Artist of the Week
The Jack Straw Artist of the Week Podcast highlights work created through the Artist Residency Programs at Jack Straw Cultural Center.-
Ensemble Electra - Sonata I in D Minor: Adagio by Francesco Barsanti
Recorder player Vicki Boeckman and Ensemble Electra recently released a collection of Sonatas by the composer Francesco Barsanti, produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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Johnny Moses - Traveling Song
This song, performed by Johnny Moses, was recorded as part of Greg Fields‘s 2010 Artist Support Program project: a series of recordings with songs, cultural knowledge, and biographical information from two Coast Salish culture-bearers, Moses and Pauline Hillaire.
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Amy Denio - La Tessatura delle Nonnette
Trimpin’s 2003 installation in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery, Klavier Nonette, contained nine coin-operated, electromechanically played toy pianos capable of playing 41 different pieces, included this composition by Amy Denio.
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The Radost Folk Ensemble - Cupurlika
Orkestar RTW’s performance of Cupurlika appeared on the 2001 Radost Folk Ensemble album Heirloom, produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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Kinski - A CLEAR DAY AND NO MEMORIES
This is a short excerpt from Kinski’s soundtrack to the Jim Hobbs installation A CLEAR DAY AND NO MEMORIES, opening in Jack Straw’s New Media Gallery on Friday, December 3rd. The full soundtrack is available for purchase as a limited edition vinyl LP.
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Carletta Carrington Wilson - History of the Quilt
Carletta Carrington Wilson recently recorded several of her poems as part of her 2010 Jack Straw Artist Residency.
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Rachel Matthews - Circle
This performance of Jack Straw Resident Artist Rachel Matthews‘s Circle was recorded at Composer Spotlight at Jack Straw on April 14, 2010.
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Seattle Percussion Collective - Interstice
Dale Speicher’s composition Interstice, recorded during his recent Jack Straw Artist Residency, can be found on the Seattle Percussion Collective’s new album , available from Present Sounds Recordings.
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Jesse Canterbury - Long Walk
Jesse Canterbury‘s album Vertigo, recorded during his 2009 Jack Straw artist residency, is now available here. In addition to Canterbury on clarinet and bass clarinet, it features Chris Stover on trombone, Joanne DeMars on cello, and Tom Baker on guitar. Applications for 2011 residencies are due November 1st!
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Golden Tree Story - Free Again
This song was performed live by Golden Tree Story during Composer Spotlight at Jack Straw Productions on June 9, 2010. Applications for 2011 residencies are available now!
