Exceptet is a seven-piece ensemble based in Brooklyn, NY that commissions new works from emerging composers. Described as an “eclectic” and “quirky” (The New Yorker) ensemble with "vast emotional range and onomatopoetic charm" (I Care If You Listen), Exceptet has been featured on numerous new music series, including the Johnstone Foundation for New Music in Columbus, OH, Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, the Ecstatic Music Festival as part of the MATA Interval Series in New York, and has been showcased on WQXR. The septet is currently working with 2020-2021 Rome Prize recipient Katherine Balch to record and perform her new work, Tree Lines, generously funded by the Barlow Endowment.

Founded by Bang On A Can Summer Festival alumni, Exceptet members have performed at Radio City Music Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Hollywood Bowl and more. Recent commissions include Scott Wollschleger, Brendon Randall-Myers, Fay Kueen Wang, and Alex Weiser. Exceptet is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation.

Exceptet is;
Chuck Furlong, clarinet
Sarah Goldfeather, violin
Evan Honse, trumpet
Dan Linden, trombone
Allison Nicotera, bassoon
Evan Runyon, double bass
David Stevens, percussion