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Wednesday, November 14, 7:30pm
Brandon Pettit is a composer, sound artist, and chef, based in Seattle. He has earned degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Composition and Saxophone and a Master's degree in Composition from the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music where he studied with Tania Leon. He is currently a D.M.A. candidate at the University of Washington. His music has been played by many chamber and large ensembles through out the country and in France. To find out more, or to hear samples of his work, please visit www.brandonpettit.com.
Coming in December: Kevin Patton
Wednesday, December 12, 7:30pm
Kevin Patton is interested in exploring generative techniques, artificial intelligence, and the integration of live electronic music and machine improvisation into traditional performance contexts. The Aphasia Project, a multi-media performance art duet with video artist Carmen Montoya, integrates video, interactive and generative environments, and performance art in both a concert and instillation setting. Kevin holds a MM from the University of North Texas and is currently pursuing a PhD in electronic music and multimedia composition at Brown University.
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.
2007
| Sarah Bassingthwaighte |
| Ryan Hare |
| Brad Sherman |
| Wally Shoup |
| Steve Cavit |
| Paul Rucker |
| Martin Bresnick |
| Tim Root |
| Dean Moore |
| Eric Lanzillotta |
2006
| Douglas Kahn |
| Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) |
| Alan Lechusza |
| Patrick Stoyanovich |
| Gabriela Frank |
| Wayne Horvitz |
| Arun Chandra |
| Donald Stewart |
| Kotoka Susuki feat. Eric Rynes |
| Evan Flory Barnes |
| Joe Colley |
| Bonnie Miksch and Christopher Penrose |
2005
| Joe Diebes |
| Karen Thomas |
| Doublends Verts: Tom Swafford, Adam Diller, Annie Lewandowski |
| S. Lyn Goeringer |
| John Mackey |
| Dempster, Domingues, Weikel |
| Arun Chandra |
| Joshua Parmenter |
| Eric Mandat |
| Richard Karpen |
| Christopher DeLaurenti |
| Joel-Francois Durand |
2004
| Ken Benshoof |
| Gerhard Samuel |
| Wrick Wolff |
| Steve Layton |
| Robert HP Platz |
| Degenerate Art Ensemble |
| Laura Kaminsky |
| Keith Eisenbray |
| Adam Diller |
| Wayne Horvitz |
| Linda Waterfall |
| Lesli Dalaba |
2003
| Ela Lamblin & Leah Mann |
| Trimpin |
| David Mahler |
| Christi Denton & Celeste Hutchins |
| Steve Roden |
| Tom Baker |
| Nate Brown with Gary Fukushima |
| Ray Holman |
| Peter Seibert |
| Robin Holcomb |
| Curtis Taylor |
| Amy Rubin |
2002
| Seattle Chamber Players and Elena Dubinets |
| Dan Blunck |
| Rik Wright |
| Quake |
| Brian Lawlor |
| Byron Au Yong |
| Jack Straw |
| Stuart Wolferman & Britta Johnson |
| Philip Munger |
| Mark Polishook and Lisa Hutton |
| Undermind Arts Collective & Pleione |
| Lena Nietfeld & Jonathan Greene |
| Bret Battey |
2001
| Present Sounds Recordings |
| Janice Giteck and Judith Roche |
| Cindy McTee |
| Mina Miller |
| Benjamin Boretz |
| Bob Barraza and KT Niehoff |
| Jin Hi Kim |
| Munir Nurettin Beken |
| Sean Osbourn |
| Marcos Carmona |
| Koo Nimo |
| Jay Clayton |
| Carolyn Graye |
2000
| Jovino Santos Neto |
| Kevin Goldsmith |
| Michael Shannon |
| Jim Knodle |
| Janice Giteck |
| Mark Polishook |
| Chen Yi and Robert Sirota |
| Yu Ping Chen |
| Lynette Westendorf |
| David Paul Mesler |
| Musicians Accord |
| Elizabeth Falconer |
1999
| Suzie Kozawa |
| Samuel Jones |
| Gerhard Samuel |
| Christopher DeLaurenti |
| Christopher Shainin |
| Mathew Sperry |
| Gavin Borchert |
| Keith Eisenbrey |
| Open House |
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