The “Alaskan Landscapes” inaugural season comprises a mainstage concert at the Anchorage Museum, house concerts, and masterclasses over one intensive week, this September 22-29th, celebrating communities and cultures together, and centering on Alaskan life. This year’s collaborative artist, the Juneau phenom Crystal Worl, will create visual works as outstanding chamber musicians from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest perform a compelling collection of music by living composers including several masterworks by women and Indigenous artists. 

Program:

Caroline Shaw (Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award winner), Limestone & Felt for marimba & viola

Jacob Druckman (Pulitzer Prize winner), Reflections on the Nature of Water (1-4) for solo marimba

Joan Tower (Grawemeyer Award and Grammy Award winner), Rising for flute and string quartet

Nancy Ives (Grammy-nominated), Black Snow, Dark Ocean for cello

Matthew Burtner (Alaskan-born, Emmy Award winner), Wooden Dance in 14 Time for viola & electronics 

Karen Tanaka (Gaudeamus Prize winner), Frozen Horizon for flute, string quartet, bass, percussion

Performers: Miriam Ward, Viola

Amelia Lukas, Flute (Powell Flutes Artist) Katherine Schultz, Cello

Marcio Candido and Dawn Lindsay, Violin Jonathan Ward, Percussion

Featured Visual Artist: Crystal Worl
Crystal Kaakeeyáa Rose Demientieff Worl is Tlingit Athabascan from Raven moiety, Sockeye Clan, from the Raven House. She is Deg Hit’an Athabascan from Fairbanks Alaska. Crystal works in printmaking, painting, and public art. She practices the recreation and modernization of her Clan’s stories and Raven stories from home. Her work explores the relationships and bonds between her people, the land, and the animals. She is the recipient of several awards, including Koahnic Broadcast Station- Emerging Artist, Alaska Native Artist Spotlight and Alaska Federation of Natives, Lu Young Youth Leadership Award.