Solo performance for gongs and voice based on material from the recording, Canto, which will be released by SIGE in the spring of 2019.

Featuring a solo performance from percussionist Tim Barnes.

Solo performance for gongs and voice based on material from the recording, Canto, which will be released by SIGE in the spring of 2019.

Solo performance for gongs and voice based on material from the recording, Canto, which will be released by SIGE in the spring of 2019.

Solo performance for gongs and voice based on material from the recording, Canto, which will be released by SIGE in the spring of 2019.

This show also features Nathan Bowles & Friends and Elise Jaffe & Ciera Cipriani duo.

RESONANCY is an ongoing performance series that explores the vast and evolving landscape of percussive arts. The 2019 series occurs over 5 Sundays at Neptune’s.

Solo performance for gongs and voice based on material from the recording, Canto, which will be released by SIGE in the spring of 2019.

Solo performance for gongs and voice based on material from the recording, Canto, which will be released by SIGE in the spring of 2019.

Solo performance for gongs and voice based on material from the recording, Canto, which will be released by SIGE in the spring of 2019.

On Saturday, February 2nd at 7PM we welcome Tontine Ensemble as part of the BEGIN series.

Tontine Ensemble was founded in the spring of 2014 with the mission to perform improvisational and contemporary chamber works, as well as champion new music from composers in their community. Its four current members first played together for a Blank Radio (Milwaukee, WI) recording session and immediately began rehearsing regularly. Allen Russell (violin), Molly Lieberman (viola), Pat Reinholz (cello), and Barry Paul Clark (double bass) are all classically trained musicians who teach and regularly perform in a variety of styles around the Milwaukee area and beyond.

Tontine Ensemble has appeared as guest artists at Mike Neumeyer and Friends, Danceworks, Inc. (Paleontology of a Woman – 2014, Footsteps, Shadows & Whispers – 2015), Milwaukee Follies, Formations Series for New and Improvised Music, Alverno Presents (Prince Uncovered – 2015), The Pre-Maturely Air Conditioned Arts Collective and performed in the inaugural Milwaukee Fringe Festival in August 2016. More info can be found at http://tontineensemble.com.

The series is limited to forty seats per event and no advance tickets will be available. A suggested donation of $10 at the door will go directly to the performing artist.

The Artists Guild is located at 215 N. 3^rd Avenue in Sturgeon Bay. Entry for the studio is through the far right door on the front of the building, up the stairs to the second floor.

Solo performance for gongs and voice based on material from the recording, Canto, which will be released by SIGE in the spring of 2019.

Solo performance for gongs and voice based on material from the recording, Canto, which will be released by SIGE in the spring of 2019.

On Saturday, April 20th, pianist and composer MATT BLAIR will perform as part of the series at 7PM at the Kress Pavilion at the Egg Harbor Library. Using the Pavilion’s Steinway piano, Blair will perform compositions from his new recording, Shadow Sets, which he is touring throughout the United States.

Some will recall that Matt was scheduled to play here last year as part of the series but the event was cancelled due to unexpected heavy snow. We’re glad this could be rescheduled and hope the weather cooperates this year.

Matt Blair is a pianist, composer, improviser, and educator currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received a Bachelor of Music degree with a self-designed major in contemporary improvisation at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. While at Lawrence, Matt had the opportunity to study with Tim Albright, Bill Carrothers, Patty Darling, José Encarnación, Michael Mizrahi, Anthony Padilla, and Matt Turner. Since relocating to Minneapolis, his latest projects include performing with YINS, a duo with drummer Devin Drobka; Collector, an improvising piano trio with bassist Jakob Heinemann and Devin Drobka; Work Friends, a jazz quintet dedicated to playing all original music; and Slipstream, a chamber quartet that focuses on the commissioning and performing of new music. In addition to these projects, Matt has had the honor of performing with John Christensen, Barry Paul Clark, José Encarnación, Jonathan Greenstein, Russ Johnson, Christopher Porterfield, Hal Rammel, Dane Richeson, Chris Weller, and Minneapolis based dance trio Kelvin Wailey. As a part of Slipstream, Matt has premiered new compositions by Patrick Marschke, John Mayrose, JP Merz, Chris Misch-Bloxdorf, and David Werfelmann. Matt has also been regularly performing solo, either on solo piano or solo prepared Fender Rhodes and electronics. In June of 2017, Matt recorded his first solo record with drummer Dave King (The Bad Plus, Happy Apple) as producer. The recording, Shadow Sets, features eight original compositions for solo piano and is expected to be released in the Spring of 2018.  More info at www.mattblairmusic.net.

A suggested donation of $10 at the door will go directly to the performing artist.