TALKING MUSIC WITH SARAH FROM THE NUNNERY ahead of friday’s concert
Written by Ballzer on February 18, 2026
The Nunnery and Joe Westerlund//Trever Hagen’s debut concert at the Pump House is this Friday night! We caught up with Sarah Elstran, who is The Nunnery to talk about her unique musical style, new album, and what to expect this weekend:
Sarah also said her husband will be doing live visual projections during this show! Follow The Nunnery on Instagram and Facebook for updates and CLICK HERE to get tickets to see her live.
The Nunnery + Joe Westerlund//Trever Hagen Concert
Friday, February 20 at 7:30pm
Doors open at 6:30pm, theatre opens at 7:00
Tickets
General Public $20, *Student/Military $15
*Please call Pump House at 608-785-1434 or stop in-person to purchase student/military tickets
Join for The Nunnery and Joe Westerlund//Trever Hagen’s debut concert at the Pump House Regional Arts Center.
The Nunnery begins with one voice, layered upon itself, becoming a lush soundscape. Sarah Elstran is an independent musician who bridges the gap between bright-eyed pop composition and hands-on atmospheric live layering of voice. Her vocal loops give us the kind of detail and wide multi-octave range that we might come to expect from a marquee pop star, while her production decisions continually keep us guessing as to what rabbit holes her tracks might fall into next.
A musical project born from a long-running friendship, beginning during their Midwestern childhood, and followed by intermittent distance across regions, countries and cultures, Joe Westerlund and Trever Hagen are metamorphosing from their individual solo practices into a comprovisational duo. The sound world these two inhabit pays respect to the lineage of trumpet/ drum combinations found in the jazz and ambient idioms, while reaching back to the pairing’s advent in ancient battle cries.
Photo credit: Wolfskull Creative
