S. Eric Scribner et al: StormSound Cycle

In a preview for the performance of the entire 21-movement StormSound Cycle next year, Seattle composer and pianist S. Eric Scribner presents three pieces from that larger work. A recent set of aleatory/improvisational compositions for various instruments and prerecorded sound, the StormSound Cycle is based on processed ambient nature sounds originally recorded by Jonathon Storm, Beth Fleenor, clarinet, and Bruce Greeley, bass clarinet.

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Acoustic Ecology Meeting + Seattle Phonogs Union

Inaugural meeting of the newly formed Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Society for Acoustic Ecology - anyone with interest in examining issues surrounding sound and the environment across the disciplines is welcome to attend! The meeting will last about an hour, followed by a performance by the Seattle Phonographers Union.

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Keith Eisenbrey/Aaron Keyt/Neal Meyer

Keith Eisenbrey, Aaron Keyt, and Neal Meyer have been conversing, collaborating and engaging in creative discussion for nearly three decades under the guise of Banned Rehearsal. This program represents the current state of the discussion through four new compositions: Keith Eisenbrey's Blood and Fire Hallelujah for piano; Aaron Keyt's Foliage for simple electronics, small percussion, and assorted other sounds, and the premier of his Bagatelles for solo piano; and Neal Meyer's Gradus: for Fux, Tesla and Milo the Wrestler for solo piano.

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Cristina Valdes, solo piano

Presented by Nonsequitur. Fearless pianist Cristina Valdes performs a challenging program of solo piano works: Olivier Messiaen's Petites Esquisses D'Oiseaux, Giacinto Scelsi's Quattro Illustrazioni, Jonathan Harvey's Le Tombeau de Messiaen, Helmut Lachenmann's Ein Kinderspiel, Theo Loevendie's Strides, and Charles Ives' Waltz Rondo.

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Ann Cummings & Talman Welle

Pianists Talman Welle and Ann Cummings play solo on the first portion of the program, with Welle playing Hommage to Chopin (1949) and Rudepoema (1921-1926), by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos; Cummings presents her signature, multi-media presentation of selections which include a Hungarian folk song by Bartok, Woodland Sketches, Opus 51 A Deserted Farm by MacDowell, Preludes, Opus 11, No. 16 Misterioso, by Skrjabin, Hesitation Tango, by Barber and Toccata, Opus 15 by Muczynski. Cummings and Welle then team up for Ligeti's Five Pieces.

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Three Butoh Solos

Three butoh solos with live music: Briana Jones / noisepoetnobody; Mer Sedna / vox vespertinus; Vanessa Skantze / Beth Fleenor

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Fandrich & Seman: Sounds Outside Benefit 1/3

Presented by Monktail Creative Music Concern. For five years, Sounds Outside has brought creative music of the highest caliber to audiences in Seattle's Cal Anderson Park. Due to financial difficulties that have impacted our local economy, the festival carries a debt this year for the first time. To combat the deficit, the Monktail collective presents a series of three concerts at the Chapel highlighting the works of its members. All proceeds will benefit Sounds Outside. Tonight's concert features Stephen Fandrich playing compositions and improvisations for piano, and bassist John Seman, co-founder of the Monktail Creative Music Concern, who will no doubt set the massive improvising ensemble on fire with his graphic scores.

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Earshot: Thomas Marriott

Presented by Earshot Jazz Festival. Trumpeter Thomas Marriott performs with his new chamber ensemble, performing music from Constraints and Liberations, his new album of original compositions on Origin Records.

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Seattle Composers' Salon: Joël-François Durand

Presented by Seattle Composers' Salon. Composer Joël-François Durand, a professor at the University of Washington, discusses of his work and compositional process. We will hear several of Durand's works, and there will be the usual Q&A from the audience for him as well.

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Earshot: Wright/Burns/Kaylor

Presented by Earshot Jazz Festival.

For more than twenty-five years, saxophonist/pianist Jack Wright has toured practically non-stop and rightfully claims that he has played in virtually every venue available to experimental improvised music in the United States, and many in Europe as well, collaborating with William Parker, Bob Marsh, Nate Wooley, Bhob Rainey and Andrew Drury, to name a very few. Joining him tonight are Seattle pianist Gust Burns and Portland drummer Mark Kaylor.

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