Bluestem Blaze Faculty Woodwind Quintet Recital

Join us for our Bluestem Blaze Faculty Woodwind Quintet Recital on Monday, November 13 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Recital Hall.

Featuring Jenni Brandon’s Five Frogs, Valerie Coleman’s Red Clay & Mississippi Delta, and Jean Francaix’s Quintette.

Livestream available at InsideOSU and tickets at LINK.

Dr. Andrew W. Parker Faculty Oboe Recital

Can’t wait to join Dr. Andrew W. Parker on his faculty oboe recital on Tuesday, September 12 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall.

We’ll perform Madeleine Dring’s Trio for Flute, Oboe, and Piano. Tickets available at LINK.

GSM Woodwind Faculty Showcase Concert

I’m looking forward to joining my fabulous woodwind colleagues in a faculty showcase recital featuring solos for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon on Tuesday, August 29 at 5pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall.

I’ll be performing Edgar Varèse’s iconic Density 21.5. Come for the great music and stay for the tasty treats!

New Music Chicago Presents Series

Catch our spring performance as part of the New Music Chicago Presents Series on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 7:30pm at the Experimental Sound Studio (5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660)!

Lakeshore Rush will perform works by Griffin Candey, Amos Gillespie, Chelsea Komschlies, Kevin Puts, and Marc Mellits. Featuring Erin Murphy, flute; Laura McLaughlin, clarinet; Amos Gillespie, saxophone; Pascal Innocenti, violin; Chris Ferrer, cello; Elena Doubitskaya, piano. 

Detailed Program:

Kid Gloves (2022) for clarinet and piano by Griffin Candey (b. 1988) 

Dual Immersion (2023) for saxophone and cello by Amos Gillespie (b. 1981) 

The Entertainment of Being (2020) for flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello, piano by Amos Gillespie (b. 1980)  

Spam (1995) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano by Marc Mellits (b. 1966) 

Three Nocturnes, 1. Con moto (2004) for violin, clarinet, piano by Kevin Puts (b. 1972)

Steam (2011) for flute and clarinet by Chelsea Komschlies (b. 1991) 

Faculty Flute Recital

Join me and collaborative pianist Pi-Ju Chiang for my faculty flute recital on Tuesday, March 28 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Recital Hall.

Repertoire will include Amanda Harberg’s Sonata for Piccolo and Piano, Charles Koechlin’s 14 Pieces, and Marin Marais Les Folies d’Espagne.

Tickets available at McKnight Center for the Performing Arts or livestream at InsideOSU!

GSM Faculty Chamber Recital

Reserve your tickets for the Greenwood School of Music’s Faculty Chamber Recital on Monday, March 6 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Recital Hall.

I look forward to performing Kenji Bunch’s Ralph’s Old Records with clarinetist Babette Belter, violinist Laura Talbott-Clark, cellist Meredith Blecha-Wells, and pianist Hyejin Cho.

Livestream at InsideOSU and tickets at McKnight Center for the Performing Arts!

Bluestem Blaze Recital

Join us for our Bluestem Blaze Faculty Woodwind Quintet Recital on Monday, February 20 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Recital Hall.

Featuring Samuel Barber’s Summer Music and Francis Poulenc’s Sextet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, and piano.

Livestream available at InsideOSU and tickets at LINK.

St. Charles Library Recital

Please join us for our return to the Sunday Concert Series at the St. Charles Public Library on Sunday, January 29 at 2pm.

Our program will include works by William Bolcom, Mel Bonis, Louise Farrenc, Nikolai Kapustin, Aram Khachaturian, Robert Muczynski, and Clara Schumann.

Featuring Erin Murphy, flute; Laura McLaughlin, clarinet; Pascal Innocenti, violin; Christopher Ferrer, cello; and Elena Doubovitskaya, piano.

More information on the event at St. Charles Public Library.

Bluestem Blaze Recital

Join us for the fall Bluestem Blaze Faculty Woodwind Quintet Recital on Monday, November 7 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Recital Hall.

Works will include Amanda Harberg’s Suite for Wind Quintet, Matthew Howell’s Promise of Today, and Arturo Márquez Danza de Mediodía.

Tickets at LINK.

GSM Faculty Chamber Recital

I look forward to performing an arrangement of Vivian Fine’s Duo for Two Flutes with oboist Andrew W. Parker and Darius Milhaud’s Sonata for flute, oboe, clarinet, and piano with the addition of clarinetist Babette Belter and pianist Hyejin Cho at the GSM Faculty Chamber Recital on Monday, October 17 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Recital Hall.

Tickets available at TICKETS.

Dreaming Grand Avenue (Official Motion Picture) Soundtrack Release

The soundtrack album of the film Dreaming Grand Avenue was released Thursday, October 13, 2022, featuring original music by Seth Boustead and music performed by Lakeshore Rush and friends.

Listen to it on Spotify and learn more about the film on IMDb.

Thank you Michael Phillips and the Chicago Tribune for mentioning our involvement in this delightful project, and congratulations to Seth and the Chicago Film Project!

Faculty Flute Recital

Join me for my faculty flute recital on Monday, October 3 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Recital Hall. Chamber works for flute by Vivian Fine will be featured.

Works will include Fine’s Four Pieces for Two Flutes (arr. flute/oboe), Sonatina for oboe and piano (arr. flute), Duo for Flute and Viola, Emily’s Images, and Canticles from the other side of the river.

Featuring oboist Andrew W. Parker, clarinetists Babette Belter and Griffin Holt, violinist Laura Talbott-Clark, violist Jackie Skara, cellist Bree Ahern, pianist Hyejin Cho, percussionist Remi Thornton, and conductor Brad Genevro.

Tickets at LINK.

OSU Wind Ensemble: A Fugal Concerto

I look forward to taking the stage with oboist Andrew W. Parker as we solo with the OSU Wind Ensemble on Gustav Holst’s A Fugal Concerto, Op. 40, No. 2 on Thursday, September 15 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Center Performance Hall.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the work, which was premiered in Ann Arbor, Michigan by members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Join us for this enjoyable arrangement of one of Holst’s great pieces!

Tickets at LINK.

GSM Woodwind Faculty Collage Recital

I’m looking forward to joining my woodwind colleagues in a faculty collage recital featuring solos for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon on Tuesday, August 23 at 7:30pm in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts Recital Hall.

I’ll be performing Michael Colquhoun’s Charanga. Come for the great music and stay for the tasty treats.

Tickets available at LINK.

Thirsty Ears Festival

I’m delighted to return with Lakeshore Rush to ACM’s Thirsty Ears Festival on Sunday, August 14 at 3pm!

Join us on the Main Stage at 1758 W Wilson Ave as we entertain an audience of all ages with a program featuring works by Mel Bonis, Gabriel Fauré, composer-in-residence Amos Gillespie, Nikolai Kapustin, Robert Muczynski, and Clara Schumann.

Kick back and enjoy a great afternoon with us in Ravenswood at Chicago’s only classical music street festival!

NFA 50th Anniversary Convention

I’m looking forward to joining flutists Elizabeth Robinson, Emlyn Johnson, Carmen Lemoine, and Karen Large on the world premiere of Nicole Chamberlain’s Spooklight at the National Flute Association Convention on Friday, August 12 at 9am in Williford C at the Hilton Downtown Chicago.

I can’t wait to reconnect with all my flutist friends, colleagues, and students!

Record Release - Between Us: Music for Two by Mary Howe

I’m excited to announce the release of Between Us: Music for Two by Mary Howe on Navona Records! I enjoyed collaborating with mezzo-soprano April Golliver-Mohiuddin and pianist Pi-Ju Chiang on Howe’s Merles de Coulenne and Interlude Between Two Pieces.

Find more information and links for streaming and purchase at NAVONA.

Special thanks to violinist Laura Talbott-Clark for inviting me to be a part of this fantastic project!

Lakeshore Rush: Moving Parts Released on Albany Records

Moving Parts, our debut album, explores varied instrumentation within an ever-changing classical landscape, drawing from past performances of old and new classical music spiraled across seven seasons of live concerts and studio recordings.

Listen as we imitate the flurry and flutter of feathered pets with selections from Mason Bates' Life of Birds, the creaking of ropes, bites of cold, and twinkling of stars in Jonathan Hannau's Isolated Houses, and the mechanical jostle and jolt of modern flight in Villa Lobos' Jet Whistle.

Moving Parts is available today on Amazon, Apple Music, YouTube, and direct from Albany Records. Listen today!