CONCERT I: Tom Baker – Simultaneously Solitary

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    EDISON DENISOV: Clarinet Sonata
    Deanna Brizgys, clarinet

    LOU HARRISON: Air in G minor
    JARRAD POWELL: The Moon and Sun Are Eternal Travelers
    Paul Taub, flute

    TOM BAKER: Simultaneously Solitary (Shendos No. 14)
    James Falzone, clarinet
    Raymond Larsen, trumpet
    Maria Ritzenthaler, viola
    Abbey Blackwell, bass
    Bonnie Whiting, percussion

    TYSHAWN SOREY: In Memoriam Muhal Richard Abrams for Violin and Glockenspiel
    Eric Rynes, violin
    Bonnie Whiting, percussion

    Our first virtual concert of the season will include the world premiere of Tom Baker‘s Simultaneously Solitary. The work is No. 14 in his series of compositions titled Shendos, which explore a graphical notation system that provides a framework for improvisation. The performance features stellar musicians versatile in both the jazz and classical music realms such as James Falzone (clarinet), Raymond Larson (trumpet), Maria Ritzenthaler (viola), Abbey Blackwell (bass), and Bonnie Whiting (percussion). The concert will also feature solo and duo works by SMO ensemble members.

    This concert is no longer available on our Digital Stage. 

    ABOUT OUR FEATURED COMPOSER:

    Tom Baker, Composer/Guitarist/Improviser/Electronicist/Educator

    Tom Baker has been active as a composer, performer, and producer in the Seattle new-music scene since arriving in 1994. He is the artistic director of the Seattle Composers’ Salon, co-founder of the Seattle EXperimental Opera (SEXO), an advisory board member of the Washington Composers’ Forum, founder of the new-music recording label Present Sounds Recordings, and is currently professor of composition at Cornish College of the Arts.

    Tom has received awards and grants for his work from many organizations, including Meet The Composer, the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 4Culture, and Artist Trust. He has been an artist-in-residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in Florida and the Montalvo Arts Center in California. His works have been performed throughout the United States, in Canada, and in Europe.

    Tom is also active as a performer and improviser, specializing in fretless guitar and live-electronics. He has recorded seven albums, including two solo records. Triptet, a trio with Michael Monhart and Greg Campbell, recently released its third album, Figure in the Carpet, on Brooklyn-based Engine Records. Tom has worked with many innovative musicians, including Stuart Dempster, William O. Smith, Christian Asplund, Chinary Ung, Ellen Fullman, Matana Roberts, and Henry Threadgill.