Andrew Weathers (b.1988) is a composer and improviser originally from Chapel Hill, NC, currently based in Littlefield, TX. His music engages with notions of place, tradition, repetition, and spirit. He studied composition at UNC-Greensboro and electronic music at Mills College in Oakland, CA. A consistent presence in the underground music scene over the past decade, […]
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Seattle Modern Orchestra (SMO) is the only large ensemble in the Pacific Northwest solely dedicated to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Led by co-artistic directors Julia Tai and Jeremy Jolley, SMO commissions and premieres new works from an international lineup of composers, in addition to presenting important pieces from the contemporary repertoire […]
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Prolific trumpeter/composer Samantha Boshnack walks her own path. Whether blasting through the alternative sonic explorations of her 14-piece alternative chamber orchestra, B’shnorkestra, leading Seismic Belt or her own quintet, Boshnack’s sound pulses with vitality. After getting a degree in jazz from Bard College in 2003, Boshnack moved to Seattle. She toured extensively with the modern […]
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Thomasa Eckert grew up in a family of opera singers. She specializes in twentieth century music, particularly those compositions requiring a theatrical presentation. Her ensemble The Bird Tribe Orchestra included Richard III aka Rich Eckert, Sid Law, Thomasa Eckert, and Matthew Lyon. Artist Support Program 2004: Recorded their album Palace of the Birds Artist Support […]
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Degenerate Art Ensemble, formerly known as The Young Composers Collective, has shown their work throughout the US and Europe known for their large scale dance and theater projects, concerts, site-transforming spectacles and ongoing public experimentation. Recent highlights of the group’s work include a major exhibition at the Frye Art Museum in 2011, was commissioned by […]
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Amy Rubin, pianist and composer, has written and performed music in all genres – for the concert stage, jazz ensemble, film, television and theater, both in the U.S. and abroad. Her fearless eclecticism and desire to embrace all music regardless of style have brought her recent awards including the Washington State Artist Trust Fellowship, the […]
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Tom Swafford (b. 1972) grew up in Seattle and lived in Boston, The Bay Area, and Amsterdam before moving to New York in 2007. He has presented many concerts of his music at New York venues including Roulette Intermedium and The Stone. His 11-piece ensemble String Power released its debut album in 2015. Tom recorded […]
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Dan Blunck is a saxophonist and flutist based in the northwest. He began playing music in 1977, studied music at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, OR. and completed a BA degree in liberal arts at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. He spent nine years in the US Navy Band and has performed […]
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Intonarumori was formed in 1988 by Kevin Goldsmith to create new music outside the norm and beyond existing conventions. The word “Intonarumori” is Italian and it means “noise intoners.” The word comes from the Italian Futurist art movement. The Intonarumori were machines built to mimic the industrial sounds of the age. The Futurist composers created […]
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Jesse Canterbury has played new music of many varieties for years: performances have ranged over jazz, new and old classical music, and free improvisation. He has performed on countless premieres of new works by emerging and established composers and has given concerts of some of the masterpieces of modern chamber music. As an improviser, he […]
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