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SRIVANI JADE
Wednesday, July 8
@ 7:30pm
Jack Straw Productions 4261 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle map
FREE
Srivani Jade is a Hindustani classical singer. She specializes in the North Indian classical form of Khayal and other traditional and folk-inspired music like Thumri-Dadra, Tappa and Bhajans. Srivani has performed regularly on stage, radio and television in India from the age of five.
Composer Spotlight
DONALD CRAIG
Multimedia Composition
Wed., June 10 @ 7:30pm
Jack Straw Productions
4261 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle map FREE
Composer Donald Craig presents his recent work for computer realized sound and visuals.
Donald Craig is a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington School of Music where he also earned his BA/BM in Music Composition. He has studied with Richard Karpen, Joel Durand, and Kenneth Benshoof. He plays guitar, both classical and electric, and has studied with Steven Novacek. Although he writes for acoustic instruments and ensembles, his primary focus is electro-acoustic and computer realized music. His work, Assonaglyph for Computer Realized Sound, was played at the SEAMUS (Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States) Electro-Acoustic Music Festival. He has worked with several choreographers at the University of Washington’s Dance Department, including Rob Kitsos, for whose work Yellow, performed at On The Boards and Meany Hall, he created interactive soundscapes and did some music arranging. Craig's Symphony of Visual Music for computer realized sound and visuals was recently premiered.
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Jack Straw Productions gratefully acknowledges The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, City of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 4Culture King County Lodging Tax Fund, Washington State Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, PONCHO, ArtsFund, Seattle Foundation, and individual contributors for their support of Jack Straw Artist Programs.