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SUMMARY:Steph Davis - Channels\, A new music series
DESCRIPTION:Steph Davis: Channels\, A New Music Series\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Saturday\, April 13\, 20248 PM; Doors open at 7 PMPurpl52 Main St.\, Hastings-on-Hudson\, NY \nAges 12+ \n$30 \n			\n				Purchase Tickets\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Channels series presents new music in unique spaces to bring artists and audiences together in the spirit of connectivity and discovery. This event is recommended for ages 12 and up. \nIn this season finale concert\, Steph Davis presents like flower petals…\, a program that aims to bring new perspective to the marimba. like flower petals… combines West African gyil music\, African American spirituals\, and Black classical music traditions. Drawing from the marimba’s rich and ancient history rooted on the African continent\, Davis shares an Africanist/African-American lens through which to experience the marimba.  \nAbout the Artist \nSteph Davis is a marimbist\, arranger\, composer\, Africana studies scholar\, and cultural activist. Their work engages people\, traditions\, and technologies of the African diaspora as means for uncovering truthful historiographies\, finding creative self-actualization\, and reaching for collective liberation.​ \nHailed by the Washington Post as a “captivating” performer who brings “bright humanity and expressive depth” to contemporary music\, Steph is anactive marimba soloist and chamber musician\, performing in venues across the United States — including Merkin Hall (NYC) and The Broward Center for the Performing Arts (Ft. Lauderdale\, FL)\, among others. Their repertoire spans a wide variety of musical styles\, including traditional Ghanaian gyil music\, African American spirituals\, and Western classical\, romantic\, 20th-century\, and contemporary music primarily by Black composers. A versatile and passionate collaborator\, they have performed chamber music with noted artists\, including Grammy-nominated flutist Nathalie Joachim\, \nPaviElle French\, Mazz Swift\, Michi Wiancko\, and Yasmin Williams\, among others. Through their arrangements\, commissions\, and compositions\, Steph has contributed over 20 works by Black composers to the marimba’s solo and chamber repertoire. They have premiered works by Avik Chari\, Christa Duggan\, Damien Geter\, Alissa Voth\, Pamela Z\, and Bilin Zheng. Steph is a Marimba One Artist. \n​As a composer\, Steph draws inspiration from Black expressive characteristics\, free forms\, and natural landscapes. Their music has been performed internationally in the United States\, the United Arab Emirates\, Canada\, and Europe. They have been commissioned by New Works Project\, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts\, Modern Marimba\, Spectrum Ensemble\, Prism Percussion\, Britton-René Collins\, Michael Ptacin\, and Cameron Denby. \nInstagram \nAbout Channels \nA new music series that defies boundaries and celebrates the river as a means of travel\, exploration\, and source of new ideas – Channels presents adventurous music in unique Hudson River Town settings. The mission of the series is to bring together artists and audiences in the spirit of connectivity and discovery\, by taking advantage of one of the area’s greatest resources—its location.  \n			\n				Purchase Tickets
URL:https://riverarts.org/event/channels-stephdavis/
LOCATION:Purpl\, 52 Main Street\, Hastings-On-Hudson\, NY\, 10706\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-person,Music
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SUMMARY:Sky Creature - Channels\, A new music series
DESCRIPTION:Sky Creature at Purpl: Channels\, A New Music Series\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Saturday\, September 23\, 20238 PM; Doors open at 7 PMPurplHastings-On-Hudson\, NY \nAges 12+ \n$30 \n			\n				Purchase Tickets\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Channels series presents new music in unique spaces to bring artists and audiences together in the spirit of connectivity and discovery. This event is recommended for ages 12 and up. \nAbout the Artist \nThe first concert in the new Channels series features Sky Creature\, comprised of singer Majel Connery and baritone guitarist Matt Walsh. Based in Rockaway Beach\, New York City\, Sky Creature is defined as a space between art music and punk rock. The band’s sound draws comparisons with artists from Kate Bush to Suicide. For over a decade\, Walsh toured as one half of post-punk duo The Forms\, sharing the stage with artists ranging from The National to St. Vincent to Hum. Connery’s solo music has been featured on Radiolab\, New Sounds radio\, and Live from the Kennedy Center. In the summer of 2022\, Sky Creature released their double EP Bear Mountain/Childworld\, and toured nationally. They are currently finishing their first LP with Steve Albini.  \nBandcamp | Instagram | Spotify \nMajel Connery will open the evening with songs from her Rivers Are Our Brothers project. The songs in the cycle take a first-person view of nature\, ascribing human qualities and feelings to elements of the landscape: water\, trees\, mountains\, rivers\, etc. \nAbout Channels \nA new music series that defies boundaries and celebrates the river as a means of travel\, exploration\, and source of new ideas – Channels presents adventurous music in unique Hudson River Town settings. The mission of the series is to bring together artists and audiences in the spirit of connectivity and discovery\, by taking advantage of one of the area’s greatest resources—its location.  \n			\n				Purchase Tickets
URL:https://riverarts.org/event/channels-skycreature/
LOCATION:Purpl\, 52 Main Street\, Hastings-On-Hudson\, NY\, 10706\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-person,Music
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