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 12
Featuring Tatsuya Nakatani

Tatsuya Solo
Tatsuya Nakatani/Christian Asplund Duo

Locust Salon 10: Spatial Salon
Thursday 30 December 2010

The following performers performed in various locations of Exoskeleto simultaneously:

Christian Asplund (Provo)
Emily Asplund (Atlanta)
Josh Asplund (Provo)
Greg Campbell (Seattle)
Marni Campbell (Seattle)
Thomas Campbell (Seattle)
Lara Candland (Provo)
Avram Gleitsman (New York)
Ryan Moore (Provo)
Margot Murdoch (Lehi)
Steve Ricks (Provo
Julie Turley (New York)

1 Ebow, 2 Cliff and I, 3 The Lustrous Yellow, 4 Travelling, 5 And More, He Is A Tree, 6 Tights

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