Cynthis Chatis

Cynthia Chatis

Music, art and nature are core to my work as an interdisciplinary artist, and inspiration for my kitchen stool paint project.

As a Fine artist, I have produced sketches, watercolors, note cards and other creations for shows throughout New England. Now, after many years, I find myself drawn toward the idea of “waste into resource” artwork—artwork created using reclaimed or recycled materials.

A classically trained flutist, I began formal studies at age 9 (…and played anything I could get my hands on, starting at age 16 months.) My style continues to morph as I collaborate on local projects with many area musicians: Larry Simon Ensemble and Beat Night performances and recordings, airing on NHPR’s The Front Porch 90.1 FM, Portsmouth Community Radio WSCA 106.1FM live performances, Jazzmouth Festival with special guests David Amram, Eric Mingus, Don Davis and some of our finest seacoast area musicians and poets; recording projects with Laura Fournier, UNH and Agnes Charlesworth; solo and ensemble performances with Knotted Chord, Voices from the Heart, Contutti, Augusta Consort, Strawbery Banke Museum events, Slow Food, First Night, Market Square Day and other community events. I also regularly play at weddings, receptions, classes, art show openings and yoga sessions.

In 2007, I released a solo album entitled “WIND”—original, meditative music, composed with flute, voice, a shruti box, tamboura, percussion and other instruments. On one track, I play the flute in such a way as to emulate the wind. Wire Magazine published a CD Review, sharing that “This is music for relaxation, spiritual contemplation or any other form of meditation…takes a cue from the late free-jazz period of John Coltrane, but in a more gentle, contemplative way.” (For this lovely review in its entirety, visit www.wirenh.com/Music/CD_reviews/Cynthia_Chatis.) Other recording projects include creating music for a 9 CD series by author, Laura Lester Fournier.

Shakuhachi, Native and other flutes, vocals, percussion, shruti box, piano, harp--these are all instruments I enjoy playing and exploring today. And in 2007, I moved to Rollinsford from Rye, New Hampshire, where I have also begun to teach.

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