Homage to Racer (bring instruments)

Curated by Ewa Trebacz (violin, piano, electronics) and Heather Bentley (viola), this evening honors the great tradition of Racer Sessions. Ewa, Heather, Neil Welch (saxophone), and Greg Campbell (percussion, etc) open with a 20 to 30 minute set, followed by spontaneous improvisations from those who gather.

Heather and Ewa have been making music in locales as diverse as studios, the stage, and an abandoned nuclear plant for years. They recently relished one last collaboration at the final Racer Session in December. Picking up a thread of our community improvisation fabric, they are presenting an Homage to Racer with the hope that folks will bring instruments and participate in small, curated groups after the initial set. 

Joining them are giants of the improvisatory imagination, Neil Welch, whose exploration of the limits of the saxophone has evidently not found a horizon; and Greg Campbell, percussion and (??), whose moniker could definitely be “he’ll surprise you”. We are not sure what instruments will grace the Chapel stage but we are certain that the listening will be intense and the sounds will carve us in new and unexpected ways.

(photo: Daniel Husser)