Performances
Posted on October 2, 2021
Performances
**= contest winning piece
Upcoming: Haecceitas (guitar solo) Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC, TBD.
Upcoming: new work for guitar duo, date and location TBA, Spring 2022.
Upcoming: Lontano (solo trumpet) Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC, Spring 2022, TBD.
Upcoming: **Haecceitas (guitar solo), Indiana, March, 2022, date and location TBA. A winning work in the 2019 USF New Music Festival Call for Scores.
Upcoming: Cantus (Hommage á Messiaen) (piano solo) date and location TBA, Fall 2021.
**Tau (flute and trombone), Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC, September 17, 2021. (livestreamed performance). A winning work in the 2020 Penn State New Music Festival Call for Scores, the 2019 CMS Northeast Regional Conference Call for Scores, and the 2019 West Fork New Music Festival Call for Scores.
**Irmos II (bass flute), Lisa Cella Low Flutes Project, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, March 27, 2021 (livestreamed performance). A winning work in the 2021 Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Call for Scores for Low Flutes
**Tau (flute and trombone), Penn State New Music Festival, Penn State University, State College, PA March 19, 2021 (livestreamed performance). A winning work in the 2020 Penn State New Music Festival Call for Scores, the 2019 CMS Northeast Regional Conference Call for Scores, and the 2019 West Fork New Music Festival Call for Scores.
**Haecceitas (guitar solo) University of South Florida 2020 International New Music Festival Virtual Concert #3, March 6, 2021 — rescheduled virtual presentation of 2020 USF New Music Festival Tampa, FL, April 3-4, 2020 that was cancelled due to Covid. A winning work in the 2019 USF New Music Festival Call for Scores
**I Will Betroth You to Me (SMsA choir) Ensamble Da Gunaá, 2020 Festival Expresiones Contemporáneas, Mexico City, Mexico, December 11, 2020 (livestreamed performance). One of two winning works in the international 2020 Festival Expresiones Contemporáneas Call for Scores for Women’s Choir.
I Will Betroth You to Me (SMsA choir) Concert Singers open rehearsal, Lightsey Chapel Portico, Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC, November 25, 2020.
Dornenlied II (flute, violin, viola, ‘cello) Kwidzyn International Music Festival II Cycle, St. Trinity Church, Kwidzyn, Poland, September 30, 2020 (livestreamed performance).
**Spe (euphonium and vibraphone), Miniature Matinee No.7, Moreau VanTuinen Duo, Gainesville, FL, July 12, 2020 (livestreamed performance). A selected work in the 2020 Moreau VanTuinen Duo Call for Scores for Tuba/Euphonium and Percussion
**Tau (flute and trombone), CMS Northeast Regional Conference, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, March 8, 2020. A winning work in the 2019 CMS Northeast Regional Conference Call for Scores, and a winning work in the 2019 West Fork New Music Festival Call for Scores.
Sashinobe, Etymos Ensemble, Teatro Comunale Cristoforo Colombo, Lucca, Italy, December 8, 2019.
**the flattery of fire, Red Noise New Music Ensemble, Otterbein University, Westerville, OH, November 17, 2019. A winning work in the 2019 Concept:Collaboration Call for Scores, one of three winning works in the 2013 BEEP Call for Scores, a winning work in thingNY ‘Spam v. 2.0’ Call for Scores, and a selected work in the 2014 SCL Forum Call for Scores
**Tau (flute and trombone), West Fork New Music Festival, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, September 27-28, 2019. A winning work in the 2019 West Fork New Music Festival Call for Scores
**the flattery of fire, Concept Ensemble, MetroArts Theatre, Brisbane, Australia, August 18, 2019. A winning work in the 2019 Concept:Collaboration Call for Scores, one of three winning works in the 2013 BEEP Call for Scores, a winning work in thingNY ‘Spam v. 2.0’ Call for Scores, and a selected work in the 2014 SCL Forum Call for Scores
**“…ailes sans plume…” (fixed media), Art and Science Days, Saint-Étienne, France, May 16, 2019. [A winning work in the 2019 Art and Science Days Call for Scores]
Sashinobe, Dillo in Sintesi Festival, Lucca, Italy, March 22, 2019. (performed twice)
**Three Fragments, Southeastern Composers League Forum, Fisk University, Nashville, TN March 1-2, 2018 [A winning work in the thingNY ‘spam v. 3.0’ Call for Scores and a selected work in the 2019 SCL Forum Call for Scores]
**5 Cretti (after Burri) (fixed media), Societa Italiana Musica Contemporania, Bari, Italy, November 23, 2018. [A winning work in the 2018 New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival Call for Scores]
**the flattery of fire (string quartet) JCA Composers Orchestra, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, October 4, 2016 [One of three winning works in the 2013 BEEP Call for Scores, a winning work in thingNY ‘Spam v. 2.0’ Call for Scores, and a selected work in the 2014 SCL Forum Call for Scores]
**5 Cretti (after Burri) (fixed media), New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, Abron Arts Center, New York, NY, July 17, 2018 [A winning work in the 2018 New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival Call for Scores]
5 Cretti (after Burri) (fixed media), Auditorium Banca del Monte, Lucca, Italy, April 22, 2018.
**Lekythos (guitar and viola), University of South Florida New Music Festival, Tampa, FL, April 5-8, 2018 [A winning work in the 2017 USF New Music Festival Call for Scores]
**Paschal Prelude (2 flutes, violin, viola), Southeastern Composers League Forum, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA February 23-24, 2018 [A selected work in the 2017 SCL Forum Call for Scores]
**Patina (glockenspiel), College Music Society Southern Regional Conference, Albany State University, Albany, GA February 22-24, 2018 [A winning work in the 2017 CMS Southern Regional Conference Call for Scores, the 2014 Composers Association of Serbia 24th International Review of Composers Call for Scores, the 2014 SCI National Conference Call for Scores, the 2013 Campbelltown Arts Centre Call for Scores for Solo Percussionist (Australia), and the 2011 UNE Kearney New Music Festival Call for Scores]
in memoriam (hommage a Chopin), Radio Broadcast of CD Felt: Striking Works for Solo Piano, Americana Radio, Croatia, January 29, 2018
**Three Pieces for Two Flutes, Old Municipal Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece December 18, 2017 [All three are winning works in the Phasma Music 2 Minutes for 2 Flutes Call for Scores]
**Three Haiku, Great Noise Ensemble, West Fork New Music Festival, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV September 9, 2017 [A winning work in the 2017 West Fork New Music Festival Call for Scores, the 2014 Concorde Ensemble Call for Scores, the 2013 Ensemble Platypus Call for Scores, the 2013 SCI National Conference Call for Scores, and the 2010 Fresno New Music Festival Call for Scores]
5 Cretti (after Burri) (fixed media), Contrasti New Music Festival, Sala Fondazione Caritro di Rovereto, Trento, Italy May 7, 2017.
5 Cretti (after Burri) (fixed media), Cluster Contemporanea Associazione di Compositori, Auditorium della Fondazione Banca del Monte, Lucca, Italy May 6, 2017.
Three Ecstatic Dances (harp and percussion), Jeremy Glover Senior Percussion Recital, Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC April 1, 2017.
**Patina (glockenspiel), Southeastern Composers League Forum, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA March 24, 2017. [A winning work in the 2014 Composers Association of Serbia 24th International Review of Composers Call for Scores, the 2014 SCI National Conference Call for Scores, the 2013 Campbelltown Arts Centre Call for Scores for Solo Percussionist (Australia), and the 2011 UNE Kearney New Music Festival Call for Scores]
**the flattery of fire (flute, tenor sax, violin, viola), JCA Composers Orchestra, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN November 10, 2016. [One of three winning works in the 2013 BEEP Call for Scores, a winning work in thingNY ‘Spam v. 2.0’ Call for Scores, and a selected work in the 2014 SCL Forum Call for Scores]
**Percussion Quartet, University of South Florida New Music Festival, Tampa, FL, March 5, 2016. [A winning work in the 2015 USF New Music Festival Call for Scores, the 2010 CFAMC National Conference Call for Scores, and a selected work in the 2011 Ball State University Festival of New Music Call for Scores]
**Seven Haiku, College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter Conference 2016, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC, February 26, 2016. [A winning work in the 2016 CMS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Conference Call for Scores, the 2014 London New Wind Festival Call for Scores, and the 2011 College Music Society National Conference Call for Scores]
**Seven Haiku, Delta Omicron New Music Concert, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC, February 24, 2016. [A winning work in the 2016 CMS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Conference Call for Scores and the 2011 College Music Society National Conference Call for Scores]
Ruth (one-act opera), Charleston Southern University Lyric Opera, Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC, February 21 and 22, 2016 (2 performances).
Ruth (one-act opera), College Band Directors National Association Southern Division Conference, Charleston, SC, February 18, 2016.
**Sola gratia, sola fide e soli Deo gloria (piano), Society of Composers, Inc. 50th Anniversary National Conference, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, November 13, 2015. [A winning work in the Society of Composers, Inc. 50th Anniversary National Conference Call for Scores]
**Patina (glockenspiel), 24th International Review of Composers, Belgrade, Serbia, September 25, 2015. [A winning work in the 2014 Composers Association of Serbia 24th International Review of Composers Call for Scores, the 2014 SCI National Conference Call for Scores, the 2013 Campbelltown Arts Centre Call for Scores for Solo Percussionist (Australia), and the 2011 UNE Kearney New Music Festival Call for Scores]
**Three Haiku (flute, clarinet, violin, cello), “Up Close with Music” concert, Concorde Ensemble, RHA Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, January 25, 2015. [A winning work in the 2014 Concorde Ensemble Call for Scores, the 2013 Ensemble Platypus Call for Scores, the 2013 SCI National Conference Call for Scores, and the 2010 Fresno New Music Festival Call for Scores]
**Psalm 119: 41-48 (oboe), 2015 Southeastern Composers League Forum, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, February 26-28, 2015. [A selected work in the 2015 SECL Forum Call for Scores, and a winning work in the 2013 London New Wind Festival Call for Scores]
**Shigurekana (saxophone quartet), The New Thread Quartet, Jan Hus Church, New York City, January 11, 2015. [A winning work in the Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Call for Scores for Saxophone Quartet]
**Seven Haiku (wind quintet), London New Wind Festival, St. Cyprian’s Church, London, England, November 21, 2014. [A winning work in the 2014 London New Wind Festival Call for Scores and the 2011 College Music Society National Conference Call for Scores]
**ankáthi (flute, cello, ‘bass), Collaborative Miniature Concert, dissonArt ensemble, Forum Wallis Festival, Leuk, Switzerland, June 6, 2014. [A winning work in the 2013 dissonArt ensemble Collaborative Miniature Project Call for Scores]
**the flattery of fire (4 electronic instruments), BEEP (Boyer Electroacoustic Ensemble Project), Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, April 28, 2014. [One of three winning works in the 2013 BEEP Call for Scores, a winning work in thingNY ‘Spam v. 2.0’ Call for Scores, and a selected work in the 2014 SECL Forum Call for Scores]
Paschal Prelude and Paschal. (2 flutes, violin, viola), Good Friday Service, The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Charleston, South Carolina, April 18, 2014.
**Patina (glockenspiel), 2014 Society of Composers National Conference, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, March 21, 2014. [A winning work in the 2014 SCI National Conference Call for Scores, the 2013 Campbelltown Arts Centre Call for Scores for Solo Percussionist (Australia), and in the 2011 UNE Kearney New Music Festival Call for Scores]
**Patina (glockenspiel), Recital Hour Concert, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, March 17, 2014. [A winning work in the 2014 SCI National Conference Call for Scores, the 2013 Campbelltown Arts Centre Call for Scores for Solo Percussionist (Australia), and in the 2011 UNE Kearney New Music Festival Call for Scores]
**the flattery of fire (Bb clarinet, alto saxophone, piano, contrabass), 2014 Southeastern Composers League Forum, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, February 22, 2014. [A selected work in the 2014 SECL Forum Call for Scores and a winning work in the thingNY ‘Spam v. 2.0’ Call for Scores]
**Patina (glockenspiel), Claire Edwardes, Peninsula Summer Music Festival, Victoria, Australia. December 30, 2013. [A winning work in the 2013 Campbelltown Arts Centre Call for Scores for Solo Percussionist and a winning work in the 2011 UNE Kearney New Music Festival Call for Scores]
Christ the King (choir and organ), Christ the King Lutheran Church, Columbia, South Carolina, December 1, 2013.
**Patina (glockenspiel), Numero Uno concert, Claire Edwardes, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown, Australia. November 10, 2013. [A winning work in the 2013 Campbelltown Arts Centre Call for Scores for Solo Percussionist and a winning work in the 2011 UNE Kearney New Music Festival Call for Scores]
Dr. Miracle (stage band only), Georges Bizet/Richard Pressley, 4 performances, CSU Lyric Theatre, Charleston Southern University, Charleston, South Carolina, October 31-November 2, 2013.
**ankáthi (flute, cello, ‘bass), Collaborative Miniature Concert, dissonArt ensemble, 48th Dimitria Festival, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 14, 2013. [A winning work in the 2013 dissonArt ensemble Collaborative Miniature Project Call for Scores]
**Psalm 119: 41-48 (english horn), Catherine Pluygers, London New Wind Festival, St. Cyprian’s Church, London, England, September 20, 2013. [A winning work in the 2013 London New Wind Festival Call for Scores]
Five Brushstrokes (guitar), Richard Pressley, Lightsey Chapel, Charleston Southern University, Charleston, South Carolina, August 29, 2013.
Lekythos (viola and guitar) and Five Brushstrokes (guitar), Richard and Johanna Pressley, Conundrum Music Hall, Columbia South Carolina, June 3, 2013.
**Three Haiku, “… im Banne des Unbekannten VI” concert, Ensemble Platypus, Echoraum, Vienna, Austria, May 25, 2013. [A winning work in the 2013 Ensemble Platypus Call for Scores, the 2013 SCI National Conference Call for Scores, and the 2010 Fresno New Music Festival Call for Scores]
**Hinaufziehen (english horn), Anne Goldberg, Jan Hus Church, New York City, March 10, 2013. [A winning work in the Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Call for Scores for Solo Oboe]
**Three Haiku for flute, clarinet, violin, ‘cello, Society of Composers 2013 National Conference, Ohio State University, February 15, 2013, Columbus, Ohio [One of the winning works in the 2013 SCI National Conference Call for Scores and a previous winner in the 2010 Fresno New Music Festival Call for Scores]
**Aspiration, Maria Carolina Cavalcanti, Jan Hus Church, New York City, February 10, 2013. [A winning work in the Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Call for Scores for Solo Flutes]
**Three Fragments, thingNY, Spam v. 3.0 Concert, Flushing Town Hall, New York City, December 15, 2012. [A winning work in the thingNY ‘Spam v. 3.0’ Call for Scores]
**Ephemera, Alyssa Reit, Jan Hus Church, New York City, November 11, 2012. [A winning work in the 2011 Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Call for Scores for Solo Harp]
**Aspiration, Maria Carolina Cavalcanti, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 7, 2012. [A winning work in the Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Call for Scores for Solo Flutes]
**Exaleípsas, Laura Jordan and Sarah Carrier, Fort Washington Collegiate Church, May 11, 2012, New York City [A winning work in the Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Call for Scores for Flute and Marimba]
**Patina (glockenspiel), University of Nebraska Kearney New Music Festival, February 7, 2012, Kearney, NE [A winning work in the 2011 UNE Kearney New Music Festival Call for Scores]
**Seven Haiku for wind quintet, Moran Quintet Faculty Recital, December 5, 2011, Lincoln, NE [A winning work in the 2011 College Music Society National Conference Call for Scores]
**Seven Haiku for wind quintet, Moran Quintet, 2011 College Music Society National Conference, October 20, 2011, Richmond, VA [A winning work in the 2011 College Music Society National Conference Call for Scores]
**Susurration, Kenji Haba, Jan Hus Church, New York City, October 9, 2011 [A winning work in the Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Call for Scores for Solo Guitar]
**Susurration, Kenji Haba, Goins Recital Hall, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN July 23, 2011 [A winning work in the Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Call for Scores for Solo Guitar]
**Susurration, Kenji Haba, Jan Hus Church, New York City, June 26, 2011 [A winning work in the Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Call for Scores for Solo Guitar]
**Ephemera, Alyssa Reit, Jan Hus Church, New York City, May 29, 2011 [A winning work in the Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Call for Scores for Solo Harp]
**Percussion Quartet, 2011 Ball State University Festival of New Music, Muncie, Indiana, February 26, 2011 [A winning work in the 2010 CFAMC National Conference Call for Scores; and a selected work in the 2011 Ball State University Festival of New Music Call for Scores]
**the flattery of fire, thingNY, Spam v. 2.0 Concert, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, New York City, February 25, 2011. [A winning work in the thingNY ‘Spam v. 2.0’ Call for Scores]
**String Quartet #1, The JACK Quartet, 2011 University of Alabama Huntsville New Music Festival, February 11, 2011. [A winning work in the 2011 University of Alabama Huntsville New Music Festival Call for Scores]
**Three Haiku for flute, clarinet, violin, ‘cello, The Definiens Project, Hope United Methodist Church, November 21, 2010, Los Angeles, California [One of the winning works in the 2010 Fresno New Music Festival Call for Scores]
**Three Haiku for flute, clarinet, violin, ‘cello, The Definiens Project, Fresno New Music Festival, November 6, 2010, Fresno, California [One of the winning works in the 2010 Fresno New Music Festival Call for Scores]
in memoriam (hommage a Chopin), WICR Indianapolis, Indiana, October 23 and 24, 2010; Radio Broadcast of March 15, 2010 performance at The University of Indianapolis [Commissioned by Dr. Richard Ratliff, Piano Professor, The University of Indianapolis]
**Percussion Quartet, 2010 CFAMC National Conference, October 15, 2010, Indiana Wesleyan University,Marion, IN [A selected work in the 2010 CFAMC National Conference Call for Scores]
Psalm 119:17-24 (trombone), Patrick Crossland, August 13, 2010, St. Georgenkirche, Waren (Müritz), Germany
in memoriam (hommage a Chopin), WICR Indianapolis, IN, April 10 and 11, 2010; Radio Broadcast of March 15, 2010 performance at The University of Indianapolis [Commissioned by Dr. Richard Ratliff, Piano Professor, The University of Indianapolis]
in memoriam (hommage a Chopin), The University of Indianapolis, March 15, 2010, Indianapolis, Indiana [Commissioned by Dr. Richard Ratliff, Piano Professor, The University of Indianapolis]
Three Haiku for string sextet (performed twice), Music at Noon, April 29, 2009, The Master’s College, Santa Clarita, California
Eulogetos, April 24, 2009, The Master’s College Women’s Chamber Choir Spring Concert, The Master’s College, Santa Clarita, CA [Commissioned by Dr. Carolyn Simons, Director, The Master’s College Women’s Chamber Choir]
deplori, Patrick Crossland, February 11 and 12, 2009, Theatersaal, Freudenstadter Kurhaus, Freudenstadt, Germany
deplori, Patrick Crossland, January 16, 2009, Hochschule fur Kunste, Bremen, Germany
The Traditions of Christmas, Chip Davis/Richard Pressley, Six performances, “Come Christmas Sing” Concert Series, December 2-6, 2008, The Master’s College, Santa Clarita, CA
**“a song…stranger than wind,” 2008 College Music Society National Conference, September 25, 2008, Atlanta, GA [One of the winning works chosen to showcase contemporary composition in the U.S. in the 2008 College Music Society National Conference Call for Scores]
What We Did in Texas, soundtrack to a short film by D. J. Kaufmann, 2007 L.A. Shorts Fest, September 14, 2007, AMC Burbank Town Center 6, Burbank, CA
Maranatha for violin and small orchestra, Health Sciences Orchestra Concert, April 2, 2006, St. Paul, MN [Commissioned by Jim Riccardo, Music Director of the Health Sciences Orchestra]
Two Verses, Psalm 119:41-48 (Bb Clarinet), Three Meditations on Zechariah 12:10 “then they will look on Me, the one they pierced,” Psalm 119:17-24 (contrabass), Until Christ is Formed (mezzo-soprano), **Psalm Fragments (viola), Ph. D Composition Recital, April 15, 2005, Minneapolis, MN
** Psalm Fragments, 2005 Columbia University Music Scholarship Conference, January 28, 2005, New York, NY [One of six winners of the 2005 Columbia Music Scholarship Conference Call for Scores]
A Meditation on the Goodness of Jesus, wedding performance, June 16, 2001, Owatanna, MN [Commissioned by Mike and Kristi Goslar for their wedding]
** Two Intermezzi, Ted Mann Readings, March 13, 2001, University of Minnesota [A selected work for the Ted Mann Readings, March, 2001]
** “then they will look on Me, the one they pierced” (Zechariah 12:10), Movements I-III, Minnesota Orchestra Reading, November 28, 2000, Minneapolis, MN [One of six winners of Minnesota Orchestra Perfect Pitch Readings 2000]
** “then they will look on Me, the one they pierced” (Zechariah 12:10), Movements I-III, University of Minnesota Orchestra Concert, May 5, 2000, Minneapolis [Winner of the University of Minnesota School of Music Call for Scores 2000]
** Psalm 119:41-48, solo clarinet, Ted Mann Readings, May 3, 2000, University of Minnesota [A selected work for the Ted Mann Readings, Spring Semester, 2000]
** “then they will look on Me, the one they pierced” (Zechariah 12:10), Movements I, III, and V (original version), University of Minnesota Orchestra Readings, April, 1998, Minneapolis [A selected work for the University of Minnesota Orchestra Readings 1998]
May God Be Exalted, movements II-IV, Composers’ Lab Concert, December 1997, Minneapolis, MN
May God Be Exalted, movements I-IV, My Supplication Unto the Lord (performed on Bb clarinet), St. John’s College Composers’ Platform, March 14, 1996, Cambridge, England
“In All Their Affliction He Was Afflicted” (Isaiah 63:9) (performed twice), Chamber Orchestra of Cambridge, October 27, 1995, Cambridge, England [Commissioned by Christopher Hayward, (then) Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Cambridge]
Of God, To God (violin substituted for viola), St. John’s College Composers’ Platform, March 9, 1995, Cambridge, England
Five Verses on Salvation (read twice), Psalm 30:6-7, God Whose Name is Holy, My Supplication Unto the Lord, May God Be Exalted, Senior Composition Recital, Butler University, April 21, 1994, Indianapolis, IN
May God Be Exalted (I-IV only), Composers’ Concert, Butler University, April 27, 1993, Indianapolis, IN