2026 finds me with three different projects, at three different sites around the state of Minnesota, but who all intersect and inform each other so much so that it feels like one larger, overarching project. I didn’t plan it that way, but these threads, these … Continue reading2026: The Lost 40, Marine-on-St-Croix, and Lower Sioux Indian Community
The River. The Prairie. The Forest. The Wetland. The Oak Savannah. The Quiet. I’m so grateful for having been chosen to be a MNPAIR Artist-in-Residence at Wild River State Park this year, embedding myself into this ecosystem and this place, but also this unit of … Continue reading2025: Wild River
This spring, I’m thrilled to continue touring with my friend and collaborator, poet and storyteller Rosetta “Rosie” Peters, with whom I’ve been working closely for the past 6+ years. Our debut chapbook album, The Hummingbird’s Dance, was released in 2022 and contains eleven original heartfelt … Continue readingThe Hummingbird’s Dance – On Tour – Spring 2024
May 8, 2022 Artist / Organizer Shanai Matteson interviews composer / director JG Everest about his ongoing Sound Gardens project and recent creation and research fellowship at the Akiing (Welcome Water Protectors Center) near Palisade, MN – where he composed a new large-scale sound + … Continue readingThis Mighty River: Connections to the Riverside Park Sound Garden and the Akiing Sugar Bush
A couple of years ago, I came across an article and this TEDx talk online about creativity and who has it and where it goes. George Land explains how the search for identifying “creative geniuses” in the general population led to further studies and larger … Continue readingCreativity
It’s 2019! I have so much to be thankful for, so many beautiful moments in 2018 – so much good work, so many big dreams came to fruition. And with so many great friends and artists to work with, I feel incredibly lucky and blessed – … Continue readingHappy New Year!
This past summer, Philadelphia-based composer Paul Giess was in Minnesota as part of a McKnight Visiting Composers Residency, administered through the American Composers Forum, and heard about and attended my Summer Sound Garden event at Silverwood Park in July. He initially emailed me to find … Continue readingConversation with composer Paul Giess