The Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival in Seattle and Beyond

by Maggie Molloy The Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival is lighting up stages around Seattle this month with performances by the likes of Ashley Bathgate, Sandbox Percussion, The City of Tomorrow, and more. Founded this year by composer Scott Anthony … Continue reading

New Year, New Music: January Concerts in Seattle

by Maggie Molloy Second Inversion and the Live Music Project create a monthly calendar featuring contemporary classical, cross-genre, and experimental performances in Seattle, the Eastside, Tacoma, and places in between!  Keep an eye out for our this flyer in concert programs and coffee shops around … Continue reading

Women in (New) Music: Remembering Ana-Maria Avram (1961–2017)

by Michael Schell The new music community was stunned to hear of Ana-Maria Avram’s sudden passing on August 1. Born in Bucharest in 1961, she studied in both Romania and France, acquiring from the latter an admiration for spectralism, a way of … Continue reading

Westerlies Go West: Tonight at the Royal Room!

by Maggie Molloy The Westerlies are back in the Northwest this week, coming home with new sounds and brand new music to premiere tonight at the Royal Room in Columbia City. Far from your typical brass band, the Seattle-bred, New York-based … Continue reading

Electroacoustic Operas, Space Odysseys, and More: Summer Music in Seattle

Second Inversion and the Live Music Project create a monthly calendar featuring contemporary classical, cross-genre, and experimental performances in Seattle, the Eastside, Tacoma, and places in between!  Keep an eye out for our this flyer in concert programs and coffee shops around town. Feel … Continue reading