ARCHIVE of PAST EVENTS
28. May + 1, 3, 7. June, 2021 - Silk Street Theatre, London, UK
Guildhall School of Music Opera Department
I'm Cleaning, I'm Cleaning - 26' chamber opera - premiere performance(s)
**POSTPONED TO JUNE 2021** 1.-7. July - Milton Court Studio Theatre, London, UK
Guildhall School of Music Opera Department
I'm Cleaning, I'm Cleaning - 25' chamber opera - premiere performance(s)
This has been postponed due to COVID-19. Stay tuned for updates!
**cancelled** 18. May - Milton Court Studio Theatre, London, UK
Performance installation of new music by myself, Lara Agar and other composers (TBA) in collaboration with the Portorius String Quartet
This has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
January 24th, 2020, 7:30pm - St. Cuthberts Church, Carlisle, UK
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Beethoven Museum (2019) - for chamber orchestra
January 23rd, 2020, 7:30pm - Middlesbrough Town Hall, Middlesbrough, UK
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Beethoven Museum (2019) - for chamber orchestra – premiere performance
September 24th, 2019, 7:30pm - Milton Court Concert hall, London, UK
Guildhall Session Orchestra
Currents (2019) - for chamber orchestra – premiere performance
Listen to the piece here
June 28th, 2019, 7Pm - Silk street Music hall, London, UK
4 - for Plus Minus Ensemble – premiere performance
May 23rd, 2019, 1Pm - Wigmore Hall, London, UK
Menstruation Song (2019) - for Soprano, Baritone and Alto Flute - premiere performance
Listen to the piece here
May 3rd, 2019, 7Pm - Silk street Music hall, London, UK
Three Abstract Shapes (2019) - for violin and piano
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March 22nd, 2019, 7Pm - milton court concert hall, London, UK
Friend (2019) - for EXAUDI vocal ensemble - premiere performance
Listen to the performance here
DECember 6th and 7th, 2018, 7Pm - The Place Theatre, London, UK
Seven Dance Rituals (2018) - for 4 dancers, violin, double bass, keyboard, and electronics
Watch the performance here
September 28th, 2018, 6Pm - milton court concert hall, London, UK
Ring Circuit (2018) - for two pianos - premiere performance
April 16th, 2018, 7Pm - Auer Hall, Jacobs School of Music
Three Pieces for Solo Cello (2018) - premiere performance of full piece
Listen to the performance here
NOVEMBER 10th, 2017, 8Pm – University of Michigan, School of Music and Dance
Nonsense Cantata (2017) - I. Fanfare– for solo soprano and chamber orchestra
April 23rd, 2017 – Auer Hall, Jacobs School of Music
Submerge, sink – for four-channel electronics (2017)
April 18th, 2016 – Auer Hall, Jacobs School of Music
Nonsense Cantata (2017) – I. Fanfare – for solo soprano and chamber orchestra
April 9th, 2017 – Recital Hall, Jacobs School of Music
Two Percussion Figures – for percussion quartet (2017) Performed by a student percussion quartet on the 2017 Hammer and Nail concert organized by the IU Student Composer’s Association
Listen to the piece here
April 6th, 2017 – Recital Hall, Jacobs School of Music
Zwischenraum – for solo cello (2016)
December 4th, 2016 – Ford Hall, Jacobs School of Music
Landscapes – duet for horn and piano (2016)
November 15th, 2016 – Concert Hall, University of Iowa School of Music
Interwoven – for string quartet (2015) performed by a student quartet as part of the 2016 Midwest Composer's Symposium
August 11th, 2016 – Canepanova Cathedral, Pavia, Italy
Glacial – for mixed clarinet quartet (2016) performed by the 15.19 ensemble
April 26th, 2016 – MAC Opera Rehearsal Room, Jacobs School of Music
Unmindful Bliss – for live performance in Max/MSP (2016)
April 22nd 2016
A scene from my opera EX PARADISUM (2016) will receive its première by the IU New Music Ensemble and selected vocalists from the IU opera Department. The performance will be fully staged and will feature 5 opera excerpts by other IU composers as well.
Auer Hall, Jacobs School of Music 8:00 PM EST
APRIL 19TH 2016
Tandem (2016) receives it's premiere by violinist Esther Roestan and trombonist Connor Thummel, for whom it was written.
Auer Hall, Jacobs School of Music 8:00 PM EST
April 15TH 2016
My piece NO EXIT (2016) for spatialized horn octet will be featured on a recital of the Richard Seraphinoff horn studio. The recital will consist entirely of new music by IU composers. Additionally my new piece for horn and piano will receive it's première on this recital by Barbara Bright-Read by whom it was commissioned.
Ford-Crawford Hall, Jacobs School of Music 3:00 PM EST
FEBRUARY 29TH 2016
My piece Interwoven (2015) will receive its première alongside five other new pieces for string quartet by IU composers.
Ford-Crawford Hall, Jacobs School of Music 8:30 PM EST
February 20th 2016
To kick off the new year, my piece Chromatic Distortion (2016) along with two other works for sinfonietta by IU composers Paul Mortilla and Alex Berko will receive their premières.
Recital Hall, Jacobs School of Music 1 PM EST
Listen to the performance here.
NOVEMBER 1ST 2015
Ein Schönes Lied (2015) will receive its première performance by vocalist Daisy Schön and pianist Carolyn Craig at "Ein Schönes Liederabend: An Evening of Silly and Lighthearted Art Songs" alongside new works by six other IU composers.
Recital Hall, Jacobs School of Music at 7PM EST
Listen to the performance here.
June 20th 2015
Before Death (2015) receives its première performance at Constellation Chicago by the Apis Reeds Trio alongside seven other new works by composer participants at the Fresh Inc. festival.
Listen to the performance here.
June 17th 2015
Der Knabe (2014) receives a performance by Michael Gruender at the rapid fire performance event "Perform or Die" along with several other pieces of new music on the University of Wisconsin, Parkside campus. Thanks to Just Duet for hosting this event.
May 3rd 2015
A Striving After the Wind (2015) and six other new sacred choral works by IU composers Paul Mortilla and Alex Berko receive their premières at "A Night of New Sacred Music"—the first in annual concert series. The Performance takes place in Auer Hall at the Jacobs school of Music at Indiana University. The performing ensemble is composed of vocalists at the Jacobs School under the direction of the composer. Thanks to Paul Mortilla for organizing and hosting this new collaboration!
Watch the performance here.
or want to just listen?
April 19th 2015
Meditation (2015) receives its second performance and official première at an IU Composition Department recital. The IU Freshman Flute Ensemble, by whom the piece was commissioned, performed.
Listen to the performance here.
April 14th & 15th 2015
The dance piece in Dark I was receives its two première performances by students of the IU Contemporary Dance Program at the Buskirk Chumley Theater in Bloomington, IN. The piece featured music of the same title by Ábel Esbenshade performed by IU students Carolyn Craig (Voice and Piano) and Andy Sharma (Clarinet).
Watch the performance here.
or want to hear the music?
February 23rd 2015
Take Shelter (2015) receives its première performance at Recital Hall at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. A chamber orchestra composed of IU students performed under the direction of Paul Mortilla.
Watch the performance here.
or want to just listen?
January 26th 2015
String Quartet (2014) receives its second performance and US première at "An Evening of Quartets" at Ford-Crawford Hall on campus at the Jacobs School of Music. The piece was performed by a string quartet composed of IU students together with works by IU composers Alex Berko and Paul Mortilla.
Listen to the performance here.