Jacob Swanson

Jacob Swanson, an electro acoustic saxophonist, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

Since 2011, Swanson has performed regularly as a member of the Decho Ensemble which he co-founded with Sarah Marchitelli. Decho Voce, a partnered ensemble dedicated to exploring repertoire for voice and saxophone, was established in 2019 with Dr. Katherine Petersen (soprano). Decho’s repertoire includes established works for saxophone, transcriptions, and new works written expressly for their ensembles.

Decho has participated in residencies at Mercyhurst University, Idaho University Moscow, and with the NyMusikks Komponistgruppe in Oslo, Norway. It has presented at the PULS festival, Women Composers Festival of Hartford, United States Navy International Saxophone Symposium, Ethos New Music Festival, Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project, and North American Saxophone Alliance .

“The program at St. Luke’s on November 15th is a snap shot of my 20-plus with the saxophone – the friendships, the collaborations, the experiments, and the perpetual learning. The works I’ve chosen are deeply personal, each has a story, and steeped in the combination of the melancholy of ‘what might have been’ and/or the optimism of ‘what can be.’ This program, like life, reflects all emotions. I am tremendously grateful for the opportunity to share my music at St. Luke’s,” Swanson said.

Donations are accepted and all proceeds go to Swanson to support his artistry. St. Luke’s is located at 410 N. Main St., Jamestown, with the entrance on the left side of the church and an accessible entrance on Fourth Street. For more information, call the church office at 716-483-6405 or email Karen Hewes Suber at karen.suber@stlukesjamestown.org

“Music comforts and connects,” said Suber, St. Luke’s director of music and community arts integration, “and providing diverse experiences in the space of the church gives people an opportunity to find their own sense of meaning and beauty. I’m so excited to experience Jake’s music and our acoustic wonderland! I believe it will be a truly healing experience for listeners of all ages.”