Beth Fleenor Workshop Ensemble

8:00 PM; $5 - $15 sliding scale suggested donation at the door (cash/checks only).

Seattle clarinetist Beth Fleenor brings her process-based large ensemble to the Wayward Music Series. In its 11-piece form, the ensemble will be performing Fleenor's 2012 conduction work SILT as well as music for blindfolded ensemble. BYOBlindfold* to focus your experience and join in the fun. Focused intention, deep grooves, and other celestial manifestations in real time.

Beth Fleenor, clarinet/composer; Michele Khazak, voice; Kate Olson, soprano sax; Chris Credit, winds; Brian Bermudez, winds; Sam Boshnack, trumpet; Paul Kemmish, bass; Evan Flory-Barnes, bass; Michael Owcharuk, piano; Greg Campbell, percussion/French horn; Adam Kozie, drums.

*blindfolds are not required to enjoy this performance!

Seattle Improvised Music Festival #3

Presented by Seattle Improvised Music and Nonsequitur.

The longest running improvised music festival in North America celebrates its 28th year, bringing together a gamut of Northwest luminaries to meet up with three remarkable visiting musicians: Trio: LaDonna Smith (violin, viola, voice), Tari Nelson-Zagar (violin), Monica Schley (harp); Duo: Craig Taborn (piano), Greg Campbell (percussion); Solo: Tucker Dulin (trombone) 

Seattle Improvised Music Festival #2

Presented by Seattle Improvised Music and Nonsequitur.

The longest running improvised music festival in North America celebrates its 28th year, bringing together a gamut of Northwest luminaries to meet up with three remarkable visiting musicians: Quartet: Tucker Dulin (trombone), Gust Burns (piano), Mark Collins (bass), Jonathan Way (electronics); Solo: LaDonna Smith (violin, viola, voice); Trio: Craig Taborn (piano), Paul Hoskin (baritone saxophone), Mark Ostrowski (percussion)

Seattle Improvised Music Festival #1

Presented by Seattle Improvised Music and Nonsequitur.

The longest running improvised music festival in North America celebrates its 28th year, bringing together a gamut of Northwest luminaries to meet up with three remarkable visiting musicians: Quartet: LaDonna Smith (violin, viola, voice), Amy Denio (accordion, alto saxophone, voice), Beth Fleenor (clarinet, voice), Paul Hoskin (contrabass clarinet); Trio: Tucker Dulin (trombone), Greg Powers (trombone), Stuart Dempster (trombone); Quartet: Craig Taborn (piano), Ivan Arteaga (saxophone, clarinet), Wayne Horvitz (keyboard), Paul Kikuchi (percussion)

Works of Herbert Brun, His Friends & Students

Herbert Brün was a pioneer of electronic and computer music, with particular interests in cybernetics and language, who also sought to apply principals of composition to social theory. As a professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigne he was a highly influential teacher to a generation of American composers. Tonight's concert is a tribute by some of his students, performing works by themselves and their teacher. Herbert Brün: Infraudibles for quintet; Susan Parenti: The Poet Retracts; Mark Enslin: Unentitled for speaking pianist; Arun Chandra: An Untitled Poem in Sixteen Stanzae; Ben Kapp: Three Poems by Gertrude Stein for voice and two percussionists.