I look forward to performing at Constellation Chicago on Sunday, February 6 at 8:30pm with Lakeshore Rush.
Our concert will include works by Candey, Gillespie, Mazzoli, and Radiohead.
$15 Tickets and $5 suggested livestream donation available at LINK. See you there!
College Music Society International Conference
The OSU Faculty Woodwind Trio, Bluestem Blaze, has been selected as Featured Performers for the upcoming College Music Society International Conference in Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia. Originally slated for June 24-30, 2021, this conference will be shifted to 2025.
In addition to my performances with Bluestem Blaze, I will also collaborate with pianist Dr. Susan Wheatley and soprano Dr. Sooah Park in a Katherine Hoover retrospective lecture-recital.
More details on commissioned works and performance dates/times when they become available!
Solo Recording Release Tour
Pianist Kirstin Ihde and I look forward to our cd release tour for Day & Night: Modern Flute & Piano Duos by Women Composers November 5-11, 2021.
Cities visited will include Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Chicago, and Oshkosh.
Works by Mel Bonis, Lili Boulanger, Lita Grier, Katherine Hoover, Cecilia McDowall, and Germaine Tailleferre.
NACWPI Conference
Come hear me perform with my woodwind colleagues clarinetist Babette Belter, oboist Andrew Parker, and saxophonist Johnny Salinas at the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Conference October 22-24, 2021 in Denton, Texas and virtually.
Program will include Jean Francaix’s Quatour and Matthew Howell’s Groove Stem.
Mary Howe Recitals
Come hear works by composer Mary Howe in a chamber recital Wednesday, October 27 at 7:30pm at the Seretean Concert Hall at Oklahoma State University.
I’ll be performing Merles de Coulennes for flute and voice with mezzo-soprano April Golliver-Mohiuddin and Interlude between Two Pieces with pianist Pi-Ju Chiang.
GSM Faculty Woodwind Quartet/Quintet Recital
Join us at the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall on Tuesday, October 12 at 7:30pm for a Faculty Woodwind Quartet and Quintet Recital.
Program will include Lina Mathon Blanchet’s Haitian Folk Tale, Jean Francaix’s Quatour, Walter Hartley’s Suite for 5 Winds, world premiere of Joshua Hintze’s The Form of a Summer River, Matthew Howell’s Groove Stem, Robert Muczynski’s Quintet for Winds.
Assisted by Andrew Parker (oboe), Babette Belter (clarinet), Midori Samson (bassoon), Johnny Salinas (saxophone), and Paul Compton (trombone).
Tickets available at LINK or livestream at OStateTV.
CMS National Conference in Rochester
Attending the College Music Society National Conference in Rochester, New York? Catch my performance in a Katherine Hoover retrospective lecture recital on Friday. October 8 at 11am with vocalist Colleen Gray, pianist Susan Wheatley, and percussionist Daniel Perlongo. I look forward to performing Hoover’s Central American Songs and To Greet the Sun.
Recital will be in Highland J at the Riverside Convention Center. See you there!
Garfield Park Conservatory: Sunlit
The 2021-2022 Lakeshore Rush Season will kick off with a performance at the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago on Wednesday, September 29 at 6pm.
Each work featured connects to our natural world and environmental sustainability. We will give the world premiere of our composer-in-residence Amos Gillespie’s new commission for our ensemble, The Entertainment of Being.
Additional pieces include Griffin Candey’s Buckboard Charlie, Gillespie’s Sunlit, Missy Mazzoli’s Still Life with Avalanche, and Laura Schwendinger’s Until the Sunrise.
This event is free and live-streamed. Click here to register!
Soirée for the Dedication of the Sarah Mantel Concert Hall
I look forward to performing on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Soirée for the Dedication of the Sarah Mantel Concert Hall on Saturday, September 18 at 7pm.
I’ll be performing Katherine Hoover’s Central American Songs with vocalist Colleen Gray (Slippery Rock University) and pianist Susan Wheatley (Indiana University of Pennsylvania).
Limited tickets available, or livestream access HERE.
GSM Faculty Chamber Recital
Join us on Monday, September 13 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Recital Hall for our fall Greenwood School of Music Faculty Chamber Recital.
I’ll be performing Jake Heggie’s The Deepest Desire with mezzo-soprano April Golliver-Mohiuddin and pianist Megan Barth Argo, as well as Claude Debussy’s Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune arranged by Arnold Schoenberg for chamber ensemble.
Tickets available here and live-streaming available through OStateTV.
Music and Humanity Recital
Join me and my fantastic colleagues mezzo-soprano April Golliver-Mohiuddin and pianist Megan Barth Argo in recital at the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, August 28 at 7:30pm.
Works by Jake Heggie with text by Sister Helen Prejean. I’ll be performing on Heggie’s The Deepest Desire: Four Meditations on Love.
In person tickets available as well as free live-streaming at OStateTV. Click here for more info.
ACM's Thirsty Ears Festival
I will perform with Lakeshore Rush for the first time since the pandemic restricted our travel and in person collaboration at ACM’s Thirsty Ears Festival on the Main Stage on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 4pm.
Works by Amos Gillespie, Katherine Hoover, Pierre Jalbert, Arvo Pärt, and Kevin Puts.
More info at Thirsty Ears Festival.
NFA Virtual Convention 2021
I was selected to perform a duet with flutist Caitlyn Valovick Moore, an ensemble for Walfrid Kujala’s 95th Birthday Concert, and conduct the OSU Flute Octet showcase at last year’s NFA Convention in Dallas, Texas. Unfortunately, this event was canceled due to COVID-19. However, we are excited to be rescheduled for this year’s virtual convention from August 12-15, 2021.
Caitlyn and I will perform Christopher Theofanidis’ Kaoru on the Chamber Premieres concert on Friday, August 13 at 9:30am CDT. The Oklahoma State University Flute Ensemble will perform on Saturday, August 14 in the Flute Choir Showcase #3 at 12pm CDT.
See you there!
CMS Northwest Regional Conference
I’ll be performing virtually with Bluestem Blaze at this year’s CMS Northwest Regional Conference held online May 8-9, 2021. Our program is titled “A Little Female Contrast: Woodwind Trios by Living Female Composers” and features works by Thea Musgrave and Elaine Fine.
CMS South Central Conference
I will perform Yuko Uebayashi’s Le Vent à Travers les Ruines virtually this year at the CMS South Central Conference held online March 26-28, 2021.
Looking forward to sharing this great work with my colleagues around the country!
OSU Faculty Recital
Join me at the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 7:30pm. I’ll be collaborating with four other GSM faculty members on a recital featuring flute chamber works.
Pieces include Thea Musgrave’s Impromptu with oboist Andrew Parker; Darius Milhaud’s Sonata for flute, oboe, clarinet, and piano with Andrew Parker, Babette Belter, and Heather Lanners; and Claude Debussy’s Piano Trio No. 1 in G Major with cellist Meredith Blecha-Wells and pianist Heather Lanners.
Socially-distanced limited seating is available or livestream at https://ostate.tv.
CMS Southern Chapter Regional Conference
I look forward to performing at the College Music Society Southern Chapter Regional Conference from February 25-27, 2021. My virtual performance will be aired on the Performers Concert 4, Session 16-1 via Zoom on Saturday, 2/27 at 2:15pm EST.
My solo performance is titled “A Breeze Around Ruins: Uebayashi’s Poetic Work for Solo Flute”.
GSM Faculty Chamber Recital
Join us for the GSM Faculty Chamber Recital on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall!
I’ll be collaborating with our fantastic faculty on three pieces: Rebecca Remley’s The Lord’s Prayer with soprano Anne-Marie Condacse, oboist Andrew Parker, and pianist Heather Lanners; John Corigliano’s Three Irish Folksong Settings with tenor Steve Sanders; and as a hand clapper on Carlos Surinach’s Ritmo Jondo with Babette Belter (clarinet), Joe Cooper (trumpet), Wayne Bovenschen (drum), Howard Potter (mallets), Johnny Salinas and Andrew Parker (hand clappers), and Tyler Austin (conductor).
Socially-distanced limited seating will be available or livestream at https://ostate.tv.
This Is Us: Golliver Studio Recital
I’ll be teaming up with mezzo-soprano April Golliver-Mohiuddin and pianist Megan Barth Argo on a performance of Jake Heggie’s The Deepest Desire song cycle on Monday, November 16 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall. Limited seating is available at the McKnight Box Office or live-streaming at OStateTV.
Grant Awarded to Support Lakeshore Rush's Garfield Park Conservatory Concert
Lakeshore Rush is very excited to announce that our seeds have been planted for a special one night only concert at the gorgeous Garfield Park Conservatory, made possible by the generous support of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events! This new growth will be an exploration of the connection of music and the arts to the environment around us and the growing need for sustainability. Selections will include works by Mason Bates, Bill Ryan, Christopher Cerrone, Astor Piazzolla, and a new commission by Lakeshore Rush Composer-in-Residence Amos Gillespie. Stay tuned for more details, as we look forward to new safety guidelines for concerts and events.
This project is partially supported by an Individual Artist Program Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, as well as a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.