REFLECTIONS presents a journey to the edges of dimensional sound and light with electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani.

Suzanne’s visionary art weaves ecstatic noise with transcendent ambient passages, performed live on her Buchla 200e modular synthesizer. We’ll pair her performance with a breathtaking light experience projected on the walls of this historic church. Composer Clarice Jensen opens the evening with a set for solo cello and electronics. Co-presented with KCRW, Synth History, and Vintage Synthesizer Museum.

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SUZANNE CIANI is a five-time Grammy award-nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist. She’s released over 20 solo albums including The Velocity of Love, Seven Waves, and her landmark LIVE Quadraphonic, which restarted her Buchla modular performances.

In the 1980s, her commercial production company, Ciani-Musica, Inc., was the leader in the field of sound design and TV spot scoring. She provided the voice and sounds for Bally’s groundbreaking “Xenon” pinball machine, created Coca-Cola’s pop-and-pour sound, and carved out a niche as one of the most creatively successful female composers in the world. A Life in Waves, a documentary about Ciani’s life and work, debuted at SXSW in 2017. Ciani is a graduate of Wellesley College and holds a Masters in Music Composition from the University of California, Berkeley.

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CLARICE JENSEN is a renowned cellist, composer, and collaborator. She’s recorded and performed with visionaries like Jóhann Jóhannsson, Max Richter, Björk, Harold Budd, Stars of the Lid, and many others. Live, she layers her cello through shifting loops and a chain of effects to explore a series of rich, drone-based sound fields. Clarice has released albums on Geographic North and Fat Cat’s 130701 imprint.