Concerts
Sarah Cahill, piano pieces for peace
Bay Area pianist Sarah Cahill performs new music selected from her commissioning project A Sweeter Music, inspired by this quote from Dr. Martin Luther King’s Nobel Lecture: “We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody that is far superior to the discords of war.” Program: Terry Riley, Be Kind to One …
Fred Frith: Guitar Solos
Best known world-wide as an improvising guitarist, Fred Frith was co-founder of the British underground bands Henry Cow (1968-78) and Art Bears (1978-81). He moved to New York in the late 1970s and came into contact with many of the musicians with whom he’s since been associated, including John Zorn, Ikue Mori, Tom Cora, Zeena …
Yvonne Lee, solo piano
Presented by Washington Composers Forum, Nonsequitur, and Jack Straw Productions. Boston-based pianist and composer Yvonne Lee performs music by modern masters: Anton Webern’s Variations, Opus 27; Elliott Carter’s Retrouvailles and 90+; Morton Feldman’s Palais de Mari; and Helmut Lachenmann’s Ein Kinderspiel and Serynade. Also, Unsound Grounds by young composer Trevor Gureckis.
24th Seattle Improvised Music Festival
Seattle Improvised Music and Nonsequitur present the 24th annual Seattle Improvised Music Festival. Friday, February 13: Greg Kelley/Doug Theriault/Kelvin Pittman trio; Liz Tonne solo; Greg Kelley/Gust Burns/Mara Sedlins/Mark Collins/Wilson Shook quintet; Andrew Drury solo; Christine Sehnaoui solo; large ensemble. Saturday, February 14: Greg Kelley solo; Christine Sehnaoui/Liz Tonne duo; Kelvin Pittman solo; Wally Shoup/Greg Kelley/Andrew …
Ana Cervantes: Rumor de Páramo
Based in Guanajuato, México, US-Mexican pianist Ana Cervantes makes her Seattle debut, performing commissioned works by eight composers from five countries: Georgina Derbez Roque, Marcela Rodríguez and Hilda Paredes (México); Zulema de la Cruz (Spain); Anne LeBaron and Alex Shapiro (USA); Silvia Berg (Brazil), and Stephen McNeff (UK).