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Arts writing by Thomas May

Seattle Modern Orchestra and West Coast Experimentalism

Professors Stuart Dempster and Bill Smith in 2016, ahead of their “80 and 90” concert at
Meany Hall (Photo: Steve Korn).

Seattle Modern Orchestra opens its season tonight with 90/100: Celebrating Stuart Dempster, William O. Smith, and West Coast Experimentalism

Legendary trombonist and improviser Stuart Dempster himself will join in to celebrate his 90th birthday with a solo improvisation on conch shell. Dempster is famous for his extraordinary sonic explorations of the Fort Worden cistern and its 45-second reverberation.

Tonight, 9 November, at 7:30 p.m., Meany Hall, Seattle. Tickets here.

Filed under: American music, avant-garde, music news, University of Washington

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