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SHH! A Very Quiet Concert Series

Jazz Jaguars, Brian Pickles, and Katie Porter

2018-11-11 14:00:00 2018-11-11 16:00:00 America/Denver SHH! A Very Quiet Concert Series SHH! is a new concert series featuring the work of nine local composers who have composed and arranged quiet music specifically for the Library. Main Library -

Sunday, November 11
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2018-11-11 14:00:00 2018-11-11 16:00:00 America/Denver SHH! A Very Quiet Concert Series SHH! is a new concert series featuring the work of nine local composers who have composed and arranged quiet music specifically for the Library. Main Library -

SHH! is a new concert series featuring the work of nine local composers who have composed and arranged quiet music specifically for the Library.

Spend time in the Library while listening to live, ambient music. SHH! concerts will be held the second Sunday of each month: October 14, November 11, and December 9. Performances will take place at different — sometimes surprising — locations throughout the Main Library. 


Artist About the Artist

Jazz Jaguars


Jazz Jaguars will be performing interactive music that the listener can silence or start with their own actions, with only a few seconds of delay.

Jazz Jaguars have consistently aspired to play sensitive, beautiful music by fusing elements of traditional jazz with doom lounge (yes, it’s an actual genre). They are also the curators of “Jazz Jagz Wednesday Doom Lounge Nite At Twilite Lounge," an weekly art/music show running at the Twilite Lounge since 2015.

Brian Pickles


For this event, Brian will be using recordings of outdoor scenes (sounds recorded in coastal North Carolina, downtown SLC, and other locations), along with the modular synthesizer. The idea is to create a subtle aural accompaniment to the physical surroundings — layered sounds and "musical" gestures, alternating with periods of silence.

Brian Pickles (synthesizer, sampler, field recordings, etc.) creates improvised sound environments, using a variety of homemade recordings, augmented with add'l instrumental sounds.

Katie Porter


For this edition of SHH! clarinetist Katie Porter will play music of the Wandelweiser Collective: Works for quiet clarinet in space, time, and silence by Michael Pisaro, Eva-Maria Houben, Jürg Frey, Manfred Werder.

Katie porter is a clarinetist and curator specializing in experimental music. She co-founded the venue Listen/Space (Brooklyn, NY) and curates the Listen/Space Commissions. She also co-directs the VU Symposium for experimental, improvised and electronic music (Park City, Utah) and is working on a giant multi-year project of experimental works for solo clarinet at Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels, a land artwork in remote northern Utah.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | All Ages | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Performances & Presentations | Music |

Main Library


Hours
Mon, Mar 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 31 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Apr 01 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Apr 02 11:00AM to 5:00PM

About the branch

NOTE: The Main Library's Rooftop Terrace is closed through 2022 for repairs and renovations.

Salt Lake City's Main Library, designed by internationally-acclaimed architect Moshe Safdie in conjunction with VCBO Architecture, opened in February 2003 and remains one of the most architecturally unique structures in Utah. This striking 240,000 square-foot structure houses more than 500,000 books and other materials, yet serves as more than just a repository of books and computers. It reflects and engages the city's imagination and aspirations. The structure embraces a public plaza, with shops and services at ground level, reading galleries above, and a 300-seat auditorium.

A multi-level reading area along the Glass Lens at the southern facade of the building looks out onto the plaza with stunning views of the city and Wasatch Mountains beyond. Spiraling fireplaces on four floors resemble a column of flame from the vantage of 200 East and 400 South. The Urban Room between the Library and the Crescent Wall is a space for all seasons, generously endowed with daylight and open to magnificent views.

Upcoming events

Wed, Mar 29, 10:15am - 10:45am

Wed, Mar 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room E
Registration is now closed

Thu, Mar 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Mar 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Lounge

Sat, Apr 01, 1:00pm - 6:00pm
This event is full

Sat, Apr 01, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Story Room

Tue, Apr 04, 10:15am - 10:45am

Tue, Apr 04, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Registration is now closed

Wed, Apr 05, 10:15am - 10:45am

Wed, Apr 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room E

Thu, Apr 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Level 2 Conference Room

Thu, Apr 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Apr 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Lounge

Tue, Apr 11, 10:15am - 10:45am

Tue, Apr 11, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Registration is now closed

Tue, Apr 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab

Wed, Apr 12, 10:15am - 10:45am

Wed, Apr 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room E

Wed, Apr 12, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Thu, Apr 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Apr 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Lounge

Fri, Apr 14, 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Fri, Apr 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab

Sat, Apr 15, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Sun, Apr 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium

Tue, Apr 18, 10:15am - 10:45am

Tue, Apr 18, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Registration is now closed

Tue, Apr 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab

Tue, Apr 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Gallery

Wed, Apr 19, 10:15am - 10:45am

Wed, Apr 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room E

Thu, Apr 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Level 2 Conference Room

Thu, Apr 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Apr 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Lounge

Fri, Apr 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab
This event is full

Sat, Apr 22, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Conference Room B & C

Tue, Apr 25, 10:15am - 10:45am

Tue, Apr 25, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Registration is now closed

Tue, Apr 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab

Wed, Apr 26, 10:15am - 10:45am

Wed, Apr 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room E

Thu, Apr 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tinker Lab

Thu, Apr 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Lounge

Fri, Apr 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab