Wayward Music Series: Tom Varner Ensemble
$5-$15 donation at the door
- Tom Varner, French horn
- Christian Pincock, trombone & electronics
- Leanna Keith, flute & bass flute
- Weijun Huang, tenor saxophone
- Aniela Marie Perry, cello
- Kelsey Mines, double bass
- Greg Campbell, percussion & brass
- Max Dawes, guitar, electronics, & voice
Please join French hornist/composer Tom Varner for a new work for improvising tentet. Tom has assembled a fantastic assortment of Seattle's best improvisers.
Please note: there is no elevator service on this date, and listeners will need to walk up 4 flights.
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 Tom Varner, French horn
About Christian Pincock, trombone & electronics
About Leanna Keith, flute & bass flute
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.comAbout Aniela Marie Perry, cello
Cellist Aniela Perry recently relocated to Whidbey Island after living and working in Los Angeles for over 20 years. In her time there as a working musician she performed, collaborated and studied with a diverse group of composers and artists such as Rohan de Saram, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, John Zorn, Pauline Oliveros, Sofia Gubaidulina, David Rosenboom, James Tenney, Morton Subotnik, Van Dyke Parks, Michael Giacchino and Stefano Scodanibbio. She has performed on numerous feature film and television scores and is also a proficient electric bassist who studied with Wrecking Crew legend Carol Kaye. Other career highlights for Ms. Perry included performing Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire at the Banff Centre's International Chamber Music Festival, Terry Jennings’ String Quartet at the 1st Annual Minimalist Jukebox at Disney Hall and shredding on electric cello at rock festivals around the world.
In 2017, Aniela raised $25,000 for the Sweet Relief musician's charity when she played for 26 straight hours, unofficially beating the current Guinness World Record in marathon cello playing. Since moving to Whidbey Island, Ms. Perry has joined the Saratoga Orchestra and is eagerly preparing more chamber music performances with Trio Rasa and other local musical luminaries. Additionally, she is pursuing advanced studies in instrument and bow repair and offers these services in addition to private lessons out of her shop, Tiny House of Strings in Freeland, WA.
https://anielamarieperry.wordpress.com/