The OSU Faculty Woodwind Trio, Bluestem Blaze, has been selected to perform for the NACWPI 2020 National Conference from October 9-11 and October 16-18. Originally scheduled to take place in Miami, Florida, the organizers have announced that this event will be migrated to a virtual format online.
We’re scheduled to perform on Sunday, October 11 at 1:15pm CST.
Watch our virtual performance below: “A Little Female Contrast: Woodwind Trios by Living Female Composers”!
Greenwood School of Music Faculty Chamber Recital
I’ll be taking the stage with my colleagues at the upcoming GSM Faculty Chamber Recital on Monday, October 12 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall.
Pieces include Malcolm Arnold’s Divertimento for flute, oboe, and clarinet and Samuel Barber’s Capricorn Concerto for flute, oboe, trumpet, and piano, among others.
Limited tickets available at MCPA Box Office or live-streaming at OStateTV.
OSU Faculty Recital
I’m looking forward to performing a Faculty Recital with collaborative pianist Pi-Ju Chiang at the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall on Monday, October 5 at 7:30pm.
Limited seating, free, socially-distanced tickets are available through the McKnight Center Box Office or the recital will be live-streamed at OStateTV.
Works by Bonis, Boulanger, Grier, Tailleferre, and Uebayashi.
Dreaming Grand Avenue Movie Premier
I am ecstatic to announce the world premiere of the film Dreaming Grand Avenue by the Chicago Film Project on September 25, 2020! I had the wonderful pleasure of performing on the movie soundtrack recording with Lakeshore Rush. Congratulations to composer Seth Boustead and writer/director Hugh Schulze on creating this beautiful work!
Check out the movie details at IMDb.
Lakeshore Rush at PianoForte Studios: Nature's Palette
Lakeshore Rush will perform a concert titled “Nature’s Palette” at PianoForte Studios Chicago (1335 S. Michigan Ave.) at a TBD rescheduled date due to COVID19.
Pieces will include Henri Dutilleux Sarabande et Cortege, Amos Gillespie Nature’s Palette and Musics, Missy Mazzoli Still Life with Avalanche, Marc Mellits Spam, and Astor Piazzolla Inverno and Otono.
Special guests: Amos Gillespie, composer and saxophone, and Gloria Yehilevsky, percussion.
Tickets: $20 adults/$10 students
Check back for updates as information becomes available!
Source: https://pianofortechicago.com
Day & Night: Modern Flute & Piano Duos by Women Composers Album Release
My second solo recording with pianist Kirstin Ihde, Day & Night: Modern Flute & Piano Duos by Women Composers was released on Albany Records on August 1, 2020! The album is available on Amazon and online streaming platforms.
Special thank you to Oklahoma State University’s HAD Grant program whose support made this project possible!
International Double Reed Society
Oboist Andrew Parker, clarinetist Babette Belter, and I were scheduled to perform in June 2020 at the IDRS Conference at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. This event was canceled due to COVID-19, but we hope to be selected in the future to perform again!
Proposed works included Thea Musgrave’s Impromptu and Impromptu No. 2.
Source: https://idrs2021.org
St. Mary's University Online Summer Music Camp
I’m excited for the opportunity to teach at St. Mary’s University Online Summer Music Camp June 8-12, 2020. It will be fun to visit San Antonio, Texas virtually!
Thanks for the invitation, Dr. Matthew Mireles!
Oklahoma City Philharmonic
I was scheduled to perform Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring with the OKCPhil on Saturday, May 30 at 8pm. Alas, our concert has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
I look forward to the next time I can perform with this fantastic orchestra! Stay tuned for updates!
2020 CMS South Central Conference
Oboist Andrew Parker, clarinetist Babette Belter, and I will perform woodwind trios together at the 2020 College Music Society South Central Conference on March 12-14, 2020 at the University of Central Arkansas.
Works by Elaine Fine and Thea Musgrave.
GSM Faculty Chamber Recital
I look forward to performing on our 2nd Greenwood School of Music Faculty Chamber Recital on Monday, March 9 at 7:30pm.
I’ll perform two works, one with the Faculty Woodwind Trio, Bluestem Blaze, on Elaine Fine’s A Little Drama for Woodwind Trio and on Walter S. Hartley’s Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Tuba, and Wind Octet.
Music by Women Festival
We’ve been invited to perform again at the Music by Women Festival at the Mississippi University for Women from March 5-7, 2020.
Oboist Andrew Parker, clarinetist Babette Belter, and I will perform works together by Thea Musgrave and Elaine Fine.
Source: https://www.muw.edu/musicbywomen
Clarinet Colloquium at Texas A&M University Commerce
The OSU Woodwind Trio featuring me, oboist Andrew Parker, and clarinetist Babette Belter will perform at the 2020 Clarinet Colloquium at Texas A&M University Commerce on Saturday, February 29 at 11:30am.
Works by Elaine Fine and Thea Musgrave.
OSU Faculty Flute Recital
Chicago flutist Dr. Jennifer Wilhelms and I will team up with pianist Se-Hee Jin to perform a duo program on Monday, February 24 at 5pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall.
Works by Vivian Fine, Philippe Gaubert, Katherine Hoover, Eric Malmquist, Astor Piazzolla, and Shulamit Ran.
Reserve free tickets: LINK
SWOSU Guest Artist Recital
Collaborative pianist Pi-Ju Chiang and I will perform a recital at Southwestern Oklahoma State University on Wednesday, February 19 at 4pm. Works by Bonis, Doppler, Gaubert, Malmquist, and Schwantner.
Special thank you to Dr. Shelley Martinson for the invitation to perform and teach a masterclass to her studio!
Andrew W. Parker Faculty Recital
I can’t wait to perform Eugene Goossens’ Pastorale et Arlequinade with our new Assistant Professor of Oboe, Dr. Andrew W. Parker, on his first OSU Faculty Recital on Monday, February 10 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall.
Babette Belter Faculty Recital
I’ll be joining clarinetist Babette Belter on her OSU Faculty Recital on Friday, January 31 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall. We’ll be performing Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Choros No. 2.
Hope you can join us in this fantastic new space!
FNMC New Music Festival
Flutist Jennifer Wilhelms and I are excited to be included in the Flute New Music Consortium’s inaugural Festival this January 17-19, 2020 at SUNY Stony Brook University.
We look forward to performing flute duos by Katherine Hoover, Eric Malmquist, and Shulamit Ran.
Lakeshore Rush at St. Charles Public Library
We will perform on the Sunday Concert Series at the St. Charles Public Library on Sunday, January 12 at 2pm in the Carnegie Community Room.
Featuring compositions by Debussy, Glass, Jalbert, Mellits, and Menotti.
Seating is limited for this free concert series. Doors will open 20 minutes prior to the performance. Questions? Contact Denise Blaszynski at 630-584-0076, ext. 240.
St. Charles Public Library is located at One South 6th Ave., St. Charles, IL 60174
Source: https://www.scpld.org
Flute Duo Recital at St. James Lutheran Church
Flutist Jennifer Wilhelms and I will join forces and present a flute duo recital at the St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chicago, Illinois on Monday, January 6 at 7:30pm.
Join us for the world premiere of Mirrors, our newly commissioned work by Chicago composer Eric Malmquist.
Other works include Katherine Hoover’s Six Simple Duets for Two Flutes, Malmquist’s Sonata for Solo Flute, Shulamit Ran’s Sonatina for Two Flutes, and four pieces by Hermeto Pascoal.