Varieté now on Bandcamp!

Stream or download my soundtrack to the classic silent film Varieté (Germany, 1925)! Commissioned by Seattle Theater Group, my 12-piece orchestra premiered the soundscore at the Paramount Theater during the snowpocalypse of 2019.

We received a standing ovation and glowing accolades at the premiere, but I missed the chance to get a good recording. Thanks to our Executive Producer, Britton Vincent, I was able to produce the recording in August at Studio Litho with engineer Floyd Reitsma. Steve Turnidge mastered the recording.

Stream or download this delicious sonic adventure on Bandcamp!

October 1 ~ available on most digital platforms

October 5 ~ Variete Listening Party ~ on bandcamp!

Correo Aereo Trio this month!

Correo Aereo Trio have some lovely concerts coming up! Please join us!

Sat SEPT 21 (7pm) @ TC Media (Olympia, WA) ~ live television broadcast! Still some tickets left!

Sat SEPT 28 (10am) @ Millersylvania Park (south of Olympia WA off of I-5) ~ Latino Fest!

Sat SEPT 28 (7pm) @ ZAG Series (Seattle, WA) ~ house concert in north Seattle

with

Abel Rocha: guitar, cuatro, venezuelan harp, glass, voice / Madeleine Sosin: violin, percussion, voice

Amy Denio: accordion, clarinet, guitar, percussion, voice

https://correoaereo.bandcamp.com/

Amy’s 20th Solo CD is now available!!!

VARIANTI ~ The COVID Years
Music from Spoot Studios 2020-2024
Sound and Words by Amy Denio & Friends

In order of appearance: Amy Denio, voice-clarinet-alto sax-baritone horn-ukulele-guitars-cello-bass-accordion-percussion-Ableton programming / Cynthia Hughen, piano / Grispapi, voice / Chris Stromquist, drums / Steve Kirk & Tara Forth: orchestration. Recorded & mixed by Amy Denio. Four mixes by Mell Dettmer. Mastered by Steve Turnidge at Ultraviolet Studios, Seattle.

This music came to me on the fly at Spoot Studio between June 2020 and December 2023. The moods vary, and range of instruments weave a bittersweet soundtrack for the saga of the ever-evolving coronavirus.

Some songs are written in honor of beloved friends (living or dying or recently passed). Four Dr. Seuss tongue twisters popped out one November day. Crow Totem is the result of a collaboration with Steve Kirk and Tara Forth in the Seattle Composers Alliance, and the voyage settles down with a prayer for peace.

Coastal Salish tradition holds that songs are hunters, hanging out in the atmosphere, waiting for the right person to bring them to life. I am happy prey.

AMY DENIO
HANSVILLE, WASHINGTON
3/15/24
Ides of March!

The Conversation

I’ve been collaborating sporadically with composer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Kirk.

Conversation is the result of my most recent collaboration with composer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Kirk.

What began as a simple guitar riff using only two fingers and letting open strings ring like a bell developed into a sonic adventure, thanks to Steve’s inventive orchestration. I played guitar and sax on the track, and Steve did everything else.

LISTEN to CONVERSATION

Enjoy!

The Crown

Home now after a four-day immersion at beautiful Bear Creek Studio, finishing up the newest recording by guitarist Greg Meredith’s ensemble The Crown.

Bear Creek Studio’s main recording space
The control room
Ahmad Reza Yousefbeigi, Dennis Staskowski, Anil Prasad, Greg Meredith, Beth Quist (missing: Tina Richerson, Nora Germain)

Wintry Glints

Stocking Stuffers!
Xtempore4 | Right Brain Records
Features a track from Gli Autopiloti, a live recording from Rome with my trio with Adriano Lanzi and Roberto Fega 

Sogno | Anto Ferrante
Anto invited me to collaborate with an all-star cast on alto sax, clarinet, and general production. It’s a beautiful album!

Amy Denio & Bill Horist: Church and State | Amy Denio (Right Brain Records)
Extraordinary guitarist Bill Horist and I played two concerts in Seattle in 2023, and Scott Schaffer of Right Brain Records produced the recordings. One is Church (recorded in the Chapel Performance Space), and the other is State (Bill’s and my live soundtrack for Metropolis, screened at the Georgetown Steam Plant).

songs for all the days | jean mann
I had a chance to collaborate with Jean on a few of the songs on her newest album, rich with neo-folk musings. I love her gentle style. 

Still thirsty? There’s plenty to explore on my Bandcamp page! 
CONCERTI
TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER @ 8pm
Amy Denio & Timothy Scallon
Live soundtrack to The Patchwork Girl of Oz! 
@ Jules Maes Saloon, Georgetown (Seattle)
5919 Airport Way S / Seattle WA 98108
Sponsored by the Seattle Composers Alliance
SUNDAY 17 DECEMBER @ 6-9pm
SEATTLE COMPOSERS ALLIANCE Year-End Celebration
@ the Seattle Drum School / 1010 S. Bailey / Seattle 98108
Join us for a relaxing and convivial get-together with fabulous composers! We’ll be sharing music we’ve produced in 2023!The SCA’s mission statement is ‘Connecting Seattle Music Creators to Opportunity, Education, and Community’.

Thanks to the Seattle Drum School for their generous sponsorship of this event!  I’ve been teaching there since 2017. If you or someone you know wants to learn an instrument, taking lessons at the Seattle Drum school is an excellent choice!

FRIDAY 22 DECEMBER @ 8pm
Solstice Fest Night 2: Light Is Returning
 @ The Chapel Performance Space 
Good Shepherd Center, 4th Floor
4649 Sunnyside Avenue N., Seattle WA 98105

Featuring some of Seattle’s finest improvisers:
Carol Levin (harp & electronics) / James Falzone (clarinet) / Bill Horist (guitar & electronics) / Greg Campbell (percussion &  french horn) / Heather Bentley (viola) / Amy Denio (accordion, voice & electronics)

SATURDAY 30 DECEMBER @ 8pm
Pete Bernhard / KULTUR SHOCK / Bridge City Sinners

@ Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma WA
Get your tickets now!

We’re nearly done with the next pair of singles ~ I’m playing guitar, and get to take a penny whistle solo too 🙂 
…more on that soon!