The music of Bun-Ching Lam has been performed worldwide by such ensembles as the Macao Orchestra, American Composer’s Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, The Vienna Radio Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, and the Albany Symphony. Born in Macao, Lam has served as the composer-in-residence of the Macao Orchestra from 2008-2016. She began her piano study in her […]
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Brent Arnold, cellist and composer, studied with violinist Michael White (Pharoah Sanders, John Handy) and cellist Walter Grey (Kronos Quartet). Solo cello & electronics and music for concert, theater, film, dance. Founding member of Ghost Quartet with Dave Malloy, Gelsey Bell, and Brittain Ashford. Music Director & Conductor for Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s Candyman performances. […]
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Michael Bisio has been a member of the Matthew Shipp Trio since 2009. The trio has played Carnegie Hall, Newport Jazz Festival, and Sons di Hiver as well as most major festivals throughout North/South America and Europe. Since 2009 Michael has also been on faculty at Bennington College, VT. His latest collaboration with harmonic singer/acoustic […]
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Emmy-award winning composer/pianist Lynette Westendorf earned her doctorate in composition from the University of Washington. Her works for documentary film, modern dance, and the recital stage have been performed throughout the western US, in Canada, Spain and England. She has two symphony commissions to her credit, and has composed for choir, small ensemble and solo […]
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Fear No Music promotes music education through the high quality public performance of modern and contemporary classical music, and by offering groundbreaking youth mentorship in composition. Comprised of some of Oregon’s most talented performers, this flexible chamber music ensemble promotes living composers and introduces audiences to new music being made both locally and globally with […]
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Jay Clayton is an internationally acclaimed vocalist, composer, and educator, whose work boldly spans the terrain between jazz and new music. Clayton’s pioneering vocal explorations placed her at the forefront of the free jazz movement and loft scene in the 1970s, where she counted among the first singers to incorporate poetry and electronics into her improvisations. […]
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Bert Wilson (1939-2013) was a jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. After spending time in New York and California in the 1960s and’70s, he moved to Olympia, Washington, where he led the group Rebirth, which included Nancy Curtis, Chuck Metcalf, Bob Myers, Jack Perciful, Chuck Stentz, and Allen Youngblood. Artist Support Program 1997 (with Rebirth and James Zitro): […]
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Ffej is an analog synthesist, songwriter and sound artist on the run from normality. His experimental songs and compositions defy description as does his multifaceted musical life. This longtime resident of Seattle, WA has been performing since 1992. As well as playing his own material solo, he has participated in a number of group projects […]
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Ife’s sound calls to mind artists such as Gregory Porter, Steve Arrington and Aloe Blacc. “Lilly’s intimate songwriting style and subtle arrangements combined with his intense yet broad vocal range make him a natural for adult progressive audiences. With the right producer he’s an international artist just waiting to happen,” says Tom Mehren of Sounds […]
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Dave Hollinden has composed extensively for percussion, and his music is widely performed in the US and overseas. He has a unique voice that speaks not only of his training in composition but also of his background in rock music and his affinity for rhythm and number. He has been the recipient of grants from […]
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