Seattle Composers' Salon

Seattle Composers' Salon - Friday July 1 What:  An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers: Jeffrey Izzo Stuart Wheeler Tom Baker When:   Friday, July 1, 2011, 8:00 PM Where:  Chapel Performance Space ( link ), 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor How Much:   $5-15 donation

Seattle Composers' Salon What: An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Yvonne Hoar, Doug Palmer,Steve Scribner, Ben Houge, Jeffrey Izzo When: Friday, May 6, 2011, 8:00 PM Where: Chapel Performance Space (link), 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor How Much: $5-15 donation

What: An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composer Wayne Horvitz. When: Friday, March 4, 2011, 8:00 PM Where: Chapel Performance Space ( link ), 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor How Much: $5-15 donation The Seattle Composers' Salon is pleased to welcome composer and pianist Wayne Horvitz for a discussion and presentation of his music. Wayne is a prolific and influential Seattle composer whose work easily skates across boundaries of genre, style and form. Wayne Horvitz, a "defiant cross-breeder of genres", has led the groups The President, Pigpen, Zony Mash, and the Four Plus One Ensemble. He has recorded or performed with John Zorn , Bill Frisell , Elliott Sharp , Danny Barnes , Tucker Martine , Butch Morris , Fred Frith , Julian Priester , Philip Wilson , Michael Shrieve , Carla Bley , Tim Young, Bobby Previte , Skerik , Douglas September and others. He is perhaps most famous for being the keyboardist of the band Naked City . He has produced records for the...

Seattle Composers' Salon, January 7, 2011 Join us at the Chapel Performance Space for the first Salon of the NEW YEAR! Friday, January 7, 2011 8:00 PM $5-15 suggested donation Works by: John Teske, Michael Nicolella, Christian Asplund, Scott Teske, Christopher DeLaurenti

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...

Join us at the Chapel Performance Space for the September 2010 Salon, the kickoff to our 12th season!! Friday, September 3, 2010 8:00 PM $5-15 suggested donation Works by: Doug Palmer, Keith Eisenbrey, David Mesler, Tom Baker The Seattle music community lost one of our colleagues a couple of weeks ago: George Shangrow, who served as a leading voice for classical music in the region for many years. The September Salon, which is the season opener for our 12th season, is dedicated to George's memory and his legacy. Please join us. We will miss you George.

Join us at the Chapel Performance Space for the July 2010 Salon. Friday, July 2, 2010 8:00 PM $5-15 suggested donation Works by: Nathaniel Evans Steve Scribner Kam Morrill Tom Baker