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Each month, Nonsequitur and a community of like-minded organizations and artists present ten concerts of adventurous and experimental music in the gorgeous Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center (which sits on the traditional homelands of the Duwamish people): contemporary/post-classical composition, free improvisation and the outer limits of jazz, electronic/electroacoustic music, new instruments, phonography, sound art, and other innovative musics. Watch a video clip about us on the Seattle Channel.
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In the Chapel Performance Space on the fourth floor of the Good Shepherd Center.
4649 Sunnyside Ave. N.
Seattle WA, 98103
(SW corner of 50th & Sunnyside in Wallingford. Nearest Metro bus stops: 62, 44, 26)Email:
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Trigger Object + Faith Coloccia + Raica
Faith Coloccia is an American artist and musician. She is most known as being the founding member and primary songwriter for the post-rock band Mamiffer. She is a label owner, graphic designer, pianist and more. A creative who likes to explore all forms of artful communication and feeling.
Vern Avola is a composer, multimedia artist, instructor, and champion … Read More
NonSeq: Jami Sieber
Electric cellist, vocalist and composer Jami Sieber is a celebrated pioneer of her instrument with an inspiring and fearless style of performance that has been recognized internationally. Employing looping devices and electronics to create sounds never before associated with the cello, Sieber transforms her solo instrument into an orchestra of sound that opens the heart, defies the mind, … Read More
Sh’ma
Sh’ma is the project of musician Trevor Eulau and Tony Lefaive, among other collaborators, aimed at bringing together contemplative practice, meditation, and elements of Jewish mysticism together with various types of improvisation. Sh’ma is the Hebrew word for “listen”, and also the name of the central mantra and prayer in Jewish meditation. It is precisely what we seek … Read More
Rebecca Lawrence: Imaginary Light
Berlin-based double bassist Rebecca Lawrence performs Imaginary Light, a program that combines contemporary and early solo double-bass works using extended techniques and alternative tunings to expose, expand, and illuminate the instrument’s sonic compass.
Rebecca Lawrence grew up in Seattle and, following studies in Los Angeles, Paris, and Frankfurt, moved to Berlin in 2025. Her work with the double … Read More
James Falzone: When Will Soon Be Then?
James Falzone presents his new solo project, When Will Soon Be Then? Rooted in small acts of beauty as a means of protest, James’ solo project weaves improvised and planned elements, incorporating clarinet, penny whistles, piano, and percussion. Joining James will be special guests Omar Wiley, spoken word, and Giordana Falzone, movement. The Chapel performance begins a 10-city … Read More
NonSeq: John Bischoff
John Bischoff (b. 1949, San Francisco) is an early pioneer of live computer music. He is known for his solo constructions in real-time synthesis as well as the development of computer network music. His recent performances combine hands-on analog circuitry and digital synthesis in open dialog. Sonic attributes in one domain inform music unfolding in the other. The … Read More
UW Improvised Music Project
The Victory Sound creates from a pool of analog recordings, programmed sampling grooves, and personal recorded performances from acoustic and electronic sources. Drawing on both improvisation and carefully sculpted textures, the trio blurs the line between pre-arranged and live composition.Their performances unfold as immersive sound rituals, shaped by experimentation, and guided by a shared language developed through collective … Read More
Ritual Vibrations
Ritual Vibrations will be an evening of music, movement, poetry and performance art in three acts:
Rivka Clifton will start the evening by mixing pre-recorded and live elements to create an atmospheric soundscape featuring synth drones, modulated bass, and several poems from her forthcoming book, “Wrong Feast.”
This will be followed by a collaboration between Heather Bentley, Giordana Falzone, … Read More
Tatsuya Nakatani in Community
Master percussionist, improviser, educator and artisan Tatsuya Nakatani returns to the Chapel \for two improvised quartets. Tatsuya’s performances in Seattle over the past decades have included solo, duo and trio improvisations; as well as several incarnations of the Nakatani Gong Orchestra. This Chapel performance brings together artists who are working in multiple streams to serve their community. Musicians, … Read More
The 12th Guitar Worship Service
Doors open at 6:30.
The Guitar Worship Service series is playful in name, however the intention praises the importance of a guitar’s creative possibilities. Since 2013, GWS presentations select musicians/sound sculptors/artists to examine what a guitar physically or conceptually is. While there are different types of guitars (electric, acoustic, steel, bass, homemade, video game, etc.), past performances have given … Read More