Penn State University with icarus Quartet
iQ plays a guest recital at Penn State with works by Bartok, Lutoslawski, Kirsten, and Reich
iQ plays a guest recital at Penn State with works by Bartok, Lutoslawski, Kirsten, and Reich
I join my colleagues of The Percussion Collective, directed by Robert van Sice, for an afternoon show at the new Hopkins Bloomberg Center, featuring Garth Neustadter’s Seaborne and his arrangement of Piazzolla’s Le Grand Tango as well as Alejandro Viñao’s Stress and Flow
iQ makes its return to this fantastic series in Reisterstown, MD with new works for percussion and piano four-hands including premieres by 2023-24 iQ Test Scholars Che Buford and Kian Ravaei
My students at the Peabody Conservatory will give our annual PPG show in Miriam Friedberg Hall, with a portrait program of composer Garth Neustadter – percussion sextet/video work Seaborne, his arrangement of Piazzolla’s Le Grand Tango, and Memory of Water, for which we’ll be joined by Peabody’s NEXT Ensemble under the direction of Beth Willer
My students at the Peabody Conservatory present a stellar (and free) afternoon program in Griswold Hall, with works by Rich O’Meara, Alejandro Viñao, Thierry De Mey, Steve Reich, Christopher Deane, and Per Norgard
Excited to join the virtuosic Project Fusion saxophone quartet for a recital presented by the Washington Arts Ensemble featuring music by John Psathas, Tyler Kline, Michael Laurello, and more
I join my Peabody colleagues clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, saxophonist Doug O’Connor, pianist Wei-Han Wu, and guest violinist Libby Fayette in a free afternoon program at JHU’s beautiful new DC facility featuring Emma O’Halloran’s dream on, Viet Cuong’s Electric Aroma, Michael Laurello’s Unity Synonym, and Kevin Puts’ and legions will rise.
Excited to visit the percussion studio of BSU to play some commissioned works, coach student performances, and discuss various facets of my career
iQ shares a concert with the University of Central Florida’s New Music Ensemble as part of a 2-day residency in Orlando
iQ presents a recital of works by Natalie Dietterich, Sam Wu, Matiss Cudars, Christian Quinones, Amy Beth Kirsten, and Steve Reich – and there will be a pre-concert discussion at 6pm!
I join virtuoso violinist Paul Huang and The Percussion Collective for a Kennedy Center recital presented by Washington Performing Arts, including the world premieres of Transcontinental by Kenji Bunch and Witness Tree by Ke-Chia Chen, both for percussion quartet and solo violin
I join TPC and YCA for a repeat program of Garth Neustadter’s Seaborne and Memory of Water and Alejandro Viñao’s Poems and Prayers for percussion and voices in NYC
I join TPC and YCA for a program of Garth Neustadter’s Seaborne and Memory of Water, along with the world premiere of Alejandro Viñao’s Poems and Prayers for percussion and voices
iQ performs at the São Paulo State University with works by Natalie Dietterich, Sam Wu, Matiss Cudars, Christian Quinones, Amy Beth Kirsten, and Steve Reich
iQ premieres works by Sao Paulo Contemporary Composers Festival student fellows and faculty
iQ is featured as ensemble in residence at the Sao Paulo Contemporary Composers Festival with a recital featuring works by Natalie Dietterich, Sam Wu, Christian Quinones, Amy Beth Kirsten, Steve Reich, and the world premiere of 22-23 iQ Test Scholar Matiss Cudars’ Spark
iQ heads to Brazil to work with composers Diogo Carvalho, Anthony Green, and students at UNICAMP Universidade Estadual de Campinas, giving a recital of their own repertoire and another of brand new works
I join The Collective and TFO for Chris Theofanidis’ Drum Circles for four percussion soloists and orchestra, under the baton of Michael Francis in the orchestra’s season opener
I join The Collective and TFO for Chris Theofanidis’ Drum Circles for four percussion soloists and orchestra, under the baton of Michael Francis in the orchestra’s season opener
Looking forward to playing timpani again for the WCO with conductor Jun Kim and violin soloist Julian Rhee in program of Bizet’s Symphony No. 1 and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
Looking forward to playing timpani again for the WCO with conductor Jun Kim and violin soloist Julian Rhee in program of Bizet’s Symphony No. 1 and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
I perform Kevin Puts’ And Legions Will Rise for marimba, clarinet, and violin with LMC colleagues, clarinetist Sergiy Dvornichenko and violinist Tudor Dornescu.
I perform Christian Quiñones’ Se oyen los lamentos por doquier with fellow LMC faculty, flutist Alice Jones
Matt Keown and I perform a recital of percussion music by Ivan Trevino, Leo Gorosito/Rafael Alberto, Thomas Kotcheff, Ned McGowan, Emmanuel Sejourne, and Robert Marino
Doug O’Connor and I present an afternoon recital of solo and duo works for saxophone and marimba by Andy Akiho, Emma O’Halloran, Viet Cuong, and Michael Laurello
I join this West Virginia-based chamber orchestra for the first time in two programs of music by Bartok, Danzi, and Gounod
I join this West Virginia-based chamber orchestra for the first time in two programs of music by Bartok, Danzi, and Gounod
Matt Keown and I perform a recital of percussion music by Ivan Trevino, Leo Gorosito/Rafael Alberto, Thomas Kotcheff, Ned McGowan, Emmanuel Sejourne, and Robert Marino
iQ presents an intimate concert in The Music Barn at Silo Hill featuring music by Stephen Downing, Liliya Ugay, Christian Quinones, Scott Lee, and the 2022-23 iQ Test Scholars Matiss Cudars and Sam Wu
iQ joins the Argento New Music Project for a double bill in which icarus will present Michel Galante’s “Camouflage” as well as the world premiere of Chamber Music America commission, Amy Beth Kirsten’s “little things lost”
I’m thrilled to lend a performance of friend and brilliant composer Alex Gardner’s Ayelhi for marimba and electronics to a concert celebrating her work