Weather Model
Nov
23
7:30 PM19:30

Weather Model

  • National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

commissioned by Musiqa Houston

text by Carrie Marie Schneider

While her followers believe that she has the power to control the winds and rain, the Weather Shaman knows otherwise. She is merely a conduit for forces beyond her comprehension––forces that both nurture and endanger her community; an endless oscillation between divine kindness and cruelty.

produced by Beth Morrison Projects

Melisa Bonetti Luna, mezzo-soprano
members of Contemporaneous

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Weather Model
Nov
24
7:30 PM19:30

Weather Model

  • National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

commissioned by Musiqa Houston

text by Carrie Marie Schneider

While her followers believe that she has the power to control the winds and rain, the Weather Shaman knows otherwise. She is merely a conduit for forces beyond her comprehension––forces that both nurture and endanger her community; an endless oscillation between divine kindness and cruelty.

produced by Beth Morrison Projects

Melisa Bonetti Luna, mezzo-soprano
members of Contemporaneous

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Glass Terminals
Nov
29
7:30 PM19:30

Glass Terminals

  • Conservatori de Llíria, Llíria, Spain (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

commissioned by Courtney Miller, as part of her “Postcard from Six Continents” project

for oboe and piano

i. transience
ii. aria
iii. hub

Airports exist in dynamic equilibrium, with people constantly commuting to and fro, flying in and out.

Aitor Llimerá Galduf, oboe

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cetacean songs
Feb
8
7:30 PM19:30

cetacean songs

  • Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Appleton, WI (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

written for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
as part of the ‘22–’23 Australian Composers’ School

concerto for cello and orchestra

Whalesong is remarkably sophisticated. Its patterns of repetition and variation mirror structures found in human music; its geographical diversity suggests distinct, yet overlapping, dialects and cultures; it exhibits hallmarks of language, including grammar and syntax––we just don’t understand what whales are saying (yet).

Eduard Teregulov, solo cello

Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
Kevin Sütterlin, conductor

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Mass Transit
Apr
11
4:00 PM16:00

Mass Transit

  • Chism Recital Hall, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia
for piano quintet

i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station

Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.

Whitman College music faculty

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aerial silk roads
Apr
25
7:30 PM19:30

aerial silk roads

  • Stude Concert Hall, Rice University, Houston, TX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

winner of the Paul and Christiane Cooper Prize in Music Composition

for orchestra

Trading routes that once took caravans months, over treacherous terrains, are now travelled in a matter of hours; Asia and Europe are merely linked by one night’s sleep.

Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

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Quiet Thoughts by Night
Nov
2
7:30 PM19:30

Quiet Thoughts by Night

  • National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

First Prize in the 2020 iSING! Festival Composition Competition
for baritone and orchestra

A setting of Tang dynasty poet Li Bai’s “Quiet Thoughts by Night”《静夜思》.

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Zhou Zhengzhong, baritone

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Glass Terminals
Oct
28
7:30 PM19:30

Glass Terminals

  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

commissioned by Courtney Miller, as part of her “Postcard from Six Continents” project

for oboe and piano

i. transience
ii. aria
iii. hub

Airports exist in dynamic equilibrium, with people constantly commuting to and fro, flying in and out.

Devin Gilbreath, oboe
Melanie Mallard, piano

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Monarch
Oct
19
7:00 PM19:00

Monarch

  • Bruno Walter Auditorium, Lincoln Center, New York, NY (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

developed through the New York City Ballet’s Choreographic Institute
in partnership with The Juilliard School


for flute / piccolo, viola, cello, and piano

North American monarch butterflies undergo an annual migration of epic proportions: from the forests of Canada all the way to the mountains of Mexico. A “super-generation” of butterflies complete the northward journey, following their source of sustenance, milkweed, all the way North.

Miclot Chamber Music Society

Event details [linked here]

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Tiny Forests
Oct
17
6:00 PM18:00

Tiny Forests

  • University of Houston, Houston, TX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

winner of a Jury Prize at the Sydney Int’l Piano Competition’s “Composing the Future” initiative, with support from Creative Partnerships Australia

for solo piano

Tiny Forests is inspired by the urban planning concept of breaking up a city’s concrete-and-glass jungle with plots of miniature forests. While small in scale, they still adhere to the principles of how forests form and grow: a nourishing layer of soil, above which lies (in ascending order) the shrub, sub-tree, tree, and canopy layers.

Han Sol Jeong, piano

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Monarch
Oct
16
8:00 PM20:00

Monarch

  • Old South Church, Boston, MA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

developed through the New York City Ballet’s Choreographic Institute
in partnership with The Juilliard School


for flute / piccolo, viola, cello, and piano

North American monarch butterflies undergo an annual migration of epic proportions: from the forests of Canada all the way to the mountains of Mexico. A “super-generation” of butterflies complete the northward journey, following their source of sustenance, milkweed, all the way North.

Miclot Chamber Music Society

Event details [linked here]

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Hydrosphere
Oct
8
7:00 PM19:00

Hydrosphere

  • Cordiner Hall, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

written for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
as part of the ‘22–’23 Australian Composers’ School

for orchestra

Despite its ubiquity, water is precious––we must protect Gaia’s lifeblood.

Walla Walla Symphony
Dina Gilbert, conductor

Event details [linked here]

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Glass Terminals
Oct
6
7:30 PM19:30

Glass Terminals

  • School of Music Recital Hall, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

commissioned by Courtney Miller, as part of her “Postcard from Six Continents” project

for oboe and piano

i. transience
ii. aria
iii. hub

Airports exist in dynamic equilibrium, with people constantly commuting to and fro, flying in and out.

Courtney Miller, oboe
Suzanne Polak, piano

Event details [linked here]

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Mass Transit
Oct
5
5:00 PM17:00

Mass Transit

  • Chateau near South Poinsettia Park, Sarasota, FL (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia
for piano quintet

i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station

Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.

Soundbox Ventures

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Terraria
Sep
24
7:30 PM19:30

Terraria

  • Kaufman Music Center, New York, NY (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

presented as part of Kaufman Music Center’s “Artist as Curator” series

for flute and string quartet

Terraria is inspired by the myriad ways of terrarium-building: many are contained within glass, some hang in the air, others form miniature forests, still others feature one particular tree or plant.

Allison Loggins-Hull, flute

string quartet ETHEL
Corin Lee, Kip Jones, violins
Ralph Farris, viola
Dorothy Lawson, cello

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cetacean songs
Mar
25
12:30 PM12:30

cetacean songs

  • Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Houston, TX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

concerto for cello and sinfonietta

Whalesong is remarkably sophisticated. Its patterns of repetition and variation mirror structures found in human music; its geographical diversity suggests distinct, yet overlapping, dialects and cultures; it exhibits hallmarks of language, including grammar and syntax––we just don’t understand what whales are saying (yet).

Dana Rath, solo cello

Hannah Tassler, flute / piccolo
Joshua Bullock, oboe
Triniti Rives, clarinet
Demetra Alikakos, bassoon
Nathan Cloeter, horn
Kiran Samuel, trombone
Sam Rachleff, percussion
Emily Richardson, Sofia Matthews, Hannah Corbett, David Hung, violins
Gabe Galley, Jimmy Cunningham, violas
Emma Cary, Samuel Sykes, cellos
Kevin Fink, double bass

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Ocean Moons
Mar
3
5:30 PM17:30

Ocean Moons

  • St. John's Church, Reisterton, MD (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

written for the icarus Quartet
as part of their ‘22–’23 “iQ Tests” initiative

for two percussionists and two pianists

I. Triton
III. Europa

Some of the most fascinating worlds in our Solar System are moons that orbit gas giants. Four in particular, Triton (Neptune), Titan (Saturn), Europa (Jupiter), and Enceladus (Saturn), plausibly host liquid oceans.

Larry Weng, Ellen Hwangbo, pianists
Matt Kweon, Jeff Stern, percussionists

More details [linked here]

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Mass Transit
Feb
10
7:00 PM19:00

Mass Transit

  • St. John's Smith Square, London, UK (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia
for piano quintet

i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station

Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.

Adrian Wang, Molin Han, violins
Jiaxin Yang, viola
Yuxuan Lu, cello
Lan Hu, piano

[concert details]

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Tiny Forests
Jan
23
1:00 PM13:00

Tiny Forests

  • University of Houston, Houston, TX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

winner of a Jury Prize at the Sydney Int’l Piano Competition’s “Composing the Future” initiative, with support from Creative Partnerships Australia

for solo piano

Tiny Forests is inspired by the urban planning concept of breaking up a city’s concrete-and-glass jungle with plots of miniature forests. While small in scale, they still adhere to the principles of how forests form and grow: a nourishing layer of soil, above which lies (in ascending order) the shrub, sub-tree, tree, and canopy layers.

Han Sol Jeong, piano

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Ocean Moons
Nov
16
7:30 PM19:30

Ocean Moons

  • Stude Concert Hall, Houston, TX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

written for the icarus Quartet
as part of their ‘22–’23 “iQ Tests” initiative

for two percussionists and two pianists

I. Triton
II. Titan
III. Europa
IV. Enceladus

Some of the most fascinating worlds in our Solar System are moons that orbit gas giants. Four in particular, Triton (Neptune), Titan (Saturn), Europa (Jupiter), and Enceladus (Saturn), plausibly host liquid oceans.

Chelsea de Souza, James Palmer, pianists
Leo Simon, William Chinn, percussionists
coached by Shepherd School percussion faculty Matthew Strauss

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Ocean Moons
Oct
29
7:30 PM19:30

Ocean Moons

  • Moeser Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

written for the icarus Quartet
as part of their ‘22–’23 “iQ Tests” initiative

for two percussionists and two pianists

I. Triton
II. Titan
III. Europa
IV. Enceladus

Some of the most fascinating worlds in our Solar System are moons that orbit gas giants. Four in particular, Triton (Neptune), Titan (Saturn), Europa (Jupiter), and Enceladus (Saturn), plausibly host liquid oceans.

Larry Weng, Christopher Goodpasture, pianists
Matt Kweon, Jeff Stern, percussionists

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Ocean Moons
Oct
8
8:00 PM20:00

Ocean Moons

  • Teatro Maria de Lourdes Sekeff, São Paulo, Brazil (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

written for the icarus Quartet
as part of their ‘22–’23 “iQ Tests” initiative

for two percussionists and two pianists

I. Triton
II. Titan
III. Europa
IV. Enceladus

Some of the most fascinating worlds in our Solar System are moons that orbit gas giants. Four in particular, Triton (Neptune), Titan (Saturn), Europa (Jupiter), and Enceladus (Saturn), plausibly host liquid oceans.

Larry Weng, Christopher Goodpasture, pianists
Matt Kweon, Jeff Stern, percussionists

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Ocean Moons
Oct
5
8:00 PM20:00

Ocean Moons

written for the icarus Quartet
as part of their ‘22–’23 “iQ Tests” initiative

for two percussionists and two pianists

I. Triton
II. Titan
III. Europa
IV. Enceladus

Some of the most fascinating worlds in our Solar System are moons that orbit gas giants. Four in particular, Triton (Neptune), Titan (Saturn), Europa (Jupiter), and Enceladus (Saturn), plausibly host liquid oceans.

Larry Weng, Christopher Goodpasture, pianists
Matt Kweon, Jeff Stern, percussionists

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Monarch
Sep
29
7:30 PM19:30

Monarch

  • Moores School of Music, Houston, TX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

developed through the New York City Ballet’s Choreographic Institute

in partnership with The Juilliard School

for flute / piccolo, violin, cello, and piano

North American monarch butterflies undergo an annual migration of epic proportions: from the forests of Canada all the way to the mountains of Mexico. A “super-generation” of butterflies complete the northward journey, following their source of sustenance, milkweed, all the way North.

AURA Contemporary Ensemble
Aimes Cass, flute / piccolo
Raul Colmenero Martinez, violin
Ashley Wang, cello
Shupeng Wang, piano

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Mass Transit
Sep
17
7:30 PM19:30

Mass Transit

  • Cypress Recital Hall, Los Angeles, CA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

winner of the 2021 Isidora Zebeljan Award, in Kragujevac, Serbia
for piano quintet

i. network architecture
ii. garden city
iii. airport express
iv. night skyline
v. interchange station

Mass Transit is inspired by the Shanghai metro system: an elaborate network of lines, trains, tunnels / overpasses, and interchange stations.

TEMPO Ensemble

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Hydrosphere
Jul
15
7:30 PM19:30

Hydrosphere

  • New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

written for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
as part of the ‘22–’23 Australian Composers’ School

selected for the New Jersey Symphony’s Edward T. Cone Composition Institute

Despite its ubiquity, water is precious––we must protect Gaia’s lifeblood.

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
cond. Case Scaglione

[ticketing link]

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Tiny Forests
Jul
7
to Jul 10

Tiny Forests

  • Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney, Australia (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

winner of a Jury Prize at the Sydney Int’l Piano Competition’s “Composing the Future” initiative, with support from Creative Partnerships Australia

for solo piano

Tiny Forests is inspired by the urban planning concept of breaking up a city’s concrete-and-glass jungle with plots of miniature forests. While small in scale, they still adhere to the principles of how forests form and grow: a nourishing layer of soil, above which lies (in ascending order) the shrub, sub-tree, tree, and canopy layers.

Jul 7: Denis Linnik
Jul 8: Pedro López Salas, Andrea Molteni
Jul 9: Shunta Morimoto, Yuanfan Yang
Jul 10: Xuehong Chen, Junlin Wu

[livestream link]

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Tiny Forests
Jun
20
3:00 PM15:00

Tiny Forests

  • Steinway & Sons, Changsha, China (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

winner of a Jury Prize at the Sydney Int’l Piano Competition’s “Composing the Future” initiative, with support from Creative Partnerships Australia

for solo piano

Tiny Forests is inspired by the urban planning concept of breaking up a city’s concrete-and-glass jungle with plots of miniature forests. While small in scale, they still adhere to the principles of how forests form and grow: a nourishing layer of soil, above which lies (in ascending order) the shrub, sub-tree, tree, and canopy layers.

Andrea Molteni, piano

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