Presented by Nonsequitur and Washington Composers Forum. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month the Seattle Latin-American Music Festival offers three nights of contemporary music by composers hailing from Argentina, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Conceived and organized by pianist Cristina Valdés, the inaugural SLAM festival features composer-in-residence Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez, and some of the Seattle area’s most dynamic classical instrumentalists. Read the Seattle Times’ preview.
Thursday, September 27; Solo Piano Extravaganza with pianists Amy Rubin, Oksana Ezhokina, Cristina Valdés, Harumi Flesher, and Chadd Merrigan. Program: Astor Piazzolla – Leija’s Game,
Adios Nonino; Egberto Gismonti – Frego; Mauricio Kagel – A Deux Mains; Mario Lavista – Simurg; Tania León – Momentum; Alberto Ginastera – Danzas Argentinas; Roberto Sierra – Piezas Imaginarias; Orlando Jacinto Garcia – Oscurecimiento gradual ; Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez – Mano a Mano
Friday, September 28; Seattle Chamber Players with friends Ben Hausmann (oboe), Michael Jinsoo Lim (violin), Matthew Kocmieroski and Rob Tucker (percussion), and Cristina Valdés (piano). Program: Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon – Jácaras; Jorge E. CamposQuartet; Eddie Mora Bermudez – Two Portraits; Sergio Barroso – Sandunga; ; Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez – M.E. in Memoriam
Saturday, September 29; Electro-Acoustic Works + More Chamber Music with flutist Paul Taub, violist Melia Watras, violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim, viola, piano and electronics ensemble Dúo Juum, and pianist Cristina Valdés. Program: Dúo Juum – i. Instante crónico; ii. La equivocación de una hoja; iii. Tornillos de la memoria; Nicolas Varchausky – The Chapel Sessions; Mario Davidovsky – Synchronisms No. 9 for violin and tape; Juan Pampin – Nada for viola and live electronics; Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez – Twittering Machines for flute and piano