Chalk Talk Concert: Alchemizing Earthfullness
Chalk Talk Concert: Alchemizing Earthfullness
Saturday, November 9, 2 pm- at The Westben Schoolhouse
Ben Finley – speaker and bass
annais linares – speaker and singer
“Self-rootedness, community connectedness, and Earth intimacy.” Rejuvenate through the grounding and provocative sounds of bass and voice as Ben and annais share songs and reflections inspired by alchemize, an audio program hosted by the podcast Green Dreamer.
TICKET PRICES
$20.00 in advance | $25.00 at door
ABOUT
annais linares is a vocalist-musician and social practice artist studying arts-based kin making through the Critical Studies in Improvisation program at the University of Guelph. She grew up in the sunny, dry and slightly kooky desert of Palm Springs, California which has informed her creative openness and desire to make delightful art in the world. Her vocal practice bridges sentimental storytelling with experimental improvisation, contextualized by the space and place of the expression. She is interested in learning more about the lands she currently lives, works and plays on, which has sparked the concept of arts-based kin making as part of that navigation. Through it, she hopes to build and nurture relationships with more than human kin and collectively heal aspects of species loneliness. annais also works as Westben’s Community Connections Associate and as a co-facilitator for the Performer-Composer Residency, co-developing different artistic programs at Westben and engaging with performer-composers in their journeys. Learn more about annais and her work at www.annais.space
Ben Finley At the age of 14, Ben Finley plucked his first bass string. Everything changed! Immediately, things fell still, without worry, in playful possibility. Miraculously, that feeling remains. Ben Finley is a collaborative and solo performer-composer, singer, improviser, and writer grounded in creative acoustic and electric bass playing. He leads and co-leads several ensembles that cross compositional boundaries, drawing inspiration from chamber music, song forms, improvisational music making, electronics and the sound worlds of local environments. He grew up on a music festival farm (Westben) where he witnessed many ways of making music, entwined with land and creatures. Ben is the co-founder and creative director of the Westben’s Performer-Composer Residency, which since 2018 has welcomed many diverse sound explorers to collaborate, share creative music and exchange perspectives. He is also Westben's Sustainability Coordinator, working on various environmental care initiatives on the Westben grounds. He is a current Ph.D. candidate in the Critical Studies in Improvisation program at the University of Guelph, studying music festivals and creative music practices as sites of eco-cultural regeneration. Please find more about Ben's projects at benfinleymusic.com.
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