Program
2009-2010 Concert Season
The 5th Essential
We celebrate our fifth season of neighborhood music making by reflecting on the quintessential elements of life - earth, fire, air, water and art! As unavoidable, inevitable and irreplaceable as the other four elements, art is communication, expression, essential food for the soul. Join us as we use The 5th Essential element to explore all the others in four separate concerts series at venues around the Puget Sound area.
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Air – April 16-18, 2010
Clarinetist Sean Osborn leads an uplifting program featuring composer Thomas Albert’s piece “13 ways” inspired by the Wallace Stevens Poem “13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.” Avian artwork by Tacoma artist Mark Hoppmann will line the walls as musicians play other pieces inspired by the airborne creatures.
Friday, April 16, 7:30pm at Bitter Lake Community Center
Saturday, April 17, 2:00pm at Kenyon Hall (West Seattle)
Sunday, April 18, 7:00pm at Golden Gardens (Ballard)
Water – May 14-17, 2010 at Various Neighborhood Venues
Watch the narrative flow of film shown in scenes from The Red Violin and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon then listen as they come to life when the Corigliano String Quartet performs the music of composers John Corigliano and Tan Dun.
Friday, May 14, 7:30pm at Bastyr University Chapel (Kenmore)
Saturday, May 15, 2:00pm at Miller Community Center (Capitol Hill)
Sunday, May 16, 7:00pm at Fremont Abbey
Monday, May 17, 7:30pm at Mount Baker Community Club
Past 2009-2010 Concert Season
The 5th Essential
Earth
Two of Seattle’s most exciting young arts organizations, Simple Measures and Seattle Dance Project present a symbiotic collaboration featuring SDP’s dancing to Rock-n-Roll music arrangements and Classical selections, played by Simple Measures musicians. Original choreography by James Canfield and Betsy Cooper will be unveiled. Feel the earthy beat of the Rock music, and how it harmonizes with the classics, and experience the thrill of live modern dance, right in front of your nose.
Spectrum Dance Theater at Madrona Dance Studio
Friday, November 6, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 7, 4:00pm matinee
Sunday, November 8, 7:00pm
Fremont Abbey
Friday, November 13, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 14, 7:30pm
Sunday, November 15, 7:30pm
Past Performances 2009
Krishnaswami-Salman Duo in concert
The widely acclaimed duo—cellist Rajan Krishnaswami (Simple Measures founder and artistic director) and pianist Mark Salman—perform a recital featuring three of the major Cello Sonatas (Chopin, Debussy and Shostakovich), as well as works by Liszt, Faure, and Tchaikovsky. Presented by Simple Measures.
Friday, May 29, 2009, 7:30 PM
Town Hall Seattle
“Simplest Seating” (Festival Seating In Back of Hall): $5
General Admission - Front Section: $20
“Deluxe” (Premium Seats + Champagne Reception): $50
Past 2008-2009 Concert Season
String Theory
Take a quantum leap into Simple Measures’ expanding universe. Experience the energy when stellar musicians engage you in magnetic musical exploration. This season we develop our own string theory by colliding the strings of piano, guitar, and harp with a string quartet. Our equation for enjoying music transcends physics by transporting you to another dimension - of musical ecstasy!
High Strung: The Celestial Dimension
Come experience the transporting nature of harp music up close as we explore this ancient instrument, which has been a medium of celestial inspiration for many centuries. World-renowned harpist Yolanda Kondonassis will join us as we present the music of Debussy, Takemitsu and others.
Friday, Apr. 17, 2009, 7:30 PM
Fremont Abbey
Saturday, Apr. 18, 2009, 4:00 PM
Yesler Community Center
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Sunday, Apr. 19, 2009, 7:00 PM
Bastyr University Chapel
Monday, Apr. 20, 2009, 7:30 PM
Golden Gardens Bathhouse, Shilshole
Strung Out: The Multi-Dimensional Guitar
The versatility of the guitar will shine through as we pair classical and electric guitar with a string quartet. Noted classical and crossover guitarist Michael Nicolella and the odeonquartet will perform compositions by Boccherini and the romantics, and a piece for string quartet and electric guitar inspired by Led Zeppelin’s Black Dog.
Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, 7:30 PM
Good Shepherd Center, Wallingford
Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, 7:00 PM
Northgate Community Center
Friday, Feb. 13, 2009, 7:30 PM
Q Café, Queen Anne/Magnolia
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, 7:00 PM
Mount Baker Community Club
With Strings Attached: The Political Dimension
In the spirit of this election season; we play, you vote. We’ll talk politics and its historical influence on composition; then we’ll play pairs of pieces and you vote to decide the final piece. Selections include Beethoven’s string quartet movement titled The Difficult Decision, and a piano quintet from the politically-charged composer Shostakovich.
Friday, Sep. 26, 2008, 7:30 PM
Fremont Abbey
Sunday, Sep. 28, 2008, 7:00 PM
Bitter Lake Community Center
Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, 7:30 PM
Mercer Island Community Center
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, 2:00 PM
Mount Baker Community Club
