Thursday, November 29, 2012

UW Composers Collective

The composition students at the University of Washington present an evening of new music by Ivan Arteaga, Jeff Bowen, Yiğit Kolat, Doug Niemela, Marcin Pączkowski, Kim Rivera, and Anthony Vine. An eclectic array of aesthetics and approaches will be showcased, [...]
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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Any Ensemble: Flexible Music

Many Seattle composers are writing flexible music, a hybrid between composition and improvisation. The ensemble will be performing original works by local composers, each with their own style. Featuring Greg Campbell, Jacob Zimmerman, John Teske, Natalie [...]
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Friday, November 16, 2012

Karen Bentley-Pollick

In Violin, Viola & Video Virtuosity, each work was created expressly for Karen Bentley Pollick and explores the synergy of video and solo strings: world premieres of Jeffrey Harrington’s Grand Tango for violin with video by the composer; Seattle [...]
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Seattle Phonographers Union w/ Chris DeLaurenti

The Seattle Phonographers Union improvise collectively with unprocessed field recordings gathered in the (so-called) "real world." Sounds both common and unfamiliar are spontaneously layered to create unexpected juxtapositions, an abstract audio cinema [...]
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Avram Fefer

Returning to the Chapel following his 2010 Earshot Jazz Festival appearance, NYC reed player Avram Fefer leads a Seattle trio featuring bassist Evan Flory-Barnes and drummer Greg Campbell. [...]
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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Eyvind Kang: Time Medicine

Genre-defying violist/composer Eyvind Kang presents recent compositions and work from his new Tzadik CD Grass, with an ensemble of local greats: Stuart Dempster, trombone, percussion; Ahmad Yousefbeigi, Greg Campbell, Hyeonhee Park, and Dave Abramson, [...]
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Friday, November 9, 2012

SMO plays John Cage

Seattle Modern Orchestra opens its 2012-13 season with an immersive event in the world of sounds and ideas of John Cage. In celebration of Cage's centennial, this evening features a multimedia presentation and documentary on the life of the composer, [...]
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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Powers/Ziefel/Hoskin

Paul Hoskin (contrabass clarinet, baritone sax) and Greg Powers (trombone, tuba) have played in various settings for more than thirty years. Greg and Jenny Ziefel (bass clarinet, tenro sax) have extensive experience as cohorts in the Seattle orchestral [...]
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Friday, November 2, 2012

Seattle Composers' Salon

The Seattle Composers’ Salonfosters the development, performance and appreciation of new music by regional composers and performers. At bi-monthly, informal presentations, the Salon features finished works, previews, and works in progress. Composers, [...]
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