Indie-Pop Duo The Gender Gnomes Play at WCT on June 18

23 Water Street,Ossining NY 10562

18 June, 2022

Description

On Saturday, June 18, the Music in the Box Series of Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) will offer a performance of the folk/pop duo The Gender Gnomes. The cabaret-style performance begins 7:30 pm at WCT’s black box performance space at 23 Water Street in Ossining. Cash bar and refreshments will be available. Appearing with The Gender Gnomes at this performance will be special guest singer/songwriter/pianist Ian Miller. About The Gender Gnomes The Gender Gnomes are your friendly neighborhood Brooklyn-based indie-folk-jazz-pop duo. Separately, they are Rachel Weisbart, singer of songs and player of flutes, and Pat Oberstaedt, player of guitars and basses and mandolins and saxophones and trumpets and...a bunch of stuff. Together, they're songwriters and home-recorders and avid music lovers. Rachel Weisbart is an Ossining native now living in Brooklyn, NY. After graduating from OHS in 2015, she got her Bachelor of Music in Music Theatre from Oklahoma City University. Patrick Oberstaedt is a multi-instrumentalist, arranger and songwriter, currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from Cherry Hill, NJ, he studied music education and jazz bass at Temple University in Philadelphia. Their debut EP, Introducing The Gender Gnomes was released in March 2020 (good timing, right?), followed in April 2020 by their second EP, Re-Introducing The Gender Gnomes. In June 2020, they participated in the Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters project, gaining insights on the craft of songwriting from master teachers Andrew Lippa, Craig Carnelia, Lindy Robbins, and Stephen Bray. They have since released two singles, Maybe the Moon, and The Flame. Their first full-length album is in the works and will be released this year. About Ian Miller Ian Miller is a New York-based singer-songwriter and pianist who draws on funk, gospel and soul stylings to tell stories that are candid and hopeful. At times bold and energizing, at times intimate and contemplative, Ian’s music speaks to the range of what life brings and how the soul responds. In his writing and his performing, Ian is known for his vulnerability and honesty as he explores the joys and challenges of becoming who we are.