Seattle Composers' Salon

What: An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composer Joël-François Durand. When: Friday, November 5, 2010, 8:00 PM Where: Chapel Performance Space ( link ), 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor How Much: $5-15 donation We are very excited for the November Salon, as we are changing things up a bit. The familiar, curated "open-mic"-type salon will be back, but for this month we have a special event. Composer Joël-François Durand, a professor at the University of Washington, will be taking us on a journey of his work and compositional process. We will hear several of Durand's works, and there will be the usual Q and A from the audience for him as well. Don't miss this chance to get to know the music of a prolific and influential Northwest Composer. Joël-François Durand was born in Orléans, France on 17 September, 1954. He studied sciences at the ESME , music education at the Paris VIII University and piano at the École Normale de Musique de Paris , then compositio...

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