Wayward Music Series: Lockrem Johnson Centennial Celebration
$5-$20 donation at the door
- Keith Eisenbrey, piano
- Susan Payne O'Brien, soprano
- Peter Nelson-King, trumpet
Lockrem Johnson — 24 Preludes, Op. 50
Lockrem Johnson — Sonatina for B-flat Trumpet and Piano, Op. 35
Lockrem Johnson — Chaconne for Piano, Op. 29
Lockrem Johnson — Two Songs to a Child, Op. 27
Lockrem Johnson — Fifth Sonata for Piano
This March our community celebrates the centenary of the legendary Seattle-based composer, pianist, teacher, publisher, Guggenheim Fellow, and sometime steam calliopist, Lockrem Johnson (1924-1977) with a recital featuring Keith Eisenbrey, piano, Susan Payne O'Brien, soprano, and Peter Nelson-King, trumpet.
For those too young to remember, Lockrem's presence in the local scene from the 1940s to the 70s cannot be overstated. He taught at both the University of Washington and Cornish, where he instituted the baccalaureate degree program, and was a pianist for the Seattle Symphony under Manuel Rosenthal. He penned what may be the first opera composed in Seattle – A Letter to Emily (1950) – which has been staged nearly 100 times in the United States and Europe, including a performance in Paris in early March of this year. Further information on Lockrem and his legacy, including scores and historical recordings, can be found here.
The recital will feature the world premiere of his Last Two Songs (1973) and the first performance of the complete cycle of 24 Preludes (1967). Also on the program are his lively Sonatina for Trumpet and Piano (1950), Chaconne (1948), Two Songs to a Child (1948), and the devastating Fifth Sonata (1953) which Keith will perform from the score given to him by Lockrem himself just a few months before his untimely passing.
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 Keith Eisenbrey, piano
About Susan Payne O'Brien, soprano
About Peter Nelson-King, trumpet
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.
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