Tom Varner's Sound Vespers: CD Release Concert
$5-15 donation at the door
- Tom Varner, French horn
- Haley Freedlund, trombone
- Raymond Larsen, trumpet
- Jim Knodle, trumpet
- Doug Haire, electronics & field recordings
- Steve Peters, electronics & field recordings
- Heather Bentley, viola
- Aniela Marie Perry, cello
Please join French hornist/composer Tom Varner for a celebration of the new CD and Bandcamp release of his Sound Vespers project. For several years now, Tom has assembled a wonderful assortment of Seattle’s best improvisers on both “acoustic instruments” and electronics/field recordings. The 2019 pre-covid Jack Straw recording, with mixing and (some) electronic processing by Steve Barsotti, is now finished! Muted trumpets, low horns, termite sounds, unknown animal sounds, and more!
About Wayward Music Series
Each month, Nonsequitur and a community of like-minded organizations and artists present 10 concerts of adventurous and experimental music in the gorgeous Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center: contemporary/post-classical composition, free improvisation and the outer limits of jazz, electronic/electroacoustic music, new instruments, phonography, sound art, and other innovative musics.
https://www.waywardmusic.org/About Tom Varner, French horn
About Haley Freedlund, trombone
About Raymond Larsen, trumpet
About Jim Knodle, trumpet
About Doug Haire, electronics & field recordings
About Steve Peters, electronics & field recordings
About Heather Bentley, viola
Seattle-based violist and composer Heather Bentley has trailblazed a career as one of the West Coast's most visible improvisatory musicians, specializing in creating evocative atmospheres and textures. Relentless in her pursuit of creativity, she continues this work as co-founder of Kin of the Moon, a 501(c)3 organization which fosters collaboration between artists in service of creating unique art.
https://www.hbentleymusic.com/About Aniela Marie Perry, cello
Cellist Aniela Perry recently relocated to Whidbey Island after living and working in Los Angeles for over 20 years. In her time there as a working musician she performed, collaborated and studied with a diverse group of composers and artists such as Rohan de Saram, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, John Zorn, Pauline Oliveros, Sofia Gubaidulina, David Rosenboom, James Tenney, Morton Subotnik, Van Dyke Parks, Michael Giacchino and Stefano Scodanibbio. She has performed on numerous feature film and television scores and is also a proficient electric bassist who studied with Wrecking Crew legend Carol Kaye. Other career highlights for Ms. Perry included performing Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire at the Banff Centre's International Chamber Music Festival, Terry Jennings’ String Quartet at the 1st Annual Minimalist Jukebox at Disney Hall and shredding on electric cello at rock festivals around the world.
In 2017, Aniela raised $25,000 for the Sweet Relief musician's charity when she played for 26 straight hours, unofficially beating the current Guinness World Record in marathon cello playing. Since moving to Whidbey Island, Ms. Perry has joined the Saratoga Orchestra and is eagerly preparing more chamber music performances with Trio Rasa and other local musical luminaries. Additionally, she is pursuing advanced studies in instrument and bow repair and offers these services in addition to private lessons out of her shop, Tiny House of Strings in Freeland, WA.
https://anielamarieperry.wordpress.com/