Solstice Fest Night 1: Kin of the Moon & Friends
$5-$20 donation at the door
- Heather Bentley, viola & cello
- Kaley Lane Eaton, piano & voice
- Leanna Keith, flute & voice
- Raymond Larsen, trumpet
- Evan Woodle, drums
As the sun pauses in the low slung reaches of the Seattle skyline, musical sun ritual and summoning carry on for two nights at the Chapel Performance Space. A serene and rowdy crew of improvisers weave some magic for these dark days.
Heather Bentley (viola, cello), Kaley Lane Eaton (piano, voice), and Leanna Keith (flutes, voice) are joined by Seattle musical masterminds Raymond Larsen (trumpet) and Evan Woodle (drums) to thrum that light back into our daily rhythms.
For even more improvising magic, we are partnering to present Solstice Fest Night Two: Light is Returning on Dec 22, same time, same location, featuring our brilliant friends Amy Denio, James Falzone, Heather Bentley (again), Bill Horist, Carol J. Levin, and Greg Campbell. The party continues!
Attend both Solstice Fest Night concerts to receive a seasonal surprise gift.
About Kin of the Moon
Kin of the Moon is composers Kaley Lane Eaton (voice, piano, electronics), Heather Bentley (viola, cello, violin), and Leanna Keith (flutes). The group explores sonic rituals, promotes cross-pollination of genres, emphasizes the communicative power of specific performance locales and celebrates the creativity that multiplies itself through the collaboration of performers and composers. The artists of Kin of the Moon devote their lives to reaching higher vibrational levels through sound creation.
https://kinofthemoon.org/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 Heather Bentley, viola & cello
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 Kaley Lane Eaton, piano & voice
About Leanna Keith, flute & voice
A freelance flutist, artist, improviser, and composer in the Seattle area, Leanna Keith (she/they) delights in creating sound experiences that make audiences laugh, cry, and say: "I didn't know the flute could do that!" Her performance artworks have focused on cultural connection and the breaking of audience/performer boundaries. Leanna is co-founder of the 501(c)(3) arts organization Kin of the Moon and is co-artistic director and flutist of the ensemble. They explore sonic rituals, promote cross-pollination of genres, and celebrate the creativity that multiplies itself through the collaboration of performers and composers. She is dedicated to playing music by composers who are still living, and advocates for the usage of music as social activism. Leanna is the professor of flute at Cornish College of the Arts.
http://leannakeithflute.com