Composer and improviser Amy Denio will discuss her participation in the international 'Immersion Composition Society.' Small groups of composers set aside a date on which each musician sets out with the objective to compose 20 pieces during the course of that day. Impossible, really, but a nice goal. The emphasis is on generating ideas, rather than perfection. All endeavour to record their work, and at the end of the day, they come together for a listening party - to share the new pieces and the inspirations, creative processes and technical challenges of the day.  

Denio will present a selection of her compositions created and recorded for ICS, and discuss her own compositional processes and inspirations.

Amy Denio is a multi-instrumentalist composer, singer, and producer based in Seattle, WA. She started her record label Spoot Music in 1986, and has recorded & released 44 collaborative or solo CDs. She has received commissions for dance, theater and film, creating projects with artists from North America, Europe, Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, India, and Russia. Her work has been presented at Carnegie Hall, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Seattle Opera House, Detroit Institute of Art, Venice Biennale, Roman Theater Trieste, and on top of 3 Metro buses in Seattle. She has received numerous fellowships and grants for her creative activities.

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