Angelique Poteat: Six Seasons
$10-$20 donation at the door
- Angelique Poteat, clarinet
- Laura DeLuca, clarinet
- Olivia Chew, viola
- Efe Baltacıgil, cello
- Thomas Lee, piano
- William Langlie-Miletich, double bass
Angelique Poteat — Fluid Dovetail
Angelique Poteat — Ripples of Possibilities
Angelique Poteat — Meditation on Providence (world premiere)
Angelique Poteat — Pacificus for solo double bass (PNW premiere)
This live concert and party will celebrate the release of Six Seasons, an album of chamber music for clarinet and strings by 2022-23 Seattle Symphony Artist-in-Residence Angelique Poteat. Poteat (clarinet) will be joined by clarinetist Laura DeLuca and violist Olivia Chew to perform two works on the album. There will also be playback of excerpts from the title work, Six Seasons, and bonus performances of two addition pieces not included on the album, one world premiere and one Pacific Northwest premiere, by cellist Efe Baltacıgil, pianist Thomas Lee, and bassist Will Langlie-Miletich. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided, and physical CDs of the new album will be available for sale at the event only.
Repertoire: The title piece Six Seasons for clarinet and string quartet is named after the cookbook of the same title by Joshua McFadden. Composed in six movements, the work breaks the year into six growing seasons which also capture snapshots of the complex life of a professional musician, beginning in early spring and journeying forward to winter. Fluid Dovetail for clarinet and viola originates from a unison idea in the middle of the work, where the opening is reactionary and works to achieve that unison, and the later portion embellishes with great intricacy. Ripples of Possibilities for two clarinets reflects on the rippling quality of the lines and how they virtuosically interweave and trade off, mimicking and varying, allowing for both individuality and collaboration. Meditation on Providence for cello and piano celebrates its world premiere at this performance, and is composed to commemorate Providence Heights, a religious institution of higher learning for women built on the Sammamish Plateau that was recently demolished and replaced with a football field. Pacificus for solo double bass receives its Pacific Northwest premiere and is a tribute to the Pacific Ocean, contrasting expansive depths of the double bass with higher volcanic explosive gestures and eerie whale song.
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 Angelique Poteat, clarinet
Angelique Poteat is a native of the Pacific Northwest, and many of her works are inspired by the natural beauty of the region. Her music has been described as "engaging, restless" (The New York Times), "serious and nicely crafted" (American Record Guide), and "extremely accomplished and vividly picturesque" (Seattle Times), receiving performances on four continents by ensembles including the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, arx Percussion Duo, Emerald City Music, CernaBella, and Trio Claviola. As a clarinetist, Poteat enjoys performing a wide variety of genres, from orchestral to new music for bass clarinet. She has appeared as a soloist with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra, North Corner Chamber Orchestra, and Saratoga Orchestra, and also performs with the Seattle Modern Orchestra, Northwest Sinfonietta, and regularly with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Bellingham Festival of Music, and Sunriver Music Festival.
https://angeliquepoteat.com/About Laura DeLuca, clarinet
About Efe Baltacıgil, cello
Principal Cello of the Grammy-winning Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Turkey’s String Player of the Year, 2013, and awardee of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, Mr. Baltacıgil is lauded for his risk-taking, passionate performances that immediately capture the heart and imagination.
Recipient of the Peter Jay Sharp Prize, the Washington Performing Arts Society Prize, and first prize in concerto competitions of Istanbul, New York, and the Allentown, Pennsylvania Schadt String Competition, Baltacıgil experienced early acclaim as winner of the 2005 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. Recipient of a bachelor’s degree from the Mimar Sinan University Conservatory in Istanbul and an artist diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music, Efe began his professional career in the United States as Associate Principal Cello of the Philadelphia Orchestra before joining the Seattle Symphony as Principal Cello in 2011.
https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/about/artists/strings/efe-baltacigil/