Guest Artists Concert: Evan Ziporyn and ContaQt

Evan Ziporyn, conductor/composer/clarinet
Mary-Katherine Finch, cello
Jerry Pergolesi, percussion
Allison Wiebe*, piano
Sarah Fraser Raff, violin
Andrew Noseworthy, guitar
Contemporary Music Studio students

“Art Decade” and “Poppy 88”

Conductor/composer/clarinetist Evan Ziporyn and ContaQt present Art Decade, music of Evan Ziporyn, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, David Bowie and Howard Budd arranged for chamber ensemble. ContaQt is a hybrid chamber ensemble composed of cellist Mary-Katherine Finch, percussionist Jerry Pergolesi, pianist Allison Wiebe*, violinist Sarah Fraser Raff and guitarist Andrew Noseworthy who is a Western Music alumnus. Students from Western’s Contemporary Music Studio will join during the first half of the concert with Poppy 88.

This event is part of a three-day residency (October 8-10) including masterclasses, talks and a performance with Contemporary Music Studio and is supported with funding by the Music Undergraduate GiftFund and the Moscovich Fund for Innovation in Music, established with a visionary gift from Jim and Barbara Moscovich. 

Location: Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University

The Don Wright Faculty of music is proud to welcome guest artists, host distinguished artists in residence, those visiting for residencies and public masterclasses, as well as those who perform each week during our signature "Fridays @ 12:30" concert series.

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*Western Music faculty member

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