A one-night-only live recording for The Westerlies’ Songbook EP series. Night 2 of Westerlies Fest 2026 features a live recording session at the Chapel, featuring brand new compositions from the group.

The Westerlies, “an arty quartet…mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk” (The New York Times), hold a singular space in modern music. From Carnegie Hall to Coachella, … Read More →

Carrie DeCunzo Mirande is a musician and multi-disciplinary artist who works in performance, video, installation, theater, and sound. She started making computer music in 2014 and over the last decade has released on Discreet Music, Hold Tapes, No Rent Records, and her own imprint, KSX Solutions. She received her MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College. … Read More →

A first-time convergence of six of Seattle’s most explorative improvisers and sound makers:

Alex Guy: violin; Neil Welch: saxophones; Rocky Martin: drums and percussion; Stephanie Richards: trumpet; James Falzone: clarinet, piano; Jessica Lurie: saxophones and clarinets

Read More →

Doors open 7:30; Performance starts 8 PM sharp.

bloodsugar is an event series full of connection & desire, an experiment in community through sound and movement that showcases multidisciplinary artists while prioritizing quality and accessibility. in each event, the audience is able to witness the incredible talents & artistic practices blooming within our community. when we see dance, music, & … Read More →

Sunik Kim is a musician, writer and filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles. Their recent work attempts to unfold problems of perceptual and temporal distortion through computer-generated sound. Their writing on subjects ranging from Korean communism to Conlon Nancarrow has been featured in The Wire Magazine, Pitchfork, and elsewhere. Their latest CD, Formenverwandler, was released on London-based label Feedback … Read More →

Byron Westbrook presents a multichannel version of his acclaimed electroacoustic work, Translucents; Maria Thrän and Afroditi Psarra conduct real-time radio wave manipulations. 

Byron WestbrookTranslucents

First emerging from within New York’s experimental music scene nearly two decades ago and now based in Los Angeles, Byron Westbrook weaves intricate tapestries of sonority bridging the worlds of sound art, installation, avant-garde electronic music and … Read More →

Trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Samantha Boshnack reprises her jazz song cycle Uncomfortable Subjects at the Chapel Performance Space. A chamber orchestra of Seattle music luminaries will perform the full cycle live before recording it at London Bridge Studio; the thirteen-piece ensemble, conducted by Joshua Kohl (Degenerate Art Ensemble), features vocals by Grammy-winning singer Johnaye Kendrick (säje).

In 2020, Boshnack invited artist and … Read More →

Bongo Funhouse is a free-improvisation performance ensemble that explores the world of percussion and found sounds. Bongo Funhouse seeks to create a unique performance experience that blends elements of avant-garde and contemporary classical music. Taking influence from many types of music, literature, and nature, Bongo Funhouse travels through a wide variety of sound worlds and moods that at times … Read More →

Seattle electronic musician Brad Loving makes his improvisational debut with a custom-built sequencer, weaving live-sampled textures into evolving polymetric and polyrhythmic frameworks.

Brad Loving has spent three decades working with electroacoustic sound — from Chicago’s experimental music community to a decade at New York’s avant-garde venue The Kitchen. His band Reunion Island has released two albums recorded with John McEntire … Read More →

Marble takes its name from the way life actually moves — not in straight lines, but in swirls. People enter and leave. Moments press into each other. Different textures, colors, and temperatures share the same glass. Edelmar and Achil Obenza invite you into that swirl — through music, image, and word — as a reminder that even in the … Read More →

The Trillium String Quartet strives to program works that reflect the breadth of the artistic communities we have had the privilege to be a part of and influenced by. Using an educator’s lens to demystify the act of musical performance, we curate accessible concert experiences where we share our personal connection to the music that we play. 

Crossing Paths is our … Read More →