THE COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT SERIES 

JOHN TESKE  

Fundamentals of My Authentic Musical Language  

Wednesday, October 10, 7:30pm

Jack Straw Productions

4261 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle 

FREE

Seattle composer and Jack Straw resident artist John Teske will speak about his recent "five pieces for double bass" and their role in his development of an authentic compositional voice. Incorporating pieces of the past, present, and sketches of new works, John will highlight how the "five pieces" solidified the core ideas that have become part of his musical language.

John Teske is a composer, double bassist and improviser. John composes for acoustic instruments and expands the possibilities of sound through extended techniques and electroacoustic means. He received his BM in Music Composition from the University of Washington and studied with Joël-François Durand, Juan Pampin, and Josh Parmenter.

John's recent work has been exploring the nature of human consciousness, awareness, and sensation. As our culture becomes more interconnected, the experience of time seems to be accelerating and the average attention span is diminishing. By slowing the experience of time through music, he hopes to bring to attention greater subtleties of sound.