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A co-presentation by Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum

Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum present composer Ryan Hare. He will discuss recent works and present a live performance of his Educe/Evoke for solo violin, featuring Eric Rynes.

Ryan M. Hare, originally from Reno, Nevada, teaches composition, music theory, and studio bassoon at Washington State University, is the bassoonist for the Solstice Wind Quintet, holds the position of principal bassoon with the Washington-Idaho Symphony, and is a member of the Seattle-based new music ensemble Affinity. He has earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Composition from the University of Washington; his other degrees include a Master of Music in Composition from Ithaca College and a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Oregon State University. Hare's compositions have been performed throughout the United States, in Chile, and also at the Ferienkurse fuer Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Germany. As a bassoonist, he has been active as a freelance performer since high school, and has performed in professional orchestras in many places across the U.S.; this includes freelancing with many of the leading orchestras in the Puget Sound region, such as the Seattle Symphony, Northwest Sinfonietta, Tacoma Symphony, and Bellevue Philharmonic. He has been particularly energetic as a supporter of new music, and has commissioned or premiered a very large number of new works by a variety of talented, emerging composers. A CD featuring contemporary pieces performed by Hare for solo bassoon and bassoon with electronics is available on the Present Sounds Label. In 2006, he was awarded an unrestricted fellowship from Artist Trust.

The Composer Spoltight series is presented by Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum (WCF). This series of talks and performances of new music highlights an innovative composer or performer every second Wednesday of each month at Jack Straw Productions. If you are a composer and would like to present at a Composer Spotlight event, please conatct arts manager Van Diep.

ABOUT WASHINGTON COMPOSERS FORUM

WCF is a non-profit arts organization that nurtures the creation, performance, and dissemination of new music by composers living in Washington State. Since its founding in 1984, WCF has produced concerts, readings, and lectures in the U.S. and Canada, representing many composers in the region.

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