Plop on a rock and sit with us along our local watershed, the Arroyo Seco, in celebration of Kathryn Shuman’s exploratory new record ECHO MOUNTAINrecorded on Altadena’s Echo Mountain Trail. Maybe some of you remember when we went kind of viral while recording a portion of the album in 2023?
This evening Kathryn presents compositions and guided improvisationsin relationship with the echoes of this evening’s bridge. This music has been written for our neighboring canyons and arranged for this one-time-only performance along the Arroyo.
“We last worked with Kathryn in 2022 while collaborating with Wild Up on a series of site specific performances & since then have been absolutely enamored by not only the gift that is her voice but the precision in which she can explore and redefine a space through song. While our relationship together is rooted in playing music along trails and waterways, you’ve likely seen Kathryn performing with the LA Phil & Meredith Monk or have heard her voice in the soundtrack for major motion pictures like Superman & Wicked. She’s also recorded with Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Vampire Weekend, but professionalism aside are so excited by how much she loves to be in dialogue with our natural world through sound. “
Instrumentalists for this evening will be:
Steve Blum, Alden Hellmuth, Patrick Shiroishi, Marta Tiesenga, Alex Wand
with vocals from:
Mikaela Elson, Sara Gomez, Jessika Kenney, Sharon Chohi Kim, Luc Kleiner, Linnea Sablosky
Donation-based! Bring a friend, blanket, snacks, a flashlight, share the sunset, and we’ll see you on the trail.
