Interplay with Ailloš
$25 ($20 NNM member)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works (Duet, BWV 804)
Krzysztof Penderecki — Selected works (Tanz)
Astor Piazzolla — Selected works (Tango)
Join us as we welcome Ailloš and guests for a 90 minute concert!
Iŋgor Ántte Áilu Gaup (artist name: Ailloš) has been yoiking as long as he can remember. The yoik is the traditional form of Sámi song; it has its own musical rules and a deep connection to nature and all living beings. Ailloš will share both traditional and new yoiks, which have fused with different genres of music as yoik became popular within world and folk music in the late 20th century. For the very first time, Ailloš will be joined by musicians of the Pacific Northwest. Crossing geographical, cultural, and stylistic borders, Ailloš is looking forward to the moment when yoik meets Indigenous music of the Pacific Northwest and the classical music of Europe.
Performing with Chenoa Egawa, Amy E. Swenson, Stephen Swanson, Jeanne Bourgeois, and Eileen Swanson, Interplay with Ailloš will include yoiks, original Lummi songs, and selections from European and American composers ranging from Mozart's Flute Quartet in D Major (first movement, K 285) to "The Hot Canary" (1949) by Paul Nero. Expect a few surprises and plenty of music.
About Chenoa Egawa, voice
Chenoa Egawa is Coast Salish of the Lummi and S'Kallam Nations of Washington State. She is a ceremonial leader, singer, speaker, environmental activist and artist dedicated to bringing healing to our Mother Earth, and to people of all cultures, backgrounds and origins through recognition of our shared experiences as human beings.
http://www.swanclan.com/aboutAbout Stephen Swanson
Seattle native Stephen Swanson joined the Double Bass section of the Spokane Symphony Orchestra in 2005. He attended the Purcell School of Music in London, the University of North Texas, and Northwestern University. Prior to his Spokane appointment, Stephen was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. An avid performer of contemporary music, Stephen performed at the Lucerne Festival Academy between 2004 and 2008 at the invitation of the late Pierre Boulez. As comfortable with the ancient as the modern, Stephen has played baroque bass and viola da gamba with the San Francisco Early Music Society, Early Music Vancouver, and the Chicago Early Music Consort. A fixture in Seattle's recording scene, he can be heard on the soundtracks to many films, video games, and television programs. Stephen has served on the faculty of the University of Montana and Whitworth University, where he has taught Double Bass and Music Appreciation.
About Jeanne Bourgeois Swanson
Jeanne Bourgeois Swanson has served as Assistant Concertmaster with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra since 2008. She has a doctorate in violin performance from the Eastman School of Music, a master’s from Northwestern University and an undergraduate degree from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Jeanne has held orchestral positions with the Syracuse Symphony, Sarasota Opera, Utah Festival Opera, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She was Associate Concertmaster of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and has also served as Concertmaster of the Spoleto USA Festival Orchestra in Charleston, S.C. As a soloist, she has performed with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra, Spokane Youth Strings, Starling Chamber Orchestra (Cincinnati), as well as the West Suburban Symphony Orchestra (Chicago). She is on the sublist for the Seattle, Vancouver and Oregon Symphonies. She currently teaches at North Idaho College and has taught at Whitworth University, Eastern Washington University, and Washington State University String Camp and also maintains a large private violin studio in Spokane. In her free time, Jeanne enjoys exploring the Inland Northwest, cooking and traveling with her husband, Stephen Swanson, and their daughter, Roslyn.