a note

from the

composer

“In the practice of sonic changemaking, we are not concerned about changing minds, but rather, moving beyond them. It’s a practice where we seek encounters with the unknown, the unseen, and the unsensed, both within ourselves and in the world. I believe this is what the collective needs at this time.

Through the voice, the body, sound, and movement, we create a terrain where both performers and audience can experience something beyond the familiar. It is a space of transcendence, a shared journey where the act of witnessing becomes as important as the performance itself.

So… will you join us?”

the

artists

Andrew

Jamieson

Andrew Barnes Jamieson (he/him) is a pianist, composer, and arranger. His work, at the intersection or arrangement, composition, and improvisation, aims to deconstruct and challenge white supremacy and injustice in musical and faith systems. Andrew wrote and produced Heaven Down Here, his 2014 avant-gospel chamber opera about Jonestown and Peoples Temple, founded Trouble Ensemble, performed over 1100 of #1000improvisations (1000 daily improvisational keyboard livestreams since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic), and collaborates on duo performances with baritone, activist, and visionaries Darnell Ishmel and Soyinka Rahim. Residing for 12 years in Oakland, CA, he served as music director for community worship at Pacific School of Religion, and as a keyboardist at Refuge United Church of Christ in Oakland. He also served as Music Director for Lorraine Hansberry Theater’s production of HALIE! The Mahalia Jackson Musical, and keyboardist for Crowns last fall with Center Rep in Walnut Creek. He is now continuing studies at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music.

Sage

Palmedo

Sage Palmedo is a vocalist, music producer, and energy healer. Her approach is informed by a research background in ecology and neuroscience, channeling sounds that nourish the nervous system toward evolution and balance.

Charles

Peoples III

Charles Peoples III is a sonic changemaker residing at the intersection of performance art and experimental music theater. Focused on the convergence of sound, technology, and spirituality, they create multidisciplinary experiences that traverse realms of mysticism, queerness, and collective transformation.

Charles has performed his music at multiple conferences, workshops, and theaters, such as the SF Fresh Meat Festival, 9th International Sound Healing Conference, the New Living Expo, the Oakland Chapel of Chimes, Oakland Pride Festival, San Jose Pride Festival, the Lesher Center for the Arts, Northern Stage, and the Hopkins Center for the Arts.

Charles has been awarded grants and residencies from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, New Music on the Point, East Bay Queer Healing Arts Center, the Frost Place, the Lazarus Family Fund, and has been published with Ambidextrous Bloodhound Press.

Currently a grad student at Dartmouth College, Charles is researching societal and individual misremembering and the therapeutic value of performance. He is now merging his interests in ancient ritual, storytelling, and shamanism with technology to create transformative, mystical, and immersive performances.