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:

https://ahec.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1743

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/

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

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

Flutist Cobus du Toit plays my newest composition ‘Vessels’ for flute (and bass flute) with six singing bowls at Kansas State University.

Flutist Cobus du Toit plays my newest composition ‘Vessels’ for flute (and bass flute) with six singing bowls at the University of Missouri.

Flutist Cobus du Toit plays my newest composition ‘Vessels’ for flute (and bass flute) with six singing bowls at Topeka, KS Washburn University.

Flutist Cobus du Toit plays my newest composition ‘Vessels’ for flute (and bass flute) with six singing bowls at the University of Kansas.

Flutist Cobus du Toit plays my newest composition ‘Vessels’ for flute (and bass flute) with six singing bowls at Bowling Green, Ohio’s Flute Festival 2022. Performance at 3:30pm; for more details: https://www.bgsu.edu/musical-arts/area/woodwinds/flute-fest.html

'(Un)quiet Sun’ for surround sound and planetarium dome video performed at the Gates planetarium of Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Part of Playground Ensemble’s ‘The Space Program’. 7 and 9pm. Tickets and info: playgroundensemble.org ($20 non-members, $15 museum members, $10 student/discount).