Artists

Composer/Pianist/Improvisor Keith Eisenbrey is a native of the Puget Sound area. He studied composition with Dell Wade, Ken Benshoof, John Rahn, and Benjamin Boretz, and piano with Victor Smiley, Joan Purswell, and Neal O'Doan.  He is a cofounder of Banned Rehearsal, an ongoing argument in creative musical expression, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. 

 

Michael Finnissy was born in London in 1946. In 2005 Michael was the recipient of two British Composer Awards, which are given by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. Molly-House for ensemble won in the 'Making Music' category, a work written for COMA, with whom Michael is Artistic Director for the 2006 'Open Score' project.

 

Rhonda Kline is opera coach and coordinator of accompanying at the School of Music. In addition to her work at the UW, Kline is general director and music director for NOISE (Northwest Opera In Schools, Etc.). She is also a charter member of the faculty of Canta in Italia, a summer program for singers in Florence, Italy.

 

Kevin Patton is interested in exploring generative techniques, artificial intelligence, and the integration of live electronic music and machine improvisation into traditional performance contexts. Kevin holds a MM from the University of North Texas and is currently pursuing a PhD in electronic music and multimedia composition at Brown University.

 

Sean Osborn has traveled the US, Japan, and Europe as soloist, and traveled the world during his eleven years with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He has also performed as guest principal clarinet with the New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, and the American Symphony Orchestra. The New York Times dubbed him “...an excellent clarinetist,” the Boston Globe called him “...a miracle,” and Gramophone “... a master.”

 

Greg Sinibaldi received a BA in jazz studies at the New England Conservatory. Returning to Seattle after a brief stint in San Francisco, Greg began writing music and putting exciting projects together; Vena Cava, The Greg Sinibaldi Trio, Cipher, Frieze of Life, the Greg Sinibaldi Band and the trio “Goat.”

 

Dan Welcher first trained as a pianist and bassoonist, earning degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. He joined the Louisville Orchestra as its Principal Bassoonist in 1972, and remained there until 1978, concurrently teaching composition and theory at the University of Louisville. He now holds the Lee Hage Jamail Regents Professorship in Composition at the School of Music at UT/Austin, teaching Composition and serving as Director of the New Music Ensemble.

 

 

Transport

REEDS CONCERT

Thursday, Dec. 13 @ 7:30pm
Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor in Seattle map

Tickets: $15 general,
$10 WCF members/seniors/students, available at door

 

The Reeds Concert continues the Transport series of performances by international and local artists. Clarinetist Sean Osborn will premiere Chaconne by Seattle composer Keith Eisenbrey, Clarinet Sonata by English composer Michael Finnissy, and Dante Dances (Danzi d'Inferno) by University of Texas composer Dan Welcher. Rhonda Kline will accompany on piano.

 

Greg Sinibaldi will premiere works for saxophone and electronics, including Flax-Seed by Clifford Dunn, Cracked Across the Brow by Kevin Patton, and 101-46 by York University composer Renée Walrafen.

 

The evening includes recorded music chosen from a call for scores and accompanied by video created by Northwest filmmakers ForeignAmerican Pictures, as part of Washington Composers Forum's Interval series. This concert presents video accompanying music by composer Greg Bowers.

 

Supporters

Co-presented by Jack Straw Productions, the series is co-sponsored by the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, City of Seattle. Special thanks to Nonsequitur.

 

 

 

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