Past Performing Arts | Music

TENGGER

Ohio Premiere

Band members itta and Marqido and their young child stand in a grassy field. There are mountains and a blue sky filled with clouds in the background.
Oct 05, 2023 8:00 PM
Performance Space

$6 access (suggested)
$12 members, students, and adults 55 and over (suggested)
$18 general public (suggested)
$36 access sponsor (suggested)

We believe the arts are for everyone.
By providing personal choice on ticket pricing, we seek to reduce barriers to the arts. Please choose the ticket price that is right for you based on your own needs. If you are able, please consider paying access sponsor pricing, which generously supports these efforts to provide access to our communities. 

ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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Experience the panoramic and peaceful synth-based sounds of TENGGER as the family band makes its Ohio debut at the Wex.

Featuring Pan-Asian couple itta and Marqido and their son RAAI, TENGGER creates psychedelic, New Age music using harmonium, voice, toy instruments (played by itta), and analogue synths and drum machines (played by Marqido). Since 2012 the group has called themselves TENGGER—meaning unlimited expanse of sky in Mongolian—to mark the expansion of the family.

Informed from their yearly family pilgrimages, TENGGER uses the focused intensity of devotional music to create a divine repetition that guides the sounds through real environments. Influenced from the teachings of Suzuki Shunryu, the minimalist mysticism of composer Terry Riley, and the rhythmic trance of Krautrock bands like Cluster, TENGGER’s widescreen sound offers a sonic portrait of a life spent in transit. Enjoy their soothing sounds in this family friendly performance. (program approx. 60 mins.)

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TENGGER, courtesy of the artists.

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  • This performance has cabaret-style seating as well as floor cushions.
"Like stepping through a glowing portal and gasping at the wonders of another world."
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PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Doris Duke Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Ohio Department of Development
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Ohio Arts Council
CampusParc
Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane
Axium Packaging
Nancy Kramer
Ohio State Energy Partners
Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection
Larry and Donna James
Bruce and Joy Soll
Jones Day
Alex and Renée Shumate

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Past Performing Arts

TENGGER

Oct 05, 2023 8:00 PM EST
Performance Space

$6 access (suggested)
$12 members, students, and adults 55 and over (suggested)
$18 general public (suggested)
$36 access sponsor (suggested)

We believe the arts are for everyone.
By providing personal choice on ticket pricing, we seek to reduce barriers to the arts. Please choose the ticket price that is right for you based on your own needs. If you are able, please consider paying access sponsor pricing, which generously supports these efforts to provide access to our communities. 

ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Become a Member