Santa Monica Public Library Presents Soundwaves: Nicole Mitchell
May 9, 2016 2:36 PM
Santa Monica, California – The Santa Monica Public Library is proud to present flautist Nicole Mitchell on Wednesday May 18 at 7:30PM in the Main Library’s Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium at 601 Santa Monica Blvd.
A busy composer and performer, Mitchell is also a professor of music in the University of California at Irvine’s Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology program. She is a past president of Chicago’s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and has received awards including Downbeat magazine’s “Best Jazz Flute” and the Chicago Tribune’s “Chicagoan of the Year,” as well as numerous grants and commissions.
Mitchell will perform music for solo flute, as heard on her 2014 album Engraved in the Wind, and play duets with percussionist Randy Gloss, the current Chair of CalArts’ World Music Program.
This program is part of the new music concert series Soundwaves, which is sponsored by the Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library. This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and on a first-arrival basis. The Santa Monica Public Library is wheelchair accessible. For special disabled services, call Library Administration at (310) 458-8606 at least one week prior to event. For more information, visit smpl.org or contact the Santa Monica Public Library at (310) 458-8600.
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