Musical Traditions/The Paul Dresher Ensemble is one of the leading American companies producing new opera/music theater today and virtually the only company to mount extensive annual tours of its repertory. Our mission is to produce and tour works of experimental music theater; to commission and perform a diverse repertory of new chamber works; to collaborate with a broad range of dance and theater artists and organizations to create and perform new work; and to mount educational and family programs for diverse audiences of all ages.