[H&R] Fwd: [WSCI]:UW DX arts: Evening Oct 22nd, voice & electronics

[Joseph Gray]

WireGriot, Electro-acoustic duo for voice & electronics

UW DXARTS presents an evening of Experimental Music with WireGriot

Meany Hall , University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98107
Oct 22nd, 2007 at 7:30pm
Tickets: $10, $5 (Students/Seniors)

Formed in 2006, WireGriot (re)constructs a repertoire for solo voice
that is actively challenged and enhanced by the use of technology
through a shared desire to explore the blurry borders of contemporary
music. Currently they are traveling the world performing major
classics of the genre, including UW composer Richard Karpen's Il Nome,
as well as new works.

MEMBERS

Camille Hesketh (b. Vancouver, Canada, 1980) Soprano
Ms Hesketh completed her Bachelor's in Music at the Vancouver Academy
of Music in 2003 with Phyllis Mailing and David Meek, and continued
her graduate studies at The Royal Conservatory of The Hague,
Netherlands. She has performed new commissioned works with the Nieuw
Ensemble (Netherlands), Modern Baroque Opera (Vancouver), the Shanghai
Int'l Multicultural Festival, as well as in the Lucerne Festival with
conductors Daniel Reuss and Pierre Boulez. She is currently a member
of the Nederlands Vocaal Laboratorium.


Juan Parra Cancino (b. Osorno, Chile, 1979) Computer and Live Electronics
Studied Composition in the Catholic University of Chile and Sonology
at The Royal Conservatory of The Hague (NL). His compositions include
pure electronic and electro-acoustic mixed media and have been
performed at festivals across Europe, North and South America. He is
founder and active member of The Electronic Hammer, a Computer and
Percussion Music Ensemble,

For more info go to:
http://www.washington.edu/dxarts/news.php