About the series

Jack Straw Productions and WCF present a series of talks and performances of new music. The series is free to the public. Refreshments are served. Events are wheelchair and special needs accessible. Contact Jack Straw for arrangements at (206) 634-0919.

Begun in 1999, the series has offered over 120 free presentations of visiting and local composers and performers to the public.

2008 presenters

January 9 - Gust Burns

February 13 - Hope Wechkin

March 12 - Dennis Rea

April 9 - Anna Homler

May 14 - Bill Smith

June 11 - Tom Baker

July 9 - Tom Varner

August 13 - Bruce Hamilton

September 10 - Joshua Kohl

October 8 - Michael Owcharuk

November 12 - Sean Osborn

past presenters

Composer Spotlight

RICHARD JOHNSON

Composition and Experimental Instrument Demonstration

Wed., Dec. 10 @ 7:30pm
Jack Straw Productions
4261 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle map FREE

Richard Johnson will present recent compositions and perform on a few of his experimental instruments.

Richard Johnson is a composer studying with Richard Karpen at the University of Washington. Previous teachers include Juan Pampin, Salvatore Macchia and Martin Boykan. Richard has been a resident at the MacDowell Colony and the Ucross Foundation and has received grants from the American Composers Forum and the Eric Stokes Fund. He has also invented numerous musical instruments, including the english cor anglais, a double double reed.

Supporters

Jack Straw Productions gratefully acknowledges The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, City of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 4Culture King County Lodging Tax Fund, Washington State Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, PONCHO, ArtsFund, Seattle Foundation, and individual contributors for their support of Jack Straw Artist Programs.