UPCOMING PERFORMANCES, EVENTS, AND THE LIKE
Ongoing exhibition at Clyfford Still Museum of ‘Abstract Expressions’, redesigned terrace gardens with sound installations; all elements are connected to the life and works of artist Clyfford Still and bridge his work with the outside community at large.
A two-year in-Denver studio residency for my art practice begins this week at RedLine Contmporary Art Center, along with a cohort of colleagues. Come visit and see what I’ve been working on!
‘Portals’ played by the longtime new music advocate Jacob Swanson, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Jamestown, NY.
Premiere of a new commission for pipe organ and recorder, for the Swedish Duo Kondens on their US mini-tour.
Broomfield, CO
Holy Comforter Episcopal Church
Premiere of a new commission for pipe organ and recorder plus electronic sounds, featuring the Wild Beautiful Orchestra, and the Swedish Duo Kondens on their US mini-tour.
Denver, CO
Trinity United Methodist Church
A new, sexy premiere for the adventurous Duo Sydeboob (flute and soprano), premiering in New York City Jan 2025.
Mitu Theatre
Friday Jan 10
Sat Jan 11
Late shows- featuring premieres by several other composers for Sydeboob’s ‘Operator’ program.
Content warning: Suitable for audiences 18+.
A re-mount of my opera ‘Atlas of Remote Islands’, hosted by the Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO as part of the Dairy Arts “Dairy Presents”. Performances Friday night, Saturday night, Sunday afternoon (matinee after Easter Church services!).
Performance-lecture ‘A Garden of Sound’ reprised at the Denver Botanic Gardens!
Originally made for DBG’s Artist in Residency program Landline, I will perform John-Cage style a lecture and sound-survey of all the sounds of the gardens that are not plants. Come hear what one YouTube commenter called ‘Conceited’ and ‘Devoid of Content’, and three people walked out of in its first performance—but what the rest of the house found a tribute to this magical place and people that make plant life happen.
Ticketing/RSVP details TBD.
Half-hour interview/chat on Quantum Music radio program based out of Wisconson, hosted by Jules and Dewey. 3:30pm CO time, 4:30 Central Time, 5:30 EST.
To listen live:
https://www.riverwestradio.com/
Shows are then uploaded to Soundcloud after, if you miss it.
Live performance with keyboard, electronics, and found objects.
Hosted by the Icefjord Center, Ilulissat, Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland).
7pm Greenland time- admission 100DKK.
A two-month residency as an artist listening to Ilulissat, Greenland’s culture, people, and landscapes. Part of Arctic Culture Lab.
My piece for flute and piano ‘A Room of Quiet’, commissioned by Cobus du Toit, is appearing on his album ‘From the Rooftop’, released today!. Featuring Doreen Lee, piano. For links to listen/buy: https://neuma202-cobusdutoit.hearnow.com/from-the-rooftop
A 20 minute talk about a Music Theory topic, paired with an unrelated talk by another expert in another field. Curiosity ensues. More details TBA. Date may also be subject to change.
Holiday Theater, Denver, CO
A short (20-30 minute) opening set of original music (and song?) for Teacup Gorilla and Grapefruit Lab’s next theatrical, musical, philosophical show.
Buntport Theater, Denver, CO
Tickets at https://grapefruitlab.com/
Teaching a half-day course at the Denver Art Museum, tickets available to the public! Come be my student. I taught this two years ago and it was an amazing experience seeing everyone make connections between visual art and sound- we went up to the galleries and interpreted artworks as a mini 'choir' and then made a massive collaborative music score.
Chris Werner, bassoon performs ‘Four Lovers’ for bassoon and percussion for his doctoral recital performance at the University of Arizona. Details TBA.
Premiere of a collaborative chamber work/performance piece with artist MG Bernard on disability, time, queer experience, pain, and doctor-patient relationships.
Premiered by Playground Ensemble with artists Hall and Bernard.
April 13, 7:30pm
Metro State (Auraria Campus, Denver), King Center Recital Hall
$25 GA, $20 Seniors/Military, $15 Students
Purchase tickets through Metro State:
Cobus du Toit performs ‘Vessels’ at the International Low Flutes Festival outside Washington DC. Featuring community performers on singing bowls!
The long installation of ‘Chime Walk II’ gets deinstalled at Majestic View Park in Arvada, CO this month. Thank you to LandMark and its curators for several years of chime participation!
Saxophonist Wu 吳志桓Chih-Huan performs ‘Portals’ at National Recital Hall in Taipei. My first performance in Asia!
A fundraiser for Buntport Theatre and a one-night-only appearance of Artemesia II of Caria (and Nathan), doing a hit from their centuries-old ‘Cabaret de Profundis’, live improvisations prompted by the audience, and maybe even a holiday song. Hybrid: In person AND online.
Tickets (name your price) and info at Buntport.com
https://buntport.com/show/virtual-happy-hour-with-artemisia-and-nathan/
Four weeks at La Napoule Residency in southern France, making site-specific sound interventions on the grounds and in the gardens by the sea.
Performance of ‘Vessels’ and Q&A about the work by Cobus du Toit, flute, and audience members playing singing bowls. Location and time TBD.
Composer residency at VICC in Visby, Gotland (Sweden) working on a surround-sound piece and found sounds along with a collaboration with an archeologist on Bronze Era settlements there. Rescheduled from 2021 due to COVID.
A new set of choral works premiering with original electronics for International Orange Chorale San Francisco, in support of a fundraiser for their org. Performance at the restaurant ‘Duende’.
More details TBA!
A short online live performance with Artemesia II of Caria, aka Buntport Theater reprising some of our improvisations from ‘Cabaret de Profundis’ in a live fundraiser.
Installation of ‘Floodline Chime Pavilion’ at TedX in Rino at their ‘Community Forms’ space. Free admission. Featuring solo singer activation with the chimes.
Attending New Music Gathering and also showcasing ‘Marine A 2’ for whirly tubes and audience there, at the 8pm Friday June 23 concert.
All events free!
Portland State University Campus
My leather score with screenprinting from the installation ‘You’re Not the Boss of Me’ along with two music-etched paddles (and tuning fork in bondage) and the soundtrack to the score, will be on exhibit at Dairy Art Center’s ‘Pride’ exhibit ‘Prismatic’. Curated by Drew Austin. Free admission during opening hours.
World premiere of my second opera, Atlas of Remote Islands, with libretto by Alan Olejniczak.
Holiday Theater, Denver, CO
Two performances, exact dates and times TBD.
Produced by Colorado Opera On Tap, and in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (MCA).
Sound and garden installation is unveiled at Clyfford Still Museum.
The Museum’s terraces will be replanted using species indigenous to three of Still’s primary residence areas. Speakers will be installed on the terraces with sound works by Nathan Hall on and about Clyfford Still.
A partnership with Kevin Williams, horticulturist at Denver Botanic Gardens, and community programming, on view and maintained til at least 2025.
On residence as the on-site artist at Joshua Tree National Park, CA. No public performances scheduled: a time to make work, meet people, and experience the landscape and ecology of this special place!
A performance lecture on Clyfford Still, music, and the re-envisioning of the terrace gardens at the museum by myself and horticulturist Kevin Williams of Denver Botanic Gardens.
6:30pm, tickets $5.
https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/events/abstract-expressions-a-performance-lecture/
Premiere of “Love, Death, What Else?” in an arrangement for full chorus and full orchestra. Made possible by the Minnesota Philharmonic and OneVoice chorus, as part of the McKnight Visiting Composer Fellowship.
Location: O’Shaughnessy Theatre on St. Catherine’s campus; St. Paul, MN. Tickets $25 pay what you can, and more info here: https://www.mnphil.org/events/passions/
Performance of ‘Vessels’ by Cobus du Toit
University of Amherst, MA
Live premiere of my 2011 percussion quartet ‘Chinook’, at Denver Botanic Gardens with Playground Ensemble.
Tickets and info: playgroundensemble.orr/sustain
