Two evenings featuring recent works by composer Tom Baker and others, to honor the passing of guitarist Mark Hilliard Wilson‘s mother, who passed away in 2022.

Thu. Jan. 16 – Wilson premieres Reflections on a Glacier (2023) by Seattle composer Tom Baker. Wilson commissioned this piece, and will feature it in a solo guitar concert along with First Nation composer Pascal Sasseville Quoquochi’s Totems, works … Read More →

An improvisation concert honoring late dance innovator Steve Paxton with collaborative performances by seasoned musicians and dancers using Contact Improvisation duets, ensemble play, video and audio recordings.

This concert brings freshly seasoned dance and music improvisers from Seattle and abroad to replay, discover and spread the gravity of late dancer extraordinaire, Steve Paxton, who famously said “…being essentially objective, Newton … Read More →

In celebration of his birthday, trumpeter and composer Ray Larsen presents a special set of music with his chamber sextet, Reasons Why. Featuring some of the most high-profile and in-demand improvisers in the region, this group has not been able to appear for over a year. The band plays Ray’s compositions which gravitate between lush harmonic textures and dense … Read More →

Strange Bedfellows are found in the crawlspace between ancestral ritual and becoming the inner child who just wants to play with toys and friends. Strange Bedfellows is a duo linking Adam Levitt and Silas Morrow, formed over impromptu public practice sessions in Seattle and surrounding areas. The duo will make use of saxophone, flute, violin, percussion, synthesizer, metal objects, … Read More →

Chris Cochrane and Kevin Bud Jones have been playing music together since 2013, initially in the band Collapsible Shoulder. Chris and Kevin would play gigs as a duo between Collapsible gigs, and continue to do so now. Their music has been described as neo-psychedelic with unpredictable twists and turns, an electronic sonic mash. In the fall of 2023 they composed … Read More →

Joan Laage/Kogut Butoh – Mortal Magnetismwith James Falzone (clarinet, penny whistle, shruti box), Jackie An (violin) & Aaron Harmonson (acoustic bass)

Katrina Wolfe – Intricacies Expandingwith Michael Shannon & David Stanford (electro acoustic instruments)

+ a film by Michael Shannon

With new solos, Joan/Kogut & Katrina return to the Chapel collaborating with well-known local musicians in an evening celebrating the richness and … Read More →

The Forbidden Valley Ensemble is set to make a stunning debut with their upcoming recital, a captivating celebration of the works of renowned composer Kaija Saariaho. This highly anticipated performance is part of the Wayward Music Series and coincides with International Women’s Day, honoring the contributions of female composers to the world of music. The ensemble will present an … Read More →