Northwest Sinfonietta: Sky & Sea

• Matt Drumm, percussion
• Jeffery Lund, percussion
• Mark Goodenberger, percussion
• Bonnie Whiting, percussion
• Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

Inspired by our beautiful Puget Sound region and the importance of caring for it, Northwest Sinfonietta's "Sky and Sea" explores three expansive and imaginative works—Marjan Mozetich's Postcards from the Sky, Debussy's iconic La Mer, and Viet Cuong's Re(new)al, celebrating hydro, wind, and solar energies. Learn about the exciting work of local organizations dedicated to combating the effects of climate change and pollution in our communities.

This program will receive 2 performances: Saturday, January 20 at 7:30pm at Schneebeck Concert Hall in Tacoma; and Sunday, January 21 at 2pm at Pioneer Park Pavilion in Puyallup.

About Northwest Sinfonietta

http://www.northwestsinfonietta.org/

About Matt Drumm, percussion

https://www.nocco.org/matt-drumm

About Jeffery Lund, percussion

https://www.pugetsound.edu/directory/jeffery-lund

About Mark Goodenberger, percussion

https://www.markgoodenberger.com/

About Bonnie Whiting, percussion

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.

About Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

Praised for her dynamic, passionate conducting style, Taiwanese American conductor Mei-Ann Chen is acclaimed for infusing orchestras with energy, enthusiasm and high-level music-making, galvanizing audiences and communities alike.