Improvisation – Past Concerts
Wayward Music Series: Matrio + Trevor O’Loughlin
Thursday, October 5, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Matrio is an improvising collective; with influences ranging from Olivier Messiaen to The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Matrio creates set-long experiences that explore the space between sound, noise, music, and silence.
$5-$15 at the door
Racer Sessions: Gregg Belisle-Chi
Sunday, October 1, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Bonnie Whiting with Jennifer Torrence: New Music for Singing/Speaking Percussionists
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of world premieres, including a work for crash cymbals, resonant feedback, and singing by Paula Matthusen, and music for small electronic toys and deconstructed language by Bethany Younge.
$20 ($10 students and seniors)
Cornish Pivot Convocation: Beth Fleenor, interviewed by Lily Shababi
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A short set with clarinetist and composer Beth Fleenor, followed by an interview with Lily Shababi.
Free
Curiouser & Curiouser: An evening with improvised violin
Monday, September 25, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Two Bells Bar & Grill, Seattle, WA, United States
What happens when you set an evening of drinking in a historic Seattle bar to the soundtrack of improvised violin?
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Evan Smith, Saxophone
Thursday, September 21, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Contemporary-classical works bridging the divide between composition and improvisation and exploring the flexible sonic palette of the saxophone.
$5-$15 donation
Racer Sessions: TVTV
Sunday, September 17, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Adam Briggs
Sunday, September 10, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Ryan Ferreira
Sunday, August 27, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Bad Luck
Sunday, August 20, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Outdoor Music and Dance Concert in Discovery Park
Sunday, August 20, 2017 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Daybreak Star Cultural Center Upper Field in Discovery Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Grieg – Three Symphonic Dances
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions: Lily Shababi
Sunday, August 13, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Wayward Music Series: High Plains + Wild Card + Cruel Diagonals
Friday, August 11, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Please join us for a night of music by Kranky recording artists High Plains, the new duo of Scott Morgan (loscil) and Mark Bridges, in support of their debut release Cinderland.
$10-$15
Racer Sessions: Luke Woodle
Sunday, August 6, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Thea Farhadian + Ewa Trębacz
Thursday, August 3, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Fumes of disassembled harmony and dissonant refractions are followed by a violin-horn duo with computer-realized sound.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Scrape
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Chérie Hughes, voice; Mark Taylor, saxophone; Toni McGowan, composer and lyricist; Jim Knapp, composer.
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions: Sound Underground (Miami)
Sunday, July 16, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Neil Welch
Sunday, July 9, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
The Big Gig
Saturday, July 8, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
A music spectacular peppered with comedy and dance.
$27.50-$35
Wayward Music Series: Jonah Parzen-Johnson + Icasiano/Goldston
Thursday, June 29, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jonah Parzen-Johnson writes music for solo saxophone and analog synthesizer; Seattle drummer Chris Icasiano (Bad Luck) and cellist Lori Goldston unite for duo improvisations.
$5-$15 donation