Artists

THE SLIDE SHOW SECRET

Eva Zollner, born in Germany in 1978, was educated as classical accordionist at the Academy of Music Cologne, Germany and at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, Denmark. She has performed as a soloist in most European countries, in the USA, Canada, Mexico and in Japan. She has performed with leading ensembles for contemporary music (e.g. musikFabrik, Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group) and symphony orchestras such as Beethoven Orchester Bonn. In 2004 Eva was invited to perform as a soloist at the "Nachwuchsforum" of Ensemble Modern. She has been a guest artist at diverse contemporary music festivals and concert series. Several radio productions document her work. During the last few years she has premiered more than 50 new works for accordion, both in Germany and abroad. more

Kristjan Orri Sigurleifsson (born 1976 in Iceland) has performed with many orchestras such as The Danish Radio Orchestra, The Iceland Symphony Orchestra, The Danish Radio Entertainment Orchestra and the Royal Danish Symphony Orchestra.  Kristjan is also a member of Kaleidoskop Solistensemble (Berlin) and one of the founders of Isafold Chamber Orchestra which performs music from the 20th and 21st Century. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has performed in USA, Finland, Scandinavia and Iceland, and has collaborated closely with several composers.

The Slide Show Secret, contemporary music duo, was established in 2004 by German accordionist Eva Zollner and Icelandic double bassist Kristjan Orri Sigurleifsson and is by now situated in Copenhagen, Denmark. Both musicians have a special interest and experience in contemporary music and are attracted by the many unexplored sound possibilities of this unique combination of instruments. The Slide Show Secret want to enlighten different aspects of contemporary music, put them in new contexts and draw a connection between sounds, lights, images and different arts. The Slide Show Secret has performed in Germany, Denmark, Iceland, USA and Canada. more

MICHAEL JINSOO LIM and CRISTINA VALDÉS

Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim enjoys a dynamic musical career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral performer, recording artist, and teacher. Widely known for his work as co-founder of the renowned Corigliano Quartet, he is in demand as a chamber musician and as a performer of new and experimental music. He is a member of Open End, a new music and improvisatory group, and makes frequent appearances as a solo performer of electro-acoustic music. Lim also holds a first violin position in the American Ballet Theatre Orchestra in New York City.

Lim’s solo engagements have included appearances with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the International Chamber Orchestra of Girona, Spain, the Indiana University Philharmonic, the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra as well as a performance in Weill Recital Hall for a tribute concert for celebrated American composer John Corigliano.

Committed to both contemporary and standard repertoire, Cristina Valdés is known for presenting innovative concerts with repertoire ranging from Bach to Xenakis. She has performed across four continents and in a multitude of venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Recital Hall and the Kennedy Center. Her passionate interest in new music has led to a variety of collaborations with many composers including performing side by side with Joan Tower and Terry Riley, recording the works of Ezra Laderman and Ned Rorem, and premiering works by Evan Ziporyn, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, and Oliver Schneller among others. Her festival performances include the Foro Internacional de Musica Nueva in Mexico City, the Brisbane Arts Festival, the Festival of Contemporary Music in El Salvador, Theater de Welt in Stuttgart, the New Music in Miami Festival, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and the Singapore Arts Festival.

Transport

The Slide Show Secret - Thurs., March 6 @ 7:30pm

Michael Jinsoo Lim and Cristina Valdés - Wed., March 19 @ 7:30pm

Stephen Drury - Friday, April 18 @ 7:30pm

Quasar quatour de saxophones - Thurs., May 29 @ 7:30pm

Affinity - Thurs., June 12 @ 7:30pm

THE SLIDE SHOW SECRET

Thursday, March 6 @ 7:30pm
Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor in Seattle map

Tickets: At door. $5-$15 sliding scale, WCF members attend one concert in the Transport series free

The Slide Show Secret continues the Transport series of performances by international and local artists. The accordion and bass duo will play recent works and music chosen from a call for scores.

The concert program includes new music by Icelandic and Danish composers. The Interval series presents video by filmmaker Jessica Aceti accompanying music by Greg Pliska.

Ingi Gardar Erlendsson (b. 1980) Molar (2005) Molar (Icelandic) can be translated as "cube“. The title refers to the composition technique of the piece.

Úlfar Ingi Haraldsson (b. 1966) Secret Psalms The title refers partially to the usage of few melodic phrases that make reference to hymnes from diverse spiritual practices.

Haukur Tómasson (b. 1960) Reaction (2007) (US-premier) “Reaction was written für Eva Zöllner and Kristján Orri Sigurleifsson. In the music I try to unify the two very different Instruments without having them imitate each other.” H.Tómasson

Bent Sørensen (b. 1958) Looking on Darkness (2000). The title is taken from Shakespeare´s Sonnet No. 27. Both the clear form and the very emotional, melancholic mood of the text are reflected in the music. Concrete sounds melt together with distant quotes, memories and motives from the past appear out of nothing and dissolve again. The music is very intimate and poetic and leads the listener to an undefined space between darkness and silence.

Ivo Nilsson (b. 1966) Doppelzimmer für Akkordon und Kontrabass (US-premier) "A dialogue in between two acoustical rooms: the flexibel body of the accordion and the wooden chamber of the doublebass. Obvious different sizes and materials but sonorities in common. Alike independent lungs of an organism. Do they switch or share rooms?" Ivo Nilsson

Steingrímur Rohloff (b. 1971) Archetyp (2005) für Kontrabass und Akkordeon. "As in many other pieces of mine a subtitle to this piece Archetyp could be 'fusion' or 'hybrid'. I tried to let double bass and accordion fuse as much as possible, even though this seems a rather hopeless undertaking, taking into consideration their extreme different natures. Nevertheless an idea of combining the two counterparts and thus emerge ONE new instrument led me throughout the whole composition process. In the accordion I made great use of the fact that it is possible to play with the two hands in the same register." Steingrimur Rohloff

MICHAEL JINSOO LIM and CRISTINA VALDÉS

Wed., March 19 @ 7:30pm

Chapel Performance Space - Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor in Seattle map

Tickets: At door. $5-$15 siding scale, WCF members attend one concert in the Transport series free

Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim and pianist Cristina Valdés present an evening of contemporary American music. The program includes Bird as Prophet by Martin Bresnick, Sonata for violin and piano by John Corigliano, Music in Fifths by Philip Glass, and Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano by George Antheil. Antheil's work is unusual in its requirement for the pianist to play drums.

The Interval series presents video by filmmaker Adam Sekular accompanying music by Carl Schimmel.

Bruce Christian Bennett's Three Epigrams was chosen from a call for scores by the performers. Bennett is a native of Seattle, currently teaching at San Francisco State University.

"Three Epigrams were composed as a short set of hommages, but with a sense of humor—witticisms, each with their own little musical joke. Each epigram has its own 12-tone series: the first with an opening tetrachord based on the open strings of the violin emphasizing open fifths, the second is partitioned into trichords emphasizing augmented triads, and the third is parsed into tetrachords featuring the major seventh chord. The first epigram is inspired by the free-atonal music of Webern (such as Op. 7 or Op. 11), the second is reminiscent of rhythmic vitality of early Stravinsky or Bartók, and the third alludes to Satie’s Gymnopédies." Bruce Christian Bennett

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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