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

past presenters

Composer Spotlight

Münir Beken & Gus Denhard

Oil and Vinegar: New Music and Non-Western traditions

Wed., September 9 @ 7:30pm
Jack Straw Productions
4261 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle

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Münir Beken will give a lecture-demonstration on the use of non-western musical instruments in new music. He will give live and recorded examples from his own music, particularly the use of Turkish ud in Western traditional settings. Lutenist Gus Denhard will join him to perform examples from their recent collaboration and their 2008 Jack Straw Artist Support Program project.

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.