About the series

Jack Straw Productions and WCF present a series of talks and performances of new music. The series is free to the public. Refreshments are served. Events are wheelchair and special needs accessible. Contact Jack Straw for arrangements at (206) 634-0919.

Begun in 1999, the series has offered over 120 free presentations of visiting and local composers and performers to the public.

2008 presenters

January 9 - Gust Burns

February 13 - Hope Wechkin

March 12 - Dennis Rea

April 9 - Anna Homler

May 14 - Bill Smith

June 11 - Tom Baker

July 9 - Tom Varner

August 13 - Bruce Hamilton

September 10 - Joshua Kohl

October 8 - Michael Owcharuk

November 12 - Sean Osborn

December 10 - Richard Johnson

2009 presenters

January 14 - Emily Doolittle

February 11 - Randal Bays

March 11 - Christopher Roberts

April 8 - Marcus Oldham

May 13 - Michael Nicolella

June 10 - Donald Craig

July 8 - Srivani Jade

August 12 - Christopher DeLaurenti

September 9 - Munir Beken & Gus Denhard

October 14 - Susie Kozawa & Esther Sugai with Serge Gregory

November 11 - Aono Jikken Ensemble

December 9 - Lesley Sommer

past presenters

Composer Spotlight

Garrett Fisher

Bridging Ancient and Modern Forms Through New Opera

Wed., Jan. 13 @ 7:30pm
Jack Straw Productions
4261 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle

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Garrett Fisher and members of the Fisher Ensemble will perform excerpts from three recent projects - At the Hawk's Well, The Passion of Saint Sebastian, and Psyche - and discuss how old and new forms are brought together in these pieces.

Composer Garrett Fisher leads the Fisher Ensemble, an eclectic mix of collaborators, vocalists, movers, actors and musicians that harness ritual and myth to bring opera into the 21st Century. His operas have been presented at such places as The Chapel and On the Boards in Seattle, and HERE Arts Center and Judson Memorial Church in New York. His piece, The Passion of Saint Thomas More, is available on BIS. more

Supporters

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.