July 28th, 2019:
Transformations at National Sawdust. World premieres featuring the Front Porch ensemble, saxophonist Jeffrey Siegfried, and soprano Hayley Boggs. For further information, click here.
June 28th, 2019:
Premiere of Enter for SATB choir by Choral Chameleon , St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, NY, 8PM.
December 16th, 2018:
Premiere of From Do Not Rise for mezzo-soprano and piano by Kristen DiNinno and Lydia Qiu, McIntosh Theater, Ann Arbor, MI, 2PM.
November 19th, 2018:
Performance of Out of Bodies by the Vanguard Reed Quintet, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 8PM.
August 23rd, 2018:
National Sawdust concert celebrating University of Michigan composers, including Nina Shekhar, Gala Flagello, and Douglas Hertz. Premiere of new works for solo saxophone and reed quintet by Jeff Siegfried and the Vanguard Reed Quintet. Premiere of From The Ones (setting of Lucille Clifton) and Sh'ma Yisrael for choir by Khorikos. For further information, click here.
June 29th, 2018:
Premiere of Peace / War for SATB choir and trumpet by Choral Chameleon and Nathan Plante, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, NY, 8PM.
June 15th, 2018:
-Reading of Black Cascades by Shannon Murphy and the American Modern Orchestra, Zankel Hall, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, June 15th, 2018.
April 15th, 2018:
Premiere of Les Adieux for solo cello by Richard Narroway, Hankinson Hall, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
February 16th, 2018:
Premiere of Simplicity for five trombones by Luis R. DaCosta, Justin Stobart, Scott Vanderbilt, Adam Lefevre, and Marshall Tullous, Hankinson Hall, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
January 31st, 2018:
Premiere of Portals for orchestra by Régulo Stabilito and the University of Michigan Philharmonic Orchestra, Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
November 19th, 2017:
Performance of Two Poems of Lucille Clifton for mezzo-soprano and piano by Adrianna Tam and Shun-Fu Chang, Hankinson Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
November 11th, 2017:
Premiere of Goblin, Willow for string quartet by Carmen Flesher, Laura Gamboa, Ben Pochily, and Daniel Zlatkin at the 2017 Midwestern Composer's Symposium, Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 3:30PM.
May 21st, 2017:
Performance of Black Cascades for orchestra by Robert Nordling and the Lake Forest Civic Orchestra, Gorton Community Center, Lake Forest, IL, 4PM.
May 10th, 2017:
National Sawdust debut. Program of Glimpse II for solo viola, Prisoner's Cinema for five cellos, Two Poems of Lucille Clifton for mezzo-soprano and piano, Guardian for bass flute and piano (world premiere), Fades for solo flute, and Revenants for brass sextet. Collaboration with Patricia Spencer, The Brass Project, Lucy Dhegrae, Tomoki Park, Jiawei Yan, Hannah Occeña, Robert Burkhart, Peter Sachon, Lydia de Leeuw, and Jennie Brent. For further information, click here.
April 15th, 2017:
Public recording session of Goblin, Willow with the Calidore String Quartet, Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 12PM.
April 11th, 2017:
Premiere of Cerberus for three horns with Martin Yang, Jonathan Thomas, and Evan Wright, Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
March 15th, 2017:
Premiere of Troubadour for oboe and offstage cello with Andrew Cooper and Emily Camras, Stamps Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
February 7th, 2017:
Performance of Prisoner's Cinema for five cellos with Andrew Plaisier, Jessica Hu, Kelsee Vandervall, and Lydia de Leeuw, Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 3PM.
November 21st, 2016:
Performance of Aftersuite for solo low horn by Ben Wulfman, McIntosh Theater, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
November 5th, 2016:
Premiere of Aftersuite for solo low horn by Ben Wulfman at the 2016 Midwestern Composer's Symposium, Voxman Music Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 10AM.
August 25th, 2016:
Premiere of Revenants for brass sextet by The Brass Project at Music From Angel Fire, Ilfeld Auditorium, Las Vegas, NM, 7PM.
June 19th, 2016:
Performance of Black Cascades (version for alto flute and piano) by Patricia Spencer and Linda Hall, Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 8PM.
May 18th, 2016:
Performance of Poltergeist for chamber orchestra by Jackson McKinnon and members of the Bard Conservatory, Olin Hall, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 8PM.
April 25th, 2016:
Bard Conservatory degree recital. Performance of Mahler's Piano Quartet and Schulhoff's Cello Sonata. Premieres of Poltergeist for chamber orchestra, Glimpse II for solo viola (early version), and Sun for timpani. Olin Hall, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 4PM.
April 23-24th, 2016:
Premiere of Climb for orchestra by The Orchestra Now. Fisher Center, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 8PM (23rd) and 2PM (24th).
December 16th, 2015:
Reading of Poltergeist for chamber orchestra by The Orchestra Now, Olin Hall, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 9AM.
December 13th, 2015:
Premiere of Remembrance for solo bass clarinet by Meighan Stoops of the Da Capo Chamber Players, Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 5PM.
December 12th, 2015:
Performance of Mahler's Piano Quartet and Harbison's November 19th, 1828 with members of the Bard Conservatory, Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 4PM.
December 11th, 2015:
Premiere of Ostinato for two guitars by Kevin Sherwin and John Kossler, Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT, 12PM.
December 11th, 2015:
Premiere of Wintershore for solo guitar by Kevin Sherwin, Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT, 12PM.
November 28th, 2015:
Performance of Fades for solo flute by Hannah Porter Occeña, Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library, Bismarck, ND, 3PM.
October 25th, 2015:
Midwest premiere of Fades for solo flute by Hannah Porter Occeña, Prairie Baptist Church, Kansas City, MO, 7:30PM.
July 27th, 2015:
Fades for solo flute recorded by Hannah Occeña at Lorimer Chapel, Colby College, Waterville, ME, 9AM.
July 26th, 2015:
Sonata for solo piano performed by Ryan McGaughey at Lorimer Chapel, Colby College, Waterville, ME, 7PM.
May 17th, 2015:
Performance of Mahler's Ninth Symphony with the American Symphony Orchestra as assistant principal cellist, Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 3PM.
April 27th, 2015:
Premiere of Sonata for solo piano given by Blair McMillen at the Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 8PM.
April 3rd, 2015:
Night Episodes for brass quintet played by the Bard Conservatory Brass Quintet at the Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 8PM.
March 31st, 2015:
Black Cascades for orchestra, as well as several symphonic sketches, read by the Bard Conservatory Orchestra in the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 7:30PM.
February 22nd, 2015:
Premiere of Night Episodes for brass quintet given by the Bard Conservatory Brass Quintet at the Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 3PM. New York City premiere of Glimpse I for solo violin given by Brian Krinke at Ann Goodman Recital Hall, Kaufman Music Center, New York, NY, 7PM.
February 14th, 2015:
Premiere of Glimpse I for solo violin given by Brian Krinke at Bard Hall, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 4PM.
January 4th, 2015:
Performance of Barber's Cello Sonata at Jesse Lee Church in Easton, CT, 3PM.
October 3rd, 2014:
Performance of Bruch's Kol Nidre at Temple Israel in Westport, CT, 7PM.
August 1st, 2014:
Premiere of Black Cascades (version for english horn and piano) given by Catherine Cantrell and Natalie Khatibzadeh at Searcy Hall, Brevard Music Center, Brevard, NC, 12PM.
May 25th, 2014:
Sounds of Social Change / Cuerdas Para Cali House Concert.
May 5th, 2014:
Premiere of Prisoner's Cinema for five cellos given by Robert Burkhart, Raman Ramakrishnan, Daniel Zlatkin, Stanley Moore, and Rylan Gajek-Leonard at the Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 5PM.
Transformations at National Sawdust. World premieres featuring the Front Porch ensemble, saxophonist Jeffrey Siegfried, and soprano Hayley Boggs. For further information, click here.
June 28th, 2019:
Premiere of Enter for SATB choir by Choral Chameleon , St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, NY, 8PM.
December 16th, 2018:
Premiere of From Do Not Rise for mezzo-soprano and piano by Kristen DiNinno and Lydia Qiu, McIntosh Theater, Ann Arbor, MI, 2PM.
November 19th, 2018:
Performance of Out of Bodies by the Vanguard Reed Quintet, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 8PM.
August 23rd, 2018:
National Sawdust concert celebrating University of Michigan composers, including Nina Shekhar, Gala Flagello, and Douglas Hertz. Premiere of new works for solo saxophone and reed quintet by Jeff Siegfried and the Vanguard Reed Quintet. Premiere of From The Ones (setting of Lucille Clifton) and Sh'ma Yisrael for choir by Khorikos. For further information, click here.
June 29th, 2018:
Premiere of Peace / War for SATB choir and trumpet by Choral Chameleon and Nathan Plante, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, NY, 8PM.
June 15th, 2018:
-Reading of Black Cascades by Shannon Murphy and the American Modern Orchestra, Zankel Hall, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, June 15th, 2018.
April 15th, 2018:
Premiere of Les Adieux for solo cello by Richard Narroway, Hankinson Hall, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
February 16th, 2018:
Premiere of Simplicity for five trombones by Luis R. DaCosta, Justin Stobart, Scott Vanderbilt, Adam Lefevre, and Marshall Tullous, Hankinson Hall, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
January 31st, 2018:
Premiere of Portals for orchestra by Régulo Stabilito and the University of Michigan Philharmonic Orchestra, Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
November 19th, 2017:
Performance of Two Poems of Lucille Clifton for mezzo-soprano and piano by Adrianna Tam and Shun-Fu Chang, Hankinson Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
November 11th, 2017:
Premiere of Goblin, Willow for string quartet by Carmen Flesher, Laura Gamboa, Ben Pochily, and Daniel Zlatkin at the 2017 Midwestern Composer's Symposium, Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 3:30PM.
May 21st, 2017:
Performance of Black Cascades for orchestra by Robert Nordling and the Lake Forest Civic Orchestra, Gorton Community Center, Lake Forest, IL, 4PM.
May 10th, 2017:
National Sawdust debut. Program of Glimpse II for solo viola, Prisoner's Cinema for five cellos, Two Poems of Lucille Clifton for mezzo-soprano and piano, Guardian for bass flute and piano (world premiere), Fades for solo flute, and Revenants for brass sextet. Collaboration with Patricia Spencer, The Brass Project, Lucy Dhegrae, Tomoki Park, Jiawei Yan, Hannah Occeña, Robert Burkhart, Peter Sachon, Lydia de Leeuw, and Jennie Brent. For further information, click here.
April 15th, 2017:
Public recording session of Goblin, Willow with the Calidore String Quartet, Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 12PM.
April 11th, 2017:
Premiere of Cerberus for three horns with Martin Yang, Jonathan Thomas, and Evan Wright, Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
March 15th, 2017:
Premiere of Troubadour for oboe and offstage cello with Andrew Cooper and Emily Camras, Stamps Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
February 7th, 2017:
Performance of Prisoner's Cinema for five cellos with Andrew Plaisier, Jessica Hu, Kelsee Vandervall, and Lydia de Leeuw, Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 3PM.
November 21st, 2016:
Performance of Aftersuite for solo low horn by Ben Wulfman, McIntosh Theater, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 8PM.
November 5th, 2016:
Premiere of Aftersuite for solo low horn by Ben Wulfman at the 2016 Midwestern Composer's Symposium, Voxman Music Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 10AM.
August 25th, 2016:
Premiere of Revenants for brass sextet by The Brass Project at Music From Angel Fire, Ilfeld Auditorium, Las Vegas, NM, 7PM.
June 19th, 2016:
Performance of Black Cascades (version for alto flute and piano) by Patricia Spencer and Linda Hall, Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 8PM.
May 18th, 2016:
Performance of Poltergeist for chamber orchestra by Jackson McKinnon and members of the Bard Conservatory, Olin Hall, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 8PM.
April 25th, 2016:
Bard Conservatory degree recital. Performance of Mahler's Piano Quartet and Schulhoff's Cello Sonata. Premieres of Poltergeist for chamber orchestra, Glimpse II for solo viola (early version), and Sun for timpani. Olin Hall, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 4PM.
April 23-24th, 2016:
Premiere of Climb for orchestra by The Orchestra Now. Fisher Center, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 8PM (23rd) and 2PM (24th).
December 16th, 2015:
Reading of Poltergeist for chamber orchestra by The Orchestra Now, Olin Hall, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 9AM.
December 13th, 2015:
Premiere of Remembrance for solo bass clarinet by Meighan Stoops of the Da Capo Chamber Players, Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 5PM.
December 12th, 2015:
Performance of Mahler's Piano Quartet and Harbison's November 19th, 1828 with members of the Bard Conservatory, Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 4PM.
December 11th, 2015:
Premiere of Ostinato for two guitars by Kevin Sherwin and John Kossler, Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT, 12PM.
December 11th, 2015:
Premiere of Wintershore for solo guitar by Kevin Sherwin, Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT, 12PM.
November 28th, 2015:
Performance of Fades for solo flute by Hannah Porter Occeña, Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library, Bismarck, ND, 3PM.
October 25th, 2015:
Midwest premiere of Fades for solo flute by Hannah Porter Occeña, Prairie Baptist Church, Kansas City, MO, 7:30PM.
July 27th, 2015:
Fades for solo flute recorded by Hannah Occeña at Lorimer Chapel, Colby College, Waterville, ME, 9AM.
July 26th, 2015:
Sonata for solo piano performed by Ryan McGaughey at Lorimer Chapel, Colby College, Waterville, ME, 7PM.
May 17th, 2015:
Performance of Mahler's Ninth Symphony with the American Symphony Orchestra as assistant principal cellist, Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 3PM.
April 27th, 2015:
Premiere of Sonata for solo piano given by Blair McMillen at the Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 8PM.
April 3rd, 2015:
Night Episodes for brass quintet played by the Bard Conservatory Brass Quintet at the Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 8PM.
March 31st, 2015:
Black Cascades for orchestra, as well as several symphonic sketches, read by the Bard Conservatory Orchestra in the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 7:30PM.
February 22nd, 2015:
Premiere of Night Episodes for brass quintet given by the Bard Conservatory Brass Quintet at the Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 3PM. New York City premiere of Glimpse I for solo violin given by Brian Krinke at Ann Goodman Recital Hall, Kaufman Music Center, New York, NY, 7PM.
February 14th, 2015:
Premiere of Glimpse I for solo violin given by Brian Krinke at Bard Hall, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 4PM.
January 4th, 2015:
Performance of Barber's Cello Sonata at Jesse Lee Church in Easton, CT, 3PM.
October 3rd, 2014:
Performance of Bruch's Kol Nidre at Temple Israel in Westport, CT, 7PM.
August 1st, 2014:
Premiere of Black Cascades (version for english horn and piano) given by Catherine Cantrell and Natalie Khatibzadeh at Searcy Hall, Brevard Music Center, Brevard, NC, 12PM.
May 25th, 2014:
Sounds of Social Change / Cuerdas Para Cali House Concert.
May 5th, 2014:
Premiere of Prisoner's Cinema for five cellos given by Robert Burkhart, Raman Ramakrishnan, Daniel Zlatkin, Stanley Moore, and Rylan Gajek-Leonard at the Bitó Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, 5PM.