jazz/new music
Del Sol String Quartet
Terry Disley
Mike Wollenberg  & Julian Smedley
Del Sol String Quartet
The spirited, intense sounds of Del Sol String Quartet explore order and chaos, weaving textures of sound into a musical tapestry of modern life. Their performance featured pieces by Earle Brown, George Antheil, Astor Piazzolla, Lou Harrison, and Gabriella Ortiz. The quartet featured Charlton Lee, violist; Kate Stenberg, violinist; Monica Scott, cellist; and Rick Shinozaki, violinist
Terry Disley
Prolific musician and accomplished jazz pianist Terry Disley has worked with a wide range of artists, from Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, to Brian Wilson and Bon Jovi. His exhilarating jazz quintet opened the show.
Mike Wollenberg
& Julian Smedley

Jazz guitarist Mike Wollenberg’s music brings a deceptive simplicity to a simultaneous mix of bass, inner chord voices, and melody. Julian Smedley’s melodic lines and background composition suggest a complexity well beyond his violin.
 
Magnetic Poets
Magnetic Poets
Using the tools of movie production, Magnetic Poets create compelling live audiovisual events—in real time, before your eyes. They premiere Compassion by Paul Horn, and From the Lake, aerial observations on polluting the earth, by David Maisel. Magnetic Poets are Christopher Hedge, Julian Smedley, Ed McClary, and Scott Dewar.