 2022 and 2024, she participated in Ensemble Evolution led by International Contemporary Ensemble as a bass player and composer. Some of her recent bass performances include at the IRCAM Forum, with Noise Catalogue, and with DUO BEAL/SCHOENFELD.

In May 2023, she graduated with a Masters in Concert Composition from NYU Steinhardt. She wrote the song cycle, Wildfire, on the life and work of Mary Shelly for Cristina Gallo’s concert program Lost Narratives collaborating with librettist Demree Mcgee Her music has been performed by Roadrunner Trio, The Rhythm Method, Hypercube, and BlackBox Ensemble, amongst others. Since 2023, she has been the Executive Director of BeComEnsemble.