Sounds Like Now
A blog by saxophonist Brian SacawaPast Performances
April 16, 2010
TUSAFB Saxophone Quartet
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, IL
University of Illinois
April 7, 2010
TUSAFB Saxophone Quartet
YOUNGSTOWN, OH
12:15pm, Butler Museum of Art
524 Wick Avenue
April 6, 2010
TUSAFB Saxophone Quartet
YOUNGSTOWN, OH
4pm, Dana School of Music
Masterclass and performance
April 1, 2010
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, MICA
1300 Mount Royal Ave
World Premiere of Mandala of the Four Directions.
March 30, 2010
Out Of Your Head
BALTIMORE, MD
9:30 & 11pm, Windup Space
12 W North Avenue
March 27, 2010
TUSAFB Saxophone Quartet
SILVER SPRING, MD
3pm, Calvary Lutheran Church
9545 Georgia Avenue
March 26, 2010
Improv with Ken Ueno & Friends
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, 2640 Space
2640 St Paul Street
March 17, 2010
TUSAFB Saxophone Quartet
COLUMBIA, MD
2pm, Historic Oakland Mansion
5340 Vantage Point Drive
February 24, 2010
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles Street
All In The Game. John Zorn’s Cobra
February 18 & 19, 2010
Ethos NewSound Festival
FREDONIA, NY
SUNY-Fredonia
Music by Alexandra Gardner.
February 12, 2010 - 8pm
February 13, 2010 - 11am & 7pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
BALTIMORE, MD
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
1212 Cathedral Street
Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky. Marin Alsop, conductor.
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February 11, 2010
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
NORTH BETHESDA, MD
8pm, Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane
Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky. Marin Alsop, conductor.
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February 3, 2010
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles Street
Home Grown. An evening of music by Alexandra Gardner.
January 20, 2010
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles Street
Zodiacrobatic. Hybrid Groove Project’s evening-length remix of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Tierkreis. Visit www.zodiacrobatic.com to watch the project unfold and make suggestions.
December 12, 2009
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
7pm, Male/Female Sculpture
Penn Station
Unsilent Night + BOOM!. Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night and BOOM!, the Unsilent Afterparty. Performing music by Jacob ter Veldhuis.
October 11, 2009
Jefferson Presents
COLTON’S POINT, MD
3pm, Nekadesh Farm
20520 Wellington Court
Music by Lang and others.
October 7, 2009
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles Street
Low Art. Solo recital of music by David Lang, Giacinto Scelsi, Gerard Grisey, and Lee Hyla. With Jennifer Everhart, bass clarinet.
September 16, 2009
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles Street
Loopy. Music by Prefuse 73, Blockhead, DJ Krush and more.
September 12, 2009
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Contemporary Museum
100 W Centre Street
Music by Fax.
July 18, 2009
Mobtown Modern’s Summer Spectacle 2009
BALTIMORE, MD
3pm, Charles Street Bridge
Mauricio Kagel’s Eine Brise for 111 bicyclists.
June 12, 2009
Mobtown Modern’s Future Party
BALTIMORE, MD
7pm, 100 West Centre Street
Fundraiser for Mobtown Modern’s 3rd Season.
May 10, 2009
Boston Microtonal Society
BOSTON, MA
5pm, St. Paul’s Church
138 Tremont St
BMS 20th Anniversary. Performing music by Joe Manieri and Frank J Oteri.
May 06, 2009
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Contemporary Museum
100 W Centre St
Out To Lunch. Performing music by Stockhausen and Zappa.
May 01, 2009
B-MORE SOUNDBOX FESTIVAL
BALTIMORE, MD
6pm - 2am, Metro Gallery
1700 North Charles Street
HGP performs along with Faith in the Glitch, Buckminster, (i), and others.
March 09, 2009
Recital/Masterclass
POTSDAM, NY
3pm, Crane School of Music
Performance of Sequenza IXb by Luciano Berio and Masterclass.
March 03, 2009
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
6:30pm, Contemporary Museum
100 W Centre St
Sequenzathon. Performing Berio’s Sequenza IXb.
January 28, 2009
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Contemporary Museum
100 W Centre St
More Than Words. Performing Missy Mazzoli’s Shy Girl Shouting Music.
December 15, 2008
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Contemporary Museum
100 W Centre St
Hard As F@#!. Performing Still by Jason Eckardt and All Set by Milton Babbitt.
December 14, 2008
TUSAFB Chamber Recital Series
COLUMBIA, MD
3pm, Historic Oakland Mansion
5430 Vantage Point Road
Elliott Carter 100th Birthday celebration.
December 12, 2008
Unsilent Night in Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
8pm, Male/Female Sculpture
Penn Station (1500 N Charles St)
Baltimore’s 3rd Annual performance of Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night.
October 05, 2008
TUSAFB Chamber Recital Series
COLUMBIA, MD
3pm, Historic Oakland Mansion
Performing music by Kurt Weill.
October 01, 2008
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Contemporary Museum
100 W Centre St
Sound Ecology. Performing Tourmaline by Alexandra Gardner.
September 09, 2008
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Contemporary Museum
100 W Centre St
Mobtown Modern’s season opener, Too Cool For School, with music by Jacob TV, Lee Hyla, Julia Wolfe, and David Lang.
August 23, 2008
Red Room
BALTIMORE, MD
9pm, Normals Books & Records
425 E 31st St
Performing Matt Burtner’s Portals of Distortion and Endprint.
July 20, 2008
Artscape
BALTIMORE, MD
2:30pm, Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles St
HGP performs at Artscape 2008.
May 09, 2008
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Contemporary Museum
100 W Centre St
Not So Much: Minimalish Music. Works by Glass, Reich, Gordon, Muhly, and Riley.
May 04, 2008
Videopolis
BALTIMORE, MD
2:30pm, Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles St
The second of two performances at Videopolis.
May 03, 2008
Hybrid Groove Project
BALTIMORE, MD
6:30pm, Montgomery Park
1800 Washington Blvd
Sustain-a-Ball fundraiser for the Contemporary Museum.
May 02, 2008
Videopolis
BALTIMORE, MD
10pm, Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles St
The first of two performances at Videopolis.
April 20, 2008
Boston Microtonal Society
BOSTON, MA
8pm, St. Paul’s Cathedral
Music by Joe Manieri (w/ Jen Ashe, soprano).
April 04, 2008
Hybrid Groove Project
BALTIMORE, MD
7:30pm, Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles St
Opening of Ironing.
March 20, 2008
Masterclass
GAINESVILLE, FL
10:40am, University of Florida
130 Newell Dr
March 15, 2008
Story of This Place: Charm City Remix
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Contemporary Museum
100 W Centre St
Opening of Kianga Ford’s Story of This Place: Charm City Remix, featuring music composed by Erik Spangler and performed by Hybrid Groove Project.
January 29, 2008
Mobtown Modern
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Contemporary Museum
100 W Centre St
State of the Union. Music by Rzewski, Globokar, Andriessen, Reich, and Spangler.
January 19, 2008
Hybrid Groove Project
BALTIMORE, MD
9pm, Talking Head
203 Davis St
With Oxter, Dominique Leone (San Francisco) and Satabdi Express.
December 21, 2007
Unsilent Night in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Meet @ Washington Monument
Baltimore’s 2nd Annual performance of Phil Kline’s ambient Christmas masterpiece, Unsilent Night. And be sure to join us for the Unslient After Party beginning at 9pm at Joe Squared Pizza & Bar (133 W North Ave) featuring Hybrid Groove Project and DJ Dubble8.
November 18, 2007
Boston Microtonal Society
BOSTON, MA
5pm, St. Paul’s Church
New works by James Bergin, Julia Werntz, and Joe Manieri.
October 04, 2007
VIM: TriBeCa
NEW YORK, NY
7pm, Gallerie Icosahedron
27 N Moore St
Program featuring works by Michael Djustrom, David T. Little, and Judd Greenstein (world premiere). Hybrid Groove Project performs on the second half of the show.
Read the blurb in Time Out NY »
September 28, 2007
High Zero High Jinx
BALTIMORE, MD
3pm, Sidewalk in front of Normal’s Books & Records (corner of 31st & Greenmount)
Duo performance with John Berndt.
September 21, 2007
Soloist with The U.S. Army Field Band
SARATOGA, NY
7pm, Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Performing Carmen Fantasy by Pablo de Sarasate.
September 20, 2007
Soloist with The U.S. Army Field Band
LEHIGHTON, PA
7pm, Lehighton Area High School
Performing Carmen Fantasy by Pablo de Sarasate.
September 09, 2007
Soloist with The U.S. Army Field Band
HAGERSTOWN, MD
3:30pm, Hagerstown Community College
Performing Carmen Fantasy by Pablo de Sarasate.
September 08, 2007
Hybrid Groove Project
BALTIMORE, MD
6pm, The Contemporary Museum
100 W Centre St
HGP performs at the opening night party for Broadcast, the Contemporary’s newest exhibit. The concert will be broadcast on a pirate radio station.
August 18, 2007
Hybrid Groove Project
BALTIMORE, MD
10pm, Joe Squared Pizza & Bar
133 W North Ave
HGP unveils works in progress and performs old favorites.
July 26, 2007
Ocean Grove Summer Stars Classical Series
OCEAN GROVE, NJ
7:30pm, The Great Auditorium
With accordionist Lidia Kaminska and pianist Hugh Sung
July 22, 2007
Hybrid Groove Project
BALTIMORE, MD
10pm, Pramus
1323 N Calvert St (at Mt Royal Ave)
HGP winds down Artscape 2007 with a performance at Pramus Skate Shop.
July 21, 2007 After Now Composers Collective
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, Carriage House
2225 Hargrove St (alley between St Paul & Calvert below 23rd)
Debut concert of the After Now Baltimore new music collective.
July 20, 2007 Artscape 2007
BALTIMORE, MD
7pm, Langsdale Auditorium
Oliver St & Maryland Ave (Oliver St entrance)
Solo set as part of Exotic Hypnotic, curated by John Berndt.
July 09, 2007 Hybrid Groove Project
BROOKLYN, NY
8:30pm - MonkeyTown
58 N 3rd St (between Wythe & Kent)
$5, $10 minimum
HGP is joined by trip-hop singer Du Yun for a set featuring music by Beglarian, Spangler, Glass, ter Veldhuis. Dubble8 also spins originals.
July 05, 2007 Soloist with The U.S. Army Field Band
ZANESVILLE, OH
7:30pm - Secrest Auditorium
Performing Carmen Fantasy by Pablo de Sarasate.
July 01, 2007 Soloist with The U.S. Army Field Band
CHAUTAUQUA, NY
2:30pm - Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Amphitheater
Performing Carmen Fantasy by Pablo de Sarasate.
June 30, 2007 Soloist with The U.S. Army Field Band
BOARDMAN, OH
8pm - Boardman Park Maag Amphitheater
Performing Carmen Fantasy by Pablo de Sarasate.
May 26, 2007 American Academy in Rome
ROME, ITALY
6pm, Villa Aurelia, L.go di Porta S. Pancrazio, 1
Performing music by Rome Prize winners Ken Ueno and Andrew Norman.
Featuring Non-Zero, Wendy Richman, viola, and Andrew Norman, piano
May 16, 2007 Harvard Group for New Music
CAMBRIDGE, MA
8pm, Venue TBD
Performing place untouched by the sun in winter by Hillary Zipper with HGNM’s 32-speaker HYDRA sound system.
May 13, 2007 Boston Microtonal Society
BOSTON, MA
5pm, First Church in Boston
66 Marlboro Street
Non-Zero is featured with the ensemble NotaRiotus, performing Hillary Zipper’s the time of insects.
May 04, 2007 Look & Listen Festival
NEW YORK, NY
8pm, Robert Miller Gallery
524 W. 26th Street (between 10th & 11th Aves)
Performing Tourmaline by Alexandra Gardner
Includes a panel discussion moderated by WNYC’s Sarah Fishko
April 25, 2007 An die Musik LIVE
BALTIMORE, MD
8pm, An die Musik
409 N Charles St
Jacob ter Veldhuis
David T. Little
Alexandra Gardner
Michael Djupstrom
Erik Spangler The Garden of Love
descanso (after omega)
Tourmaline
Walimai
pastlife laptops and attic instruments
The “Unofficial” CD release party for American Voices. With Michael Djupstrom, piano and DJ Dubble8, turntables.
April 24, 2007 Hybrid Groove Project
BALTIMORE, MD
4pm - Peabody Conservatory of Music
1 East Mt Vernon Place
HGP presents a lecture/demonstration for the Peabody Computer Music Department.
March 20, 2007 MATA Festival
NEW YORK, NY
8pm, Brooklyn Lyceum
Performing Tourmaline by Alexandra Gardner
February 23, 2007 Japan-USA: Musical Perspectives, Series 1
NEW YORK, NY
7:30pm, Yahama Piano Salon
689 Fifth Ave
Kumiko Omura
Lyudmila German
Miyuki Ito La complication d’images
Gone (world premiere)
Into the forest of stars… (I)
February 12, 2007 Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
10:30am - Roanoke Civic Center Performing Arts Theater
Roanoke, VA
Adventures In Music educational outreach concert, featuring Bernstein’s Dances from “On The Town” and Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” and Ravel’s Bolero.
David Wiley, conductor
February 12, 2007 Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
8pm - Roanoke Civic Center Performing Arts Theater
Roanoke, VA
Dance & Romance featuring Bernstein’s Dances from “On The Town” and Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” and Ravel’s Bolero.
David Wiley, conductor
February 11, 2007 Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
7:30pm - Lee Auditorium
Staunton, VA
Dance & Romance featuring Bernstein’s Dances from “On The Town” and Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” and Ravel’s Bolero.
David Wiley, conductor
January 28, 2007 TUSAFB Chamber Recital Series
Christ Episopal Church - 3pm
Columbia, MD
Performing Descanso (after omega) by David T. Little
January 06, 2007 U.S. Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium
George Mason Center for the Arts Concert Hall - 2:30pm
Fairfax, VA
Performing with the Interservice Saxophone Ensemble
December 08, 2006 Unsilent Night in Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Join us for a performance of Phil Kline’s ambient Christmas masterpiece, Unsilent Night. Details to come!
November 14, 2006 Non-Zero
UMass - Dartmouth
Boston, MA
November 12, 2006 Boston Microtonal Society
Killian Hall at MIT
Boston, MA
Saxophonist with the ensemble NotaRiotus, performing works by Bob Hasegawa, Julia Werntz, and Sims.
October 22, 2006 Musicacoustica 2006: Language
Central Conservatory of Music
Beijing, China
Premiere of new work by Miyuki Ito
October 06, 2006 NWEAMO Festival
7pm - Apple Store - SoHo
103 Prince Street
New York, NY
Hybrid Groove Project performs pastlife laptops and attic instruments at the 2006 NWEAMO Festival. Click here for directions.
September 24, 2006 NWEAMO Festival
8pm - Doug Fir Lounge
Portland, OR
Hybrid Groove Project performs pastlife laptops and attic instruments at the 2006 NWEAMO Festival.
May 12, 2006 Harvard Group for New Music
8pm - Paine Hall at Havard University
Cambridge, MA
Performing place untouched by the sun in winter by Hillary Zipper on the HGMN Hydra concert.
May 07, 2006 Boston Microtonal Society
Boston, MA
Saxophonist with the ensemble NotaRiotus
April 21, 2006 Arizona All-State
1pm - Centennial Hall
Tucson, AZ
Performance on Faculty Recital
March 28, 2006 2006 MTNA National Conference
Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
Performance of Walimai by Michael Djupstrom
March 24, 2006 Hybrid Groove Project
7:30pm - University of Arizona - Room 232
Tucson, AZ
DJ Dubble8
Eve Beglarian
Philip Glass
J. ter Veldhuis
DJ Dubble8
Erik Spangler Every Time
Getting to Know the Weather
Piece in the Shape of a Square
Billie
TBD (Nancarrow remix)
pastlife laptops and attic instruments
March 16, 2006 Guest Lecture/Presentation
12:30pm - Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA
Guest lecture in collaboration with pianist Hugh Sung and Barry Brahier (via webcam) on music technology.
March 15, 2006 Guest Artist Masterclass
8pm - Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore, MD
March 14, 2006 Guest Artist Masterclass
11am - Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
March 13, 2006 Guest Artist Lecture/Performance
2:30pm - Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Music by Beglarian, Liang, Allen, and ter Veldhuis.
February 25, 2006 SPARK Festival
7:30pm - Llyod Ultan Recital Hall at University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Alvin Lucier
Timothy Edwards
Lei Liang
Michael Edwards
Alvin Lucier
Christopher Biggs Spira Mirabilis
Tritych
Memories of Xiaoxiang
Breathing Charlie
Music for Violin and Saxophone
The Capgra’s Patience Wanes
Also featuring violinist Maja Cerar.
February 24, 2006 SPARK Festival
7:30pm - Ted Mann Concert Hall at University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Performing Fountain Resonances by Samuel Burt
February 23, 2006 SPARK Festival
11:15am - Coffman Memorial Union
Minneapolis, MN
J Anthony Allen
Zachary Crockett
Lou Bunk
Per Bloland
J Anthony Allen Hyperacusis
Fight to Flow Between (world premiere)
Luna
Quintet
Trance (world premiere)
Featured Guest Artist at the 5-day SPARK Festival of Electronic Music and Art. First concert: performing music by the Dal Niente Composers Group.
February 15, 2006 North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Music by Djupstrom and Bloland
February 04, 2006 Chamber Music Now!
8pm - Ethical Society Hall
Philadelphia, PA
Erik Spangler
Eve Beglarian
J. ter Veldhuis
Richard Belcastro
Erik Spangler
Philip Glass pastlife laptops and attic instruments
Getting to Know the Weather
Billie
Collage No. 1 (Bits of Bowie) (world premiere)
Every Time (remix)
Piece in the Shape of a Square
Chamber Music Now! presents Sacawa in “Hybrid Grooves,” a captivating program of works embracing a blend of saxophone and a variety of accompaniments in a “funk and groove” soundscape. Featuring an opening set by DJ Dubble8. For more information, click here.
January 09, 2006 Astral Artistic Services
Rock Hall at Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Music by Lauba, Bizet, Creston, and Ibert
January 07, 2006 U.S. Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium
Featured Artist Recital
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Music by Djupstrom, Lang, Sheng, and Wuorinen
January 06, 2006 Southwest Honor Band Weekend
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Guest Artist Masterclass
December 18, 2005 Unsilent Night in Tucson
7pm - UA Old Main Gate
Tucson, AZ
Sacawa leads a performance of Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night in Tucson’s First Annual boombox Christmas parade.
For more information and how you can participate, click here.
December 10, 2005 Red Room Collective
8:30 - Red Room at Normal’s
425 E. 31st Street
Baltimore, MD
Music by James Tenney, Michael Pisaro, Keeril Makan, Per Bloland, Hillary Zipper, and Alvin Lucier.
December 09, 2005 Guest Artist Masterclass
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
November 13, 2005 Non-Zero
National Insecurity 2
3pm - Killian Hall at MIT
Boston, MA
Curtis Hughes
S. Papavasilopoulos
Dennis DeSantis
David T. Little
Vinko Globokar Two-Faced
Still Life With Karl
Patriot Act
Red Scare Sketchbook
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NZ is featured along with the NOW Ensemble and Newspeak at National Insecurity 2, an afternoon of politically-inspired music curated by composers David T. Little and Curtis Hughes.
October 16, 2005 Guest Artist Recital
1pm - University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
World premiere of Walimai by Michael Djupstrom
October 12, 2005 Faculty Artist Series
7:30pm - Crowder Hall
Tucson, AZ
John Harbison
Christian Lauba
David T. Little
Per Bloland
Michael Djupstrom
Charles Wuorinen San Antonio
Balafon
descanso (after omega) (world premiere)
Quintet (world premiere)
Walimai (workshop performance)
Divertimento
September 28, 2005 Other Minds: BRINK Series
9pm - Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk Street (between Post & Sutter)
San Francisco, CA
Music by Alvin Lucier, Keeril Makan, and James Tenney
September 24, 2005 New World Symphony
7:30pm - Lincoln Theater
Miami, FL
Performing Symphonic Dances from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein and Suite from Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev
Alasdir Neale, conductor
September 03, 2005 **CONCERT POSTPONED - CHECK BACK SOON FOR NEW DATE**
Red Room Collective
8:30 - Red Room at Normal’s
425 E. 31st Street
Baltimore, MD
Music by James Tenney, Michael Pisaro, Keeril Makan, Hillary Zipper, and Alvin Lucier.
June 05, 2005 Berkeley Edge Festival
7:30pm - Hertz Hall
Tickets are $26
Berkeley, CA
Voice Within Voice by Keeril Makan
April 27, 2005 International Contemporary Ensemble
8pm - Merkin Concert Hall
New York, NY
World premiere of Leaving Santa Monica by Jenny Olivia Johnson.
April 25, 2005 Pro Musicis Finals
Weill Recital Hall
New York, NY
April 23, 2005 Non-Zero
8pm - Tenri Cultural Institute
43A West 13th Street (between 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York, NY
Sophocles Papavasilopoulos
David T. Little
John Cage
Keeril Makan
Hillary Zipper
Lou Bunk Still Life with Karl
Red Scare Sketchbook (world premiere)
Three
Voice Within Voice (world premiere)
the time of insects
Being and Becoming
April 18, 2005 Composers’ Forum
8pm - Britton Recital Hall
Ann Arbor, MI
World premiere of Traces by Tim Sullivan
April 17, 2005 Contemporary Directions Ensemble
2pm - Rackham Auditorium
Ann Arbor, MI
Performing Night Bird by Karen Tanaka
April 14, 2005 SEAMUS National Conference
Sursa Recital Hall
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Works by Lou Bunk and Peter McCullough
April 02, 2005 Non-Zero
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA
works by Zipper, Bunk, Lucier, and Cage
March 28, 2005 Non-Zero
8pm - Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South
New York, NY
NZ is in residence at New York University with a performance on NYU’s First Performance concert series. World premieres of music by Juliana Trivers, Sophocles Papavasilopoulos, and Jesse Sklar.
March 01, 2005 Guest Artist Recital
7:30pm - Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
February 27, 2005 Guest Artist Recital
8pm - Hope College
Holland, MI
February 19, 2005 Kalvos & Damian’s New Music Bazaar
Plainfield, VT
Live radio performance and interview on WGDR FM 91.1 from 2:30 to 4:30 EST. Click here to listen online.
February 18, 2005 Guest Artist Recital
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Amherst, MA
Click here for more information.
February 17, 2005 Guest Artist Recital
8pm - Hartt School of Music
Hartford, CT
February 16, 2005 New York Debut Recital: American Voices
8pm - Miller Theatre
2960 Broadway (at 116th St.)
New York, NY
Chris Theofanidis
Alvin Lucier
Martin Bresnick
Lee Hyla
Philip Glass
Charles Wuorinen
Derek Hurst
Michael Gordon Netherland
Spira Mirabilis
Tent of Miracles
Pre-Amnesia
Piece in the Shape of a Square
Divertimento
Bacchanalia Skiapodorum (NY premiere)
The Low Quartet
February 14, 2005 Guest Artist Lecture/Recital
11am - Manhatttan School of Music
New York, NY
Lecture/demonstration for the saxophone class at MSM
February 10, 2005 American Voices
7:30pm - Universtiy Commons
Ann Arbor, MI
A sneak preview of the American Voices New York Debut Recital, featuring music by Hyla, Theofanidis, Lucier, Bresnick, Glass, Wuorinen, Hurst, and Gordon.
January 22, 2005 New World Symphony
Sounds of the Times: A Night in New Vienna
7:30pm - Lincoln Theater
Miami, FL
Aerial by H.K. Gruber
H.K. Gruber, conductor
December 29, 2004 Concert Association of Florida
8pm - Lincoln Theater
Miami, FL
The Emperor of Atlantis, a one-act opera by Viktor Ullmann
James Conlon, conductor
December 11, 2004 Non-Zero
8pm - Britton Recital Hall
Ann Arbor, MI
NZ is in residence with the University of Michigan Contemporary Directions Ensemble performing works by Reich, Zipper, Farrin, Zubieta, Kondo, and Puckett.
December 09, 2004 Non-Zero
8pm - Kerrytown Concert House
Tickets are $10, general admission
Ann Arbor, MI
Hillary Zipper
Sebastián Zubieta
Suzanne Farrin
Jo Kondo
Steve Reich
Lou Bunk
Joel Puckett the time of insects (world premiere)
Caravana Rolidey(world premiere)
Possessions Keep (world premiere)
A Shrub (U.S. premiere)
Clapping Music
Being and Becoming (world premiere)
Gunslingers (world premire)
December 04, 2004 New World Symphony
Sounds of the Times: An International Mix
7:30pm - Lincoln Theater
Miami, FL
Dispelling the Fears by Mark-Anthony Turnage
Stefan Asbury, conductor
November 11, 2004 St. Petersburg Philharmonic
7:30pm - Krannert Ceneter for the Performing Arts
Foellinger Great Hall
Urbana, IL
Symphonic Dances by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
October 31, 2004 Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Sister Act I
3pm - Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, MI
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra by Luciano Berio
Roberto Abbado, conductor
Katia & Marielle Labèque, piano
October 30, 2004 Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Sister Act I
8:30pm - Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, MI
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra by Luciano Berio
Roberto Abbado, conductor
Katia & Marielle Labèque, piano
October 29, 2004 Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Sister Act I
10:45am - Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, MI
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra by Luciano Berio
Roberto Abbado, conductor
Katia & Marielle Labèque, piano
October 26, 2004 UM Saxophone Studio Recital
7:30pm - Britton Recital Hall
Ann Arbor, MI
performing Piece in the Shape of a Square by Philip Glass
October 20, 2004 whatWALL? • a visual & electro-acoustic experience
8pm - Duderstadt Center Video & Performance Studio
Admission is free
Ann Arbor, MI
Erik Spangler
Hillary Zipper
Oliver Schneller
Derek Hurst
Matt Tierney
Ken Ueno pastlife laptops & attic instruments (world premiere)
place untouched by the sun in winter
Eclipse (world premiere)
Bacchanalia Sciapodorum (world premiere)
The Gutless Wonder (world premiere)
whatWALL?
Johnny DeKam, video & lighting design
Erik Spangler, turntables
Ken Ueno, laptop & vocals
Hillary Zipper, violin
Pre-concert discussion with composers beginning at 7pm sponsored by Meet The Composer.
October 13, 2004 Ann Arbor Society for Musical Arts
10:30am - Women’s City Club
Ann Arbor, MI
music by Glass, Bolcom, and Gordon
October 03, 2004 Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Invitation to the Dance
3pm - Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, MI
performing Symphonic Dances by Eino Tamberg
Neeme Järvi, conductor
October 02, 2004 Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Invitation to the Dance
8:30pm - Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, MI
performing Symphonic Dances by Eino Tamberg
Neeme Järvi, conductor
October 01, 2004 Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Invitation to the Dance
8pm - Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, MI
performing Symphonic Dances by Eino Tamberg
Neeme Järvi, conductor
September 26, 2004 Virginia M. Howard / Stearns Lecture
2pm - Britton Recital Hall
Ann Arbor, MI
A lecture/performance with Professor Donald Sinta on saxophone history focusing on the Allen Loomis and Adolphe Sax saxophones held in the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments at the University of Michigan.
August 21, 2004 Bargemusic
Guest Artist with the West Point Saxophone Quartet
7:30pm • Fulton Ferry Landing
Brooklyn, NY
Also featuring the Williams Chamber Players
David Kechley
Perry Goldstein
David Kechley
Stepping Out
Motherless Child Variations
RUSH
For tickets and more information contact the Bargemusic Box Office at 718-624-2083 (phone) or 718-624-1155 (fax) or click here.
April 28, 2004 North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference
Recital Hall at the University of North Carolina–Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
Bright Sheng A Tune From Childhood
Hillary Zipper place untouched by the sun in winter
April 24, 2004 Coleman Chamber Music Competition
Ramo Auditorium at the California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Beginning at 9am
Admission is free; no tickets or reservations required.
Larry Teal Saxophone Quartet
J. B. Singelee Premier Quatuor
Charles Wuorinen Quartet
April 18, 2004 All Rivers at Once
8pm • Concordia College Chapel
Ann Arbor, MI
Larry Teal Saxophone Quartet
Four5 by John Cage
For a link to a map and directions click here.
April 17, 2004 Contemporary Directions Ensemble
8pm • Britton Recital Hall
Ann Arbor, MI
Jonathan Shames, director
Quartet by Stefan Wolpe
Ben Albright, trumpet • Renée Keller, percussion • Ming-Hsiu Yen, piano
April 13, 2004 Words and Music
8pm • Kerrytown Concert House
Ann Arbor, MI
Admission is free.
Pearl by Anthony Suter
Patrick Murphy, soprano saxophone • Julie Cross, soprano • Lucretia Fleury, soprano
April 08, 2004 University Musical Society
8pm • Hill Auditorium
Ann Arbor, MI
University Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
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Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Bolcom
For further information please contact the University Musical Society at 734-764-2538 (phone) or 734-647-1177 (fax).
For a map and directions click here.
March 27, 2004 New Music Brandeis
8pm • Slosberg Recital Hall at Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
A concert of original works by members of the Brandeis University Graduate Composition Department.
Hillary Zipper place untouched by the sun in winter (world premiere)
Lou Bunk Luna (world premiere)
Max Dulaney Altjeringa (world premiere)
Timothy Feeney, percussion • David Russell, cello
For more information please contact the Brandeis University Music Department phone: 781-736-3310 • fax: 781-736-3320
For a map and directions click here.
March 13, 2004 Larry Teal Saxophone Quartet
2pm • Britton Recital Hall
Ann Arbor, MI
Quartet by Charles Wuorinen
March 09, 2004 8pm • Britton Recital Hall
Ann Arbor, MI
World Premiere of A Tune from Childhood by Bright Sheng (saxophone version)
March 07, 2004 Larry Teal Saxophone Quartet
4pm • University Commons
Ann Arbor, MI
Admission is free.
Eliott Carter
John Cage
Iannis Xenakis
Steve Reich
Charles Wuorinen Canonic Suite
Four5
XAS
New York Counterpoint
Quartet
For more information contact the University Commons at 734-663-2500.
For a map and directions click here.
February 19, 2004 CBDNA Conference
Larry Teal Saxophone Quartet soloists with UM Concert Band
2pm • Corbett Auditorium at Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati, OH
Steven Davis, conductor
X2 by Scott McAllister
February 18, 2004 Larry Teal Saxophone Quartet
Port Huron, MI
McMorran Center • 7:30pm
Soloists with UM Concert Band
Steven Davis, conductor
X2 by Scott McAllister
February 15, 2004 Classical Concert Series
Marshall, MI
Marshall Center for the Arts • 4pm
Adults $10 • Students 18 and under $5
J. S. Bach
William Bolcom
Robert Schumann
Dennis DeSantis
Piet Swerts Suite in G Major BWV 1007
A Short Lecture on the Saxophone
Three Romances
Patriot Act
Klonos
Wenli Zhou, piano
For more information please contact the Marshall Center for the Arts at 269-789-9677.
February 08, 2004 Dances for Petersburg
Ann Arbor, MI
Power Center for the Performing Arts • 8pm
Composers and poets of Russia form the inspiration for Dances for Petersburg. As part of the University-wide festival entitled “Celebrating St. Petersburg,” which commemorates the 300th anniversary of a city that has been extraordinarily influential on Western culture, the University Dance Company delves into that city’s rich traditions of dance and music.
Tickets $20 and $15 • Students $8 with ID • League Ticket Office 734-764-2538
Sonate by Edison Denisov
Kathryn Goodson, piano
Bill DeYoung, Choreographer Click here to view the poster
February 07, 2004 Dances for Petersburg
Ann Arbor, MI
Power Center for the Performing Arts • 8pm
Composers and poets of Russia form the inspiration for Dances for Petersburg. As part of the University-wide festival entitled “Celebrating St. Petersburg,” which commemorates the 300th anniversary of a city that has been extraordinarily influential on Western culture, the University Dance Company delves into that city’s rich traditions of dance and music.
Tickets $20 and $15 • Students $8 with ID • League Ticket Office 734-764-2538
Sonate by Edison Denisov
Kathryn Goodson, piano
Bill DeYoung, choreographer
February 06, 2004 Larry Teal Saxophone Quartet
Ann Arbor, MI
Hill Auditorium • 8pm
Soloists with UM Concert Band
Steven Davis, conductor
Premiere of X2 by Scott McAllister
February 06, 2004 Dances for Petersburg
Ann Arbor, MI
Power Center for the Performing Arts • 8pm
Composers and poets of Russia form the inspiration for Dances for Petersburg. As part of the University-wide festival entitled “Celebrating St. Petersburg,” which commemorates the 300th anniversary of a city that has been extraordinarily influential on Western culture, the University Dance Company delves into that city’s rich traditions of dance and music.
Tickets $20 and $15 • Students $8 with ID • League Ticket Office 734-764-2538
Sonate by Edison Denisov
Kathryn Goodson, piano
Bill DeYoung, choreographer
February 05, 2004 Dances for Petersburg
Ann Arbor, MI
Power Center for the Performing Arts • 8pm
Composers and poets of Russia form the inspiration for Dances for Petersburg. As part of the University-wide festival entitled “Celebrating St. Petersburg,” which commemorates the 300th anniversary of a city that has been extraordinarily influential on Western culture, the University Dance Company delves into that city’s rich traditions of dance and music.
Tickets $20 and $15 • Students $8 with ID • League Ticket Office 734-764-2538
Sonate by Edison Denisov
Kathryn Goodson, piano
Bill DeYoung, choreographer
January 27, 2004 University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra
Ann Arbor, MI
Hill Auditorium • 8pm
Kenneth Kiesler, conductor
Bolero by Maurice Ravel
January 23, 2004 University of Michigan Collage Concert
Ann Arbor, MI
Hill Auditorium • 8pm
Klonos by Piet Swerts
Wenli Zhou, piano
January 07, 2004 Larry Teal Saxophone Quartet
Ann Arbor, MI
Britton Recital Hall • 4pm
Saxophone Quartet No. 2 by Andrew Mead
December 13, 2003 Harvard Group for New Music
Cambridge, MA
John Knowles Paine Hall at Harvard University • 8pm
Admission is free.
whatWALL? by Ken Ueno
For more information please contact the Music Department at Harvard University at 617-495-2791.
For a map and directions click here.
December 07, 2003 Heida Hermanns International Woodwind Competition
Westport, CT
Westport Town Hall
Finals Concert • Sunday, 3pm
Admission is free.
G. P. Telemann Fantasie No. 2
Jacques Ibert Concertino da Camera
John Anthony Lennon Distances Within Me
Piet Swerts Klonos
Wenli Zhou, piano
November 24, 2003 University of Michigan Composers’ Forum
Ann Arbor, MI
Britton Recital Hall • 8pm
Weerzine by Gerhard Schultz
Suzanne Klock, soprano • Dave Reminick, alto saxophone • Gerhard Schultz, Rhodes keyboard
November 23, 2003 Soloist with Contemporary Directions Ensemble
Ann Arbor, MI
Rackham Auditorium • 3pm
Jonathan Shames, conductor
Points d’Or concerto for soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones (one player) and ensemble by Betsy Jolas (second North American performance)
October 16, 2003 Contemporary Directions Ensemble
Ann Arbor, MI
Britton Recital Hall • 8pm
Jonathan Shames, director
. . . con cruces de fuego by Erik Santos for mixed sextet
October 10, 2003 Ann Arbor, MI
Britton Recital Hall • 8pm
Piet Swerts Klonos
William Albright Doo-Dah
Dennis DeSantis Patriot Act
Ken Ueno whatWALL?
Karen Tanaka Night Bird
Beata Moon 1, 2, 3 (premiere)
Evan Chambers Come Down Heavy!
Wenli Zhou, piano • Chris Blossom, alto saxophone • Erik Rönmark, alto saxophone • Andrew Tholl, violin
September 19, 2003 New World Symphony
Miami, FL
Lincoln Theater • 8pm
Alasdir Neale, conductor
Tickets are free • General Admission
Music for 18 Winds by John Harbison
For more information please contact the New World Symphony box office at 305-673-3331, or 1-800-597-3331.
For a map and directions click here.
July 09, 2003 World Saxophone Congress XIII
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota School of Music
Ken Ueno whatWALL? (premiere)
Dennis DeSantis Patriot Act (premiere)
Andrew Mead Saxophone Quartet No. 2 (premiere)
April 10, 2003 Oberlin, OH
Warner Concert Hall • 8pm
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Premiere of Sequences by Stefan Tcherepnin for two alto saxophones (complete version)
Dave Reminick, alto saxophone
April 08, 2003 Ann Arbor, MI
Britton Recital Hall • 8pm
Drew Krause Airline
Stefan Tcherepnin Sequences
Charles Wuorinen Quartet
Dave Reminick, alto saxophone • Larry Teal Saxophone Quartet
March 08, 2003 Contemporary Directions Ensemble
Featring the Larry Teal Saxophone Quartet
Ann Arbor, MI
Britton Recital Hall • 8pm
XAS by Iannis Xenakis
March 05, 2003 Concert Artists Guild
Semi-Final Auditions
New York, NY
Riverside Church
Jacques Ibert Concertino da Camera
John Anthony Lennon Distances Within Me
John Harbison San Antonio
Astor Piazzolla Tango-Études
William Albright Sonata
Maurice Ravel Pièce en forme de habanera
Wenli Zhou, piano
March 02, 2003 Ann Arbor, MI
Britton Recital Hall • 4pm
Jacques Ibert Concertino da Camera
John Anthony Lennon Distances Within Me
John Harbison San Antonio
Astor Piazzolla Tango-Études
William Albright Sonata
Maurice Ravel Pièce en forme de habanera
Wenli Zhou, piano
February 12, 2003 Larry Teal Saxophone Quartet
Soloists with University of Michigan Symphony Band
Ann Arbor, MI
Michigan Theater • 8pm
Michael Haithcock, conductor
Urban Requeim by Michael Colgrass
November 14, 2002 Michigan Pops Orchestra
Ann Arbor, MI
Michigan Theater • 4pm
Chris Lees, conductor
Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin
November 12, 2002 Ann Arbor, MI
Britton Recital Hall • 8pm
In Freundschaft by Karlheinz Stockhausen
October 31, 2002 36th ISU Contemporary Music Festival
Terra Haute, IN
Indiana State University
Center for Performing and Fine Arts • 4:30pm
Lecture/Recital on Karlheinz Stockhausen’s In Freundschaft with Paolo Bartoluzzi, guest lecturer
May 24, 2002 Pro Musicis International Award Finals Audition
New York, NY
Weill Recital Hall
Piet Swerts Klonos
Karlheinz Stockhausen In Freundschaft
John Harbison San Antonio
Eitenne Rolin Aphorismes Vol. 1
William Albright Sonata
Maurice Ravel Pièce en forme de habanera
William Bloomquist, piano
May 21, 2002 Peabody Elderhostel Series
Baltimore, MD
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Piet Swerts Klonos
John Harbison San Antonio
Eitenne Rolin Aphorismes Vol. 1
William Albright Sonata
Maurice Ravel Pièce en forme de habanera
William Bloomquist, piano
March 29, 2002 Baltimore, MD
Leakin Hall at the Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore CITYPAPER’s Critic’s Choice for Classical Music
Piet Swerts Klonos
Karlheinz Stockhausen In Freundschaft
Florent Schmitt Légende, Op. 66
Luciano Berio Sequenza IXb
Marilyn Shrude Renewing the Myth
William Bloomquist, piano
Nancy Magnus, collaborative visual artist
March 17, 2002 Baltimore Music Club
Baltimore, MD
University of Maryland–Baltimore County
Piet Swerts Klonos
Jacques Ibert Concertino da Camera
Karlheinz Stockhausen In Freundschaft
Maurice Ravel Pièce en forme de habanera
William Bloomquist, piano
March 07, 2002 North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference
Denton, TX
University of North Texas
In Freundschaft by Karlheinz Stockhausen
December 11, 2001 Thursday Noon Recital Series
Baltimore, MD
Miriam A. Freidberg Concert Hall
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Sequenza IXb by Luciano Berio
December 04, 2001 JHU Midday Concert Series
Baltimore, MD
Hurd Hall at the Johns Hopkins Unviersity • 12pm
Darius Milhaud Scaramouche
Benjamin Britten Six Metamorphoses after Ovid
Victor Morosco Blue Caprice
Bizet / arr. Louie Carmen Fantasy
Andres Jolivet Fantasie–Impromptu
William Bloomquist, piano
November 11, 2001 Soloist with The United States Army Field Band
Mt. Pocono, PA
Mt. Pocono Senior High School Auditorium • 8pm
Captain Paul Bamonte, conductor
Concertino da Camera by Jacques Ibert
November 10, 2001 Soloist with The United States Army Field Band
Brooklyn, NY
Walt Whitman Hall • 8pm
Captain Paul Bamonte, conductor
Concertino da Camera by Jacques Ibert
November 08, 2001 Soloist with The United States Army Field Band
Waterbury, CT
Waterbury High School Auditorium • 8pm
Captain Paul Bamonte, conductor
Concertino da Camera by Jacques Ibert
November 06, 2001 Guest Artist Lecture/Recital
Amherst, MA
Room 44 at UMass Fine Arts Center • 2pm
University of Massachusetts–Amherst
Sequenza IXb by Luciano Berio
November 05, 2001 Soloist with The United States Army Field Band
Springfield, MA
Springfield Symphony Hall • 8pm
Captain Paul Bamonte, conductor
Concertino da Camera by Jacques Ibert
October 31, 2001 Soloist with The United States Army Field Band
Schenectady, NY
Proctor’s Theater • 8pm
Captain Paul Bamonte, conductor
Concertino da Camera by Jacques Ibert
October 28, 2001 Soloist with The United States Army Field Band
Marlton, NJ
Cherokee High School Auditorium • 3pm
Captain Paul Bamonte, conductor
Concertino da Camera by Jacques Ibert
September 30, 2001 TUSAFB Chamber Recital Series
Columbia, MD
Historic Oakland Mansion • 3pm
Six Metamorphoses after Ovid by Benjamin Britten
September 23, 2001 TUSAFB Chamber Recital Series
Catonsville, MD
Our Lady of Angels Chapel • 3pm
Carmen Fantasy by Georges Bizet / arr. Gary Louie
William Bloomquist, piano
May 11, 2001 Baltimore, MD
Leith Symington Griswold Hall
Peabody Conservatory of Music
John Anthony Lennon Aeterna
Takashi Yoshimatsu Fuzzy Bird Sonata
Victor Morosco Blue Caprice
William Albright Sonata
Maurice Ravel Pièce en forme de habanera
William Bloomquist, piano
May 06, 2001 TUSAFB Chamber Recital Series
Silver Spring, MD
Interfaith Chapel • 3pm
John Anthony Lennon Aeterna
Takashi Yoshimatsu Fuzzy Bird Sonata
Victor Morosco Blue Caprice
William Albright Sonata
Maurice Ravel Pièce en forme de habanera
William Bloomquist, piano
October 01, 2000 TUSAFB Chamber Recital Series
Columbia, MD
Historic Oakland Mansion • 3pm
Mai by Noda Ryo
March 26, 2000 TUSAFB Chamber Recital Series
Columbia, MD
Oliver’s Carriage House • 3pm
Caprice en forme de valse by Paul Bonneau
March 19, 2000 TUSAFB Chamber Recital Series
Annapolis, MD
Ginger Cove Retirement Community • 3pm
Caprice en forme de valse by Paul Bonneau
