In April, Seattle sound artist and composer Nat Evans will present two new works from his time on the Pacific Crest Trail at The Chapel - a new work for piano, and an installation.
First, on April 17th, pianist R. Andrew Lee will be in Seattle playing a few new works, including Desert Ornamentation - one of a few works sprung from Evans’ time last year hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. This 30 minute work for piano and field recording is specifically based around the idea of encountering monolithic human things when in supposed wilderness. The field recordings are of crackling, humming, buzzing power lines that the trail crosses, and as an accompaniment and sound collage slowly changes over time, so too do spare notes of the piano - a sort of sonic manifestation of the trickster coyote, which was also encountered numerous times in the desert. Desert Ornamentation is a slow moving contemplative piece about a 700 mile walk in the desert, contemporary intersections of the human and natural worlds, and energy powering Los Angeles, draped across the land.
Also on the program are new works by New York City-based composers Craig Shepard and Adrian Knight.
April 17th - 8pm
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center
$5-15 sliding scale suggested donation
First, on April 17th, pianist R. Andrew Lee will be in Seattle playing a few new works, including Desert Ornamentation - one of a few works sprung from Evans’ time last year hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. This 30 minute work for piano and field recording is specifically based around the idea of encountering monolithic human things when in supposed wilderness. The field recordings are of crackling, humming, buzzing power lines that the trail crosses, and as an accompaniment and sound collage slowly changes over time, so too do spare notes of the piano - a sort of sonic manifestation of the trickster coyote, which was also encountered numerous times in the desert. Desert Ornamentation is a slow moving contemplative piece about a 700 mile walk in the desert, contemporary intersections of the human and natural worlds, and energy powering Los Angeles, draped across the land.
Also on the program are new works by New York City-based composers Craig Shepard and Adrian Knight.
April 17th - 8pm
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center
$5-15 sliding scale suggested donation
On April 23rd from 7:30-8:30 Evans will present New Forest - another work utilizing field recordings made on the Pacific Crest Trail - these from 2nd growth forests in the Pacific Northwest. New Forest is a site-specific temporary installation to present sound. Evans collects natural objects from the place the installation and listening event is being held, creates shadow-like drawings to pair them with, then with the objects, drawings, and direction of light in a space creates a space for people to listen in. Tea is served as well, to further direct the senses towards listening and contemplation.
The field recordings are from places where the forest was clearcut in the late 1940s or early 1950s. Occasionally drifting through the field recordings will be 78 records playing of music that was popular around the time when the forest was clear cut. So, over time the listener will simultaneously hear music from the time when the forest was dramatically altered, and an update as to how the forest sounds around 60-70 years after the event. The 78 records were inherited by Evans from his grandfather, who was studying forestry during the 1940s on the GI Bill. So, besides being large events in our country’s history, New Forest is also a very personal investigation into sound for the artist.
People are free to come and go while the installation is up. After the installation and listening event, a concert of works by John Teske and Nick Norton will be presented.
April 23rd - 7:30-8:30pm - New Forest installation and listening event 8:30 - concert
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center
$5-15 sliding scale suggested donation
The field recordings are from places where the forest was clearcut in the late 1940s or early 1950s. Occasionally drifting through the field recordings will be 78 records playing of music that was popular around the time when the forest was clear cut. So, over time the listener will simultaneously hear music from the time when the forest was dramatically altered, and an update as to how the forest sounds around 60-70 years after the event. The 78 records were inherited by Evans from his grandfather, who was studying forestry during the 1940s on the GI Bill. So, besides being large events in our country’s history, New Forest is also a very personal investigation into sound for the artist.
People are free to come and go while the installation is up. After the installation and listening event, a concert of works by John Teske and Nick Norton will be presented.
April 23rd - 7:30-8:30pm - New Forest installation and listening event 8:30 - concert
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center
$5-15 sliding scale suggested donation
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