Join us at The CheckOut on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 7:30pm! We’re excited to perform for the first time at this new venue created by Access Contemporary Music.
Our program DANCE! will include:
Larry Axelrod - Thunder Dragon
Seth Boustead - Three for Zhou B. (III)
Manuel de Falla - Spanish Dance
Philippe Gaubert - Médailles Antiques (II)
Amos Gillespie - The Entertainment of Being
Amos Gillespie - Maloik
Amos Gillespie - Soul Food
Pedro Iturralde - Pequeña Czarda
Nino Rota - Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano (II)
Don’t miss our season 11 closing concert!
4116 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60613
Tickets are available HERE ($15 plus service fee).
Lakeshore Rush at PianoForte Studios
We can’t wait to return to PianoForte Studios to present a program around our season theme “You Can Dance if You Want to” on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 6:30pm.
Thunder & Light: A World Premiere and Chamber Classics will include:
Nino Rota – Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, (II)
Amos Gillespie – Maloik
Ravel – Trio for violin, cello and piano (I, II)
Philippe Gaubert – Médailles antiques, for flute, violin and piano (II)
Nicola Resanovic – Trio for violin, alto sax and piano (I, III)
Larry Axelrod – Thunder Dragon [WORLD PREMIERE]
Amos Gillespie – Soul Food
Amos Gillespie – The Entertainment of Being
1335 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
More info and tickets HERE.
Lakeshore Rush at St. John's On the Lake
We look forward to returning to St. John’s on the Lake for an ensemble performance on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 3pm.
Works will include:
Mel Bonis - Suite en trio for flute, violin, and piano, Op. 59 (I, III)
Philippe Gaubert – Médailles antiques, for flute, violin and piano (II)
Amos Gillespie – The Entertainment of Being
Pedro Iturralde – Pequeña Czarda
Maurice Ravel – Trio for violin, cello and piano (II)
Nicola Resanovic – Trio for violin, alto sax and piano (I, III)
Nino Rota – Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, (II)
Florent Schmitt - Sonatine en trio for flute, clarinet, and piano, Op. 85 (III, IV)
Location:
1840 N Prospect Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Northbrook Public Library
We can’t wait to return to the Northbrook Public Library this season on Sunday, April 19 at 2pm!
Register for the free event HERE.
Our program inspired by dance will include compositions by Astor Piazzolla, Manuel De Falla, Maurice Ravel, Keyna Wilkins and Nikola Resanovic.
Northbrook Public Library
1201 Cedar Ln
Northbrook, IL 60062
Northbrook Public Library
We can’t wait to return to the Northbrook Public Library this season on Sunday, April 19 at 2pm!
Register for the free event HERE.
Our program inspired by dance will include compositions by Astor Piazzolla, Manuel De Falla, Maurice Ravel, Keyna Wilkins and Nikola Resanovic.
Northbrook Public Library
1201 Cedar Ln
Northbrook, IL 60062
Bluestem Blaze Faculty Quintet Recital
We look forward to presenting a faculty woodwind quintet recital on Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30pm in the MCPA Recital Hall.
Our program will feature a transcription of Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110, Jeff Scott Homage to Duke, Germaine Tailleferre Choral et Deux Variations pour quintette à vents, and Ruth Gipps dectet Seascape, op. 53.
Tickets available HERE. Livestream at LINK.
Faculty Flute Recital
I’m excited to present my spring faculty recital in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall on Thursday, March 5 at 5pm.
The program will include works by Germaine Tailleferre that span the years 1913-1979. I’ll be joined by pianists Pi-Ju Chiang and Tomomi Sato, clarinetist Wendy Bickford, hornist Lanette Lopez Compton, oboist Heather Macdonald, and saxophonist Johnny Salinas.
Tickets available HERE. Livestream at LINK.
Ear Taxi Festival: Composer Showcase Featuring Lakeshore Rush
Join us as we give world premiere performances of works by Ethan Dymit, Angel Bat Dawid, Natasha Bogojevic, Xavier Beteta, and Ephraim Champion at Constellation on Thursday, October 16 at 8:30pm.
More information at Ear Taxi Festival.
Constellation
3111 North Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618
Thirsty Ears Festival
Save-the-date for our Thirsty Ears Festival performance in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood on Sunday, August 24 at 8pm on the Main Stage.
Repertoire will include Valerie Coleman’s Portraits of Langston (2nd movement), Amos Gillespie’s Musics (3 movements), Lowell Liebermann’s Trio for flute, saxophone, and piano (1st movement), Brian Nabors’ 7 Dances for flute, clarinet, and cello (3 movements), Keyna Wilkins’ Titan Tango, and Takashi Yoshimatsu’s Fuzzy Bird Sonata (1st movement).
For more information, go to Thirsty Ears Festival.
See you there!
NFA Convention in Atlanta, Georgia
I’m looking forward to performing at the National Flute Association Convention in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, August 8 at 4:30pm on the Walfrid Kujala Tribute concert, as well as conducting the OSU Flute Ensemble in an Exhibit Hall Lobby performance titled “Dreams of a Flutopian Future” on Saturday, August 9 at 2pm.
The OSU Flute Ensemble will perform works by Valerie Coleman, Allison Loggins-Hull, Vince Norman, and Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda. Special thank you to all our PhilanthroPete donors that made this experience possible for our talented students.
Can’t wait to connect with all my flute friends and make new ones!
For more information, go to NFA Convention 2025.
One Small World: A Program Inspired by the African Diaspora
Please join us for our concert One Small World: A Program Inspired by the African Diaspora at the Epiphany Center for the Arts on Sunday, May 25 at 3pm.
Works by Valerie Coleman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Amos Gillespie, Lowell Liebermann, Jessie Montgomery, Brian Raphael Nabors, and Paul Simon.
Event Information
Tickets (Adult - $25 | Students & Seniors - $15)
Facebook Event
Epiphany Center for the Arts (The Sanctuary)
201 S Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60607
One Small World at Northbrook Public Library
I’m thrilled to return to Northbrook Public Library with Lakeshore Rush’s One Small World 10th anniversary season programming on Tuesday, May 13 at 2pm!
We’ll be presenting a program inspired by Asia including music by Aram Khachaturian, Lowell Liebermann, Brian Nabors, Astor Piazzolla, Jeajoon Ryu, Keyna Wilkins, and Takashi Yoshimatsu.
Enjoy a reception with us after the concert!
Register here for the event.
Northbrook Public Library
1201 Cedar Ln
Northbrook, IL 60062
One Small World at PianoForte Studios
Please join us for One Small World: Celebrating Musical Works by Composers from South America program at PianoForte Studios in Chicago on Saturday, May 10 at 4pm!
Our program will include Astor Piazzolla Four Seasons, Juan Orrego Salas Partita, Aram Khachaturian Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, Lowell Liebermann Trio for Flute, Alto Saxophone, and Piano, Op. 137, Keyna Wilkins Titan Tango, Brian Nabor 7 Dances, and Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World.
Purchase Tickets
PianoForte Chicago
1335 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
Bluestem Blaze Faculty Woodwind Quintet Recital
Join us for our Bluestem Blaze Faculty Woodwind Quintet Recital on Tuesday, April 8 at 5pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall.
Repertoire will include Louis W. Ballard’s Ritmo Indio, Matthew Howell’s Promise of Today, Florence Price’s Ticklin’ Toes arr. Shawn Seguin, and William Grant Still’s Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet.
Tickets at LINK.
Faculty Flute Recital
I’m excited to perform my Faculty Recital in collaboration with pianist Pi-Ju Chiang and saxophonist Johnny Salinas in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall on Tuesday, March 25 at 7:30pm.
Program will include Le Bouquet de Roses for piccolo and piano by Eugène Damaré, Visions Part II by Bongani Ndodana, Trio for flute, alto saxophone, and piano by Lowell Liebermann, Deuxième Sonata for Flute and Piano by Germaine Tailleferre, and Ilulu (Invocation) by Joshua Uzoigwe.
Tickets at LINK and livestream at InsideOSU.
CMS South Central Performance
I look forward to performing with Bluestem Blaze at the College Music Society South Central Conference at Oklahoma City University on Thursday, March 13 at 3:30pm.
We’ll be presenting works by Oklahoma and Arkansas composers including Louis W. Ballard’s Ritmo Indio, Matthew Howell’s Promise of Today, and William Grant Still’s Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet.
More info at CMS South Central Chapter Conference.
GSM Faculty Chamber Recital
I’ll be collaborating with vocalist Julie McCoy and pianist Cynthia Cortright in a performance of Alabado by James (Santa Fe) Galloway on Sunday, March 9 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall. Looking forward to showcasing the OSU Flute Studio’s Yamaha alto flute!
Tickets at LINK and livestream at InsideOSU.
One Small World: Celebrating Musical Works by Composers from Australia
I’m excited to perform our program One Small World: Celebrating Musical Works by Composers from Australia with Lakeshore Rush at St. John’s on the Lake in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, February 5 at 3pm!
Works by Anton Arensky, Amos Gillespie, Reinhold Glière, Miriam Hyde, Aram Khachaturian, Lowell Liebermann, and Alex Wurman.
Faculty Flute Recital
Join me, saxophonist Johnny Salinas, and collaborative pianist Pi-Ju Chiang for my faculty flute recital on Tuesday, November 5 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall.
Repertoire will include Aaron Copland’s Duo for flute and piano, Amanda Harberg’s Hall of Ghosts, Darius Milhaud’s Sonatine, and Russell Peterson’s Trio for flute, alto sax, and piano.
Tickets available at McKnight Center for the Performing Arts or livestream at InsideOSU!
Bluestem Blaze Faculty Woodwind Quintet Recital
Join us for our Bluestem Blaze Faculty Woodwind Quintet Recital on Tuesday, October 15 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall.
Repertoire will include Amy Beach’s Pastorale, Kenji Bunch’s Changes of Phase, David Crowe’s Red Oak Suite, and Henri Tomasi’s Variations sur un theme corse.
Livestream available at InsideOSU and tickets at LINK.