C o n c e r t s
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19 Jan 2019 | Saturday, 2pm
Daedalus Quartet
Venue: Pitzer Center, UC Davis - Davis, California
Admission: $12 students & children / $24 adults
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Daedalus Quartet premieres my new set of miniatures, Thought Bubbles, along with new works by Addie Camsuzou, Jonathan Favero, Daniel Godsil, Sarah Wald.
24 Jan 2019 | Thursday, noon
Rhonda Rider, solo cello - Thursday at noon Series
Venue: Pitzer Center, UC Davis - Davis, California
Admission: FREE
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Cellist Rhonda Rider premieres my piece Reverie, along with works by Addie Camsuzou, Sam Clarke-McHale, Aida Shirazi, and Sarah Wald.
24 Jan 2019 | Thursday, 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: Alan & Misty Theisen with guest artist Jennifer Reason
Venue: Broyhill Chapel (near Mars Hill University) - Mars Hill, North Carolina
Tickets/Info: https://www.mhu.edu/event/faculty-recital/
Jennifer Reason performs selections from my piano cycle, Under Moonlight, in a recital with Alan & Misty Theisen.
20 April 2019 | Saturday, 7:30pm
Sakurako Kanemitsu, solo piano
Venue: Center for New Music (55 Taylor St.) - San Francisco, California
Admission: $10 general / $7 members
Tickets/Info: https://centerfornewmusic.com/calendar/sakurako-kanemitsu-solo-piano/
Sacramento-based pianist Sakurako Kanemitsu performs works spanning a wide range of 20th century and 21st century piano music. Exploring styles from minimalism, avant-garde, sans tonalité, and contemporary impressionism, she continues to shed light on the ever-versatile nature of the piano. She will perform my piece The Floating Island II, inspired by Yann Martel's Life of Pi, and Für Arvo, an homage to the great Arvo Pärt. The program will include pieces by Henri Dutilleux, Philip Glass, Dai Fujikura, Lei Liang, and Arvo Pärt.
28 April 2019 | Sunday, 4pm
Pacific Institute of Music Faculty Recital
Venue: Harris Center - Folsom, California
Admission: $10
Tickets/Info: to inquire about tickets, please email piommusic@gmail.com
As part of PIOM's faculty recital, Sakurako Kanemitsu will perform my piece The Floating Island II, inspired by Yann Martel's Life of Pi. Kanemitsu teaches piano at PIOM and Suleiman teaches music composition and group lessons in music theory.
17 May 2019 | Friday, 7pm
Citywater - "Buckboard Charlie"
Venue: The Auditorium at CLARA (1425 24th St.) - Sacramento, California
Admission: $10 students / $20 general
Tickets/Info: https://www.citywatermusic.com/calendar/2019/5/17/buckboard-charlie or https://www.facebook.com/events/376155089605005/
Jennifer Reason performs my piano cycle Under Moonlight in addition to other music from the Landscape Music Composers Network, featuring performances of works Christina Rusnak, Linda Chase, Libby Meyer. Each of these pieces are from Citywater's recent collaborations celebrating the fiftieth anniversary in 2018 of the Scenic Rivers and Trails Act. Each performance features images from the river or trail that served as inspiration for the music. They are also premiering a brand new work by Griffin Candey. Mr. Candey's music is garnering critical acclaim and audience attention nation-wide, and Citywater is very excited to premier his newest chamber piece.
31 May 2019 | Friday, 8pm
North American New Opera - Kellett Chapel Recital Series
Venue: Peach Tree Presbyterian Church (3434 Roswell Rd) - Atlanta, Georgia
Admission: TBA
Tickets/Info: https://www.nanoworksopera.com / http://vocalartsatl.org/performances
The North American New Opera Workshop will produce my small opera, Moon, Bride, Dogs (libretto by Cristina Fríes) arranged for piano quartet and singers and the team includes Artistic Director Jennifer Jolley, Music Director Chaowen Ting, Stage Director Stephanie Harvey, and Development Director Jessica Grimmer.
23 June 2019 | Sunday, 3pm
Sakurako Kanemitsu, solo piano
Venue: Pioneer Congregational Church (2700 L St.) - Sacramento, California
Admission: $10 suggested donation
Tickets/Info: https://www.sakurakopiano.com/events-calendar/2019/6/23/performances-at-pioneer-sakurako-kanemitsu-solo-piano-recital
Sacramento-based pianist Sakurako Kanemitsu performs 20th century and 21st century piano music. Exploring styles from minimalism, avant-garde, sans tonalité, and contemporary impressionism, she continues to shed light on the ever-versatile nature of the piano. She will perform my piece The Floating Island II, inspired by Yann Martel's Life of Pi. The program will also include pieces by Henri Dutilleux, Philip Glass, and Arvo Pärt.
16 Nov 2019 | Saturday, 7'30pm upcoming!
Symphony d'Oro - Celebrate the Earth with Beethoven!
Venue: Cordova High Performing Arts Center, 2239 Chase Dr. - Rancho Cordova (Sacramento), California
Admission: FREE (fundraiser for Whisker Warriors)
Tickets/Info: https://www.symphonydoro.org/2019/Earth
The Symphony d'Oro premieres Burning, an orchestra work commissioned the ensemble, conducted by Pete Nowlen. In a program that contemplates humanity's relationship with nature, the work will be paired with Beethoven's stunning Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale".
24-26 Jan 2020 | TBA upcoming!
Bones of Girls, Rogue Music Project (RMP)
Venue: the CLARA - Sacramento, California
Admission: TBA
Tickets/Info: TBA
Rogue Music Project premieres my new chamber opera called, Bones of Girls, in collaboration with librettist Cristina Fríes. It is a reworking and expansion of our original "opera-song," that was called Moon, Bride, Dogs and a kind of "sister opera" to Moon, Bride, Dogs II. The performance will feature Omari Tau (baritone, playing the role of DOGS and music director), Carrie Hennessy (soprano, IDIOT GIRL), Kevin Daughtery (tenor, MOON), and Jennifer Reason on keys.
31 Jan 2020 | Friday, 8pm upcoming!
West Edge Opera - Snapshot
Venue: Ed Roberts Campus - Berkeley CA
Admission: $40
Tickets/Info: https://www.westedgeopera.org/snapshot
"A partnership between West Edge Opera and Earplay, Snapshot is an opportunity to see new works of opera in an informal concert setting." Under the musical direction of Jonathan Khuner, the opera company will perform Moon, Bride, Dogs (formerly known as Moon, Bride, Dogs II) in Berkeley as part of their Snapshot series along with several other interesting contemporary operas by Benavides/Koch, Huang, and von der Nahmer/Ferrell.
19 April 2020 | Sunday 3pm upcoming!
Empyrean Ensemble
Venue: Pitzer Center, UC Davis - Davis, California
Admission: FREE
Tickets/Info: https://arts.ucdavis.edu/event/empyrean-ensemble-2
Empyrean Ensemble premieres a new chamber work by yours truly, as well as works by Orkun Akyol, Trey Makler, Emily Sullivan, Addie Camsuzou, and Aida Shirazi.
16 May 2020 | Saturday 7pm upcoming!
Compositions for Dance, Cello & Piano
Venue: Pitzer Center, UC Davis - Davis, California
Admission: $12 students / $24 general
Tickets/Info: https://arts.ucdavis.edu/event/compositions-dancepiano-and-cello
In a cross-disciplinary collaboration, Sakurako Kanemitsu (piano) and Michael Dahlberg (cello) team up with choreographer Jacob Gutiérrez-Montoya for a performance of original music and dance, with compositions by myself, Aida Shirazi, and Sarah Wald.
1 Feb 2020 | Saturday, 8pm upcoming!
West Edge Opera - Snapshot
Venue: Taube Atrium Theater - San Francisco CA
Admission: $40
Tickets/Info: https://www.westedgeopera.org/snapshot
"A partnership between West Edge Opera and Earplay, Snapshot is an opportunity to see new works of opera in an informal concert setting." Under the musical direction of Jonathan Khuner, the opera company will perform Moon, Bride, Dogs (formerly known as Moon, Bride, Dogs II) in San Francisco as part of their Snapshot series along with several other interesting contemporary operas by Benavides/Koch, Huang, and von der Nahmer/Ferrell.