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Sudden Sound presents Sam Newsome

Event Type: Performance
Sponsor: This program is partially supported by the Lorado Taft on Art Fund/College of Fine and Applied Arts, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Robert E. Brown Center for World Music, and School of Music. Sudden Sound is organized by Krannert Art Museum and Jason Finkelman, Director of Global Arts Performance Initiatives in the School of Music.
Date: Nov 12, 2020 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Speaker: Sam Newsomen, saxophonist, Jason Finkelman, curator
Registration: Registration
Contact: Krannert Art Museum
E-Mail: kam-info@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar: Campus Humanities Calendar; The Sudden Sound concert series returns with a webinar event format featuring exclusive prerecorded performance content and a live discussion with a guest artist in the field of improvised music and the jazz avant-garde. Our premiere presentation will feature soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome offering original, extended solo works and conversation on the music with series curator Jason Finkelman. Viewers are encouraged to submit questions upon registration or during the presentation. Dedicated to expanding the sonic boundaries of solo saxophone performance since 2006, New York-based Sam Newsome creates improvisatory art music. Registration is required for this virtual event, conducted via Zoom.