BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200327T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200327T220000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Emerald City Music: Evolution DESCRIPTION:March 27\, 2020\, 8PM (415 Westlake\, Seattle\, ticket incl. open bar) Chronicling the history of the world's most versatile family of instruments\, the keyboard\, this evening is packed full of both iconic and eclectic tunes for harpsichord\, piano\, prepared piano\, and synthesizer. Featuring: Henry Kramer\, piano Vicky Chow\, piano and prepared piano Jeremy Jordan\, piano and synthesizer Kenneth Weiss\, harpsichord Jordan Machine Poem no. 2 for piano and synthesizer\nScarlatti Sonata in A Major\, K 212\nRavel Gaspard de la nuit : Ondine\nBeethoven Piano Sonata in E Major\, op. 109\nGlass Piano Etude no. 2\nCage Selections from Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata No. 1\; interlude No. 3\; Sonata No. 5\nTallis . Felix Namque II\nChopin Polonaise no. 6\, op. 53 "Heroic"The StoryThis epic performance tells the tale of the world's most loved and versatile instrument. Listeners will follow its physical evolution and the iconic music written at each stage of technological development: from the harpsichord through the forte-piano\, contemporary piano\, prepared-piano\, and modern day instruments like synthesizer. Early composers like Thomas Tallis (1505-1589) and Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) were defining masters of the instrument\, inspiring the likes of Beethoven and Chopin to write more challenging and dynamic music as the technical ability of the piano developed during the Industrial Revolution. Pianos soon became progressively larger\, louder\, and wider range of octaves (five by the 1790s and seven by 1820). Enter John Cage\, who for a time resided in Seattle creating music that again redefined the abilities of the acoustic piano by "preparing it" by placing objects in the instrument to alter the tonal ability. The evolution of modern day technologies again reinvented the keyboard to infinitely expanding the range of the instrument via the computer-aided synthesizer. More Info.LATE NIGHT W/ JEREMY JORDAN - $25Emerald City Music offers something never done before! Following our 8PM EVOLUTION show\, pianist Jeremy Jordan navigates over to the 415 Westlake/Kakao Coffee lounge for a spontaneous BONUS late-night show. Jordan an avid composer\, pianist\, and improviser will get total artistic liberty to shape this special event as it unfolds! There's no program\, no set format\; just come\, hang out\, get cozy and enjoy a unique expos of this amazing emerging pianist! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
March 27\, 2020\, 8PM (415 Westlake\, Seattle\, ticket incl. open bar) \;
Chronicling the history of the world&rsquo\;s most versatile family of instruments\, the keyboard\, this evening is packed full of both iconic and eclectic tunes for harpsichord\, piano\, prepared piano\, and synthesizer. Featuring: Henry Kramer\, piano &bull\; Vicky Chow\, piano and prepared piano &bull\; Jeremy Jordan\, piano and synthesizer &bull\;  \;Kenneth Weiss\, harpsichord \;
Jordan Machine Poem no. 2 for piano and synthesizer
Scarlatti Sonata in A Major\, K 212
Ravel Gaspard de la nuit : Ondine
Beethoven Piano Sonata in E Major\, op. 109
Glass Piano Etude no. 2
Cage Selections from Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata No. 1\; interlude No. 3\; Sonata No. 5
Tallis . Felix Namque II
Chopin \;  \;  \;Polonaise no. 6\, op. 53 &ldquo\;Heroic&rdquo\;
The Story
This epic performance tells the tale of the world&rsquo\;s most loved and versatile instrument. Listeners will follow its physical evolution and the iconic music written at each stage of technological development:  \;from the  \;harpsichord  \;through the forte-piano\, contemporary piano\, prepared-piano\, and modern day instruments like synthesizer. Early composers like Thomas Tallis (1505-1589) and  \;Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) were defining masters of the instrument\, inspiring the likes of Beethoven and Chopin to write more challenging and dynamic music as the technical ability of the piano developed during the Industrial Revolution. Pianos soon became progressively larger\, louder\, and wider range of octaves (five by the 1790s and seven by 1820). Enter John Cage\, who for a time resided in Seattle creating music that again redefined the abilities of the acoustic piano by &ldquo\;preparing it&rdquo\; by placing objects in the instrument to alter the tonal ability. The evolution of modern day technologies again reinvented the keyboard to infinitely  \;expanding the range of the instrument via the computer-aided synthesizer. \;
LATE NIGHT W/ JEREMY JORDAN - $25
Emerald City Music offers something never done before! Following our 8PM EVOLUTION show\, pianist Jeremy Jordan navigates over to the 415 Westlake/Kakao Coffee lounge for a spontaneous BONUS late-night show. Jordan &ndash\; an avid composer\, pianist\, and improviser &ndash\; will get total artistic liberty to shape this special event as it unfolds! There&rsquo\;s no program\, no set format\; just come\, hang out\, get cozy and enjoy a unique exposé\; of this amazing emerging pianist! \;
LOCATION:415 Westlake Seattle WA 98109 UID:e.1052.152437 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20240329T144104Z URL:https://members.sluchamber.org/events/Details/emerald-city-music-evolution-170003?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR