Join Matt Sargent, Ben Luca Robertson, & Aaron Michael Butler for an evening of actuated strings, microtonal guitar, percussion, & bespoke instrumentation. 

Matt Sargent is a composer, guitarist, recording engineer, and music technology specialist based in upstate New York, where he is an assistant professor of music at Bard College. His music grows from resonance, memory, the making/breaking of patterns, … Read More →

Ryosuke Kiyasu (Tokyo, Japan) is an internationally acclaimed snare drum soloist, active since 2003. He has performed in 60+ countries, energetically displaying deconstruction of the drummer and the instrument.

Globe Discount Center (Shanghai, China): Consumer-gear driven AV failures. Cables lead nowhere or don’t get plugged in. Things break. There are voices.

Toothsayer (Seattle): Quartet combining two duos, Strange Bedfellows and Till … Read More →

Elias Hampton is a Seattle-based musician known in jazz-adjacent spheres as a guitarist. While guitar-playing may be the most densely forested neck of his musical ‘woods’, his work with different artists lends itself toward other nestled roles like producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He recently played at the Earshot Jazz Festival alongside some of the area’s finest musicians. He’s played … Read More →

Formed in the Summer of 2025, the duo of rising star DoYeon Kim and native Seattlite Andrew Drury brings together two visceral and pioneering musicians who channel Korean and radical percussion traditions. The performance will feature wide-ranging musical improvisation (with embedded compositions) evoking chaos, order, catastrophe, and calm.

DoYeon Kim (b. 1991, Seoul) is internationally recognized for introducing the gayageum, a … Read More →

Under the moniker, esc, Rawivati’s current musical endeavor “Mother of the Pearl; the Annihilator” is an effort inoculated in years as a musician and circus performer. A piano based experimental musical work that raises a physical veil to reveal a more vulnerable self hidden beyond the body. A meshed network of veiled objects too vast to express themselves in … Read More →

The Creative Horn Collective, comprised of the Pacific Northwest’s best improvising French horn players, performs their original and specially arranged compositions unlike anything you have experienced before.

Led by Matt Shevrin horn player, composer and arranger, the CHC is making its debut performance at Good Shepherd’s Chapel Performance Space. Originally appearing as The Jazz French Horn All Stars in 2025 … Read More →

Doors open at 5:30 PM; performance ends at 9:45.

Seattle is a freely-improvised music hot-house. Organized by musicians Caroline Kraabel (London) and Gregg Miller, this evening’s performance will showcase the deep empathy and close listening of our music-making community. Somewhere between 20 to 40 musicians will engage in a continuous improvisation over 4 hours in a long-form, multi-player event with … Read More →

Bamboo and Brass LTD, in collaboration with PATTERNS Saxophone Ensemble, is thrilled to present “Glimmer,” a captivating evening of contemporary classical music. This concert is designed to evoke a spark of wonder, akin to the beauty of a sunrise, the affection of a pet, or a moment of connection. The program features an eclectic mix of pieces from various … Read More →

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 audiences diverse … Read More →

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, dancers, … Read More →

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, and Marissa Niederhauser, … Read More →

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 ebb … Read More →

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 tour, … Read More →

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 bass draws … Read More →

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 to … Read More →

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, and … Read More →