Artists

STEPHEN DRURY

 

Pianist Stephen Drury, named 1989 Musician of the Year by the Boston Globe, has concertized throughout the world with a repertoire that stretches from Bach to Liszt to the music of today. He has given solo performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C., New York's Symphony Space, and from Arkansas to California to Hong Kong to Paris.

 

A champion of twentieth-century music, Drury's performances of music ranging from the piano sonatas of Charles Ives to works by John Cage and György Ligeti have received the highest critical acclaim. He has appeared at the MusikTriennale Koln in Germany, the Subtropics Festival in Miami, the Festival of New American Music in Sacramento, and the North American New Music Festival in Buffalo as well as at Roulette and the Knitting Factory in New York. At Spoleto USA and at the Angelica Festival in Bologna he performed as both conductor and pianist. He has also conducted the Britten Sinfonia in England, the Santa Cruz New Music Works Ensemble, and the Harvard Group for New Music. In 1992 Stephen Drury directed the world premiere of George Russell's Time Line for orchestra, chorus, jazz band and soloists. In 1988 - 1989 he organized a year-long festival of the music of John Cage which led to a request from the composer to perform the solo piano part in Cage's 1O1, premiered with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in April, 1989. Drury has commissioned new works for solo piano from John Cage, John Zorn, Terry Riley, and Chinary Ung with funding provided by Meet The Composer. In March of 1995 he gave the first performance of John Zorn's concerto for piano and orchestra Aporias with Dennis Russell Davies and the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra. Later that same season he gave the premiere of Basic Training for solo piano, written for him by Lee Hyla.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the series

Jack Straw Productions and WCF present the Transport series of compelling performances by international and local artists, offering a way out of audio gridlock to music’s far horizons. The concerts include the Interval series of video work. Created by ForeignAmerican Pictures and select filmmakers, the video accompanies music from calls for scores. Receptions follow the concerts. 

 

The series features international and local artists in several premieres, and includes music by acclaimed composers including George Antheil, Martin Bresnick, John Corigliano, Michael Finnissy, and Frederic Rzewski. National calls for scores inject the programs with the latest music. Music and video are presented at the end of each intermission as part of the Interval series.

 

Transport brings to the Northwest such dramatic performers as pianist Stephen Drury, accordion and bass duo Slide Show Secret, and saxophone quartet Quasar. They are joined by Northwest artists such as pianist Cristina Valdés, violinist Michael Lim, clarinetist Sean Osborn, saxophonist Greg Sinibaldi, pianist Margaret Brink, and the Tom Baker Quartet. The concerts take place at the Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transport

Nonsequitur, Jack Straw Productions, and Washington Composers Forum present

 

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

 

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

 

Affinity - Thursday, June 12 @ 7:30pm

 

Michael Lim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEPHEN DRURY

 

Friday, April 18 @ 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

 

Nonsequitur brings renowned pianist Stephen Drury to Seattle to perform music of Morton Feldman and Frederic Rzewski. Drury presents a late work, Palais de Mari, from composer Morton Feldman. The title is from a photograph that Feldman observed in the Louvre of a palace in East Asia. The music was requested by pianist Bunita Marcus. She specified the work should be 10 minutes long, knowing that Feldman would typically create something much longer. The resulting work is a compendium of Feldman’s late stylistic interests. The People United Will Never Be Defeated! – 36 variations on “¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido! was inspired by Sergio Ortega’s protest song. Frederic Rzewski created the work a year after the Chilean coup that overthrew Allende. This set of piano variations has become recognized as a masterpiece of contemporary music.

 

The Interval series presents video by filmmaker Mike Gibisser accompanying music by Matt Sargent.

 

Quasar

 

QUASAR quatour de saxophones

 

Thursday, May 29 @ 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

 

Quasar will perform music of Canadian composers, and work(s) chosen from a call for scores. Seattle composer Donald Stewart's work for quartet and ensemble will be premiered.

 

Ardent devotees of the music of our time, the Quasar saxophone quartet is dedicated to premiering and promoting contemporary music that is multi-dimensionally conceived. Celebrated for its energy, audacity and exceptional technical ability, Quasar explores different aspects of artistic creation from instrumental music to live electronics, from improvisation to instrumental theatre. Quasar has received two OPUS prizes, and has performed throughout Canada and Europe.

 

The Interval series presents video by filmmaker Lisa Young-Katsukake accompanying music chosen by a call for scores.

 

Affinity

 

AFFINITY

 

Thursday, June 12 @ 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

 

Affinity will perform music by ensemble composers Sarah Bassingthwaighte, Ryan Hare, Brad Sherman, and Chris Stover, as well as music chosen from a call for scores.

 

Founded in 1998, Affinity deploys a mixed instrumentation of woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion, piano, and voice. Guest artists augment the ensemble. Affinity has appeared in the Seattle Symphony’s Fusion and Made in America festivals, Moore Theater’s New Music Showcase, and the Myra’s War project at the University of Washington. Members have been heard throughout North America, Europe, and Israel.

 

The Interval series presents video by filmmakers Dena DeCola and Karin Wandner accompanying music by composer Jay Hamilton.

 

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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