THE BOX IS EMPTY’S TOP PICKS:

Amanda DeBoer Bartlett – Vanitas, one-act opera by Salvatore Sciarrino.  National Pastime Theater, Chicago, IL.  September 11, 2012, 11:00 p.m..

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A “Vanitas” is a still life, the subject of which is designed to instill in the viewer a contemplation of the emptiness of all worldly things, the fleeting nature of time, and the inevitability of death. Salvatore Sciarrino‘s chamber opera of the same name is a severely and devotedly didactic musical distillation of this.

This performance is a part of the Beethoven Festival: REVOLUTION 2012.

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Nat Evans – Site-Specific September.  Seattle, WA and Indianapolis, IN.  September 2012.  

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This month Nat Evans loads up on outdoor performances in Seattle and Indianapolis.  This week hear his Hungry Ghosts (hear excerpts here) performed by the newly-formed whateverandeveramen., conducted by Brad Pierson, set against large and mobile sculpture, then check out the pagoda installation piece Record + Response.  Later this month in Indianapolis you can hear Hungry Ghosts reprised and another special performance of Blue Hour(listen here).  Evans has cultivated a unique way of experiencing environments and music; these shows are not to be missed!

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HAPPENING THIS WEEK – Seattle – 9/10/2012-9/16/2012 :

• Nat Evans – Blue Hour.  Big Car, Indianapolis, IN.  September 15, 2012.

HAPPENING THIS WEEK – Elsewhere – 9/10/2012-9/16/2012

• Amanda DeBoer Bartlett – Vanitas, one-act opera by Salvatore Sciarrino.  National Pastime Theater, Chicago, IL.  September 11, 2012, 11:00 p.m..
• Table and Chairs – Chemical Clock.  West Coast tour, various locations in Oregon and California.  September 10-17, 2012.
• Lindsay Kesselman/Kate Moroney – Einstein on the Beach.  Opera House, Brooklyn, NY.  September 10-24, 2012.

HAPPENING SOON:

• Nat Evans – Hungry Ghosts.  100 Acres Sculpture Park, Indianapolis, IN.  September 20, 2012.
• People Inside Electronics – Trees and Branches.  Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA.  September 22, 2012, 9:00 p.m..
• Lindsay Kesselman/Kate Moroney – Einstein on the Beach.  Opera House, Brooklyn, NY.  September 10-24, 2012.
• Amanda DeBoer Bartlett – with Ensemble Dal Niente.  Chihuahua, Mexico.  September 24-26, 2012.
• John Teske – Broken Bow Ensemble performs new works for chamber orchestra.  The Chapel Performance Space, Seattle, WA.  September 29, 2012.  8:00 p.m..
• Amanda DeBoer Bartlett – I Vapor Breath, Solo album release.  October 2012.
• Seattle Modern Orchestra – Special performance with Paul Taylor Dance Company.  Meany Hall, Seattle, WA.  October 4-6, 2012.
• John Teske – Composer Spotlight.  Jack Straw Productions, Seattle, WA.  October 10, 2012.
• Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble – Bowling Green New Music Festival.  Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.  October 17-20, 2012.
• Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble – Fall Tour.  Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha.  October 21-26, 2012.
• Amy Beth Kirsten – Sibelius Dreams (Concert Prelude). New Haven Symphony, New Haven, CT.  October 25, 2012, 6:30-7:00.
• Scott Gendel – with Jamie-Rose Guarrine in recital. University of Wisconsin School of Music, Madison, WI.  October 25, 2012, 7:30 p.m..
• Hotel Elephant – Dia de los Muertos.  DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, NY.  November 1, 2012, 8:00 p.m..
• Seattle Modern Orchestra – John Cage Festival.  The Chapel, Seattle.  November 9, 2012, 7:00 p.m..
• Lindsay Kesselman – Premiere of a new works by Sarah Gibson and Amy Beth Kirsten.  USC, Los Angeles, CA.  November 16-18, 2012.
• John Teske – New Works for Choir.  The Chapel, Seattle, WA.  November 17, 2012.
• Jerry Hui – Eliza’s toyes.  The Chazen Art Museum, Madison, WI.  November 25, 2012, 12:30 p.m..
• Ryan Keebaugh – Frequency: New Music in the Valley.  Shenandoah Valley, VA.  Summer 2013.