Seattle Composers' Salon

Clement Reid "Dreams, Improvisations  for Piano, combines sections from an earlier piece, Explorations . These selected movements are examples of reordering of musical material from the earlier piece, that give a kind of floating dream-like impression, in a similar manner as actual dreams seem to reorder and juxtapose experiences and events from reality in a new or unusual way, but with a different image or message. Dreams, Improvisations comprises six movements:  Project, Dream 1, Dream 2, Improvisation, Dream 4, Dream 5." Ann Cummings "How can I  not  own my own composition? When music is fundamentally motion, what keeps everything separate? Is there a continuity to brokenness?" Ann explores these questions with her etude Three of a Kind for String Bass, Banjo, and Piano . Nadya Kadrevis and Jeremy Shaskus Nadya and Jeremy will present a selection from  Trinity,  a work in three parts: creation, destruction, and redemption. Part one will be per...

Seattle Composers' Salon What: An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers:             Ann Cummings             Jeremiah Lawson             Jeremy Shaskus and Nadya Kadrevis             Clement Reid When: Friday, March 6, 2015, 8:00 PM Where: Chapel Performance Space ( link ), 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor How Much: $5-15 donation

"I’ll be presenting the first version of a piece entitled '16 Harvesters, Optimum Saturation' for Neijing Ensemble. My goal for this Salon is to present a particular process I’ve been working with to create pieces over the last few years. Often, generating meaningful and exciting content to begin framing and structuring a piece of a music can be difficult. The way I’ve started approaching this is by improvising textures, ideas and structures with other players. I met with bassist Carmen Rothwell several times to explore a variety of extended technique gestures she uses. In our sessions we developed these ideas further and improvised together. This gave inspiration for mini-forms and improvisational areas—which was my main goal for these initial sessions. Eventually, there was enough material discovered to structure a larger form and score which resembles more of an extended piece of music. This first form is usually the first and very rough draft of the piece. There ar...

Neil Welch Puhpohwee , for solo saxophone "There is a word, 'Puhpohwee,' which in the Potawatomi Native American language translates as 'the force which causes mushrooms to push up through the Earth overnight." In some cultures language serves to illuminate the world rather than simply describe it. These languages express old things, old feelings and archaic values of the land. This solo composition is my reflection on the nature of indigenous language and its influence over our perception of the world. Through this composition I hope to give the listener a richer view of my own world, a view which might otherwise not be possible with my native tongue." Hear Neil's Puhpohwee and works by Cole Bratcher, Ivan Arteaga, and Matthew James Briggs at the January 9, 2015 Salon . This month's salon will be preceded by a New Music Holiday Party, starting at 6:30pm.

Seattle Composers' Salon An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers:              Neil Welch              Cole Bratcher              Ivan Arteaga              Matthew James Briggs New Music Holiday Office Party The January salon will be preceded by a New Music Holiday Office Party from 6:30-8 PM, allowing a chance for the composers, performers, and listeners of the new music community to have their own holiday office party. Live music by cellist Carson Farley, a casual CD exchange, and non-alcoholic cider and snacks. So please come early and feel free to bring any CDs you’d like to share! Friday, January 9, 2015 New Music Holiday Office Party: 6:30-8:00 PM Composers' Salon: 8:00 PM Chapel Performance Space ( link ), 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor $5-15 donation

Seattle Composers' Salon What: An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers:            Jacob Zimmerman            Nat Evans            Keith Eisenbrey            S. Eric Scribner When: Friday, November 7, 2014, 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:             Paul Gillespie             Jessika Kenney             Jim Knapp             Angelique Poteat When: Friday, September 5, 2014, 8:00 PM Where: Chapel Performance Space ( link ), 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor How Much: $5-15 donation