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​Upcoming

​April 24 | Wind Symphony Spring Showcase
[Canceled due to COVID-19]

Commissioned work for vocal quartet & wind ensemble (title TBD)
NDC Wind Symphony (Michael Krueger, conductor)
Notre Dame College, South Euclid, OH

October 8-10 | SCI National Conference
​7F, for bass clarinet
Urban Alchemy Bar, Arlington, TX

Date TBD | Women in Music-Columbus
[Rescheduled due to COVID-19]

Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Cosa Nostra Reed Quintet
Capital University, Columbus, OH


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​  2020

April 5 | May Festival at the Basilica
[Canceled due to COVID-19]

A Litany of Dreams, for SATB choir and piano
May Festival Youth Chorus (Matthew Swanson, conductor)
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, KY

March 26 | RAM 2020 Concerts "We, the whole people"
[Canceled due to COVID-19]

Et puis encore, for string quartet
Random Access Music
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY
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March 24 | RAM 2020 Concerts "We, the whole people"

[Canceled due to COVID-19]
Et puis encore, for string quartet
Random Access Music
The Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY

March 8 | CMS Northeast Conference
​Shatter, for clarinet
Michelle Kiec (clarinet)

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

March 6 | 2020 Music by Women Festival​
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7F, for bass clarinet
Timothy Bonenfant (bass clarinet)
Kossen Auditorium, Columbus, MS


February 23 | Creative Commissions 2020 Premieres Recital
A Litany of Dreams, for SATB choir and piano
May Festival Youth Chorus (Matthew Swanson, conductor)
Location TBA, Cincinnati, OH

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​2019

October 11 | NACWPI 2019 National Conference
7F, for bass clarinet
Timothy Bonenfant (bass clarinet)
Davis Hall, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

October 7 | Faculty Music Recital
7F, for bass clarinet
Timothy Bonenfant (bass clarinet)
Eldon Black Recital Hall, San Angelo, TX

July 12 | Space City New Music Festival 2019
Hover, for 2 marimbas
Jacob Ottmer & Michael Cheng
Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston: MATCH, Houstin, TX

June 13 | TaiHei Ensemble: A Day in a Chinese Garden (Concert 3)
Windows, for clarinet and viola
Darlene Mueller (clarinet) & Rubi Yan (viola)
Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, OR

May 31 | Percussion Ensemble with UW Steel Band and Gamelan Ensemble
Sideways, for 4 percussionists
University of Washington Percussion Ensemble (Bonnie Whiting, director)
​Meany Hall—Studio Theatre, Seattle, WA

May 24 | Doctoral Dissertation Performance
Pretty Pretty Princess vs. The Underworld, for alto and chamber orchestra
Sarah Brauer (alto), Cera Babb (conductor), and members of the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance
Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR

April 13 | Midwest Music Research Collective 2019 Spring Symposium
​Shatter, for clarinet
Stacia Fortune (clarinet)

The University of Kansas School of Music, Murphy Hall, Lawrence, KS

April 12
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
Frost School of Music, Coral Gables, FL

March 19 | Cornish Presents: Splinter Reeds
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA

March 16 | Vancouver New Music
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
The Annex, Vancouver, BC, Canada

March 8 | UNK New Music Festival
​Shatter, for clarinet
Erin Cameron (clarinet)
University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE


February 22 | Graduate Recital
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Enfold, for mezzo-soprano, 2 flutes, clarinet, viola
Perri di Christina (mezzo-soprano)
​Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall, Arnold Hall, New York, NY

February 20 | Faculty Music Recital
7F, for bass clarinet
Timothy Bonenfant (bass clarinet)
Carr Education-Fine Arts Building, San Angelo, TX

​February 17 | Constellation's Frequency Series Presents: Kayleigh Butcher, Carrie Henneman Shaw, and Mabel Kwan
Apple Butter, for mezzo-soprano and hand-held percussion
Kayleigh Butcher (mezzo-soprano)
Constellation Chicago, IL

​February 12 | TaiHei Ensemble: A Day in a Chinese Garden (Concert 1)
Windows, for clarinet and viola
Darlene Mueller (clarinet) & Rubi Yan (viola)
Berwick Hall, Eugene, OR

​January 5 | NewMusicShelf Mezzo-Soprano Anthology Launch Concert
Im Harren, for mezzo-soprano and piano
Megan Ihnen (mezzo-soprano) and Marianne Parker (piano)
Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center, New York, NY

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2018

​​November 16 | Sound Thought 2018 Festival
Naufrage, for fixed electronics and video
Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, United Kingdom


November 4 | Oregon Composers Forum: Guest Artist, Estelí Gomez
Im Harren, for mezzo-soprano and piano
Estelí Gomez (soprano) and Nicholas Pietromonaco (piano)
Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR
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November 3 | NewMusicShelf Baritone Anthology Launch Concert
Alone, for baritone and piano
Michael Kelly (baritone) and Kathleen Kelly (piano)
Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center, New York, NY

October 27 | International Alliance for Women in Music Annual Concert
Im Harren, for mezzo-soprano and piano
Michelle O'Rourke (mezzo-soprano)
Trinity Chapel, Dublin, Ireland

October 23
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ


​October 22
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
Katzin Concert Hall, Tempe, AZ

October 20 | Outcry: Performing Works by Women about the Female Experience
Variation, for woodwind quintet
Shatter, for clarinet
5th Wave Collective & Julian Rymar (clarinet)

Holtschneider Performance Center, Chicago, IL

October 1 | Recital at University of the Pacific
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA

​September 30 | InterMusic SF Presents SF Music Day 2018
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
War Memorial Veterans Building, San Francisco, CA

​August 3 | Opera on Tap's New Brew & Friends
Apple Butter, for mezzo-soprano and hand-held percussion
Kayleigh Butcher (mezzo-soprano)
Barbés Bar, Brooklyn, NY

July 28 | Omaha Under the Radar Festival 2018
Apple Butter, for mezzo-soprano and hand-held percussion
Kayleigh Butcher (mezzo-soprano)
Reverb Lounge, Omaha, NE

July 13
Steps, for soprano saxophone and harp
Ryan Muncy (saxophone) and Bridget Kibbey (harp) of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Louise Shonk Kelly Recital Hall, Dublin, NH

June 9
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Enfold, for mezzo-soprano, 2 flutes, clarinet, viola
Sarah Brauer (mezzo-soprano), Annabel MacDonald (flute), Brynna Paros (flute), Chelsea Oden (clarinet), Samuel Kalcheim (viola)
​Berwick Hall, Eugene, OR

June 3
Ripple, for flute and bassoon
Jeffrey Chapman (flute) and Cameron Joublin (bassoon)
Collier House, Eugene, OR

May 19 | Creative Commissions 2018 Premieres Recital
Three Daydreams, for piano
Sylvia Van Heyningen and Tori Huang (piano)
​Watson Recital Hall, Cincinnati, OH

May 6
​Three Erasures​, for 3 sopranos and 1 mezzo-soprano
Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble

Lawrence Memorial Chapel, Appleton, WI

​April 8 | Midtown Opera Festival
Apple Butter, for mezzo-soprano and hand-held percussion
Kayleigh Butcher (mezzo-soprano)
Playhouse on the Square, Memphis, TN

​March 11 | The Schönberg Project
Im Harren, for mezzo-soprano and piano
Kayleigh Butcher (mezzo-soprano) and Christopher Narloch (piano)
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hinsdale, IL


March 10 | Modern Music Festival
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
Blue Sage Center for the Arts, Paonia, CO
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​March 3 | Experimental Music Night featuring Kayleigh Butcher and friends

Apple Butter, for mezzo-soprano and hand-held percussion
Kayleigh Butcher (mezzo-soprano)
Community Arts Phoenixville, Phoenixville, PA

March 1 | 2018 Music by Women Festival
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Shatter, for clarinet
Timothy Bonenfant (clarinet)
Kossen Auditorium, Columbus, MS


February 22
Out of stone, for string orchestra
University of North Georgia Sinfonietta (Esther Morgan-Ellis, conductor)
Gloria Shott Performance Hall, Dahlonega, GA

February 20
Shatter, for clarinet
Timothy Bonenfant (clarinet)
Eldon Black Recital Hall, San Angelo, TX


February 18 | Doctoral composition recital
Out of stone, for string orchestra
Pierre, for trumpet
Enfold, for mezzo-soprano, 2 flutes, clarinet, viola
Shatter, for clarinet
Hypnagogia, for vocal octet
Three Erasures, for 3 sopranos and 1 mezzo-soprano
Sideways, for 4 percussionists
Feathers, for piano
Im Harren, for mezzo-soprano and piano

Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR

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 2017

December 2 | Research on Contemporary Composition Conference
Presenter, "Commissioning, Composing, and Conducting Contemporary Pedagogical Orchestra Music"
North Georgia University, Dahlonega, GA

November 19 | The Schönberg Project
Im Harren, for mezzo-soprano and piano
Kayleigh Butcher (mezzo-soprano) and Christopher Narloch (piano)
Constellation Chicago, IL

November 17
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
Footman Hall, Denton, TX


November 15
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
​Bates Recital Hall, Austin, TX


November 4 | Splinter Reeds | Indexical Series
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
Wind River Studios, Santa Cruz, CA


November 3 | Full: Splinter Reeds
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA

September 23 | Quince: Where Is Home Now?
​Three Erasures​, for 3 sopranos and 1 mezzo-soprano
Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
​Constellation Chicago, IL


September 10
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco, CA

September 7 | Resonant Bodies Festival
Apple Butter, for soprano and hand-held percussion
Kayleigh Butcher (mezzo-soprano)
Roulette Intermedium, Brooklyn, NY

July 14
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
Fountain Arts Building, Dublin, NH

June 18 | chatter SUNDAY
Shatter, for clarinet
James Shields (clarinet)
Las Puertas, Albuquerque, NM

May 10 | University of Oregon Music Today Festival 2017
Shatter, for clarinet
James Shields (clarinet)
Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, OR

May 7 | University of Oregon Music Today Festival 2017
Enfold, for mezzo-soprano, 2 flutes, clarinet, viola
Estelí Gomez (soprano), Linda Jenkins (flute), Rebecca Larkin (flute), Chelsea Oden (clarinet), Samuel Kalcheim (viola)
Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, OR


March 22
Three Erasures, for 3 sopranos and 1 mezzo-soprano
Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
Transformer Station, Cleveland, OH

February 28
Three Erasures​, for 3 sopranos and 1 mezzo-soprano
Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
University of Toledo Performing Arts Recital Hall, Toledo, OH

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 2016

November 14
Out of stone, for string orchestra
Members of the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance (Evan Harger, conductor)
​Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR

July 22
Three Erasures, for 3 sopranos and 1 mezzo-soprano
Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
Louise Shonk Kelly Recital Hall, Dublin, NH

May 23
Sideways, for 4 percussionists
Members of The University of Oregon Percussion Studio
Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, OR

May 18
Out of stone, for string orchestra
University of Oregon Campus Orchestra (Evan Harger, conductor)
Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR

May 1
What forests are born, for cello and Balinese gamelan
Ramsey Sadaka (cello) and the Pacific Rim Gamelan (Robert Kyr, conductor)
Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, OR

April 25
Out of stone, for string orchestra
University of Oregon Campus Orchestra (Evan Harger, conductor)
Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR

January 31
Hypnagogia, for vocal octet
Roomful of Teeth
Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, OR

January 26
Pierre, for trumpet
Aaron Kahn (trumpet)
Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR

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 2015

November 17
Feathers, for piano
Katherine Wang (piano)
Collier House, Eugene, OR 

Fall 2015 | Studio 300 Festival of Digital Art and Music 2015-16 BYTE Gallery
Naufrage, for fixed electronics and video
Transylvania University, Lexington, KY

September 10 | Exhibitronic V Festival
Naufrage, for fixed electronics and video
Stimultania Art Gallery, Strasbourg, France

September 10 | Root Signals Electronic Music Festival
Naufrage, for fixed electronics and video
Terry Concert Hall, Jacksonville University, FL

April 11
Recurrences, for saxophone quartet
The Eleventh Hour Saxophone Quartet (Karen Gardener, director)
Wooster United Methodist Church, Wooster, OH

March 28 | Graduate composition recital
Moon, for clarinet, trombone, and percussion
Naufrage, for fixed electronics and video
Perspectives: I. The Stalwart, III. The Scientist, for tenor and piano
Salvator Mundi, for SSATB choir
Ooze, for tenor saxophone, contrabassoon, trombone, tuba, and cello
Red, for flute, clarinet, horn, piano, vibraphone, and strings
Et puis encore, for string quartet
Derrière les ennuis, for flute, bassoon, horn, and cello
Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN

January 17-18 | Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Collegiate Chapters Piano Pedagogy Symposium
Presenter, "How to Make Your Studio Website More Dynamic"
Butler MTNA Collegiate Chapter
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

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 2014

​November 8 | Indiana Music Teachers Association (IMTA) State Conference
Presenter, "Creating a Musical Wonderland: Teaching Composition Through Storytelling"
Butler MTNA Collegiate Chapter
Anderson University, Anderson, IN


October 24-26 | University of Wisconsin River Falls Composer Workshop and Competition
Finalist, without, for brass quintet
River Falls Brass Quintet
William Abbott Concert Hall, River Falls, WI


May 31 | IFMC State Honors Recital and Symposium at Indiana University
Presenter, "Creating a Musical Wonderland: Teaching Composition Through Storytelling"
Butler University MTNA Collegiate Chapter
Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN


May 22 | Circuit Bridges Concert Series "Sonic Currents"
du coeur, for fixed electronics
Concert curated by Melissa Grey
Gallery MC, New York, NY
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April 8
Et puis encore, for string quartet
Ligeia Quartet
Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, Indianapolis, IN

March 24 | MTNA National Conference
Presenter, "Creating a Musical Wonderland: Teaching Composition Through Storytelling"
Butler University MTNA Collegiate Chapter
Chicago, IL


March 8
without, for brass quintet
Foothills Brass
River Park Church, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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 2013

November 21 | 2013 Haiti Benefit Concert
Derrière les ennuis, for flute, bassoon, horn, cello
Emily Yoo (flute), Owen Carlos (bassoon), Brenna Giazzon (horn), Marina Ito (cello)
Lily Hall, Butler University, IN

October 28-November 2 | New Horizons Music Festival
du coeur, for fixed electronics
Part of a continuously played one-hour program during exhibition Disasters of War, with prints by Nicholas Naughton
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

June
Winner, 2013 International Alliance for Women in Music Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Prize, for UNLESS, for chamber orchestra

May 12
du coeur, for fixed electronics
McGaw Chapel, Wooster, OH

May
First place, 2013 National Federation of Music Clubs Young Composers Award for Sonata for the Fall, for cello and piano
Recipient, Pi Kappa Lambda Prize in Music, awarded by the Music Department of The College of Wooster

April 18
Recurrences, for saxophone quartet
Eleventh Hour Saxophone Quartet (Karen Gardener, director)
St. James Episcopal Church, Wooster, OH

April 14 | Undergraduate Senior Recital
L'Imagination de Lenore, for soprano, baritone, flute, percussion, piano, cello
Ombre, for fixed electronics
Valediction, for SATB choir
Sonata for the Fall, for cello and piano
Song for St. Cecilia, for vocal quartet
Recurrences, for saxophone quartet
Gault Recital Hall, Wooster, OH

March 2 | North American Saxophone Alliance 2013 Region 5 Conference
Recurrences, for saxophone quartet
Eleventh Hour Saxophone Quartet (Karen Gardener, director)
Bowling Green State University, OH

March 1 | Music of Living Composers Subscription Concert
UNLESS, for chamber orchestra
Wooster Symphony Orchestra (Jeffrey Lindberg, conductor)
McGaw Chapel, Wooster, OH

February 28
Recurrences, for saxophone quartet
Eleventh Hour Saxophone Quartet (Karen Gardener, director)
Gault Recital Hall, Wooster, OH

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 2012

March
Second place, 2012 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Student/Collegiate Composers Contest, for Recurrences​, for saxophone quartet

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 2011

June 4
Recurrences, for saxophone quartet
The PRISM Quartet
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

June 3
Recurrences, for saxophone quartet
The PRISM Quartet
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Symphony Space, New York, NY

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 2010

December 5
Song for St. Cecilia, for vocal quartet
I Rozzi Armadilli
First Presbyterian Church, Wooster, OH

October 29
Song for St. Cecilia, for vocal quartet
I Rozzi Armadilli
Gault Recital Hall, Wooster, OH
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