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Artists at Albatross Reach 2017 Finale Concert

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Artists at Albatross Reach 2017 Finale Concert

Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Beattie, pianist Adam Marks with Conrad Freiburg, strings and sculptures; Jon Irabagon, saxophones; Zach Pulse, oboe and English horn; Adam Tendler, piano; and Jennifer Woodrum, clarinet.

Artists at Albatross Reach presents their 2017 Finale Concert, in Coleman Hall at the Gualala Arts Center on Monday, May 29, at 1 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance; $5 more day-of event, and youth under age 17 admitted free with an accompanying adult.

Curators and founders Jennifer Beattie, a mezzo-soprano from Philadelphia and Adam Marks, a pianist from New York City, annually invite artists from varying fields and communities to collaborate and create new works at a retreat space on The Sea Ranch.

This years Albatross Reach artists include Conrad Freiburg, strings and sculpture; Jon Irabagon, saxophones; Zach Pulse, oboe and English horn; Adam Tendler, piano; and Jennifer Woodrum, clarinet.

The upcoming concert represents the culmination of the 2016-2017 residencies, and encompasses highlights from the season's informal salons, as well as new works. This eclectic jamboree of classically-trained, jazz, and folk musicians will feature premieres of new pieces written by resident artists, multi-media improvisations, and a variety of pieces that captured the artists attention in the last year.

The inter-disciplinary nature of the residency program allows for musical artists to interact, explore, and engage in new and ground-breaking ways, outside the confines of traditional disciplines and musical careers. Cross-pollination of ideas and styles forms a self-perpetuating creativity which results in dynamic, never-before-seen performances and possibilities. The Artists at Albatross Reach program has been the catalyst for new works on the Mendonoma coast which are fresh, inventive, innovative, and, like the wingspan of the eponymous albatross, wide-spread and far-reaching. These pieces frequently continue to have a life beyond their Gualala premieres. Last years Black Queen will receive a full production in Miami in the Spring of 2018, and The Hypno-Domme Speaks and Speaks and Speaks has been toured by multiple performers in the last season.

Tickets may be purchased in person at the Gualala Arts Center or Dolphin Gallery. More information may be found at GualalaArts.org, or by calling the Arts Center at (707) 884-1138.