Wayward Music Series: Songs from the Exotic
$5-$20 donation
Hale Smith — The Valley Wind
Judith Weir — Songs from the Exotic
Emily Ostrom — Selected works
Peter Nelson-King — Selected works
Emily Ostrom, vocalist
Peter Nelson-King, piano
Aaron Kirschner – Four Love Songs of Sara Teasdale (Northwest premiere)
Hale Smith – The Valley Wind
Judith Weir – Songs from the Exotic
Complete program TBA
Join accomplished multi-instrumentalists Emily Ostrom and Peter Nelson-King for an evening of striking contemporary art songs for medium voice and piano. This widely-varied program features modern masterworks that prove the art song has remained a vital medium for contemporary classical music in America. Chief among the works are three major cycles: Hale Smith's lush The Valley Wind, Judith Weir's beguiling Songs from the Exotic, and Aaron Kirschner's Four Love Songs of Sara Teasdale receiving its Northwest premiere. Also featured are world-premiere songs composed by the performers, as well as other rare gems from the American song repertoire.
Emily Ostrom is a mezzo-soprano, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who has dedicated her life to music. She completed undergraduate studies at Oberlin College and Conservatory with dual degrees in oboe performance and neuroscience. In college, she developed a serious interest in singing and then went off to the University of York (UK) for a master’s in vocal performance specifically focused on Renaissance and contemporary music for five voices.
Peter Nelson-King is a trumpet player, pianist, tenor, and composer born in the Seattle area. After getting acclaim in school as a trumpet player he earned two degrees in brass performance – a Bachelors from University of Puget Sound and a Masters from Boston University. He performs with the Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra, Ensign Symphony & Chorus, and Brass Band Northwest, as well as the keyboardist for the Paper Puppet Opera. He has mounted a host of new music concerts as a soloist and chamber performer, premiering dozens of works over more than 10 years.
About Peter Nelson-King
Peter Nelson-King is an active performer and teacher on trumpet and piano, and plays regularly with multiple orchestras and large ensembles in the Seattle area. A King County native, they earned degrees from University of Puget Sound and Boston University, returning to the Seattle area after freelancing in the Northeast. They are a longtime member of Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra and Brass Band Northwest, and a frequent recurring member of the experimental jazz group Scrambler. As a solo and chamber performer, they specialize in promoting works by composers who have unjustly fallen into neglect, and have revived major works by dozens of these composers for Seattle audiences.
https://www.facebook.com/peternkmusician/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/