Associate Ensemble

 

WCF has supported several new music ensembles, including Sorelle, and projects involving the Seattle Creative Orchestra.

 

Support includes fiscal sponsorship, marketing, and concert production assistance. In order to provide more opportunities to composers, WCF encourages such groups to consider new works chosen from calls for scores.

 

Affinity Chamber Players is currently an associate ensemble of WCF.

 

Visit Affinity's website for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Artists

 

Brianna Atwell, viola

 

Sarah Bassingthwaighte, flute, alto flute, piccolo, composer

 

Heather Bentley, violin

 

Eric Bradler, accordion

 

Clifford Dunn, flute

 

Ryan Hare, bassoon, composer

 

Julie Ives, piano

 

Moriah Neils, contrabass

 

Mark Piszczek, oboe, soprano sax, composer

 

Nicola Shangrow Reilly, violin

 

Mary Riles, cello

 

Brad Sherman, clarinet, composer

 

Chris Stover, trombone, composer

 

Judson Scott, trumpet

 

Dale Speicher, percussion

 

Ben Thomas, vibes

 

Robert Taylor, conductor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinity Chamber Players

 

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Upcoming Event

 

Young Adventurers

 

Saturday, March 6 @ 8pm

Chapel Performance Space

Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor in Seattle map

$5-$15 sliding scale

 

Affinity Chamber Players presents a concert featuring the results of its Young Adventurers Competition, plus works by Brad Sherman, Elizabeth Alexander, Tom Baker and Emily Doolittle, and the music of the young and talented Benjamin Davis. The ensemble is conducted by Jonathan Pasternack. more

 

Affinity Chamber Players

Founded in 1998, Affinity Chamber Players deploys an instrumentation of woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion, piano, and voice. Guest artists augment the ensemble. Affinity Chamber Ensemble is led by co-artistic directors Sarah Bassingthwaighte and Brad Sherman.

 

Affinity has appeared in the Seattle Symphony’s Fusion and Made in America festivals, Moore Theater’s New Music Showcase, and the Myra’s War project at the University of Washington. Members have been heard throughout North America, Europe, and Israel. They have held positions at Seattle University, Washington State University, as composer-in-residence at the Max Aronoff Viola Institute and the Boise Chamber Fortnight. They are graduates of Oberlin, Eastman, Indiana University, and the University of Washington.

 

Members have studied with Stuart Dempster, Joël-François Durand, Richard Karpen, William O. Smith, Diane Thome, and Carol Wincenc. They have won awards from ASCAP, the Composer’s Guild, and concerto competitions, and have recordings on the Centaur, CCMC, and Present Sounds labels.