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WORKSHOPS One primary function of TOM is our residential workshops where we immerse a team of diverse musicians in an environment focused on collaboration. Every TOM workshop brings together an experienced core team with special guests to shake up the musical chemistry and enable new musical possibilities. Building on four+ years of Tiny Orchestral Moments Peak Week residential workshops, TOM V Peak Week was held in the Seattle area on Sunday August 28th - Sunday September 3rd 2022. Peak Week 2022 as usual, featured an international array of collaborators including: Pat and Deborah Mastelotto (special guest 'wild cards') Electric Gauchos (Fernando Kabusacki, Steve Ball, Julie Slick) Zum Trio (Luciano Pietrafesa, Shinkuro Matsuura, Fumihito Hatano) Gitbox (Nigel Gavin) In addition, we hosted our returning professionals from the TOM core team including: Amy Denio (all known instruments + a few unknown) Oscar Mander (guitar, piano) Brad Hogg (guitar, bread, facilitation) Peak Week 2019 also featured an international array of collaborators including: California Guitar Trio (Paul Richards, Hideyo Moriya, Bert Lams) Bigtime Trio (Horacio Pozzo, Claudio Lafalce, Martin de Aguirre) Zum Trio (Luciano Pietrafesa, Shinkuro Matsuura, Fumihito Hatano) Gitbox (Nigel Gavin, Sonia Wilson) Electric Gauchos (Fernando Kabusacki, Fernando Samalea, Steve Ball, Alex Anthony Faide, Julie Slick) In addition, we hosted our returning professionals from the TOM core team including: Nora Germain (violin, voice, information movement) Amy Denio (all known instruments + a few unknown) Aileen Bunch (piano, voice) Carl Germain (guitar, live sound, recording) Brad Hogg (guitar, bread, facilitation) ...as well as a number of local and international special guests. Each year, we host special featured "wild card" guests including Petra Haden (2016) Janet Feder (2017) Beth Fleenor (2018) California Guitar Trio (2019) Pat and Deborah Mastelotto (2022) This year, our 2019 annual Peak Week event incorporate an inclusive workshop designed for beginners and anyone new to the TOM team embedded into the traditional week of TOM practices: initiation: introductions, orientation collaboration: group work, guided instruction improvisation: principles and practices writing: preparation for performance performance: presentation of our work recording: performance with the "red light" on reflection: learning and recapitulation productization: translation of this work into products application: completion to enable continuation + expansion Like previous years, events included focus on Continuous Improvisation applied to our interactions collaborations, writing, performing, recording, productization and monetization of our work together. And, as in previous years, the Tiny Moments captured in this Peak Week will be released in products: CD + streaming releases, videos and large and small format documentaries. Interested? More details are here. Workshop History Here is quick glimpse of a previous Tiny Orchestral Moments workshop Bass Camp II: June 7-9 2019 in Seattle -- COMPLETED! Featuring masterful Bass, Guitar, Clarinet and Music Instructors from Italy, Philadelphia, Germany and Seattle including: Julie Slick, Marco Machera, Alessandro Inolti and Steve Ball. Also featuring Special Guest presenters: Beth Fleenor, Trey Gunn, Markus Reuter, Tony Levin and a number of other surprise guests. Some in person, some via remote connectivity. In 2019, the workshop included integration into the SeaProg festival where TROOT, Trey Gunn & Markus Reuter , and EchoTest played Friday, Saturday and Sunday night (respectively). The workshop included SeaProg show attendance as part of the tuition.
Event History: Facebook | SeaProg June 2018 | RChain Feb 2018 | TOM III | TOM IV | TOM V
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