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PERFORMANCES: October 22, 2020 5-4-2 for mandolin and guitar Duo Ahlert & Schwab Hahnenklee, Germany April 24, 2020 8PM & April 25, 2PM several of my songs featured in Hai-Ting Chinn's Science Fair with Erika Switzer, piano at Morris Museum Morristown, NJ October 26, 2019, 7PM several of my songs featured in Hai-Ting Chinn's Science Fair with Erika Switzer, piano at Hudson Opera House Hudson, NY Tickets $25-40 October 11-13 & 18-20 & 25-27, 2019 Darkling Third Eye Theatre Jason Carlson, music director Susan Padveen, stage director Greg Tufts, conductor Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont Ave Chicago, IL June 7, 2019, 8PM "Song After Schumann" Opera on Tap's New Brews Kayleigh Butcher Christopher Berg, piano Barbčs 376 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY March 16, 2019 8PM March 17, 2019 4PM Chantes Libres presents Scene 1 and 2 from American Atheist 1200, rue de Bleury [métro Place-des-Arts] Le Gesů-Centre de Créativité Montréal, Quebec, Canada February 16 and 21, 2019 7:30PM February 24, 2019 3:00PM The Scarlet Ibis Chicago Opera Theater Annie Rosen, mezzo-soprano; Jordan Rutter, countertenor Quinn Middleman, mezzo-soprano; Sharmay Musacchio, alto Bill McMurray, baritone David Hanlon, conductor The Studebaker Theater 410 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60605 January 17 - 20, 2019 The Scarlet Ibis Boston Opera Collaborative Ann Fogler, mezzo-soprano; Chan Wei En, countertenor Britt Brown, and Shannon Grace, mezzo-sopranos Emily Harmon and Susannah Thornton, mezzo-sopranos Scott Ballantine and Andrew Miller, baritones Tian Hui Ng, conductor Longy School of Music of Bard College 27 Garden Street Cambridge, MA June 1, 2018 7:00PM "Twinkie" David Gordon, tenor; Christopher Berg, piano Barbčs 376 9th St Brooklyn, NY May 14, 2018 7:00PM Aria from American Atheist Lauren Flanigan, soprano Symphony Space 2537 Broadway New York, NY 10025 2015: - Commission from Wild Rumpus, San Francisco, CA March 7, 2018, 2:30PM "Twinkie" Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Erika Switzer, piano Joy In Singing Bruno Walter Auditorium 111 Amsterdam Ave. New York, NY December 16, 2017 5:30PM Scene One from American Atheist Lauren Flanigan, soprano Benjamin Werley, tenor; Markos Simopoulos, baritone Chris Cooley, piano Princeton University Opera Mandate Princeton University Princeton, NJ September 6, 2017, 7:30PM "The Canon" Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Erika Switzer, piano Resonant Bodies Festival Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217 September 2, 2017, 8:00PM "The Canon" Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Erika Switzer, piano Resonant Bodies Festival Mount Tremper Arts 647 Plank Rd Mount Tremper, NY 12464 June 14, 2016, 7:30PM Rules and Regulations Stephen Black, conductor Amuse Singers Rutgers Presbyterian Church 236 West 73rd St., New York, NY Tickets $25; $20 for seniors April 21-23, 2016, 7:30PM April 23, 2016, 2PM Everywhere Feathers Ben Munisteri/PRANCE Brooklyn Academy of Music Fishman Space 321 Ashland Place, Brookyn, NY Tickets $22; $15 for students and seniors April 13-24, 2016, 7PM (Sundays at 2PM) several of my songs featured in Hai-Ting Chinn's Science Fair with Erika Switzer, piano at HERE Arts Center 145 Sixth Avenue at Spring Street, New York, NY Tickets $20 November 21, 2015, 7:30PM Light, light, light, light, light Jonathan Babcock, conductor Evans Auditorium, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX May 29, 2015, 8PM Bloom - premiere Wild Rumpus Vanessa Langer, soprano; Amy Sedan, flute; Sophie Huet, clarinet; Mia Nardi-Huffman, violin; Joanna de Mars, cello; Margaret Halbig, piano Nathaniel Berman, conductor San Francisco Conservatory of Music 50 Oak St., San Francisco, CA January 23, 2015, 9:30PM "I Have Wings" from The Scarlet Ibis Eric Brenner, countertenor; Jennifer Peterson, piano Operamission's Countertenor Cabaret Duplex Cabaret Theater 61 Christopher Street (at 7th Ave) Tickets $10 with a 2 drink minimum January 8, 2015, 7PM January 9, 2015, 7PM January 10, 2015, 7PM January 11, 2015, 2PM January 13, 2015, 7PM January 14, 2015, 7PM January 16, 2015 7PM January 17, 2015 7PM The Scarlet Ibis World Premiere PROTOTYPE Opera Festival Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Eric Brenner, countertenor Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano; Nicole Mitchell, alto Keith Phares, baritone American Modern Ensemble; Steven Osgood, conductor HERE Arts Center 145 Sixth Avenue at Spring Street, New York, NY SOLD OUT October 18, 2014, 6PM The Book of Rejected Addresses Erin Wight, viola David Broome, piano Caffe Vivaldi 32 Jones Street, New York, NY August 21-24, 2014 The Scarlet Ibis WORKSHOP Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Eric Brenner, countertenor Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano; Nicole Mitchell, alto Keith Phares, baritone Steven Osgood, conductor; Mila Henry, Piano American Modern Ensemble May 17, 2014, 2PM "Song (after Schumann)" Helen Gabrielsen, soprano 8 Strings & a Whistle Queens New Music Festival The Secret Theater Main Stage 4402 23rd Street, Long Island City, NY February 25, 2014, 1:00 - 4:30PM Six New Songs and Scenes New Dramatists Composer-Librettist Studio Presentation 424 West 44th Street, New York NY February 21, 2014, 8PM Three Songs (The Canon, Galesburg IL, Vanishing Point) RAM (Random Access Music) Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Jody Schum, pianist Benzaquen Hall, DiMenna Center for Classical Music 450 West 37th Street, New York, NY February 3, 2014, 6PM The Scarlet Ibis Concert performance of piano-vocal score Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Eric Brenner, countertenor Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano; Nicole Mitchell, alto Kyle Pfortmiller, baritone Steven Osgood, conductor; Mila Henry, Piano Culturemart at HERE Arts Center 145 Sixth Avenue at Spring Street, New York, NY Tickets $15 at door January 30, 2014, 7PM several of my songs featured in Hai-Ting Chinn's Science Fair (work-in-progress) with Mila Henry, piano at HERE Arts Center 145 Sixth Avenue at Spring Street, New York, NY Tickets $15 at door; $10 in advance January 11, 2014, 4:30PM Panel discussion about The Scarlet Ibis National Opera Association Convention New York, NY November 3, 2013, 3PM Twinkie Nicole Mitchell, alto Mila Henry, piano The National Opera Alliance Presented by AOP Le Poisson Rouge 158 Bleeker Street, New York, NY October 11, 2013, 8PM Twinkie Nicole Mitchell, alto Mila Henry, piano Celebrating Composer & the Voice Presented by AOP and The Phoenix Concerts Church of St Matthew and St Timothy 26 West 84th Street, New York, NY October 10, 2013, 8PM From Frankenstein Presented by Shenandoah Conservatory Bright Box Theater Winchester, Virginia March 3, 2013 Twinkie featured in a recital by Michelle Notaro Ciminelli Recital Hall Buffalo State College Buffalo, NY February 4 & 5, 2013, 8:30PM several of my songs featured in Hai-Ting Chinn's Science Fair (work-in-progress) with Erika Switzer, piano at HERE Arts Center 145 Sixth Avenue at Spring Street, New York, NY Tickets $15 at door; $10 in advance December 15, 2012 "Rules and Regulations" for women's choir Bella Voce Singers Choreography by The Artichoke Dance Company Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 7420 4th Ave, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn $10 suggested donation December 10, 2012, 7:30PM Non-Fiction Songs (and more) Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Erika Switzer, piano Two Sides Sounding Benzaquen Hall, DiMenna Center for Classical Music 450 West 37th Street, New York, NY Tickets $20 online; $10 seniors/students December 8, 2012, 3PM "Rules and Regulations" for women's choir Bella Voce Singers Choreography by The Artichoke Dance Company Greenwood Baptist Church 431 6th Street (at 7th Ave), Park Slope, Brooklyn $15, $10 student/seniors, children under 12 free November 20, 2012, 7PM several of my songs will be featured in Hai-Ting Chinn's Science Fair (work-in-progress) with Erika Switzer, piano at HERE Arts Center 145 Sixth Avenue at Spring Street, New York, NY FREE November 18, 2012, 8PM Songs from the opera The Scarlet Ibis Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano; Eric Brenner, countertenor; Mila Henry, Piano RAM (Random Access Music) Greenwich House 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY Tickets $20 online November 9, 2012, 7PM Scenes from the opera The Scarlet Ibis Opera America's New Works Forum Beth Morrison Projects and HERE in association with American Opera Projects Brenda Patterson, mezzo-soprano; Eric Brenner, countertenor Sarah Brailey, mezzo-soprano; Joanna Dionis, alto; David Schmidt, baritone Conrad Chu, Conductor; Mila Henry, Piano HERE Arts Center 145 Sixth Avenue at Spring Street, New York, NY November 7, 2012, 6PM Scenes from the opera The Scarlet Ibis PROTOTYPE Preview Beth Morrison Projects and HERE in association with American Opera Projects Brenda Patterson, mezzo-soprano; Sarah Brailey, mezzo-soprano; Joanna Dionis, alto; David Schmidt, baritone Conrad Chu, Conductor; Mila Henry, Piano HERE Arts Center 145 Sixth Avenue at Spring Street, New York, NY October 27, 2012, 4PM "Rules and Regulations" for women's choir Bella Voce Singers Greenwood Baptist Church 461 Sixth Street at Seventh Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn May 10, 2012, 7:30PM Skin Nails Hair The Cadillac Moon Ensemble RAM (Random Access Music) The eGarage at the Secret Theatre 4402 23rd Street, Studio 104 Long Island City, Queens, NY May 9, 2012, 7:30PM Skin Nails Hair The Cadillac Moon Ensemble RAM (Random Access Music) Greenwich House 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY April 20, 2012, 8:00PM Non-Fiction Songs Joanna Dionis, mezzo-soprano; Noah Palmer, piano Brooklyn Conservatory's New Music Collective 58 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors March 16, 2012, 8PM "Twinkie" and "Law of the Jungle 1" Opera on Tap's New Brews in collaboration with puppeteers Cameron Russell, soprano; Kamala Sankaram, soprano; Christopher Berg, piano; Alissa Hunnicutt, puppeteer Barbčs 376 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY February 7 and 8, 2012, 8:30PM Scenes from the opera The Scarlet Ibis Culturemart 2012 at HERE Arts Center Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Eric Brenner, countertenor Mila Henry, Piano 145 Sixth Avenue at Spring Street, New York, NY January 11, 2012, 8PM "Equations for Shakuhachi" an improvisation based on The Fishtank Sonata Gerald Starlight, shakuhachi; Andrew Newcomb, synthesizer Gallery RIVAA (Roosevelt Island Visual Arts Association) 527 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, New York December 10, 2011, 3:00PM "Rules and Regulations" for women's choir [premiere] Bella Voce Singers Greenwood Baptist Church 461 Sixth Street at Seventh Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn Tickets: $12, $6 children December 4, 2011, 3:00PM "Rules and Regulations" for women's choir [premiere] Bella Voce Singers Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 7420 Fourth Avenue, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn $10 suggested donation November 22, 2011, 6:30PM Darkling CD release party With excerpts from Darkling performed by Maeve Hoglund, soprano; Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano Jon Garrison, tenor; Brian DeMaris, conductor Drom 85 Avenue A (between 5th and 6th Streets) New York, NY Please RSVP November 1, 2011 Darkling CD available for sale Maeve Hoglund, soprano; Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano Jon Garrison, tenor; Mark Uhlemann, bass-baritone Tom Chiu, violin; Philip Payton, violin Kenji Bunch, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello Brian DeMaris, conductor Albany Records October 6, 2011, 8PM excerpts from Fade and Darkling Maeve Hoglund, soprano, Eric Sedgwick, piano The Gershwin Hotel 7 East 27th Street, New York, NY September 18, 2011, 7PM CalabiYau Songs Text by Susanna Speier Jessica Rauch, soprano, Christopher Berg, piano Opera Grows in Brooklyn Galapogos 16 Main Street DUMBO Brooklyn, NY 11201 September 12, 2011, doors open at 6:30, show at 7:30 pm Everywhere Feathers Jody Redhage, voice and cello CD release show for Jody Redhage's "of minutiae and memory" Also on the program, music by Joshua Penman, Anna Clyne, Paula Matthusen, Wil Smith, Missy Mazzoli, Ryan Brown and Derek Muro Plus, Corey Dargel and Cornelia Dufallo open with a set of art pop songs DROM 85 Avenue A at East 6th Street, New York, NY $10 cover August 18, 2011, 8PM Fade, an opera in one act Mellissa Hughes, soprano, Pamela Stein, mezzo-soprano; Christopher Herbert, baritone with Chamber Orchestra Also on the program: Haddocks' Eyes by David Del Tredici Conrad Chu, conductor The Great Room at South Oxford Space 138 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY August 5, 2011, 8PM "Song After Schumann" Opera on Tap's New Brews Kamala Sankaram, Christopher Berg, piano Barbčs 376 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY May 22, 2011, 7:30PM "Galesburg (Where Are the Trees?)" for soprano and piano Two Sides Sounding Tenri Cultural Institute 43A West 13th Street, New York, NY Tickets $20 online; $10 seniors/students May 21, 2011, 8:30PM Hummer for amplified voices and electric guitar URSULA Ensemble The Ann Goodman Recital Hall, Kaufman Center 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY $15 online; $20 at the door; $15 seniors/students May 20, 2011, 8PM Hummer for amplified voices and electric guitar URSULA Ensemble The eGarage at the Secret Theatre 4402 23rd Street, Studio 104, Long Island City, Queens, NY $15 online; $20 at the door; $15 seniors/students March 17, 2011, 7:30PM Scene from the opera The Scarlet Ibis First Songs: Dawn Upshaw and the Bard Graduate Vocal Arts Program Lucy Dhegrae, soprano; Vanessa Langer, soprano; Christina Lalog, piano The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY $35 for Non-Members; $25 for Morgan Members and Bard College Affiliates March 14, 2011, 8PM Scene from the opera The Scarlet Ibis First Songs: Dawn Upshaw and the Bard Graduate Vocal Arts Program Lucy Dhegrae, soprano; Vanessa Langer, soprano; Christina Lalog, piano Bard College, Olin Hall Annandale-On-Hudson, NY March 3, 2011 Guest Composer at the SHSU Contemporary Music Festival Hammer Time Kyle Kindred, piano Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX February 23, 2011, 7PM "I Would Prefer Not To" Newspeak Dolan Performance Hall College of Saint Elizabeth 2 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ Tickets $15, Students $10 February 17, 2011, 7:30pm "I Would Prefer Not To" Newspeak Tune-in Music Festival Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Avenue, New York, NY Tickets $30, Rush Tickets $20, Festival Pass $95 February 17 and 18, 2011, 7:30pm Everywhere Feathers Third Angle Ensemble "An Evening with David Lang" 2008 Pulitzer prize winner, a program of his compositions and music by his favorite emerging composers Lincoln Recital Hall Portland State University SW Park Ave & SW Mill St Portland, OR Tickets $30, Seniors $25, Students $10 February 12, 2011, 2pm From Frankenstein Aubrey von Almen, mezzo; Anne Lake, flute Spencer Prewitt, clarinet; Courtney Getzin, violin Ronald Walker, cello; Tatiana Gorbunova, piano Conrad Chu, conductor Bryant Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH February 8, 2011, 7:30PM "They're Green" from Fade American Modern Ensemble Robert Gardner, baritone; Blair McMillen, piano Lincoln Center, Rose Building, Rose Studio 65th Street and Amsterdam Ave. New York, NY Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door November 14, 2010, 7:30PM "I Would Prefer Not To" Newspeak Record Release Show CD features "I Would Prefer Not To" Littlefield 622 Degraw Street (between 3rd and 4th Ave), Brooklyn $8 in advance, $10 at the door or buy ticket and CD together for $15 in advance, $17 at the door November 13, 2010, 8:30PM "I Would Prefer Not To" Newspeak Record Release Tour CD features "I Would Prefer Not To" Secret Art Space 24 Rinks Street Bethlehem, PA November 12, 2010, 8PM Newspeak Record Release Tour CD features "I Would Prefer Not To" Orion Studios 2903 Whittington Ave #C Baltimore, MD October 17, 2010, 7PM Everywhere Feathers for voice and electric guitar, Close for guitar, and various songs for soprano and piano Plus music by Corey Dargel, Ingram Marshall, and Chris Berg Katharine Dain, soprano; Christopher Berg, piano James Moore, guitar; Mellissa Hughes, soprano; Nathan Koci, accordion; Corey Dargel and Wil Smith, voices Barbčs 376 9th St Brooklyn, NY September 11, 2010, 6PM Improvisation based on Fishtank Sonata Gerald Starlight, shakuhachi RIVAA Gallery (Roosevelt Island Visual Arts Association) 527 Main Street Roosevelt Island, New York August 6, 2010, 7PM Non-Fiction Songs and "Song After Schumann" Opera on Tap's New Brews Kamala Sankaram: "Song after Schumann" and "Law of the Jungle 1" Joanna Dionis: "I Would Prefer Not To" Amberleigh Aller: "Twinkie" and "Beauty Tips for Girls" Seth Gilman: "Urban Trees" and "Vanishing Point" Christopher Berg, piano Barbčs 376 9th St Brooklyn, NY June 4, 2010, 7PM "Twinkie" Opera on Tap curated by Daniel Felsenfeld Cameron Russell, soprano; Christopher Berg, piano Barbčs 376 9th St Brooklyn, NY May 27, 2010, 8PM "They Will Not Ask" and "Salvage of Coats" from Darkling Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Mark Uhlemann, bass-baritone J. David Jackson, conductor Cornelius Dufallo and Laura Lutzke, violins; Nadia Sirota, viola; Clarice Jensen, cello 21c Salon Series Galapogos 16 Main Street DUMBO Brooklyn, NY 11201 $15 - Door opens at 7pm May 21, 2010, 8PM "I Would Prefer Not To" Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano; Eric Moe, piano Sequitur "Protest" Cabaret Concert Barge Music Fulton Ferry Landing Brooklyn, NY $35 ($30 senior, $15 student) April 25, 2010, 2PM SuperSoft Accessible Contemporary Music SPRING SPECTACULAR VI Alyson Berger, cello; Matthew Peters, percussion The Green Mill 4802 N. Broadway $6 at the door only February 20, 2010, 7PM "Song (After Schumann)" presented by Five Words in a Line choreographed by Tom Gold Danced by Tom Gold and Anne Lentz Jessica Grigg, mezzo-soprano Theatre 80 St Marks 80 St Marks Place New York, NY $20 February 13, 2010, 8PM Two Her Jessica Mathaes, violin; Colette Valentine, piano Tenri Cultural Institute 43A West 13th Street New York, NY February 12, 2010, 8PM Two Her Jessica Mathaes, violin; Colette Valentine, piano Waltz-Astoria 23-14 Ditmars Boulevard Astoria, NY February 5 and 6, 2010, 8PM Two, choreographed by Deborah Lohse Presented by New Chamber Ballet City Center Studios 130 West 56th St, 4th floor New York, NY December 4, 2009, 7PM "I Would Prefer Not To" Newspeak Public Assembly Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY November 17, 2009, 8PM Close James Moore, guitar The Stone Corner of Ave C and 2nd St. New York, NY November 1, 2009, 5PM Twinkie Katharine Dain, soprano; Cory Smythe, piano New York Festival of Song NYFOS Next inaugural program: "Watercolors, Velvet Shoes and Twinkies" 45 Walker Street #5 (between Broadway and Church) New York, NY October 18, 2009, 7PM Close James Moore, guitar Barbčs 376 9th St Brooklyn, NY October 9, 2009, 7:00pm "Song (After Schumann)" presented by Five Words in a Line Jessica Grigg, mezzo-soprano; Ilya Kazantsev, piano Greenwich House 46 Barrow Street New York, NY September 8, 10, and 12, 2009, 8PM Darkling Center City Opera Theater with American Opera Projects Maeve Hoglund, soprano; Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano Jon Garrison, tenor; Martin Hargrove, bass-baritone Jennifer K. Lee and Walter Dupue, violin; Scott Wagner, viola; Glenn Fischbach, cello Sharon Sigal, narrator; Andrew Kurtz, conductor; Matt Gray, director Lantern Theater 10th & Ludlow Streets Philadelphia, PA Tickets $25 July 17, 2009, 8PM Fade, an opera in one act American Opera Projects Amy van Roekel, soprano; Jonathan Hays, baritone; Pamela Stein, mezzo-soprano; Jody Schum, pianist; Stephen Black, conductor Galapogos 16 Main Street DUMBO Brooklyn, NY 11201 $20 general admission June 18, 2009, Preconcert talk at 7PM, Concert at 7:30PM SuperSoft soundON Festival NOISE - Franklin Cox, cello; Morris Palter, percussion The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library 1008 Wall St La Jolla, CA May 24, 2009, 5PM Skin Nails Hair The Cadillac Moon Ensemble - Roberta Michel, flute; Danielle Weinberg, percussion Pianos NYC 158 Ludlow St (at Stanton) New York, NY Cover $8 May 22-23, 2009, 8PM Fade, an opera in one act San Francisco Cabaret Opera Capp Street Concert Hall 544 Capp Street San Francisco, CA $25 per person for table seating with free champagne or wine $15 general admission; $10 seniors/students May 14-16, 2009, 8PM Her, choreographed by Deborah Lohse ad hoc Ballet Joyce SoHo 155 Mercer Street New York, NY May 9, 2009, 3PM 4th Place Iktus Percussion Quartet Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd LeFrak Concert Hall, Music Building Flushing, NY March 27-28, 2009, 8PM Two, choreographed by Deborah Lohse Presented by New Chamber Ballet Owen Dalby, violin; Melody Fader, piano City Center Studios 130 West 56th St, 4th floor New York, NY Tickets available in March at Smarttix.com February 25, 2009, 8PM "I Would Prefer Not To" Newspeak The Players Theatre Also featuring music by Oscar Bettison, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Missy Mazzoli, Massey, Caleb Burhans, David T. Little and Pat Muchmore 115 MacDougal Street New York, NY This concert celebrates Newspeak's recent not-for-profit status,and will raise funds to support their first studio recording on New Amsterdam Records Tickets $20 January 31, 2009. 7:30PM "I Would Prefer Not To" Sounds of Today, ensemble Sara Paar, soprano; Jessica Corbin, conductor The concert also features works by Dag Gabrielsen, Frank diDonato, David Wolfson, Amparo Fabra, and Daniel Blake 6753 Fourth Avenue between Senator St and 68th St Bay Ridge, NY Free-will donation will be collected at the door December 17, 2008. 7:30PM "Galesburg, Illinois (Where are the Trees?)" Sarah Chalfy, soprano NOW Ensemble Chelsea Art Museum's Performing Arts Series 556 West 22nd Street New York, NY Reception at 6:30 Tickets $10 October 22 to 25, 2008 Fade, an opera in one act Second Movement Jane Harrington, soprano; David Butt Philip, baritone; Hannah Pedley, mezzo-soprano; Graham Ross, conductor Hoxton Hall, 130 Hoxton Street London, England N1 6SH Tickets Ł20 and Ł15 concessions October 21, 2008, 5PM London (noon in New York City) BBC Radio 3 "In Tune" programme Excerpts of the new opera Fade performed live in the studio by David Butt Philips, baritone, and Jane Harrington, soprano Stefan Weisman, composer, Oliver Mears, director, will be interviewed by host Sean Rafferty Please note that the programme is streamed live on the BBC Radio 3 website. And will be available as 'audio on demand' for seven days after the broadcast. Website: www.bbc.co.uk/radio3 Listen to In Tune via the BBC iPlayer here October 18, 2008, 8:30PM 4th Place Iktus Percussion Quartet Leonard Nemoy Thalia at Symphony Space 2537 Broadway at 95th Street New York, NY Tickets $20; Members/Students/Seniors $15 October 18, 2008, 8PM "They Will Not Ask" from Darkling Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano; The Momenta Quartet Brooklyn Conservatory's New Music Collective 58 Seventh Avenue Brooklyn, NY September 12, 2008, 4PM September 13, 2008, 8PM September 14, 2008, 3PM Fade, an opera in one act workshop readings by Center City Opera Theater Veronica Chapman-Smith, soprano; Leandra Ramm, mezzo-soprano; Jason Switzer, baritone; Jody Schum, piano; Andrew Kurtz, conductor The Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia, PA Tickets $20 May 18, 2008, 3PM David and Jonathan Empire City Men's Chorus Astoria Symphony Silas Huff, conductor LaGuardia Performing Arts Center 31-10 Thomson Avenue Long Island City, Queens, NY May 17, 2008, 8PM David and Jonathan Empire City Men's Chorus Astoria Symphony Silas Huff, conductor Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew 263 West 86th Street (at West End Avenue) New York, NY May 14, 2008, 7:30pm "I Would Prefer Not To" (choreographed) Melody Fader, piano; Laura Bohn, soprano Laurie Benoit, dancer/choreographer Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street New York, NY May 4, 2008, 2:00pm CalabiYau Songs Text by Susanna Speier RAM (Random Access Music) Lost Dog New Music Ensemble Flushing Library 41-17 Main Street Queens, NY May 2, 2008, 8PM CalabiYau Songs Text by Susanna Speier RAM (Random Access Music) Lost Dog New Music Ensemble Tenri Cultural Institute 43A West 13th Street New York, NY May 1 - 3, 2008 at 8:00pm May 4, 2008 at 3:00pm Choreographed music by: David Lang, Stefan Weisman and Tchaikovsky Dance New Amsterdam presents "SPLICE" Deborah Lohse : ad hoc Ballet 280 Broadway, 2nd Floor (entrance on Chambers) New York, NY February 29 to Sunday March 2, 2008, 7:30 each night ESSENTIALS OF FLOR, a dance suite that uses elements of my music Kristi Spessard, Choreographer MABOU MINES RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAM 150 FIRST AVE at the corner 9th St., 2nd Floor FREE ADMISSION (Limited Seating) Reservations: 212-473-1991 November 3, 2007, 8PM "I Would Prefer Not To" Newspeak with Sarah Chalfy Hiro Ballroom at the Maritime Hotel 363 West 16th Street New York, NY November 3, 2007, 2PM Darkling Video Screening Op on Screen Festival curated by Elodie Lauten Lower East Side Performing Arts Hamilton Fish Park New York Public Library Branch East Houston Street (between Aves. C and D) New York, NY October 23, 2007, 8PM SuperSoft Odd Appetite (Ha-Yang Kim, cello and Nathan Davis, percussion) Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall Princeton, NJ October 20, 2007, 8PM "I Would Prefer Not To" Newspeak with Sarah Chalfy Chamber Music Now The Community Education Center 3500 Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia, PA Oct 18, 2007, 7PM Three Nonfiction Songs: "Beauty Tips (for Girls)," "Urban Trees," and "Twinkie" Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Melody Fader, piano RAM (Random Access Music) VIM: TriBeCa Series Gallery Icosahedron 27 North Moore Street New York, NY October 13, 2007, 8PM SuperSoft Odd Appetite (Ha-Yang Kim, cello and Nathan Davis, percussion) Brooklyn Conservatory's New Music Collective 58 Seventh Avenue Brooklyn, NY October 7, 2007, 9PM "I Would Prefer Not To" Newspeak with Sarah Chalfy The Knitting Factory 74 Leonard Street New York, NY September 30, 2007 SuperSoft Odd Appetite (Ha-Yang Kim, cello and Nathan Davis, percussion) The Apositsia Festival at the Music Hall St. Petersburg, Russia September 28, 2007 SuperSoft Odd Appetite (Ha-Yang Kim, cello and Nathan Davis, percussion) The Long Arms Festival The DOM Cultural Center Moscow, Russia September 27, 2007. 7:30PM and 8:30PM (two sets) "Everywhere Feathers" Jody Redhage, voice and cello Galapagos Art Space 70 N6th Street Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY September 26, 2007 SuperSoft Odd Appetite (Ha-Yang Kim, cello and Nathan Davis, percussion) Logos Tetrahedron Concert Hall Ghent, Belgium September 25, 2007 SuperSoft (world premiere) Odd Appetite (Ha-Yang Kim, cello and Nathan Davis, percussion) De Link Series Tilburg, Netherlands June 11, 2007 Darkling Tonna Miller, soprano; Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano Jon Garrison, tenor; Mark Uhlemann, bass-baritone Brian DeMaris, conductor Aleksander Fredro Theatre Gniezno, Poland June 9, 2007, 8PM Darkling Tonna Miller, soprano; Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano Jon Garrison, tenor; Mark Uhlemann, bass-baritone Brian DeMaris, conductor Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften Festival Freie Universität Berlin Max Kade Auditorium Berlin, Germany Tickets 10 euros May 14, 2007. 8PM "I Would Prefer Not To" arranged for Newspeak with Sarah Chalfy, soprano The Icebox at the Crane Arts Center 1400 N American Street Philadelphia, PA May 12, 2007, 8PM Scenes from Darkling Jody Sheinbaum, soprano; Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano Jon Garrison, tenor; Mark Uhlemann, bass-baritone The Flux Quartet; Brian DeMaris, conductor Part of the New York City Opera VOX Showcase Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU 566 LaGuardia Place (Washington Square South) New York, NY May 12, 2007, 7PM "I Would Prefer Not To" arranged for Newspeak with Sarah Chalfy, soprano Galapagos 70 N6th Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY May 5, 2007. 8PM Everywhere Feathers Ursula's End (David Nadal, electric guitar and Holly Nadal, soprano) The Monkey 37 West 26th Street New York, NY Tickets $20 ($18 advance sales) April 24, 2007. 8PM "I Would Prefer Not To" arranged for Newspeak with Sarah Chalfy, soprano Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall Princeton, NJ April 15, 2007 Fuse Action Da Capo Chamber Players Wolfensohn Hall Institute for Advanced Studies Princeton, NJ March 29, 2007 Restless Legs Bang on a Can All-Stars Also featuring new commissions by Lukas Ligeti and Joshua Penman Broadcast on "New Sounds" WNYC 93.9FM/820AM hosted by John Schaefer March 8, 2007, 12:30PM Trumpet for string quartet The Momenta Quartet City College of New York Shepard Hall, Room 95 138th Street and Convent Avenue New York, NY March 1, 2007 Restless Legs Bang on a Can All-Stars Also featuring new commissions by Lukas Ligeti and Joshua Penman With a new arrangement by special guest Meredith Monk Hosted by John Schaefer of WNYC Merkin Hall, 129 West 67th Street New York, NY Tickets $20 (in advance), or $25 (day of concert) Purchase tickets here: www.kaufman-center.org/tc/mch0607/zoom_030107.php February 25, 2007 Fuse Action Da Capo Chamber Players Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY February 24, 2007 Fuse Action RAM (Random Access Music) Lost Dog New Music Ensemble Tenri Cultural Institute 43A West 13th Street New York, NY Tickets $18 ($12 for students/seniors, and FREE for kids) $15 Advance tickets at www.astoriamusic.org December 12, 2006. 8PM "Galesburg, Illinois (Where are the Trees?)" arranged for the NOW Ensemble Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall Princeton, NJ November 12, 2006. 4PM Selected Music from Darkling St. Joseph Singers, Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano Stephen Black, conductor St. Joseph's Yorkville Church 404 East 87th Street New York, NY November 7, 2006. 9PM Everywhere Feathers Jody Redhage, voice and cello Also, world premieres performed by The Y Trio Rose Live Music 345 Grand St. Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY September 16, 2006. 6:30PM "Ode to Fiberoptic Cables and Light" Collaboration with Linda Ganjian, video artist; Susanna Speier, writer; Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano Presented at third annual screening of short films by Bard Film Makers 378 Pacific Street (a block from Smith & Atlantic Ave) Brooklyn, NY July 13, 2006. 4PM Skin Nails Hair Patti Monson, flute; Jonathan Shapiro, percussion Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival, Faculty Recital Also features music by Eric Moe, Patti Monson and Alvin Lucier Mass MoCA 87 Marshall Street North Adams, MA June 6, 2006. 7PM Scenes from Darkling Anya Fidelia, soprano; Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; David Ossenfort, tenor; Mark Uhlemann, bass-baritone The Flux Quartet; Brian DeMaris, conductor Part of the Jewish Documentary Film, Theater and Speaker Series Presented by Friends of Freie Universität Berlin and American Opera Projects Followed by a panel discussion with the creators German Consulate General, Auditorium 871 United Nations Plaza (1st Ave. @ 49th St.) New York, NY Tickets $30 Purchase tickets here: www.ffub.us/events/Jewish_Series.html June 2 and 3, 2006. 8PM Scenes from "Darkling" Video presentation of the premiere production American Opera Projects THE WRITE OF SPRING: FIRST CHANCE Also features concert readings of opera scenes by Stefania de Kenessey, Tarik O'Regan, and Richard Wargo The Great Room at South Oxford Space 138 S. Oxford St. in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn Tickets $15 ($12 for students/seniors) May 3, 2006. 8PM "Skin Nails Hair" Patti Monson, flute; Jonathan Shapiro, percussion Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall Princeton, NJ March 18, 2006. 7:30PM "Skin Nails Hair" Lost Dog New Music Ensemble Christine Perea, flute; JoAnne Maffia, percussion Good Shepherd Methodist Church 30-44 Crescent Street (one block south of 30th Avenue) Astoria, NY March 3, 2006. 6:30PM "Galesburg, Illinois (Where are the Trees?)" Renee Favand, soprano; Sean Mills, piano Dorothea Tanning Tribute The Blue Mahoe, 243 East 14th Street New York, NY Tickets $15. Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar at 6:30; Tribute begins at 8:00. March 1, 2006. 8PM "From Frankenstein" Part of the "Ear Deparment" Series Anthony Costanzo, male-soprano Newspeak; James Lowe, conductor Ear Department: "Emerging Composers" Listen to the music and stories behind the work of three up-and-coming composers Also featuring Clarice Assad and Melissa Mazzoli Hosted by Michael Gordon Merkin Hall, 129 West 67th Street New York, NY Tickets $15 Previews: February *26 at 3PM and February 27 at 8PM Opening Night: Februrary 28. 8PM Performances: March 2, 3, *4, *7, 9, 10, 11, *14, 16, 17, 18, 2006. 8PM * Panel discussions with the creators will follow these performances "Darkling" American Opera Projects Jody Sheinbaum, soprano; Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano Jon Garrison, tenor; Mark Uhlemann, bass-baritone Marcus DeLoach, baritone (singing Lee Hoiby's "The Darkling Thrush") The Flux Quartet; Brian DeMaris, conductor Classic Stage Company Theater 136 East 13th Street New York, NY Tickets $30-$45. Discounted for students and seniors. www.TicketCentral.com or 212-279-4200 February 9, 2006. 8PM Songs: "Beauty Tips," "Law of the Jungle," and "Twinkie" Part of the Northriver Music Series Also featuring music by Renee Favand, David Sisco, and Samuel Barber Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Melody Fader, piano, Meighan Stoops, Clarinet Renee Weiler Concert Hall at Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street New York, NY November 13 & 14, 2005. 8PM "Darkling" American Opera Projects with members of The Flux Quartet Guggenheim Museum's "Works & Process" Series Peter B. Lewis Theater 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY Tickets $24 ($18 for members, students, and seniors) "Ad Lib" October 15, 2005, 9AM. Brian Kennedy, organ SCI 2005 National Conference University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC "From Frankenstein" May 8, 2005, 3PM. The Chicago Ensemble; Stacy Eckert, mezzo-soprano International House at the University of Chicago 1414 East 59th Street Chicago, IL Tickets $25 "The Bird Happened" May 5-6, 2005, 7PM. American Composers Orchestra – Underwood New Music Readings Alfred Lerner Hall at Columbia University New York, NY "From Frankenstein" May 3, 2005, 7PM. The Chicago Ensemble; Stacy Eckert, mezzo-soprano The Three Arts Club of Chicago 1300 N. Dearborn Chicago, IL Tickets $25 "Crash" April 22, 2005. NACUSA National Concert California State University, Northridge Los Angeles, CA "Darkling" April 19 and 20, 2005. American Opera Projects, First Chance South Oxford Space, 138 S. Oxford St. Brooklyn, NY Tickets $20 ($15 for students, and seniors) Reservations: 718-398-4024, or mgray@operaprojects.org "Meetings" March 29, 2005. Derrick Ballard, bass; Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Douglas Jabara, baritone; Margaret Kampmeier, piano Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall Princeton, NJ "From Frankenstein" February 28, 2005. Luna Nova; James Romig, conductor; Laurence Albert, baritone Rhodes College McCoy Visiting Artists Program Hardie Auditorium in Palmer Hall Memphis, TN "Crash" February 25, 2005. Locrian Chamber Ensemble Riverside Church (10th floor) New York, NY "Hammer Time" December 6, 2004. North/South Consonance; Max Lifchitz, piano Christ & St. Stephen's Church 120 West 69th Street New York, NY "Stick-Shift Confessions" December 2, 2004. So Percussion Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall Princeton, NJ "The Fishtank Sonata" November 11-13, 2004. Daniel Wilkerson, percussion Imagine2 Electro-Acoustic Music Festival The University of Memphis Memphis, TN "Ode to Fiberoptic Cables and Light" October 29, 2004. Collaboration with Linda Ganjian, video artist; Susanna Speier, writer; Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano Presented at OUT OF THE LOOP, an evening of geo-political video art Barbčs, 376 9th St Brooklyn, NY "Meetings" October 7-8, 2004. American Opera Projects Amy Van Roekel, soprano; Michael Zegarski, baritone; Derrick Ballard, bass; Elaine Rinaldi, piano; Steven Osgood, conductor South Oxford Space, 138 S. Oxford St Brooklyn, NY "Non-Fiction" October 5, 2004. Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano; Jonathan Hays, baritone; Marija Ilic, piano Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall Princeton, NJ "Twinkie" August 11, 2004. Keith Spencer, baritone; Elaine Rinaldi, piano The Explorers Club, 46 East 70th Street New York, NY "From Frankenstein" July 27, 2004. Luna Nova; James Romig, conductor; Diane Thornton, contralto Associated Colleges of the South New Music Festival Southwestern University Georgetown, TX "Crash" July 2, 2004. Third Angle New Music Ensemble Oregon Bach Festival Beall Hall, University of Oregon Eugene, OR "Urban Trees" and "Twinkie" May 25, 2004. William Ferguson, tenor; Derrick Ballard, bass; Elaine Rinaldi, piano Vox and Friends, a festival of New American Opera Symphony Space New York, NY "Big Red" May 11, 2004. Meighan Stoops, clarinet Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall Princeton, NJ "The Bird Happened" May 7, 2004. New Jersey Symphony – Workshop Reading Richardson Auditorium Princeton, NJ "TOE (Theory of Everything)" April 2, 2004. National Student Conference of the Society of Composers, Inc. Clapp Recital Hall, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA "From Frankenstein" March 27, 2004. In conjunction with "Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature," at the Georgia Tech Library Eyedrum Atlanta, GA OLD NEWS: 2014: |
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