Seattle Symphony Presents Cellist Seth Parker Woods in Recital: That Which Is Fundamental
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Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen — Plateaux pour deux for cello & percussion
Vinko Globokar — Toucher
Tonia Ko — Hush
Gustavo Tavares — Ladainha
Julius Eastman — The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc
Seth Parker Woods, cello
Bonnie Whiting, percussion
Anton Lukoszevieze – American Poets and Cello
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen – Plateaux pour deux for Cello & Percussion
Vinko Globokar – Toucher
Tonia Ko – Hush
Gustavo Tavares – Ladainha
Julius Eastman – The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc
That Which Is Fundamental is an exploration of language and essential truths of the human condition. The program presents compositions by Anton Lukoszevieze, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Vinko Globokar, Tonia Ko, Gustavo Tavares, and Julius Eastman, and features recorded voice, everyday objects, and takes inspiration from the simplicity and complexity of speech and text. Featuring percussionist and University of Washington Chair, Percussion Studies and Artist in Residence Bonnie Whiting.
About Bonnie Whiting
Bonnie Whiting (she/her) performs, improvises, and composes new music for percussion. Exploring intersections of storytelling and experimental music, her work is often cross-disciplinary, integrating text, music, movement, and technology. Her debut album, featuring a solo-simultaneous realization of John Cage's 45' for a speaker and 27’10.554 for a percussionist was released by Mode Records in 2017, and her second album, Perishable Structures, launched on the New Focus Recordings label in 2020. Whiting is a core member of the Seattle Modern Orchestra and she has performed with the country’s leading new music groups: Ensemble Dal Niente, International Contemporary Ensemble, Talea Ensemble, and red fish blue fish percussion group. Bonnie uses Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets, and she is Chair of Percussion Studies and the Ruth Sutton Waters Associate Professor of Music at the University of Washington.
http://www.bonniewhitingpercussion.com