A confluence is when two or more flowing bodies of water meet to become one – waters that had their own ecosystems can join to make new systems greater than the sums of their parts. “Confluence 1” is the first of a prospective concert series based on this concept, inviting Seattle’s most adventurous musicians to collaborate in small sets exploring exciting avenues of contemporary music. Performers are given full freedom to program and perform 10-15 minute segments, and the combined program is varied, enriching and unrepeatable.
This inaugural concert features pianist Jennifer Chung, multi-instrumentalist Peter Nelson-King, trombonist Greg Powers, cellist Mary Riles, clarinettist Jenny Ziefel, and composer/performer Aaron Keyt, who will be premiering his own compositions. Other featured composers include Friedrich Cerha, James Dapogny, Jeremy Gill, Jordan Nobles, Justin Rizzo-Weaver, and Jinrayr Shahrimanyan. The program takes performers and listeners through three continents and a large spectrum of living styles and techniques, from mathematical precision to meditative improvisation.