Seattle Scene: April 21-30, 2016

From Seattle’s Wayward Music Series:

WAYWARD MUSIC SERIES
Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center
4th Floor, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, Seattle 98103 (corner N 50th St. in Wallingford)
Every month, Nonsequitur and a community of like-minded presenters and artists offer ten concerts of adventurous music in an informal yet respectful all-ages setting: contemporary classical, free improvisation, the outer limits of jazz, electronic music, microtonal/new instruments, sound art, and other extraordinary sonic experiences.

Mark Hilliard Wilson: Alone/Together
Thu. April 21; 8 PM; $5 – $15 at the door

What are the edges of communication and what can be learned from working diligently to preserve one’s ideas in corporeal form verses giving a set of instructions? Guitarist Mark Wilson performs Scelsi’s, Ko-Tha; Maurice Ohana‘s‬, Si le jour parait…; Gyorgy Kurtag’s, Cinque Merrycate, John Cage‘s Variations II, + improvisations with William Wolford, Lori Goldston, Kyle Hanson, Helen Pridmore.

Gamelan Pacifica
Fri. April 22; 8 PM; $5 – $15 at the door

Gamelan Pacifica presents Back to the Source: Music from Central Java, with special guest renowned Javanese musician Heri Purwanto, and vocalist/pesindhèn Jessika Kenney. Directed by Jarrad Powell. Musicians: Jackie An, Maggie Brown, Michael Dorrity, Stephen Fandrich, Ted Gill, Sierra Klingele, Deena Manis, Richard Robinson, Matt Shoemaker, Stephanie Shadbolt, Jesse Snyder, Astrid Vinje.

Erin Jorgensen
Sat. April 23; 8 PM; $5 – $15 at the door

Artist/musician Erin Jorgensen creates a sound world that is part yoga nidra, part punk rock, her music conjures up a musical palette with lots of space for the listener to fill in the blanks. Using a five-octave marimba, both acoustic and amplified, with intimate vocals, backing electronics, and stream-of-consciousness thoughts, her soundscapes are ideal for closed eyes, 3 AM thoughts, and dreams.

TUE. 4/26 – NOCCO String Quartet plays finalists in Seattle Composers Alliance’s 2nd Annual Call for Scores

FRI. 4/29 – Leviathan Worship Service + DTMF

SAT. 4/30 – Seattle Bass Clarinet Project