Angelique Poteat

January 18, 7:30pm at the Chapel Performance Space of the Good Shepherd in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood. $10-20 sliding scale donation for admission.

This live concert and party will celebrate the release of Six Seasons, an album of chamber music for clarinet and strings by 2022-23 Seattle Symphony Artist-in-Residence Angelique Poteat.  Poteat (clarinet) will be joined by clarinetist Laura DeLuca and violist Olivia Chew to perform two works on the album.  There will also be playback of excerpts from the title work, Six Seasons, and bonus performances of two addition pieces not included on the album, one world premiere and one Pacific Northwest premiere, by cellist Efe Baltacigil, pianist Thomas Lee, and bassist Will Langlie-Miletich.  Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided, and physical CDs of the new album will be available for sale at the event only.

Repertoire: The title piece “Six Seasons” for clarinet and string quartet is named after the cookbook of the same title by Joshua McFadden.  Composed in six movements, the work breaks the year into six growing seasons which also capture snapshots of the complex life of a professional musician, beginning in early spring and journeying forward to winter.  “Fluid Dovetail” for clarinet and viola originates from a unison idea in the middle of the work, where the opening is reactionary and works to achieve that unison, and the later portion embellishes with great intricacy.  “Ripples of Possibilities” for two clarinets reflects on the rippling quality of the lines and how they virtuosically interweave and trade off, mimicking and varying, allowing for both individuality and collaboration.  “Meditation on Providence” for cello and piano celebrates its world premiere at this performance, and is composed to commemorate Providence Heights, a religious institution of higher learning for women built on the Sammamish Plateau that was recently demolished and replaced with a football field.  “Pacificus” for solo double bass receives its Pacific Northwest premiere and is a tribute to the Pacific Ocean, contrasting expansive depths of the double bass with higher volcanic explosive gestures and eerie whale song.

You can find out more about the Six Seasons album released by Navona Records, including how to purchase digital copies, by going to the album website: https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6595/

This project is generously supported in part by 4Culture and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.