The Wayward Music Series presents the music album “Sogno” by Anto Ferrante! Note that this event is at the of the Good Shepherd Center.

The Wayward Music Series presents the music album “Sogno” by Anto Ferrante! Note that this event is at the Chapel Performance Space (4th floor) of the Good Shepherd Center: 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th floor, Seattle, WA 98103

Anto will be accompanied by the Zen Artists: Valerie Holt on vocals, Amy Denio on clarinet and saxophone, Rachel Nesvig on violin and viola, Ty Alevizos on bass, Nonda Trimis and Brad Dutz on percussions for the album release of Sogno.

The album Sogno (66mins, 9 tracks) is available on Bandcamp and has been available on all digital music platforms since October 14, 2023, e,g, Spotify.

Anto Ferrante is an Italian composer, guitarist, singer & song-writer who lives in Seattle, Washington. Composing in English, Italian and Sanskrit, his lyrics express his heritage (Italian) and life journey in Italy and West Coast of the United States as well as his love of Buddhism and Eastern philosophies. His multi-instrumental songs are instinctual and melancholic with roots in the Mediterranean.  He uses music composition as a therapeutic and contemplative practice to awaken his heart and hold his emotions with compassion. Through his music and hosting house concerts Anto wishes to inspire others to explore and express their creativity, embodiment and emotions, and to provide a message of hope.

Valerie Holt is a singer and vocal teacher from Seattle, Washington who performs and teaches nationally and internationally. For the past decade she has been performing, touring, recording and teaching along side musician/composer Anne Mathews in their ballad-driven duo The Lonely Coast (thelonelycoast.com) and in more recent years with their energetic seven-piece Balkan electro-pop band Eurodanceparty USA (eurodancepartyusa.com). The Lonely Coast duo has led vocal workshops and classes in the United States, Canada and Mexico teaching unique multiple-part harmony arrangements of global folk, pop and traditional songs.

Amy Denio is a teacher, singer, multi-instrumental composer, producer and improviser based in Kitsap County, Washington. She is a producer, photographer, polyglot and musical transcriber. Amy has a four-octave vocal range and plays guitar, bass, alto sax, clarinet and accordion. She composes for modern dance, film, theater and TV. A member of Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame, she has written more than 500 works and has produced over 60 recordings solo and in collaboration with artists worldwide. She has been operating her own recording studio, record label and publishing company, Spoot Music since 1986 with the release of her first cassette No Bones. She is President of the all-women Tiptons Sax Quartet (1988-present), Vice President of the Seattle Composers Alliance (2016-present) and has recorded and toured the world with Balkan group Kultur Shock since 1999. Mainly self-taught, she has developed her unique musical style by collaborating with musicians and artists worldwide.

Inspired by her Norwegian roots, Rachel Nesvig has built a career around her love of music, performance, teaching, and Scandinavian tradition. She earned her BA in Music and Norwegian from St. Olaf College in 2007, followed by a master’s degree in Violin Performance and K-12 Teaching Certificate from Central Washington University in 2011. Rachel completed additional studies in classical violin at the Music Conservatory of the University of Stavanger, Norway, also using the opportunity to polish her Norwegian language skills. Although violin is her main jam, Rachel is an avid Hardanger Fiddler (the national folk instrument of Norway), an aspiring violist, an enthusiastic conductor, and a novice improv actor!

Epaminondas Trimis BMI is a Percussionist, Composer, Recording Artist. Nonda Trimis comes from an extensive background in both percussion and drums. As a 1980 graduate of California State University with a Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance, Nonda studied during his developing years with several renown players including Steve Mitchell(Vince Guaraldi), Gary Nash (Jackie and Roy), Ed Shaughnessy (The Tonight Show), Steve Schaeffer (Dallas, Dynasty LA Studio), and Jerry Steinholtz (Dianna Ross, the Carpenters). He has appeared on over 75 different CDs with different local and national artists including Amy Denio, Richard Dillon, Anto Ferrante, Stephen O’Bent, Susan Carr, Dan Dean, Richard Warner, John Serrie, The Jazz Police, Michael Powers, Gary Stroutsos, Phil Sheeran, and Tony Gable. His live performances include backing Eddie Daniels, Ben Vareen, Greta Metassa, Jovino Santos, Blackstone, Kathy Lee Gifford, Carl Saunders, Teatro Zinzani, Marc Seals and performances at the Santa Barbara Jazz Festival, Earshot Jazz Festival and the Moore Theater.

Ty Alevizos is a versatile multi-instrumentalist based in Seattle, WA. Starting with woodwinds in his youth, he transitioned to piano, guitar, and ultimately found his groove with the fretless bass guitar. Ty's musical palette spans jazz, pop, blues, latin, and beyond. Armed with a music composition degree from U.C. Berkeley, he crafts melodies and bass lines that resonate with a diverse range of genres, making his musical journey both rich and eclectic. You can often catch Ty's infectious energy through the lively music scene of Seattle, where he plays out as much as possible. Whether it's the intimate setting of local venues or the city's vibrant public stages, Ty adds his unique sonic signature to any event.

As a member of BMI since 1985, Brad Dutz has produced seventy seven albums as a leader and composed the entire body of music on more than fifty five of those projects. In 1990, Dutz started his composition studies of multiple scores mainly of 20th century music with composers such as Terry Plumeri, Ron Jones, Russell Steinberg. In addition to CD projects he has composed for Dance companies, Theatre, Documentaries (including Shirkers 2018), Movies, and Silent Films. Over the last thirty five  years, his compositions have been featured on numerous CD releases. Everything from solo pieces to large ensembles are featured on his albums.

Website: www.zagseattle.org/anto & www.zagseattle.org/anto-music & www.youtube.com/@zagseattle & https://antoferrante.bandcamp.com

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