Neil Welch, Continuous Resonance Project
Date: 01/13/2015
Location: Performance Hall at Chief Sealth International High School. Seattle, WA
Instrument: Tenor saxophone
Notes:
The image “The Pawnee Grasslands, Colorado” (1937) by Robert Adams.
01/12/2015 (Continuous Resonance Solo Improvisation)
Neil Welch, Continuous Resonance Project
Date: 01/12/2015
Location: Home studio in Clinton, WA (Whidbey Island)
Instrument: Tenor saxophone
Notes:
The image “Self Portrait” (1984) accompanying today’s post by Blythe Bohnen.
01/11/2015 (Continuous Resonance Solo Improvisation)
Neil Welch, Continuous Resonance Project
Date: 01/10/2015
Location: Home studio in Clinton, WA (Whidbey Island)
Instrument: Tenor saxophone
Notes:
I felt an overwhelming sense of melancholy this morning and felt that I should try to manifest it through sound.
The image “Construct I-F” (1979) accompanying today’s post by Barbara Kasten.
01/09/2015 (Continuous Resonance Solo Improvisation)
Neil Welch, Continuous Resonance Project
Date: 01/09/2015
Location: My bath room at home. Clinton, WA (Whidbey Island)
Instrument: Tenor saxophone
Notes:
The image “Magnolias, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania” (1978) accompanying today’s post by John William Carnell.
01/07/2015 (Continuous Resonance Solo Improvisation)
Neil Welch, Continuous Resonance Project
Date: 01/07/2015
Location: Home studio in Clinton, WA (Whidbey Island)
Instrument: Tenor saxophone
Notes:
At the end of my practice session, on a whim I decided to record an improvised piece using split tones and traditional fingerings while singing into the horn. The initial chord which opens the improvisation was the only pre-determined material, with the remainder of the piece being improvised.
The image “Umbrella” (1988) accompanying today’s post by Roman Signer.