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September 30 | Cornelius & Karre: Violin and Percussion Duo in Concert belongings, for violin and percussion (premiere) Emily Cornelius (violin) and Ross Karre (percussion) Cleveland Museum of Art Ames Family Atrium, Cleveland, OH
October 1 belongings, for violin and percussion Emily Cornelius (violin) and Ross Karre (percussion) Judson Manor Retirement Community, Cleveland, OH
October 9 | Tiny Ref Desk Concert Series belongings, for violin and percussion Emily Cornelius (violin) and Ross Karre (percussion) Oberlin Conservatory Library, Oberlin, OH
October 10 belongings, for violin and percussion (official world premiere) Emily Cornelius (violin) and Ross Karre (percussion) Allen Memorial Art Museum Sculpture Court, Oberlin, OH
October 27 | IAWM 2026 Annual Concert Flame and Shadow, for soprano and cello Lippes Concert Hall, Buffalo, NY
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August 12 | Summer Serenades in the Park: A Collaboration Between Stark Parks and the Canton Symphony Orchestra Recurrences, for saxophone quartet Drew Hosler & friends saxophone quartet Faircrest Community Center, Canton, OH
July 10 | The Walden School Young Musicians Program Faculty Commissioning Concert a tree, a salt shaker, a house, for flute and piano (premiere) Laura Cocks (flute) and Erika Dohi (piano) of the International Contemporary Ensemble Louise Shonk Kelly Recital Hall, Dublin, NH
May 31 | She ROARS! featuring the music of Cara Haxo A Few Figs from Thistles, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello Et puis encore, for string quartet hold/release, for violin and cello Ripple, for flute and bass clarinet says the almanac, for string quartet Shatter, for clarinet The passing of grackles, for alto flute The Weft and Weave Between Us, for flute and clarinet Windows, for clarinet and viola Linda White (flutes), Amitai Vardi (clarinets), Diana Pepelea Vardi (violin), Callista Koh (violin), Laura Kuennen-Poper (viola), Linda Atherton (cello) The Bop Stop, Cleveland, OH
May 30 | New England Legacies: The Boston Six Reimagined hold/release, for violin and cello Boston New Music Initiative core ensemble Somerville Music Spaces, Somerville, MA
May 17 | Cleveland Composers Guild presents Creativity: Learning Through Experience XXXIV crepuscule, for violin (premiere) Macy Ratzel (violin) The Music Settlement, Cleveland, OH
May 3 | White Prize Recital: Hannah Stone Flame and Shadow, for soprano and cello (premiere) Amelia Friess (soprano) and Hannah Stone (cello) Oberlin Arboretum, Oberlin, OH
May 2 | Spread Your Wings: Flute Concert and Guided Bird Walk The passing of grackles, for alto flute (premiere) Carol Shansky (alto flute) Calvary Lutheran Church, Allendale, NJ
April 26 | Cleveland Composers Guild and Cleveland Institute of Music Collaboration Feathers, for piano Joyce Yu (piano) Cleveland Institute of Music Mixon Hall, Cleveland, OH
April 17 | CMS 2026 Great Lake Chapter Conference 907F: Queen of the Wolves, for guitar Isaac Lausell (guitar) Southern Illinois University Carbondale Shyrock Auditorium, Carbondale, IL
March 28 | 2026 Women Composers Festival of Hartford I Shall Be Taller, for mezzo-soprano and clarinet Whistling Hens Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
March 7 | Music by Women Festival 2026 Verbs of Perception, for trombone and piano Bruce Faske (trombone) and Jonathan Levin (piano) Mississippi University for Women Kossen Auditorium, Columbus, MS
February 21 | Grande Ronde Symphony Chamber Series As wild things the secret glade, for oboe quartet (premiere) Sammi Stone (oboe), Alice Trindle (violin), Sam Ross (viola), Polly Gibson (cello) Press Room Coffee & Books, La Grande, OR
February 14 | UGA New Music Festival A Few Figs from Thistles, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello UGA Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (Peter Van Zandt Lane, director) Dancz Center for New Music, Athens, GA