Bunnell Street Arts Center welcomes Wild Shore New Music as Artists in Residence from September 22–30. Wild Shore’s 12th Alaska festival tour honors composer Eve Beglarian. A concert on Sunday, September 28th at 4pm follows a composer talk at 3pm. The residency also includes a visit to Kachemak Bay Campus and Paul Banks Elementary school.
Join us for refreshments and an artist talk with composer Eve Beglarian on Sunday, September 28th at 3pm, followed by Wild Shore’s concert at 4pm. Tickets are sliding scale, $25, $30 or $35 and available at: https://bunnell-street-arts-center.square.site/tickets-workshops
For its 12th season, Wild Shore New Music honors acclaimed composer Eve Beglarian, whose fearless and genre-defying work explores themes of place, identity, and belonging. Known for her bold, innovative spirit, Beglarian has been praised for her sensuality and experimentation. The Los Angeles Times called her a “humane, idealistic rebel,” while the New York Times lauded her ability to translate landscapes into evocative music. At the center of the 2025 season is a new commission developed during Beglarian’s May residency at Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska, and her travels through the interior up to Fairbanks inspired by the region’s landscape and cultural richness.
The commissioned work will premiere at Bunnell Street Arts Center on Sunday, September 28 and be performed by Wild Shore’s founding musicians–Katie Cox (flute), Andie Tanning (violin), and Conrad Winslow (piano)—joined by Dr. Miriam English Ward (viola), James Moore (guitar), Mariel Roberts (cello), and Eve Beglarian herself on voice. The program will also feature earlier works by Beglarian, including Peggy in the Twilight and a new interpretation of Wolf Chaser, which incorporates a traditional Inupiaq whale baleen tool gifted to the composer. For more information visit www.wildshore.org
This program is presented in partnership with Bunnell Street Arts Center, the Anchorage Museum, and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Wild Shore is grateful for the support of the Atwood Foundation, the Curtis-Meares Foundation, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Puffin Foundation, the Augustine Foundation, and many other individuals. Additional support comes from the Harper Arts Touring Fund through the Alaska State Council on the Arts.”
Bunnell Street Arts Center’s mission is to spark artistic inquiry, innovation and equity to strengthen the physical, social and economic fabric of Alaska.
