With members hailing from 14 countries on 5 continents, Ensemble Laboratorium presented its debut performance at the 2005 Lucerne Festival. A truly international ensemble, Laboratorium seeks to discover and develop an interactive exchange between the cultures represented by its members, often in the form of projects exploring a wide range of contemporary music. In its first American tour, the ensemble presents works by European composers such as Vinko Globokar, Klaus Huber, Michael Jarrell, Isabel Mundry, along with works from Americans Jacob Druckman, Anthony Gatto, Bernard Rands, and Roger Reynolds. The Issue Project Room performance will feature graphic works by composers including Richard Barrett, Heinz Holliger, and Franz Furrer-Münch.