Locust Salon

Locust Salon is a free monthly performance series at 1182 Locust Circle, Provo, Utah, the second Friday of every month at 7:30 pm. It is an informal yet intense evening of cutting edge art, music, poetry and chili.

Directions from 900 East:
- East on Fir (east of Deseret Towers)
- Left on Locust Lane
- Right at Locust Circle
- 1182 is a red brick house in back of circle

Locust Salon 9
Friday 22 January 2010

Sequenza III by Luciano Berio, sung by Margot Murdoch
Duo, by Christian Asplund, performed by Christian Asplund (viola) and Neil Thornock (piano):
I, II, III
GAT - Neil Thornock, Jeremy Grimshaw, Christian Asplund (improvisation)
Filling the Immensity of Space, by Trevor Matthews, played by Jackie Bodily
Lara Candland - Poetry (Accompanied by Christian) (Louder)
Howl, by Allen Ginsberg, read by Michael Hicks

Locust Salon 6

26 September 2008

Audio below:

Steve Tuttle
Lara Candland - Poetry, Lara Candland - Chapter from Novel-in-Progress
Christian Asplund - “Seasoning II”, Christian Asplund - “When In Distress”, Christian Asplund - “The Thin Room” (text: Lara Candland), Christian Asplund - “Down by the River Verdant Side”
Uba (Christian Asplund, Joe Jensen, Dave Madden, Ryan Moore, Margot Murdoch) - “Strange, Vast”
“Piano Piece 1952″ by Morton Feldman, played by Kristin Grimshaw
Post-salon ambient conversation

Locust Salon 5

on 13 March 2008 we had a wonderful salon featuring electronic music by Jarrad Powell, including short films made by Jarrad and Bob Campbell.  There were also pieces of electronic music by David Madden (www.myspace.com/nonnon) and Lance Montgomery

Locust Salon 4

Thelonious Monk 90th Birthday Bash!!!
• When: fri-12-oct-07, 7:30pm
• Where: 1182 Locust Cir. Provo, UT
• Music: Thelonious Monk, Morton Feldman, Kristen Grimshaw, Sue
Neimoyer, Scott Holden, Michael Hicks, Steve Call, Christian Asplund
• Directions from 900 East:
- East on Fir (east of dt)
- Left on Locust Lane
- Right at Locust Circle
- 1182 is a red brick house in back of circle
• Questions? 801-471-6886 or christianasplund@gmail.com or
www.christianasplund.net
• Please join us for the fourth informal/intense evening of Mostly
Monk Music, and chili. Feel free (but not obligated) to bring
food/drink to share. You can listen to audio from previous Salons at
the “Locust Salon” tab at christianasplund.net

Locust Salon 3

Friday 14 September

Audio From Locust Salon 3:

Feldman: Intermission 5 (Kristen Grimshaw)
Poetry: Cami Nelson
Young American Invention (composer: Steve Ricks, pianist: Scott Holden)
Poetry: Lara Candland
Let it Spin, I (Composer/performer: Christian Asplund)
Let it Spin, II
Poetry: Brian Kubarycz
NonNon (Dave Madden), I
NonNon, II

Locust Salon 2

Friday 13 July 2007, 7:30 pm

• Words: Alex Caldiero, Michael Hicks, Julie Turley
• Music: Morton Feldman, Neil Thornock, Christian Asplund
• Objects: Duane Call

Audio from Locust Salon 2:

Julie Turley-Story 1, Julie Turley-From the novel
Michael Hicks 1, Michael Hicks 2, Michael Hicks 3, Michael Hicks 4, Michael Hicks 5, Michael Hicks 6, Michael Hicks 7, Michael Hicks 8
The Wind by Christian Asplund: I - The Wind Bloweth, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
Alex Caldiero 1 (Drum), Alex 2, Alex 3, Alex 4, Alex 5, Alex 6, Alex 7, Alex 8, Alex 9, Alex 10, Alex 11 (Jaw Harp)

Locust Salon 1

The first Locust Salon occurred Friday 8 June 2007, beginning at 7:30, at Locust Hill (1182 Locust Circle, Provo, Utah). The salon will included music by Uba (Christian Asplund (piano/viola), Joseph Jensen (tuba), Dave Madden (electronics and percussion), and Ryan Moore (electronics). Also electronic music by Steve Ricks (http://stevericks.com/). Also readings by fiction writer, Steve Tuttle (http://english.byu.edu/asp/webpages/mainpage.asp?netid=tuttle). Also art by Duane Call (http://www.sixtycyclehum.org/duane_call_gallery_110.htm).

This was the first of an ongoing series of monthly salons (second Friday of each month) at Locust Hill to include cutting edge art, music, poetry, and fiction in a casual yet intense atmosphere.

Information: casplund@byu.edu, 801-356-2651

Here is some audio from Locust Salon 1:
Uba - First piece
Uba - Second Piece
Uba - Unplugged
Steve Ricks iPod Piece
Steve Tuttle story
Videos of Uba: Uba Video
Uba Video 2