Thursday, May 30, 2013

Mouth of Gravity with dancer Alia Swersky

Mouth of Gravity consists of Denney Goodhew on piano, guitarist Mark Oi, and drum ace Adam Kessler. Movement artist Alia Swersky is a performer and teacher engaged deeply in the vital act of dance improvisation. Together they delve into vacillating kaleidoscopes [...]
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Friday, May 24, 2013

Lori Goldston

Cellist and composer Lori Goldston performs composed and improvised works, a warm-up for her first solo tour of Europe. She will also be joined by violinist Julie Baldridge and percussionist Greg Campbe [...]
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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Tom Varner Quintet: Improvisations, New Works & Works from the 90s

The Tom Varner Quintet (Varner, French horn/composer; Mark Taylor, alto saxophone; Eric Barber, tenor saxophone; Phil Sparks, bass; Byron Vannoy, drums) present a mix of improvisations, new works for quintet and selected works from Tom's three acclaimed [...]
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Friday, May 17, 2013

Setzer/Ziefel Duo: Music for Two Bass Clarinets

Don't miss the truly amazing rumbly sounds of brand new bass clarinet duets by local composers as played by Jenny Ziefel and Beverly Setzer. Come hear the world premieres of Jazz Set for two bass clarinets by William O. Smith, Three Dances by Jim Knodle, [...]
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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Any Ensemble: Flexible Music

The Any Ensemble performs a hybrid of composed and improvised music, written to be interpreted by any group of instruments. The ensemble for this show includes Taina Karr, oboe; Kate Olson, clarinets; Emma Ashbrook, bassoon; Alex Guy, viola; Natalie [...]
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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Spontaneous Conduction: Butch Morris Tribute

Presented by Nonsequitur. This tribute to the brilliant Butch Morris, who passed away earlier this year, features two of his close friends and colleagues – Wayne Horvitz (Seattle) and JA Deane (New Mexico) – using the conduction techniques developed [...]
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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Neal Meyer & Keith Eisenbrey

Two long-time collaborators share a piano concert of epic stillness.Neal Meyer continues his exploratory celebration of the silence of John Cage with a performance of the seminal graphic-score Solo for Piano from Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1958). [...]
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Friday, May 3, 2013

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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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Christian Pincock Quartet/Live Composition Ensemble

Valve trombonist Christian Pincock presents new compositions for two groups: a quartet with saxophonist Greg Sinibaldi, tubist Jon Hansen and drummer Max Wood; and a live composition ensemble of saxophonists Evan Smith, Ivan Arteaga, Adrian Noteboom [...]
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