Otolithia, Ruth Davidson, María Dolores A. Matienzo @ The Chapel

Saturday, January 11, 2025
Chapel Performance Space (Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 4th Fl., Seattle, WA 98103)

Otolithia is an experimental, ambient, and improvisational duo featuring Tatiana Muzica (vocals, flute, electronics) and Josh Faber-Hammond (koto). The name is a fusion of the words ‘otolith’, a calcium carbonate structure in the inner ear imparting equilibrium, and ‘lithia’, or lithium water, which reduces depression and stabilizes moods in those who drink it. They hope their music can help the listener feel more balanced as well.

Ruth Davidson has been performing on their own and as part of Moraine, in addition to numerous other projects. They will be presenting solo cello.

María Dolores A. Matienzo is a composer, poet, and archivist living on Duwamish land. Her recent works explore ritual, sensory experience, immaterial labor, and memory and memorialization. She has performed experimental music for over 20 years under her own name and as Black Tent and maría de los dolores. She publishes her work on her imprint, Imprecision Art. Her work has also been published by Travesties?!, Fantômes, and American Tapes. she’s buoyant, her first score for ensemble performance, premiered at Base in October 2024.