Krissy Bergmark

Solo Work
- traditional Hindustani solo tabla performance
Duo Work
- accessible, flamenco-esque guitar music with unique tabla accompaniment
Trio Work
- folk/classical musical adventure with violin, guitar, and tabla

Krissy Bergmark is a tabla player, percussionist, improviser, and educator who centers her creative work on bringing tabla to new genres and cross-genres through composition and performance with a grounded understanding of the traditions of the instrument. Bergmark has received commissions and grants from Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), the Jerome Foundation, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Cedar Cultural Center for her tabla studies and compositions for tabla, percussion, and strings. She attended the International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music at Banff Center for Arts and Creativity in 2018, and Silkroad Ensemble’s Global Musician Workshop in 2016. She composes and performs with her progressive folk trio Sprig of That, who released their debut original album “bloom” in early 2023, produced by Wes Corbett and engineered by Grammy-winning engineer Dave Sinko. Krissy has shared stages with artists like Vijay Iyer, Ingrid Jensen, and Tyshawn Sorey, as well as Abigail Washburn and Charlie Parr, and a variety of other artists in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Chicago, and New York. As a cohort member of Mutual Mentorship for Musicians, Krissy premiered What is It Time For? with duo commission partner Tara Kannangara in June of 2023. Her current solo project, titled Body of Water, explores the juncture of epigenetic inheritance and body memories through sound, visuals, and physical sensation to tell the story of her family and present-day manifestations of its history in her life. Her debut album, an in-studio improvised work entitled Everything's Glacial Shine, is set to be released in 2025.

Sound
- Not required - can bring a PA/sound system
Staging
- Not required, brings staging