Dear Friends,

Hope all are well. This weekend is Bumbershoot 2011, Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival. I was commissioned to create the fine arts poster for the festival this year. I also wrote a short three-movement composition to accompany the graphic score. Sustenance consists of contrasting parts titled Nourishment, Endurance, and Strength.

Next week I’m continuing with my series of interactive performances by presenting Scratch Sound as part of the show Game Theory at Cornish College of the Arts. Scratch Sound is an interactive performance utilizing custom-made scratch tickets that determine the mood of the improviser. A performance of Scratch Sound will take place October 14th in the Cornish Gallery.

I’m working on a public art project in Tacoma, WA that focuses on the human rights legacy of the region. I’ll be in residence at Hilltop Artist at Jason Lee Middle School, working on a piece for People’s Park. This school is amazing, and I’m honored to be working with the students and staff. In October, I’ll be back in the Bay Area working with We Players on Alcatraz. I’ll also be in residence at Head Royce School in Oakland for a couple of days performing and visiting with classes.

In addition to these events, I’m participating in Authorship, an experimental series of events at The Project Room on Capitol Hill here in Seattle. I’ll also be performing in Tacoma for the Fall Free For All arts festival.

I hope to see you sooner than later.

Many Thanks,
Paul

Public Art Project
Tacoma, WA

The Project Room

Dear Friends,
Hope all are well. Next week I’m continuing with my series of interactive performances by presenting Scribe Send Sound.
       
Audience members will be invited to send stories, poems and other writing to the band, before and during the show. New compositions will be created based on the messages received. Writers will also be invited to bring laptops and other mobile devices and write. The hope is to provide a space to create. Wi-Fi will be available during concert.

Paul Rucker: Cello, Double Bass
Hans Teuber: Saxophone
Eric Eagle: Drums

June 24th, 2011, 8pm
Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 4th Fl, Seattle, WA
Sliding Scale $5-$15, All ages.

Send writings to:

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I’ve been asked to create this year’s Bumbershoot Fine Arts poster, which will also be a graphic musical score. “Sustenance” is a combination of photos and music notation, where the raindrops are musical notes and the clouds are phrase markings used in musical notation. A representation of a three-movement composition, it consists of contrasting parts titled nourishment, endurance and strength. The accompanying musical composition will be available as a free download beginning a week prior to the Festival. I’m honored to be part of this 40-year tradition, which has included some amazing artists.

If you can make it to the show next week, it would be great to see you. I’ll have a more complete update soon.

Many thanks,
Paul

with We Players
San Francisco, CA

Artist in residence
http://www.headroyce.org/
Oakland, CA

Paul Rucker and guests
Cornish Gallery

Screening of PROLIFERATION, 6pm at Pantages Theater

Solo Cello Performance, 7:30pm at Rialto Theatre

Fall Free for All Arts Festival
Tacoma, WA

Scratch Sound
Game Theory
Visual Art Show
Cornish College
September 7th–October 19th, 2011

Visual Arts Poster Design & Exclusive audio release
Bumbershoot 2011
Seattle, WA

The poster will be available for viewing during the Bumbershoot, September 3–5, 2011.