Southwest Collaborative Music Convergence 2024
Co-organized by the Interference Series and Thollem McDonas, The Southwest Collaborative Music Convergence brings together musicians from around the region for three days of concerts and presentations in the theater of the Coconino Center for the Arts.
The SCMC is an extension of the 2023 Peaceful Sky Benefit concerts in Tucson. This will be an immersive experience for both artists and audiences, bringing together those who participated in Tucson joined by a selected handful of local musicians to create a unique work based on the significance of the greater Southwest – ecological, political, cultural, in the past, present and future.
SCMC will be a historic encounter of artists who have devoted their lives to honing their craft through collaboration with others and will kick off the Interference Series' 10th anniversary season!
Attending SCMC 2024
3-Day Event Pass – $40
Note: 3-day passes are available online only. Day-of tickets will be available at the door. Passes are transferable if you cannot attend all three shows.
Lineup
SCHEDULE
*Festival doors open at 6:30 p.m. each evening
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Documentary Film Screening – "Artists Engaged"
7 p.m., Northern Arizona University, TBD
Friday, August 30, 2024
Workshops & Performances
7 – 10 p.m., Coconino Center for the Arts
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Workshops & Performances
7 – 10 p.m., Coconino Center for the Arts
Sunday, September 1, 2024
Artist Talks
10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Coconino Center for the Arts
Workshops & Performances
7 – 10 p.m., Coconino Center for the Arts
Miles Rhoades
Please join us at the Coconino Center for the Arts to celebrate the 10th anniversary season of the interference Series with the opening event, the Southwest Collaborative Music Convergence, a one-of-a-kind experience including three days and nights of concerts and presentations in the theater, gallery and around the outside of the CCA. Along with co-director Thollem McDonas, we have invited 23 individual musicians from around the Southwest to create unique sonic experiences in response to the spaces, artwork in the Center, and the times we are living in, all through the perspective of the Southwest. We are grateful for the opportunity to create together over the Labor Day weekend with artists who have spent their lives honing their craft through collaboration with others, and excited to share it all with the community.
The Convergence is an extension of a concert held Feb., 2023 in Tucson that Thollem curated as part of the Peaceful Sky Benefit (www.peacefulsky.us). PSB was organized in order to raise awareness of the increasingly dangerous exercises the U.S. military is conducting in the southern desert. Based on the enthusiasm of the participants and the audiences, it became clear that the Convergence needed to happen again. The artists for this year's Convergence include most everyone who participated in Tucson as well as a handful of local musicians. See/hear you out there!
August 30th - September 1st, 2024 in Flagstaff, AZ
Coconino Center for the Arts
FREE Pre-Festival Launch Event
Screening of "Artists Engaged" - Episode 1 Premiere
Wednesday, August 28th, 7PM, TBD
$40 ›› 3-Day Pass
(No one turned away for lack of funds)
NOTE: Only 3-Day Passes Sold in advance. Individual tickets will be available the night of each show. Passes are transferable if you cannot attend all three shows
Festival Schedule
Friday, August 30th
Large Ensemble Concert
7:30 - 9:00PM
(Doors at 7:00PM)
Saturday, August 31st
Sonic events (Gallery and Outdoors)
1:00 - 4:00PM
Large Ensemble Concert (Theater)
7:30PM - 9:00PM
(Doors at 7:00PM)
Sunday, September 1st
Artist Talks (Theater)
10AM - 1PM
Large Ensemble Concert (Theater)
7:30PM - 9:00PM
(Doors at 7:00PM)
ARTIST ROSTER
Abby Fisher
Betsy Hamill
Carlos Santistevan
Chelsey Trejo
Chris Jonas
Chris Woodward
Dylan Tenorio
Edie Tsong
Eric Matchett
Gabby Isaac
Igloo Martian
Jeremy Schroeder
Kai Natseway
Lauren Sarah Hayes
Michael Begay
Owen Davis
Rob Wallace
Sage Bond
Thollem
Vicki Brown
