For our eighth season we will be exploring three of the most important aspects of music:
rhythm, melody and harmony.

RHYTHM: 10/5/12 @ 7:30 PM, Town Hall (Downstairs) & 10/7/12 @ 6:30 PM, Mt. Baker Community Club
Join Simple Measures and the Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet for a fun, interactive exploration of rhythm. Be sure to bring your own internal rhythm as the gang will be including the audience in some of the music making! With works from Vivaldi to John Cage, and everything in between. On the second half we will feature music by Bartok and Stravinsky’s Petrushka.
Matthew Kocmieroski, Gunnar Folsom, Paul Hansen, Robert Tucker, percussionists

MELODY: 2/8/13 @ 7:30 PM, Q Cafe & 2/10/13 @ 6:30 PM, Mt. Baker Community Club
What better way to explore melody than with song? Simple Measures musicians will be joined by Connecticut based soprano Jennifer Foster for an evening of string quartets with and without voice. Works to include lyrical American composer Alan Shepherd’s Tryptich for string quartet and soprano and Villa-Lobos’ songs for soprano and violin.
Jennifer Foster, soprano, Brittany Boulding Breeden, Cordula Merks, violins, Mara Gearman, viola, Rajan Krishnaswami, cello

HARMONY: 4/19/13 @ 7:30 PM, Good Shepherd Chapel & 4/21/13 @ 2:00 PM, Town Hall (Downstairs)
For the final concert of the season we have a special treat in store. Simple Measures will be joined by the new concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony, the wonderful violinist Alexander Velinzon. He will join the Krishnaswami-Salman duo for a concert of duos and trios which will explore harmony through the centuries, culminating in Beethoven’s great Archduke trio in its entirety. You won’t want to miss this evening of sublime music making!
Alexander Velinzon, violin, Rajan Krishnaswami, cello, Mark Salman, piano

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For its final concert of the season, Simple Measures is joined by the Seattle Girls’ Choir top choir, Prime Voci, and SGC’s Artistic Director, Jacob Winkler.  The beautiful, clear sound of the choir will be interspersed with and sometimes accompanied by Simple Measures musicians - Arthur Girsky, Natasha Bazhanov and Michael Jinsoo Lim, violins; Arie Schachter, viola; and Rajan Krishnaswami, cello with SGC’s Ruth Draper on piano.  The first half will include lighthearted American music (Gershwin, Copland, Randall Thompson), some of Dvorak’s “American” string quartet and Barber’s Adadio for Strings.  The second half will feature movements from Stabat Mater by Italian Baroque composer G.B. Pergolesi.

3A. Friday, April 27 at 7:30 PM, Fremont Abbey

3B. Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 PM, Town Hall (Downstairs)

Seattle Girls’ Choir Prime Voci ensemble, Jacob Winkler, Artistic Director
Ruth Draper, piano
Arthur Girsky, Natasha Bazhanov, Michael Jinsoo Lim, violins
Arie Schachter, viola
Rajan Krishnaswami, cello

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Photo by Matthew Felton

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This beautiful painting, by the prolific artist Willow Bader, was inspired by the fall performance of Cello Divas and has been donated by the artist towards the fundraising efforts of Simple Measures.  An exciting, up and coming artist,  Ms. Bader uses a unique encaustic technique, a mixture of wax and pigment, to create her works which are inspired by dance and music.  To read more about Ms. Bader and her work, please visit her website at www.willowbader.com.

The painting, measuring 12″ x 16″,  will be up for silent auction bids (minimum $500) at the 20th Anniversary Concert on Sunday, March 11th at 1:30 pm at Town Hall in Seattle.  Email bids may also be placed by email at info@simplemeasures.org, up until noon on Sunday, March 11th.   If you would like more information, please contact us at info@simplemeasures.org.

Join us for the remainder of our 7th Season!

2B. Sunday, February 12 at 6:30 PM, Mt. Baker Community Club

Jennifer Caine, Cordula Merks, violins

Laura Renz, viola

Rajan Krishnaswami, cello

Local Vocals

For the final concert, we will be joined by the Seattle Girls’ Choir with Artistic Director Jacob Winkler. Enjoy the beautiful clear song of their top choir, Prime voci, interspersed with (and accompanied by) your Simple Measures musicians to bring you music both “serious” and light-hearted (Beethoven, Copland, Randall Thompson), including Stabat Mater by Italian Baroque composer G.B. Pergolesi. You’d have to be a real yokel not to dig these local vocals.

3B. Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 PM, Town Hall (Downstairs)

Arthur Girsky, Michael Jinsoo Lim, violins

Laura Renz, viola

Rajan Krishnaswami, cello

BONUS CONCERT!!!!!!!!

20^th Anniversary Concert: Krishnaswami-Salman Duo

A Simple Measures Benefit Concert

The Krishnaswami-Salman duo will present a concert celebrating their 20th Anniversary of sublime music making.  Come hear this experienced duo as they present a recital of great pieces from the repertoire for cello and piano.  Featured will be Cesar Franck’s beautiful Sonata in A Major, which was the main piece on their first recital 20 years ago.  The depth of artistry of these two long time collaborators is not to be missed! Champagne reception to follow for those who purchase sponsor tickets.

Sunday, March 11 at 1:30 PM, Town Hall (Great Hall)

Mark Salman, piano

Rajan Krishnaswami, cello

2011-2012 Concert Season

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Cello Divas

You KNOW you love cello!! Here’s your chance to be surrounded by the dulcet tones of a choir of cellos as we explore what perhaps is the western world’s most loved instrument. Hear works by Bach, Fauré, and some cool surprises! The culminating work will be the beautiful Bachianas Brasileiras #5 by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, scored for EIGHT cellos and soprano and featuring Seattle Opera regular Terri Richter. Incomparable! (We won’t be too high strung. Promise.)

1A. Friday, October 7 at 7:30 PM, Town Hall (Downstairs)

1B. Sunday, October 9 at 2 PM, Mt. Baker Community Club

Terri Richter, soprano

Cellos: Rajan Krishnaswami, Terri Benshoof, Roberta Downey, Virginia Dziekonski, Eric Gaenslen, Chuck Jacot, Page Smith, Brian Wharton

Unstrung Hero

In the only concert this season that is unsung, we present one of our favorite unstrung heroes, clarinetist Sean Osborn. Luxuriate to the strains of Brahms as we bring you his lush, beautiful Clarinet Quintet as well as a wide variety of other music for clarinet and strings including a piece that Sean himself composed inspired by the Beatles!

2A. Friday, February 10 at 7:30 PM, Q Cafe (Interbay between Queen Anne and Magnolia)

2B. Sunday, February 12 at 6:30 PM, Mt. Baker Community Club

Sean Osborn, Clarinet

Jennifer Caine, Cordula Merks, violins

Arie Schachter, viola

Rajan Krishnaswami, cello

Local Vocals

For the final concert, we will be joined by the Seattle Girls’ Choir with Artistic Director Jacob Winkler. Enjoy the beautiful clear song of their top choir, Prime voci, interspersed with (and accompanied by) your Simple Measures musicians to bring you music both “serious” and light-hearted (Beethoven, Copland, Randall Thompson), including Stabat Mater by Italian Baroque composer G.B. Pergolesi. You’d have to be a real yokel not to dig these local vocals.

3A. Friday, April 27 at 7:30 PM, Fremont Abbey

3B. Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 PM, Town Hall (Downstairs)

Seattle Girls’ Choir, Jacob Winkler, Artistic Director

Arthur Girsky, Michael Jinsoo Lim, violins

Laura Benz, viola

Rajan Krishnaswami, cello

BONUS CONCERT!!!!!!!!

20^th Anniversary Concert: Krishnaswami-Salman Duo

A Simple Measures Benefit Concert

The Krishnaswami-Salman duo will present a concert celebrating their 20th Anniversary of sublime music making.  Come hear this experienced duo as they present a recital of great pieces from the repertoire for cello and piano.  Featured will be Cesar Franck’s beautiful Sonata in A Major, which was the main piece on their first recital 20 years ago.  The depth of artistry of these two long time collaborators is not to be missed! Champagne reception to follow for those who purchase sponsor tickets.

Sunday, March 11 at 1:30 PM, Town Hall (Great Hall)

Mark Salman, piano

Rajan Krishnaswami, cello

Watch the exciting preview for this weekend’s concerts…

Discover a vibrant world of sound, texture, and emotion as Gossamer leads you through an enchanted entanglement of music, nature, and visual art.  Concept created by Victoria Parker and Gossamer Collective.  Featuring Mark Salman, piano, Rajan Krishnaswami, cello, Victoria Parker, violin, and Zart Dombourian-Eby, flute; and music by Nico Muhly, George Crumb, Arvo Pärt, and Maurice Ravel.  

Friday, June 3rd at 7:30 PM

Mt. Baker Community Club

2811 Mt. Rainier Dr. South

Seattle, WA 98144

Saturday, June 4th at 2:00 PM

Good Shepherd Center

4649 Sunnyside Avenue North

Seattle, WA 98103

Sunday, June 5th at 7:00 PM

Cancelled 

(To Whom it May Concern: Thank You and Escape! from the Hours) will be a part of this weekend’s program

Senescence Music
(Cornelius Dufallo)

To Whom it May Concern: Thank You
(Mark Stewart)

Tarentella
(Phil Kline)

Escape!  from the Hours
(Glass/Dufallo)