Concerts

The first Seattle concert devoted entirely to the music of Alaskan composer John Luther Adams opens with two solo piano pieces, Nunataks and Among Red Mountains, performed by Seattle pianist Cristina Valdes, and concludes with The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies, a monumental recent work for solo percussion and electronics performed by renowned percussionist Steven Schick.

Presented by Nonsequitur and Earshot Jazz Festival. Robin Holcomb, Wayne Horvitz, and Tom Varner lead this adventurous 15-piece ensemble featuring top-flight Seattle improvisers and composers including Mark Taylor, Thomas Marriott, Eric Barber, Byron Vannoy, and Phil Sparks. Tonight, WACO presents an evening of music specially suited for the gorgeous acoustics of the Chapel Performance Space …

Presented by Nonsequitur and Earshot Jazz Festival. Long-time collaborators at the forefront of the Downtown NYC avant garde, electronic percussionist Ikue Mori and electronic/acoustic harpist Zeena Parkins (aka PHANTOM ORCHARD) weave a mix of beauty and noise amidst live video projections in a musical partnership that borders on the telepathic. The esteemed duo of Vancouver …

Emerging from the creative foment of Louisville’s thriving punk/art rock scene, Rachel Grimes‘ music has quietly evolved through a diversity of musical ventures, including six releases with indie chamber group Rachel’s. As pianist and co-composer in that pioneering collective, she helped build an impressive (and beautiful) bridge between the so-called Math Rock of post-punk bands …

Nonsequitur co-founder Steve Peters celebrates his 50th birthday with a concert of his music from the past thirty years, performed by a collection of wonderful local musicians: Chamber Music 5: Stained Glass (2008) site-specific sound installation (pre-show); Paris, once (1984) solo piano, performed by Robin Holcomb; Planctus (1993/94) Javanese gamelan, performed by Gamelan Pacifica; Brief …