Upcoming
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
November 4 | Splinter Reeds | Indexical Series
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
Wind River Studios, Santa Cruz, CA
November 19 | The Schönberg Project
Im Harren, for mezzo-soprano and piano (premiere)
Kayleigh Butcher (mezzo-soprano) and Christopher Narloch (piano)
Constellation Chicago, IL
December 2 | Research on Contemporary Composition Conference
Presenter, "Commissioning, Composing, and Conducting Contemporary Pedagogical Orchestra Music"
North Georgia University, Dahlonega, GA
March 2018
Motherland album release (includes Three Erasures, for 3 sopranos and 1 mezzo-soprano)
Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA
November 4 | Splinter Reeds | Indexical Series
Exercices, for soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Splinter Reeds
Wind River Studios, Santa Cruz, CA
November 19 | The Schönberg Project
Im Harren, for mezzo-soprano and piano (premiere)
Kayleigh Butcher (mezzo-soprano) and Christopher Narloch (piano)
Constellation Chicago, IL
December 2 | Research on Contemporary Composition Conference
Presenter, "Commissioning, Composing, and Conducting Contemporary Pedagogical Orchestra Music"
North Georgia University, Dahlonega, GA
March 2018
Motherland album release (includes Three Erasures, for 3 sopranos and 1 mezzo-soprano)
Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
2017
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
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
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
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
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 24 | Radio broadcast
UNLESS, for chamber orchestra
Kath Fraser, "Gathering Her Notes" (Ellensburg Community Radio)
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
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 24 | Radio broadcast
UNLESS, for chamber orchestra
Kath Fraser, "Gathering Her Notes" (Ellensburg Community Radio)
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
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
Visit the Circuit Bridges jukebox here!
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
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
Visit the Circuit Bridges jukebox here!
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
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
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
2012
March
Second place, 2012 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Student/Collegiate Composers Contest, for Recurrences, for saxophone quartet
Second place, 2012 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Student/Collegiate Composers Contest, for Recurrences, for saxophone quartet
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
Symphony Space, New York, NY
Recurrences, for saxophone quartet
The PRISM Quartet
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
June 3
Recurrences, for saxophone quartet
The PRISM Quartet
Symphony Space, New York, NY
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
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