Doors open at 7:30.

Anto & the Zen Artists (Anto Ferrante, Valerie Holt, Amy Denio, Rachel Nesvig, Nonda Trimis, Ty Alevizos, Brad Dutz) bring to the Chapel Performance Space a tapestry of sounds that create a relaxing and meditative atmosphere. 

Anto & the Zen Artists will perform Sogno (dream) the debut album by Anto Ferrante. Sogno is a dharma album that will … Read More →

Seattle Guitar Circle, an 8-piece acoustic guitar orchestra, brings “Simple Songs” to the Chapel (Ives, Corea, Satie, Coltrane, Brouwer, Monk, Fripp, Sakamoto) with very special guest Julie Slick.

Seattle Guitar Circle was founded in 1993 by Steve Ball, Bill Rieflin and Bill Van Buren. For 30 years, they have been playing eclectic, polyrhythmic prog chamber music arranged for large acoustic … Read More →

Presented by Vera Project.

Since 2001, widely acclaimed violinist and composer Jessica Moss has been a force of depth in contemporary experimental music. First as a central member of Thee Silver Mt. Zion, until the legendary chamber-punk outfit went on hiatus in 2016, and in the years since as a solo artist, releasing four acclaimed albums on Montreal’s unshakeable Constellation … Read More →

The work and collaborations of clarinetist/composer William O. Smith and artist Virginia Paquette Smith will be celebrated with an exhibition of paintings and a wide-ranging concert of experimental music and jazz, including a structured improvisation for clarinet ensemble composed by Virginia after Smith’s passing, with performers including James Falzone, Stuart Dempster, and many others.

William O. Smith (1926–2020) and Virginia … Read More →

Invisible Composers Lab brings composers and musicians together, across generations, to create luminous, new creative works. The laboratory’s mission is to collaborate, fuel curiosity, and experiment in a supportive, non-hierarchical environment that welcomes inspiration from new music, improvisation, jazz, film scoring, rock, classical music and the wide sonic world. Fueled by discussions and interactive workshops over many months, each … Read More →

An ensemble featuring Noel Kennon, Dave Knott, Eric Lanzillotta, Carl Lierman, Michael Shannon, and David Stanford on various instruments acoustic and electronic performing graphic and text compositions by Dick Higgins, Robert Horton, Dave Knott, Takehisa Kosugi, Eric Lanzillotta, Mieko Shiomi, and David Toop.

Originally formed in August 2006 to perform a student composition by Sune Smedeby, Eye Music has continued … Read More →

Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, Part II, Chapter 2, performed from memory, and with acute attention to musical detail, by Neal Kosaly-Meyer. Performed in darkness. Duration is approximately 2 1/2 hours.

Since 2014 Neal Kosaly-Meyer has been performing the chapters of James Joyce’s final novel, Finnegans Wake, from memory and with close attention to the music Joyce himself claimed to … Read More →

As the sun pauses in the low slung reaches of the Seattle skyline, musical sun ritual and summoning carry on for two nights at the Chapel Performance Space. A serene and rowdy crew of improvisers weave some magic for these dark days.

Heather Bentley (viola, cello), Kaley Lane Eaton (piano, voice), and Leanna Keith (flutes, voice) are joined by Seattle … Read More →

As the sun pauses in the low slung reaches of the Seattle skyline, musical sun ritual and summoning carry on for two nights at the Chapel Performance Space. A serene and rowdy crew of improvisers weave some magic for these dark days.

The festival continues…

Six impro wizards herald the sun’s return:

Amy Denio, Bill Horist, Carol J Levin, Greg Campbell, Heather … Read More →

Currently based in Frankfurt, Germany, Rebecca Lawrence is known for her collaborative work as a contemporary and early music double bassist in Europe and the USA. Most at home in creative small ensemble environments, Rebecca is passionate about working with living composers and providing a solid ensemble foundation while imagining new possibilities for the double bass and its predecessors … Read More →