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This event officially kicks off our Sound Intersection collaboration with Appalachian composer Nate May, storyteller Omope Carter Daboiku, and interpreter and Shawnee Citizen Talon Silverhorn.
Read their bios and more about the collaboration here
Kicking off with a sound session on February 11, 2023, this project will uplift the history and the intersection of Appalachian, African American, and Native American musical traditions within the Ohio River Valley region, ultimately creating compositions of new music for Mindful Music Moments.
This project is supported by the Ohio Arts Council, the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation and Dr. John and Susan Tew.
This FREE event will include conversation, music, story, and fellowship.
Doors open at 4 pm.
Program 4:30 - 6:00 pm.
We're excited to have the following musicians contribute the sounds of their instruments to our conversation:
Jay Bolotin joins Sound Intersections to share the unique sounds of the saw. Jay is an acclaimed interdisciplinary artist who grew up on a farm in rural Kentucky and immersed himself in music and storytelling, and made sculptures from fallen trees. He is a Camp Washington resident.
Matthew McAllister joins Sound Intersections to share the unique sounds of the shekere. Matt, a native of St. Louis, is a professional drummer, percussionist, and composer in the Cincinnati area. He leads two of his own original music projects; Animal Mother, a garage jazz trio and Tough Friend, an experimental jazz octet. Besides performing and composing, Matthew also teaches at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM), Xavier University, and MYCincinnati in Price Hill.
Mike Oberst joins Sound Intersections to share the unique sounds of the banjo. Mike is an American multi-instrumentalist, musician, artist, and songwriter based in Cincinnati, Ohio, who performs solo and as a member of the band, The Tillers, which he co-founded.
