Second Inversion Showcase at Northwest Folklife 2016

Join Second Inversion for their 2nd annual showcase at Northwest Folklife! This performance is FREE and open to the public and an exciting opportunity to showcase great contemporary classical ensembles in the Northwest.

The 2016 lineup features the Portland-Seattle based new music ensemble Sound of Late, the Seattle-based Skyros Quartet, and the bi-coastal brass quartet The Westerlies!

More information including repertoire and artist profiles coming soon. Stay tuned at: http://bit.ly/sifolklife2016

About Second Inversion
Second Inversion is a 24/7 audio stream of new and unusual music from all corners of the classical genre, dedicated to rethinking classical music. Second Inversion also has a blog full of album reviews, local concert previews, on-demand audio, and in-studio music videos. Second Inversion is a project from Classical KING FM 98.1.

About The Westerlies

The Westerlies, "an arty quartet...mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk" (The New York Times) are a New York-based brass quartet comprised of childhood friends from Seattle: Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands on trumpet, and Andy Clausen and Willem de Koch on trombone. From Carnegie Hall to Coachella, The Westerlies navigate a wide array of venues and projects with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along.

Formed in 2011, the self-described "accidental brass quartet" takes its name from the prevailing winds that travel from the West to the East. "Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers" (NPR's Fresh Air), The Westerlies explore jazz, roots, and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both "folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous" (NPR Music).

About Sound of Late

https://soundoflate.org

About Skyros Quartet

Sarah Pizzichemi, violin |
Brandon Vance, violin |
Justin Kurys, viola |
Willie Braun, cello