The Dead Music Project
$10-$25 suggested donation
Aaron Grad — Razumovsky Rhythm Changes
Kaley Lane Eaton — P(L)AYBACK
Michaud Savage — Moonlight SoMetal
Kaley Eaton, voice & electronics
Nick Pozoulakis, cello
Michaud Savage, guitar
Michael Shen, violin
Brooks Tran, piano
Melanie Voytovich, percussion
Rachel Yoder, clarinet
Spencer Arias – Variations on a Theme by a Dead Guy for solo piano (based on Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23, "Appassionata")
Kaley Eaton – P(L)AYBACK for voice and electronics
Michaud Savage – New work TBA
Aaron Grad – Razumovsky Rhythm Changes for violin and piano
Michaud Savage – Gnossienne 1
Improvised – Dead Music Revival Buzzer Bonanza
Join the Live Music Project for the Dead Music Project – a Halloween benefit concert featuring new works that channel long-dead composers.
Enjoy music by (very much alive) Seattle composers Spencer Arias, Kaley Lane Eaton, Aaron Grad, and Michaud Savage. Arias' Variations brings a Beethoven sonata to life in three modern styles. Eaton's P(L)AYBACK promises to scare using a digitally processed piano interpretation of the "Lacrimosa" from Mozart's Requiem and various recordings. And Grad's Razumovsky Rhythm Changes is designed as a written rendition of what Beethoven might have busted out as a bebop improviser, including self-congratulatory quotations.
After intermission, we'll put our delightful artists to the test with some serious shenaniganry as we bring out the buzzers and turn to the audience for a dead music revival, improv-style.
Hosted by the Steinway Piano Gallery, the concert will raise funds for the LMP as it embarks on a journey of long-term sustainable arts service. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Bring your own composer-wig if you like!
Suggested donation: $10 general, $25 front-row seating. 18 & under free.