Duo Cintemani (Rachel Ciraldo, flute & Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar) perform LIMINAL, commissioned by them in 2022 at the Opening Festival Concert of the 58th Annual Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival.
Boyce Recital Hall, Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana
The Sisterhood of Temple B'nai Israel and Ecompass Hospice present Into the Light, a program including works on themes of social injustices, including TAKE THE BURDEN UPON YOU performed by baritone Taylor Hightower, flutist Rachel Ciraldo, harpist Kristina Finch, and cellist Alexander Russakovsky.
University Baptist Church Hattiesburg, Miss.
eVoco Voice Collective Treble Ensemble, directed by David Fryling, performs HONEYCOMBS on their program "Liminal."
Saturday, March 16, 2024 | Christ Episcopal Church, Manhasset, N.Y.
Sunday, March 17th, 2024 | St. Peter’s by-the-Sea, Bay Shore, N.Y.
San Francisco Choral Artists, conducted by Magen Solomon, present "Sun and Moon, and Stars: A Heavenly Christmas," a program exploring the celestial events of Christmas and the Winter Solstice. Including performances of LULL THE SOLEMN NIGHT.
December 10, 2023, 4:00 PM | St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco
December 16, 2023, 4:00 PM | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
December 17, 2023, 4:00 PM | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakland
Emil Trio (Nathan Meltzer, violin, Josh Halpern, cello & Yannick Rafalimanana, piano)performs at Bildungs und Kultuzentrum Peter Edel on a program including my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN alongside trios by Beethoven and Turina.
Pianist Kathryn Selby, violinist Natsuko Yoshimoto & cellist Richard Narroway tour Australia with my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN alongside trios by Mendelssohn and Schumann in a program entitled Tributes and Legacies.
October 22 | Chevalier College Performing Arts Centre, Southern Highlands
October 23 | Turramurra Uniting Church
October 25 | City Recital Hall, Sydney
October 26 | Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
October 27 | Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre
October 30 | Elder Hall, Adelaide
Duo Cintemani (Rachel Ciraldo, flute & Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar) tour of a program that includes LIMINAL, commissioned by them this year.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Friday, September 30, 2022 | University of Wyoming, Laramie
Sunday, October 2, 2022 | Casper Chamber Music Society
Monday, November 7, 2022 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette
SONYC String Orchestra of New York City present a recital including a performance of PHOSPHORESCENCE with companion film by Laura Elayne Miller. Presented by College of Mount Saint Vincent Theatre and Performing Arts.
President's Reception Room, Founders Hall, College of Mount Saint Vincent, NYC
Duo Cintemani (Rachel Ciraldo, flute & Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar) present a streamed recital including the premiere performance of LIMINAL, commissioned by Duo Cintemani with support from the Mississippi Arts Commission. Presented by the University of Southern Mississippi Faculty Artists Series
The 2022 Hoch Chamber Music Series Concordia Conservatory Benefit includes the premiere performance of BEDROCK, GENTLY TILTING, commissioned by the Conservatory for its faculty performers. In-person & streamed.
Nicholas Ciraldo performs the second movement of PRELUDE MINIATURES in a recital at the University of Southern Mississippi, livestreamed on YouTube.
Hattiesburg, MS.
Thomas Flippin performs the third movement of HEIRLOOMS in a recital at Timucua Arts Foundation.
Orlando, FL
The Scott/Garrison Duo (Shannon Scott, clarinet & Leonard Garrison, flute present a streamed recital including SHABU SHABU. Presented by Washington State University on YouTube
Students of Concordia Conservatory perform CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE in a virtual ensemble. (Online Concert)
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS at the at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Guitar Academy Festival
Ford-Crawford Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
The Wooster School's Lower School (K-5) performs ANIMAL ESTATES in their Spring Concert, directed by Claire SImard.
The Wooster School, Danbury, Conn.
Forever Young Gymnasium
Ember Ensemble, directed by Deborah Simpkin King, performs WITH ITS WONDERS on their program "A Second Simplicity."
Saturday, May 18, 2019 | St. John's in the Village Episcopal Church, N.Y.C.
Sunday, May 19, 2019 | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Montclair, N.J.
Byram Hills High School String Orchestra, conducted by Aaron Lockwood, gives the premiere performance of PHOSPHORESCENCE, co-commissioned by Copland House and the Byram Hills High School as part of Copland House's What's the Score? program, with support from the Friends of Copland House and the Westchester Community Foundation.
Byram Hills High School, Armonk, N.Y.
San Francisco Choral Artists, conducted by Magen Solomon, present "Out of the Garden, Into the Woods: from Paradise to Scary," a program inspired by nature both tamed and wild with music of flowers, fields and forests, of birds and bees, of gentle garden creatures and lurking monsters. Including performances of THE LOWER LEAVES OF TREES.
March 9, 2019, 8:00 PM | St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco
March 10, 2019, 4:00 PM | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
March 17, 2019, 4:00 PM | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakland
The Astoria Choir performs BLANCOS, LOS QUE SE QUEDARON QUIETOS on their program "Canten a Coro."
Trinity Lutheran Church, Astoria, N.Y.
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS at the Tennessee Guitar Festival
Hinton Hall, Middle Tennessee State University
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS at the Memphis International Guitar Festival
Harris Concert Hall, University of Memphis
eVoco Voice Collective Women's Ensemble, directed by David Fryling, performs WEST WIND on their program "Dark Mysteries."
Saturday, January 12, 2019 | Christ Church, Oyster Bay, N.Y.
Sunday, January 13, 2019 | St. Peter’s by-the-Sea, Bay Shore, N.Y.
Honkytonk Philharmonic performs BIRTHDAY WISH on their fall tour.
Monday, October 15 2018 | Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | Univ. of Kentucky
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | Tennessee Tech
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS at Escuela de Artes Musicales Universidad de Costa Rica. LINK
Ensemble Henrietta performs a program including my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN
St Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, Lihue, Kauai
Keoni Bolding, Peter Lockman & Seth Trumbore perform a program of music connected to World War 1, including my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN
100 Years Later: The Music of World War 1
Church of the Holy Spirit, Harleysville, Penn.
San Francisco Choral Artists and Veretski Pass perform THEY DISAPPEAR in their program "From Shtetl to Metropolis: Jewish Musical Diaspora" in multiple concerts in the Bay Area.
Sunday, March 11, 2018 | Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco
Sunday, March 18, 2018 | Campbell Recital Hall at Braun Music Center, Stanford University
Sunday, March 25, 2018 | Temple Sinai, Oakland
Concordia Conservatory presents HENRY AND THE HUMBUG, a one-act musical for family audiences by Rami Vamos & Matt Van Brink.
Musical Adventures for Children Series, Concordia Conservatory
Michael Finckel & David Oei perform my arrangement of Bach's ICH HABE GENUG, at the Mezzrow Classical Salon.
Mezzrow, 163 West 10th St., NYC
Family concert, joined by Logan Coale, bass & Yousif Sheronick, drums.
Bronxville Public Library, Bronxville NY
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS on his tour of Brazil.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | 9th Academic Symposium for Guitar, School of Music and Fine Arts of Paraná, Curitiba
Monday, November 6, 2017 | Biblioteca Nacional, Rio de Janeiro
Tuesday, November 8, 2017 | UNIRIO, Instituto Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro
Pianist Kathryn Selby, violinist Andrew Haveron, & cellist Timo-Veikko Valve perform my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN in By Arrangement, an inventive program of orchestral works adapted for piano trio. Performances in Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Bowral, & Turramurra.
Listen to the May 23 performance HERE
Students of Concordia Conservatory's chamber music program present KISS THE STARS GOODNIGHT, a song cycle for chamber ensembles of young performers. Weaving a story of discovery and whimsy in the day of the life of a child: waking up, going to school, daydreaming, playing, and saying good night, the cycle includes ten song settings of poems by Karla Kuskin, Mary Britton Miller, Deborah Chandra, Carl Sandburg, Douglas Evans and Charlie Sohne.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Jesse Han, Daire Fitzgerald, and David Oei perform YOU ARE ALWAYS DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING, at the Mezzrow Classical Salon.
Mezzrow, 163 West 10th St., NYC
Premiere performance of String Orchestra version of UP, UP and UP by SONYC.
The Cell, NYC
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS in a solo guitar recital at the University of Southern Mississippi School of Music.
Marsh Auditorium, University of Southern Mississippi School of Music, Hattiesburg
Listen to a performance HERE
Keith Kreindler & Evelyn Wadkins perform SHABU SHABU in a new arrangement for bass clarinet & cello.
OSilas Gallery, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS in a solo guitar recital at Louisiana Tech
Aura: Contemporary Ensemble in collaboration with Psophonia Dance Company present Memory Web, a show including ONLY THE PIANO WILL GIVE US OUR PEACE. Choreography by Sophia Torres.
Midtown Arts Theater Complex, Houston
Concordia Conservatory presents ANIMAL ESTATES as part of its Musical Adventures for Children series.
Concordia Conservatory, Bronxville, NY
Lessons, talks and a guest recital at University of Southern Mississippi, including the premiere of HEIRLOOMS, commissioned and performed by guitarist Nicholas Ciraldo.
More Dappled Than Color: An Evening of the Music of Matt Van Brink (Facebook)
Program: ICH HABE GENUG (Arrangement), YOU ARE ALWAYS DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING, COPYCATS, HEIRLOOMS, CHIMES & MORE DAPPLED THAN COLOR
February 17, 2017, 7:30 PM
Marsh Auditorium, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg
The violin studio of Emily Kalish present ROAD TRIP in a recital of chamber works.
Concordia Conservatory, Bronxville, NY
Elizabeth Lim-Dutton & Lawrence Dutton perform THE HEART GROWS FONDER, commissioned for them by the Hoch Chamber Series at Concordia Conservatory, at the Mezzrow Classical Salon, hosted by pianist David Oei.
Mezzrow, 163 West 10th St., NYC
Schola Cantorum of New Orleans. directed by Yulene Velásquez, performs BE MUSIC NIGHT in a program of new compositions and traditional choral music.
Pianist and Music director for a two-performance run of LOVER BELOVED by Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik.
Texas Room, Alley Theater, Houston
Performing songs from Suzanne Vega's "Lover Beloved" at the Hay Festival.
Hay-on-Wye, Wales
Cellist Nick Politi & Soprano Emily Murray present the premiere performance of ARIETTA: MUSIC & MOONLIGHT commissioned for them by Concordia Conservatory as part of the student chamber music program.
Sommer Center at Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Cantor Elizabeth Shammash, Aron Zelkowicz, Gretchen van Hoesen, and Alberto Almarza perform TAKE THE BURDEN UPON YOU for Mezzo Soprano, harp, cello & flute.
Anne Frank: A Living Voice
Tiferet Bet Israel, Blue Bell, PA
music directing Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik's Lover, Beloved: An evening with Carson McCullers. With Mary Chieffo & Suzanne Vega, directed by Jackson Gay.
The Sherry Theater, North Hollywood, CA
Liz Lim-Dutton, violin & Larry Dutton viola, perform THE HEART GROWS FONDER, a new work commissioned for them by Concordia Conservatory.
Emerson String Quartet 2015-2016 Concert Series (36th Season)
National Museum of Natural History - Baird Auditorium
Washington, D.C.
Sybarite5 perform my arrangement of Perapaskero's TURCEASCA in concerts on their 2015-2016 tour.
flutist Rachel Ciraldo presents a program of new music for young performers including MISCHIEF at the National Flute Convention's Youth Flute Day.
National Flute Convention, Washington, DC
Concordia Conservatory presents THE SECRET INGREDIENT, eight new pieces for student ensembles, all using the same musical ingredients ... plus an unknown one revealed at the end...
Sommer Center, Concordia College,Bronxville, NY
Del Mar Piano Trio perform my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN in concerts in London and Canterbury.
Elizabeth Lim-Dutton & Lawrence Dutton premiere THE HEART GROWS FONDER, commissioned by the Hoch Chamber Series at Concordia Conservatory
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Concordia Conservatory's Community Holiday Musical
Book, music & lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Friday, December 5, 2014 | 4:30 PM & 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 6, 2014 | 11:00 AM & 1:30 PM
Sunday, December 7, 2014 | 1:00 PM & 3:30 PM
Concordia Conservatory, Bronxville, NY
Sybarite5 perform my arrangement of Perapaskero's TURCEASCA in concerts on their 2014-2015 tour.
Concordia Conservatory's Summer Musical Theater Workshop presents FLIP THE SWITCH, a one-act musical for young performers.
Book, Music and Lyrics by Kellen Blair & MVB
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
J.P. Redmond and Teddy Whitehead-Rockas perform "Thick and Thin" in a winners showcase concert for the National League of Performing Arts
Merkin Hall, NYC
A new arrangement of TAKE THE BURDEN UPON YOU performed by members of the Pittsburgh Symphony at the Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival.
Levy Hall, Rodef Shalom Congregation, Pittsburgh
Concordia Conservatory presents A FAMILY TREE, twelve new pieces for student ensembles, organized by instrumental family: Cello quartet, Violin quintet, Sax quartet, Percussion quartet, Guitar quartet Piano 4-hands, Vocal trio, Vocal Quartet, and 4 mixed ensembles.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Matthew Westerby Company presents an evening of new dances including one set to my SWAN LAKE FANTASY performed live by pianist Matei Varga.
Hudson Guild Theater, NYC
... in "Musical Geographies," an eclectic program from Lara St. John, including my SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER. With pianist and composer Martin Kennedy.
The Edward T. Cone Concert Series at the Institute for Advanced Study, Wolfensohn Hall, Princeton, NJ
Sybarite5 perform my arrangement of Perapaskero's TURCEASCA in concerts on their 2013-2014 tour.
Lara St. John performs my SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER, in a concert with Alexander Tselyakov, piano
Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival
Pender, BC
Concordia Conservatory's Summer Musical Theater Workshop presents HELPLESSLY LOST, a one-act musical for young performers.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
SoBe Arts and Subtropics presents the final concert of the 22nd Subtropics Experimental Music and Sound Arts Festival. An evening of international world premieres including SKITTER, performed by the Mystery Park Arts Band.
Carl Fisher Clubhouse, Little Stage Theater Complex, Miami Beach, FL.
I'll be giving a talk at Nerd Nite NYC on February 8, 2013 about some some classic (old!) and new (mine!) learning songs.
Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn NY
Concordia Conservatory's Musical Adventures for Children series presents the first performance of HENRY AND THE HUMBUG, a one-act musical for young audiences by Rami Vamos & MVB
Concordia Conservatory, Bronxville, NY
Concordia Conservatory presents SNOWFLAKE HAS ITS DAY, a one-act musical commissioned by the Conservatory for its young performers.
Concordia Conservatory, Bronxville, NY
Fall residency at the Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico.
Sybarite5 perform my arrangement of Perapaskero's TURCEASCA in concerts on their 2012-2013 tour.
... with pianist & composer Martin Kennedy in a recital including my SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER
George Flynn Classical Concerts, Morgan School Gagnon Auditorium, Clinton, CT
Mary Palchak and Janet Kao present a faculty recital, including DAL DOSAI
Salmon Recital Hall, Chapman University
Concordia Conservatory's Musical Theater Workshops presents workshop performances of WHOOPS! and OUTA MY HEAD, classroom musicals for young performers.
in concerts including the premiere performances of AMONG THE REDWOODS
San Francisco Choral Artists presents Poetry on Musical Wings: odes, riddles, rhymes, brilliance, humor, and heart.
June 9, 2012, 8:00 PM | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
June 10, 2012, 4:00 PM | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakland
June 16, 2012, 8:00 PM | St. Mark’s Lutheran, San Francisco
The Intimacy of Creativity, the internationally-acclaimed two-week partnership devoted to promoting an intimate dialogue between composers and performers hosted by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology returns for a second season, and will include workshops and a performance of YOU ARE ALWAYS DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING, a rechristening of an older piece.
Hong Kong City Hall Theater
Great Noise Ensemble in concerts including ONLY THE PIANO WILL GIVE US OUR PEACE
April 13, 2012 7:30 PM | Ward Hall, Catholic University, Washington, DC
April 16, 2012 7:30 PM | Symphony Space, New York
San Francisco Choral Artists & Veretski Pass present "Prophets, Kings & Klezmer," exploring the heart and soul, the stories and dreams, the grief and joy, the texts and traditions of Jewish life are expressed in psalms, folk songs, prayers and lullabies. The program includes performances of THEY DISAPPEAR for choir and Klezmer band, commissioned by SFCA, and HASHKIVEINU.
March 11, 2012, 4:00 PM | Congregation Etz Chayim, Palo Alto
March 17, 2012, 8:00 PM | St. Mark’s Lutheran, San Francisco
March 18, 2012, 4:00 PM | Temple Sinai, Oakland
San Francisco Choral Artists, conducted by Magen Solomon, present "Company at the Creche," exploring the nativity from the ground up, sharing the wonder of those who were there: the manger animals, peasants, and shepherds. Including the premiere performances of LULL THE SOLEMN NIGHT, commissioned by the ensemble.
December 4, 2011, 4:00 PM | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
December 10, 2011, 8:00 PM | Montgomery Chapel, SF Theological Seminary, San Anselmo
December 17, 2011, 8:00 PM | St. Mark’s Lutheran, San Francisco
December 18, 2011, 4:00 PM | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakland
Paul Dunkel presents an evening of animalia for all ages, including a concert performance of ANIMAL ESTATES conducted by MVB. With Jim Bracchitta, Patti Goettlicher, George Psomas, and Joelle Lurie.
Christ & St. Stephen's Church, New York
International Federation for Choral Music's 2011 World Youth Choir, conducted by Grete Pedersen performs WHITE, THOSE THAT STAYED STILL, winner of IFCM's first composition competition.
University of Oslo Aula
Lara St. John and Martin Kennedy in a recital including SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER.
Little Stage Theater, SoBe Institute of the Arts, Miami Beach, Florida
Sybarite5 perform my arrangement of Perapaskero's TURCEASCA in concerts on their 2011-2012 tour.
The outstanding Cantoria de la Merced will give the first performance of piece WHITE, THOSE THAT STAYED STILL at this year's International Federation for Choral Music World Symposium in Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture presents guest recital, including KISS THE STARS GOODNIGHT and a set of my musical theater songs. With soprano Fotini Samara.
Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture
Kefalonia, Greece
American Opera Projects and The Walt Whitman Project present The Voice of Brooklyn: Contemporary Opera and Song in the heart of Fort Greene Park MVB playing accordion for Caitlin Smith's "Pour Les Enfants," with Melissa Hughes, and performing ANIMAL ESTATES with Joelle Lurie
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
(at the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument)
Manhattan Choral Ensemble presents New Music for New York
including the premiere performance of HONEYCOMBS
Mary Flagler Cary Hall at The Dimenna Center for Classical Music
Concordia Conservatory's irresistible chamber music program for young performers will include two pieces of mind: the premiere performance of FLOPITOPITOT, for a trio of beginning violin, piano and percussion students; a new version of TAKE THE BURDEN UPON YOU, for voice, violin, clarinet and piano, and WASHING MACHINE from AROUND THE HOUSE, for 6-hands piano.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Michael Kirkendoll & Mary Fukushima perform a program including DAL DOSAI
7:30pm, Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall
University of Kansas, Lawrence
C4: The Choral Composer / Conductor Collective gives the premiere performance of BE MUSIC, NIGHT, along with works by Dyrud, Rautavaara, Matthew Brown, Allen Menton, Carlos Michans, and Jordan Nobles.
Thursday, March 3, 2011 | Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, New York
Saturday, March 5, 2011 | Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, New York
Music at Concordia presents ANIMAL ESTATES as part of the Musical Adventures for Children Series at Concordia Conservatory.
Schoenfeld Campus Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Lara St. John and Martin Kennedy in a recital including SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER, an arrangement for violin and piano of several Stephen Foster tunes.
October 15, 2010 | Rockefeller University, New York
October 17, 2010 | University of Georgia, Athens
October 21, 2010 | Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto
October 23, 2010 | Bishop's University Centennial Theatre, Sherbrooke, Quebec
October 24, 2010 | Queen's University, Grant Hall, Kingston, Ontario
October 29, 2010 | Hillfield Strathallan College, West Hamilton, Ontario
November 14, 2010 | Troy Chromatics, Troy, NY
January 14-15, 2011 | The Library Theater, Birmingham, Alabama
Concord Women's Chorus presents "Winter Dreams," including performances of MORE DAPPLED THAN COLOR and IT'S NEVER THE SAME WITHOUT SNOW.
Jane Ring Frank, conductor and artistic director
Trinity Episcopal Church, Concord, Mass.
Premiere performance of CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY, a one-act musical commissioned by Concordia Conservatory
Featuring a cast and crew of 95 students representing 23 elementary, middle and high schools throughout the Bronx and Westchester County.
Schoenfeld Auditorium, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Vespera Ensemble presents "Winter Song," including the premiere performance of MORE DAPPLED THAN COLOR.
The Music Gallery, Toronto
Performing in Tristan Perich's "Elevation Maps" for five accordions and 1-Bit electronics
Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, NYC
ANIMAL ESTATES, a musical for children featuring irascible singing animals and kazoos.
With Sam Heldt, Patti Goettlicher, Justin Link, and Joelle Lurie
Directed by Hilary Leavitt
Book, Music and Lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Additional Dialogue by by Jennifer S. Greene
Based on Fritz Haeg's "Animal Estates"
Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT
Part of Fritz Haeg's residency at the museum
Lara St John presents a recital including the premiere performance of ZEPHYR
Maverick Concert Hall, Woodstock, NY
Performing on accordion and keyboard with Gamelan Galak Tika.
January 8, 2010 | Cleveland Museum of Natural History
March 5, 2010 | UMass Amherst Bowker Auditorium
June 27, 2010 | Bang on a Can Marathon, World Financial Center Winter Garden, NYC
San Francisco Choral Artists, conducted by Magen Solomon, present "25 x 25 x 25," a program of new American choral music, including performances of THE LOWER LEAVES OF TREES.
May 18, 2010, 8:00 PM | Old First Church, San Francisco
June 13, 2010, 4:00 PM | St. Mark’s Lutheran, San Francisco
June 19, 2010, 8:00 PM | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
June 20, 2010, 4:00 PM | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakland
Performing with Polkastra at IdeaCity10
Toronto, Ont.
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Noah Getz performs a recital with pianist Svetlana Kotova, including SONATA FOR SAXOPHONE AND PIANO.
Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon.
Students of Concordia Conservatory's chamber music program present the premiere performance of KISS THE STARS GOODNIGHT, a song cycle for chamber ensembles of young performers, commissioned by Concordia Conservatory with support from the ASCAP Foundation. Weaving a story of discovery and whimsy in the day of the life of a child: waking up, going to school, daydreaming, playing, and saying good night, the cycle includes ten song settings of poems by Karla Kuskin, Mary Britton Miller, Deborah Chandra, Carl Sandburg, Douglas Evans and Charlie Sohne.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Performing on accordion with the Sinfonietta of Riverdale in Hindemith's Kammermusik No1.
Riverdale Temple, Bronx NY
Music directing a reading of Ryan Langer and Jon Weissberg's Everything is Fine at ASCAP.
ANIMAL ESTATES, a 40-minute musical for children featuring irascible singing animals and kazoos. With Eric Harper, Justin Link, Dana Craig, and Joelle Lurie. Directed by Hilary Leavitt.
Shortened Attention Span Musical Festival
The Players Theater, New York
"Celebrating Lukas" a concert of works by Lukas Foss accompanied by epigrams written by his students, including my contribution, GURU
Tsai Performance Center, Boston University
This year's Hoch Chamber Music Series Gala Concert includes INITIAL ASCENT, performed by George Francois and MVB.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville NY
Music directing Joelle Lurie's Christmas cabaret "The First Joelle.' With Sean Hackett, guitar & Connor Meehan, drums
The Metropolitan Room, NYC
Sharilyn Spickall, violin and Irina Albig, piano perform UP, UP, and UP at the Indiana State University New Music Festival
Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Terre Haute, Ind.
With Eddie Whalen, guitar and vocals, I'll be singing and playing accordion in a set filled with
bluegrass, old-time and Appalachian songs, gospel songs from Kentucky Harmony and songs by American songwriters from Stephen Foster and Henry Clay Work to Lead Belly and Hank Williams.
OSilas Gallery at Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Faculty Flute and Clarinet Duo Dr. Lisa Jelle and Dr. Gail Zugger perform SHABU SHABU
Huntington Recital Hall, Capital University, Columbus Ohio
Polkastra’s debut album Apolkalypse Now includes my polkafied arrangements of Strauss, Smetana and Beethoven, and a traditional Romanian tune. The album release party will also include a bonus Wagner polka medley.
Le Poisson Rouge, New York
New York Times Review
The Ansonia Trio performs my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU de COUPERIN
Greenwich House Music School, NYC
Robert Burkhart and Vladimir Valjerevic give the premiere performance of my arrangement of J.S. Bach's aria ICH HABE GENUG for cello and piano, alongside works by Beethoven and Barber.
Mannes College of Music, NYC
Lydia Miller performs my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU de COUPERIN for violin and piano.
Saturday, May 16, 3:00PM, Macalester Plymouth United Church, St. Paul, MN
& Sunday, May 17, 3:00PM, Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN
Educational Bridge Project hosts cultural exchanges for artists in the USA & Russia. They'll present guitar music of mine in St. Petersburg, including SARABANDE and PRELUDE MINIATURES. The festival also features music by Ramon Castillo, Svetlana Nesterova, Anton Tanonov, Nikolay Mazhara, Ekaterina Blinova, Olga Bochihina, Nikolay Khrust, & Vladimir Gorlinsky.
CSUN Symphony concert... including the premiere performance of Sic Semper Nobis (“Ever Thus to Us”). Northridge Composition Prize performance.
Plaza del Sol, Northridge, CA
Concordia Conservatory's remarkable student chamber music program includes the premiere performance of WASHING MACHINE from AROUND THE HOUSE performed by young students from the Conservatory.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Music directing Joelle Lurie's "This Time Tomorrow." With Bob Bowen, bass & Conor Meehan, drums, and Claire Bryant, cello
The Metropolitan Room, NYC
Jennifer Greene, Rami Vamos, Joelle Lurie, and MVB present ANIMAL ESTATES, a 30-minute musical for children featuring singing animals and kazoos.
Book by Jennifer S. Greene & Matt Van Brink
Music & Lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Harlem School of the Arts
Gathering Space, New York
The Florida State University College of Music presents ONLY THE PIANO WILL GIVE US OUR PEACE during its New Music Festival, January 29-31.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Stephanie & Saar DUO give the premiere performance of INITIAL ASCENT, on a concert including music by New York Composers Richard Rodney Bennett, Philippe Bodin, Charles B. Griffin, Jay Anthony Gach and Denise Broadhurst.
Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Concert Hall, Aaron Copland School of Music
Queens College CUNY, Flushing, NY
Premiere performance of A SINGLE WINTER'S DAY, commissioned by Concordia Conservatory, with support from the ASCAP Foundation.
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Schoenfeld Campus Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
The Ibuki Trio performs my arrangement of Ravel's LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN on the Conway Hall Sunday Concert Series
Conway Hall, London UK
Hofstra Chamber Singers, directed by David Fryling perform A THOUSAND TENDER PASSAGES.
Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, NY
Noah Getz performs my SONATA FOR SAXOPHONE AND PIANO with pianist Ann Kang at the Stella Adler School.
Harold Clurman Lecture Series
Stella Adler School, NYC
Rachel Ciraldo, flute and Meredith Rouse, oboe perform SHABU SHABU in a recital at Pottle Auditorium, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
Flutists Rachel Ciraldo & Linda Cotter perform SHABU SHABU in a recital at at the Louisiana State University Recital Hall, Baton Rouge, LA
Performing on accordion in Ramon Castillo's Agak Agak. Gamelan Galak Tika with Ensemble Robot
October 18, 2008 | Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), Troy, NY
October 30, 2008 | Berklee College of Music David Friend Recital Hall, Boston, MA
November 22, 2008 | Broad Institute Auditorium, Cambridge, MA
Noah Getz performs a recital including my SONATA FOR SAXOPHONE AND PIANO at the Phillips Collection Concert Series.
The Phillips Collection Music Room, Washington, DC
Playing on accordion in a production of Kurt Weill's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Erik Nielsen, conductor
Tanglewood Music Center Theater, Lenox, Mass.
Playing accordion and keyboard with Gamelan Galak Tika and Ensemble Robot @ International Festival of Arts and Ideas
World Stage, New Haven Green, New Haven, CT
VocalEssence's Essentially Choral reading sessions for new choral music includes a workshop performance of A THOUSAND TENDER PASSAGES
The Music Room, SPCO Center, St. Paul, MN
As part of artist Fritz Haeg's Animal Estates prototype installation at the Whitney Biennial, I will be leading a family program for kids age 8-12 and their parents. The program will take place within the installation of animal habitats and we will channel the animal inhabitants through original song and movement. I will be playing accordion, accompanying new songs written especially for this project. Two sessions run on Saturday 3 May 2008 from 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm.
Noah Getz & Ann Kang perform a recital includingSONATA FOR ALTO SAXOPHONE and PIANO.
Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church, New York City
Music directing a cabaret by Joelle Lurie. With Bob Bowen, bass & Adam Christgau, drums
The Triad Theatre, New York
Emily McKay & Jeremy Reynolds perform SHABU SHABU for flute & clarinet on a recital at the National Flute Association Convention.
Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM
Nicholas Ciraldo presents a recital including PRELUDE MINIATURES.
Marsh Auditorium, University of Southern Mississippi
Nicholas Ciraldo directs the Southern Miss Guitar Sextet in a concert including the premiere performance of SARABANDE.
Marsh Auditorium, University of Southern Mississippi
Stella Trio presents the premiere performance of my arrangement for piano trio of Ravel's LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN.
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York
The Austin Chapter of Hadassah presents "New Beginnings," a benefit concert including the premiere performance of TAKE THE BURDEN UPON YOU.
Congregation Agudas Achim, Austin, Tex.
Flutist Amy Porter and pianist Martin Kennedy perform DAL DOSAI in the final gala concert of the 34th National Flute Association Convention. Pittsburgh, Penn.
San Francisco Choral Artists present "Slightly Cloudy with a Chance of Song," a concert featuring works celebrating nature and the natural landscape, including THE LOWER LEAVES OF TREES
June 11, 2006 | St, Paul's Episcopal Church, Oakland
June 17, 2006 | St, Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
June 18, 2006 | Church Of St. Gregory Nyssen, San Francisco
Paul Dunkel and Peter Basquin present a recital including DAL DOSAI.
April 20, 2006 | New Jersey City University
April 23, 2006 | Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester
May 1, 2006 | Christ & St. Stephen's Church, New York
Nova Chamber Artists perform my STRING QUARTET alongside other chamber works at the Tenri Cultural Institute, New York
Duo Cintemani (Rachel Ciraldo, flute & Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar) perform LIMINAL, commissioned by them in 2022 at the Opening Festival Concert of the 58th Annual Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival.
Boyce Recital Hall, Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana
The Sisterhood of Temple B'nai Israel and Ecompass Hospice present Into the Light, a program including works on themes of social injustices, including TAKE THE BURDEN UPON YOU performed by baritone Taylor Hightower, flutist Rachel Ciraldo, harpist Kristina Finch, and cellist Alexander Russakovsky.
University Baptist Church Hattiesburg, Miss.
eVoco Voice Collective Treble Ensemble, directed by David Fryling, performs HONEYCOMBS on their program "Liminal."
Saturday, March 16, 2024 | Christ Episcopal Church, Manhasset, N.Y.
Sunday, March 17th, 2024 | St. Peter’s by-the-Sea, Bay Shore, N.Y.
San Francisco Choral Artists, conducted by Magen Solomon, present "Sun and Moon, and Stars: A Heavenly Christmas," a program exploring the celestial events of Christmas and the Winter Solstice. Including performances of LULL THE SOLEMN NIGHT.
December 10, 2023, 4:00 PM | St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco
December 16, 2023, 4:00 PM | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
December 17, 2023, 4:00 PM | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakland
Emil Trio (Nathan Meltzer, violin, Josh Halpern, cello & Yannick Rafalimanana, piano)performs at Bildungs und Kultuzentrum Peter Edel on a program including my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN alongside trios by Beethoven and Turina.
Pianist Kathryn Selby, violinist Natsuko Yoshimoto & cellist Richard Narroway tour Australia with my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN alongside trios by Mendelssohn and Schumann in a program entitled Tributes and Legacies.
October 22 | Chevalier College Performing Arts Centre, Southern Highlands
October 23 | Turramurra Uniting Church
October 25 | City Recital Hall, Sydney
October 26 | Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
October 27 | Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre
October 30 | Elder Hall, Adelaide
Duo Cintemani (Rachel Ciraldo, flute & Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar) tour of a program that includes LIMINAL, commissioned by them this year.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Friday, September 30, 2022 | University of Wyoming, Laramie
Sunday, October 2, 2022 | Casper Chamber Music Society
Monday, November 7, 2022 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette
SONYC String Orchestra of New York City present a recital including a performance of PHOSPHORESCENCE with companion film by Laura Elayne Miller. Presented by College of Mount Saint Vincent Theatre and Performing Arts.
President's Reception Room, Founders Hall, College of Mount Saint Vincent, NYC
Duo Cintemani (Rachel Ciraldo, flute & Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar) present a streamed recital including the premiere performance of LIMINAL, commissioned by Duo Cintemani with support from the Mississippi Arts Commission. Presented by the University of Southern Mississippi Faculty Artists Series
The 2022 Hoch Chamber Music Series Concordia Conservatory Benefit includes the premiere performance of BEDROCK, GENTLY TILTING, commissioned by the Conservatory for its faculty performers. In-person & streamed.
Nicholas Ciraldo performs the second movement of PRELUDE MINIATURES in a recital at the University of Southern Mississippi, livestreamed on YouTube.
Hattiesburg, MS.
Thomas Flippin performs the third movement of HEIRLOOMS in a recital at Timucua Arts Foundation.
Orlando, FL
The Scott/Garrison Duo (Shannon Scott, clarinet & Leonard Garrison, flute present a streamed recital including SHABU SHABU. Presented by Washington State University on YouTube
Students of Concordia Conservatory perform CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE in a virtual ensemble. (Online Concert)
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS at the at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Guitar Academy Festival
Ford-Crawford Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
The Wooster School's Lower School (K-5) performs ANIMAL ESTATES in their Spring Concert, directed by Claire SImard.
The Wooster School, Danbury, Conn.
Forever Young Gymnasium
Ember Ensemble, directed by Deborah Simpkin King, performs WITH ITS WONDERS on their program "A Second Simplicity."
Saturday, May 18, 2019 | St. John's in the Village Episcopal Church, N.Y.C.
Sunday, May 19, 2019 | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Montclair, N.J.
Byram Hills High School String Orchestra, conducted by Aaron Lockwood, gives the premiere performance of PHOSPHORESCENCE, co-commissioned by Copland House and the Byram Hills High School as part of Copland House's What's the Score? program, with support from the Friends of Copland House and the Westchester Community Foundation.
Byram Hills High School, Armonk, N.Y.
San Francisco Choral Artists, conducted by Magen Solomon, present "Out of the Garden, Into the Woods: from Paradise to Scary," a program inspired by nature both tamed and wild with music of flowers, fields and forests, of birds and bees, of gentle garden creatures and lurking monsters. Including performances of THE LOWER LEAVES OF TREES.
March 9, 2019, 8:00 PM | St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco
March 10, 2019, 4:00 PM | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
March 17, 2019, 4:00 PM | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakland
The Astoria Choir performs BLANCOS, LOS QUE SE QUEDARON QUIETOS on their program "Canten a Coro."
Trinity Lutheran Church, Astoria, N.Y.
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS at the Tennessee Guitar Festival
Hinton Hall, Middle Tennessee State University
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS at the Memphis International Guitar Festival
Harris Concert Hall, University of Memphis
eVoco Voice Collective Women's Ensemble, directed by David Fryling, performs WEST WIND on their program "Dark Mysteries."
Saturday, January 12, 2019 | Christ Church, Oyster Bay, N.Y.
Sunday, January 13, 2019 | St. Peter’s by-the-Sea, Bay Shore, N.Y.
Honkytonk Philharmonic performs BIRTHDAY WISH on their fall tour.
Monday, October 15 2018 | Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | Univ. of Kentucky
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | Tennessee Tech
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS at Escuela de Artes Musicales Universidad de Costa Rica. LINK
Ensemble Henrietta performs a program including my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN
St Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, Lihue, Kauai
Keoni Bolding, Peter Lockman & Seth Trumbore perform a program of music connected to World War 1, including my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN
100 Years Later: The Music of World War 1
Church of the Holy Spirit, Harleysville, Penn.
San Francisco Choral Artists and Veretski Pass perform THEY DISAPPEAR in their program "From Shtetl to Metropolis: Jewish Musical Diaspora" in multiple concerts in the Bay Area.
Sunday, March 11, 2018 | Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco
Sunday, March 18, 2018 | Campbell Recital Hall at Braun Music Center, Stanford University
Sunday, March 25, 2018 | Temple Sinai, Oakland
Concordia Conservatory presents HENRY AND THE HUMBUG, a one-act musical for family audiences by Rami Vamos & Matt Van Brink.
Musical Adventures for Children Series, Concordia Conservatory
Michael Finckel & David Oei perform my arrangement of Bach's ICH HABE GENUG, at the Mezzrow Classical Salon.
Mezzrow, 163 West 10th St., NYC
Family concert, joined by Logan Coale, bass & Yousif Sheronick, drums.
Bronxville Public Library, Bronxville NY
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS on his tour of Brazil.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | 9th Academic Symposium for Guitar, School of Music and Fine Arts of Paraná, Curitiba
Monday, November 6, 2017 | Biblioteca Nacional, Rio de Janeiro
Tuesday, November 8, 2017 | UNIRIO, Instituto Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro
Pianist Kathryn Selby, violinist Andrew Haveron, & cellist Timo-Veikko Valve perform my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN in By Arrangement, an inventive program of orchestral works adapted for piano trio. Performances in Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Bowral, & Turramurra.
Listen to the May 23 performance HERE
Students of Concordia Conservatory's chamber music program present KISS THE STARS GOODNIGHT, a song cycle for chamber ensembles of young performers. Weaving a story of discovery and whimsy in the day of the life of a child: waking up, going to school, daydreaming, playing, and saying good night, the cycle includes ten song settings of poems by Karla Kuskin, Mary Britton Miller, Deborah Chandra, Carl Sandburg, Douglas Evans and Charlie Sohne.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Jesse Han, Daire Fitzgerald, and David Oei perform YOU ARE ALWAYS DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING, at the Mezzrow Classical Salon.
Mezzrow, 163 West 10th St., NYC
Premiere performance of String Orchestra version of UP, UP and UP by SONYC.
The Cell, NYC
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS in a solo guitar recital at the University of Southern Mississippi School of Music.
Marsh Auditorium, University of Southern Mississippi School of Music, Hattiesburg
Listen to a performance HERE
Keith Kreindler & Evelyn Wadkins perform SHABU SHABU in a new arrangement for bass clarinet & cello.
OSilas Gallery, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Nicholas Ciraldo performs HEIRLOOMS in a solo guitar recital at Louisiana Tech
Aura: Contemporary Ensemble in collaboration with Psophonia Dance Company present Memory Web, a show including ONLY THE PIANO WILL GIVE US OUR PEACE. Choreography by Sophia Torres.
Midtown Arts Theater Complex, Houston
Concordia Conservatory presents ANIMAL ESTATES as part of its Musical Adventures for Children series.
Concordia Conservatory, Bronxville, NY
Lessons, talks and a guest recital at University of Southern Mississippi, including the premiere of HEIRLOOMS, commissioned and performed by guitarist Nicholas Ciraldo.
More Dappled Than Color: An Evening of the Music of Matt Van Brink (Facebook)
Program: ICH HABE GENUG (Arrangement), YOU ARE ALWAYS DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING, COPYCATS, HEIRLOOMS, CHIMES & MORE DAPPLED THAN COLOR
February 17, 2017, 7:30 PM
Marsh Auditorium, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg
The violin studio of Emily Kalish present ROAD TRIP in a recital of chamber works.
Concordia Conservatory, Bronxville, NY
Elizabeth Lim-Dutton & Lawrence Dutton perform THE HEART GROWS FONDER, commissioned for them by the Hoch Chamber Series at Concordia Conservatory, at the Mezzrow Classical Salon, hosted by pianist David Oei.
Mezzrow, 163 West 10th St., NYC
Schola Cantorum of New Orleans. directed by Yulene Velásquez, performs BE MUSIC NIGHT in a program of new compositions and traditional choral music.
Pianist and Music director for a two-performance run of LOVER BELOVED by Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik.
Texas Room, Alley Theater, Houston
Performing songs from Suzanne Vega's "Lover Beloved" at the Hay Festival.
Hay-on-Wye, Wales
Cellist Nick Politi & Soprano Emily Murray present the premiere performance of ARIETTA: MUSIC & MOONLIGHT commissioned for them by Concordia Conservatory as part of the student chamber music program.
Sommer Center at Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Cantor Elizabeth Shammash, Aron Zelkowicz, Gretchen van Hoesen, and Alberto Almarza perform TAKE THE BURDEN UPON YOU for Mezzo Soprano, harp, cello & flute.
Anne Frank: A Living Voice
Tiferet Bet Israel, Blue Bell, PA
music directing Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik's Lover, Beloved: An evening with Carson McCullers. With Mary Chieffo & Suzanne Vega, directed by Jackson Gay.
The Sherry Theater, North Hollywood, CA
Liz Lim-Dutton, violin & Larry Dutton viola, perform THE HEART GROWS FONDER, a new work commissioned for them by Concordia Conservatory.
Emerson String Quartet 2015-2016 Concert Series (36th Season)
National Museum of Natural History - Baird Auditorium
Washington, D.C.
Sybarite5 perform my arrangement of Perapaskero's TURCEASCA in concerts on their 2015-2016 tour.
flutist Rachel Ciraldo presents a program of new music for young performers including MISCHIEF at the National Flute Convention's Youth Flute Day.
National Flute Convention, Washington, DC
Concordia Conservatory presents THE SECRET INGREDIENT, eight new pieces for student ensembles, all using the same musical ingredients ... plus an unknown one revealed at the end...
Sommer Center, Concordia College,Bronxville, NY
Del Mar Piano Trio perform my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN in concerts in London and Canterbury.
Elizabeth Lim-Dutton & Lawrence Dutton premiere THE HEART GROWS FONDER, commissioned by the Hoch Chamber Series at Concordia Conservatory
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Concordia Conservatory's Community Holiday Musical
Book, music & lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Friday, December 5, 2014 | 4:30 PM & 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 6, 2014 | 11:00 AM & 1:30 PM
Sunday, December 7, 2014 | 1:00 PM & 3:30 PM
Concordia Conservatory, Bronxville, NY
Sybarite5 perform my arrangement of Perapaskero's TURCEASCA in concerts on their 2014-2015 tour.
Concordia Conservatory's Summer Musical Theater Workshop presents FLIP THE SWITCH, a one-act musical for young performers.
Book, Music and Lyrics by Kellen Blair & MVB
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
J.P. Redmond and Teddy Whitehead-Rockas perform "Thick and Thin" in a winners showcase concert for the National League of Performing Arts
Merkin Hall, NYC
A new arrangement of TAKE THE BURDEN UPON YOU performed by members of the Pittsburgh Symphony at the Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival.
Levy Hall, Rodef Shalom Congregation, Pittsburgh
Concordia Conservatory presents A FAMILY TREE, twelve new pieces for student ensembles, organized by instrumental family: Cello quartet, Violin quintet, Sax quartet, Percussion quartet, Guitar quartet Piano 4-hands, Vocal trio, Vocal Quartet, and 4 mixed ensembles.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Matthew Westerby Company presents an evening of new dances including one set to my SWAN LAKE FANTASY performed live by pianist Matei Varga.
Hudson Guild Theater, NYC
... in "Musical Geographies," an eclectic program from Lara St. John, including my SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER. With pianist and composer Martin Kennedy.
The Edward T. Cone Concert Series at the Institute for Advanced Study, Wolfensohn Hall, Princeton, NJ
Sybarite5 perform my arrangement of Perapaskero's TURCEASCA in concerts on their 2013-2014 tour.
Lara St. John performs my SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER, in a concert with Alexander Tselyakov, piano
Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival
Pender, BC
Concordia Conservatory's Summer Musical Theater Workshop presents HELPLESSLY LOST, a one-act musical for young performers.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
SoBe Arts and Subtropics presents the final concert of the 22nd Subtropics Experimental Music and Sound Arts Festival. An evening of international world premieres including SKITTER, performed by the Mystery Park Arts Band.
Carl Fisher Clubhouse, Little Stage Theater Complex, Miami Beach, FL.
I'll be giving a talk at Nerd Nite NYC on February 8, 2013 about some some classic (old!) and new (mine!) learning songs.
Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn NY
Concordia Conservatory's Musical Adventures for Children series presents the first performance of HENRY AND THE HUMBUG, a one-act musical for young audiences by Rami Vamos & MVB
Concordia Conservatory, Bronxville, NY
Concordia Conservatory presents SNOWFLAKE HAS ITS DAY, a one-act musical commissioned by the Conservatory for its young performers.
Concordia Conservatory, Bronxville, NY
Fall residency at the Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico.
Sybarite5 perform my arrangement of Perapaskero's TURCEASCA in concerts on their 2012-2013 tour.
... with pianist & composer Martin Kennedy in a recital including my SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER
George Flynn Classical Concerts, Morgan School Gagnon Auditorium, Clinton, CT
Mary Palchak and Janet Kao present a faculty recital, including DAL DOSAI
Salmon Recital Hall, Chapman University
Concordia Conservatory's Musical Theater Workshops presents workshop performances of WHOOPS! and OUTA MY HEAD, classroom musicals for young performers.
in concerts including the premiere performances of AMONG THE REDWOODS
San Francisco Choral Artists presents Poetry on Musical Wings: odes, riddles, rhymes, brilliance, humor, and heart.
June 9, 2012, 8:00 PM | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
June 10, 2012, 4:00 PM | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakland
June 16, 2012, 8:00 PM | St. Mark’s Lutheran, San Francisco
The Intimacy of Creativity, the internationally-acclaimed two-week partnership devoted to promoting an intimate dialogue between composers and performers hosted by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology returns for a second season, and will include workshops and a performance of YOU ARE ALWAYS DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING, a rechristening of an older piece.
Hong Kong City Hall Theater
Great Noise Ensemble in concerts including ONLY THE PIANO WILL GIVE US OUR PEACE
April 13, 2012 7:30 PM | Ward Hall, Catholic University, Washington, DC
April 16, 2012 7:30 PM | Symphony Space, New York
San Francisco Choral Artists & Veretski Pass present "Prophets, Kings & Klezmer," exploring the heart and soul, the stories and dreams, the grief and joy, the texts and traditions of Jewish life are expressed in psalms, folk songs, prayers and lullabies. The program includes performances of THEY DISAPPEAR for choir and Klezmer band, commissioned by SFCA, and HASHKIVEINU.
March 11, 2012, 4:00 PM | Congregation Etz Chayim, Palo Alto
March 17, 2012, 8:00 PM | St. Mark’s Lutheran, San Francisco
March 18, 2012, 4:00 PM | Temple Sinai, Oakland
San Francisco Choral Artists, conducted by Magen Solomon, present "Company at the Creche," exploring the nativity from the ground up, sharing the wonder of those who were there: the manger animals, peasants, and shepherds. Including the premiere performances of LULL THE SOLEMN NIGHT, commissioned by the ensemble.
December 4, 2011, 4:00 PM | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
December 10, 2011, 8:00 PM | Montgomery Chapel, SF Theological Seminary, San Anselmo
December 17, 2011, 8:00 PM | St. Mark’s Lutheran, San Francisco
December 18, 2011, 4:00 PM | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakland
Paul Dunkel presents an evening of animalia for all ages, including a concert performance of ANIMAL ESTATES conducted by MVB. With Jim Bracchitta, Patti Goettlicher, George Psomas, and Joelle Lurie.
Christ & St. Stephen's Church, New York
International Federation for Choral Music's 2011 World Youth Choir, conducted by Grete Pedersen performs WHITE, THOSE THAT STAYED STILL, winner of IFCM's first composition competition.
University of Oslo Aula
Lara St. John and Martin Kennedy in a recital including SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER.
Little Stage Theater, SoBe Institute of the Arts, Miami Beach, Florida
Sybarite5 perform my arrangement of Perapaskero's TURCEASCA in concerts on their 2011-2012 tour.
The outstanding Cantoria de la Merced will give the first performance of piece WHITE, THOSE THAT STAYED STILL at this year's International Federation for Choral Music World Symposium in Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture presents guest recital, including KISS THE STARS GOODNIGHT and a set of my musical theater songs. With soprano Fotini Samara.
Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture
Kefalonia, Greece
American Opera Projects and The Walt Whitman Project present The Voice of Brooklyn: Contemporary Opera and Song in the heart of Fort Greene Park MVB playing accordion for Caitlin Smith's "Pour Les Enfants," with Melissa Hughes, and performing ANIMAL ESTATES with Joelle Lurie
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
(at the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument)
Manhattan Choral Ensemble presents New Music for New York
including the premiere performance of HONEYCOMBS
Mary Flagler Cary Hall at The Dimenna Center for Classical Music
Concordia Conservatory's irresistible chamber music program for young performers will include two pieces of mind: the premiere performance of FLOPITOPITOT, for a trio of beginning violin, piano and percussion students; a new version of TAKE THE BURDEN UPON YOU, for voice, violin, clarinet and piano, and WASHING MACHINE from AROUND THE HOUSE, for 6-hands piano.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Michael Kirkendoll & Mary Fukushima perform a program including DAL DOSAI
7:30pm, Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall
University of Kansas, Lawrence
C4: The Choral Composer / Conductor Collective gives the premiere performance of BE MUSIC, NIGHT, along with works by Dyrud, Rautavaara, Matthew Brown, Allen Menton, Carlos Michans, and Jordan Nobles.
Thursday, March 3, 2011 | Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, New York
Saturday, March 5, 2011 | Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, New York
Music at Concordia presents ANIMAL ESTATES as part of the Musical Adventures for Children Series at Concordia Conservatory.
Schoenfeld Campus Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Lara St. John and Martin Kennedy in a recital including SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER, an arrangement for violin and piano of several Stephen Foster tunes.
October 15, 2010 | Rockefeller University, New York
October 17, 2010 | University of Georgia, Athens
October 21, 2010 | Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto
October 23, 2010 | Bishop's University Centennial Theatre, Sherbrooke, Quebec
October 24, 2010 | Queen's University, Grant Hall, Kingston, Ontario
October 29, 2010 | Hillfield Strathallan College, West Hamilton, Ontario
November 14, 2010 | Troy Chromatics, Troy, NY
January 14-15, 2011 | The Library Theater, Birmingham, Alabama
Concord Women's Chorus presents "Winter Dreams," including performances of MORE DAPPLED THAN COLOR and IT'S NEVER THE SAME WITHOUT SNOW.
Jane Ring Frank, conductor and artistic director
Trinity Episcopal Church, Concord, Mass.
Premiere performance of CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY, a one-act musical commissioned by Concordia Conservatory
Featuring a cast and crew of 95 students representing 23 elementary, middle and high schools throughout the Bronx and Westchester County.
Schoenfeld Auditorium, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Vespera Ensemble presents "Winter Song," including the premiere performance of MORE DAPPLED THAN COLOR.
The Music Gallery, Toronto
Performing in Tristan Perich's "Elevation Maps" for five accordions and 1-Bit electronics
Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, NYC
ANIMAL ESTATES, a musical for children featuring irascible singing animals and kazoos.
With Sam Heldt, Patti Goettlicher, Justin Link, and Joelle Lurie
Directed by Hilary Leavitt
Book, Music and Lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Additional Dialogue by by Jennifer S. Greene
Based on Fritz Haeg's "Animal Estates"
Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT
Part of Fritz Haeg's residency at the museum
Lara St John presents a recital including the premiere performance of ZEPHYR
Maverick Concert Hall, Woodstock, NY
Performing on accordion and keyboard with Gamelan Galak Tika.
January 8, 2010 | Cleveland Museum of Natural History
March 5, 2010 | UMass Amherst Bowker Auditorium
June 27, 2010 | Bang on a Can Marathon, World Financial Center Winter Garden, NYC
San Francisco Choral Artists, conducted by Magen Solomon, present "25 x 25 x 25," a program of new American choral music, including performances of THE LOWER LEAVES OF TREES.
May 18, 2010, 8:00 PM | Old First Church, San Francisco
June 13, 2010, 4:00 PM | St. Mark’s Lutheran, San Francisco
June 19, 2010, 8:00 PM | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
June 20, 2010, 4:00 PM | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakland
Performing with Polkastra at IdeaCity10
Toronto, Ont.
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Noah Getz performs a recital with pianist Svetlana Kotova, including SONATA FOR SAXOPHONE AND PIANO.
Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon.
Students of Concordia Conservatory's chamber music program present the premiere performance of KISS THE STARS GOODNIGHT, a song cycle for chamber ensembles of young performers, commissioned by Concordia Conservatory with support from the ASCAP Foundation. Weaving a story of discovery and whimsy in the day of the life of a child: waking up, going to school, daydreaming, playing, and saying good night, the cycle includes ten song settings of poems by Karla Kuskin, Mary Britton Miller, Deborah Chandra, Carl Sandburg, Douglas Evans and Charlie Sohne.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Performing on accordion with the Sinfonietta of Riverdale in Hindemith's Kammermusik No1.
Riverdale Temple, Bronx NY
Music directing a reading of Ryan Langer and Jon Weissberg's Everything is Fine at ASCAP.
ANIMAL ESTATES, a 40-minute musical for children featuring irascible singing animals and kazoos. With Eric Harper, Justin Link, Dana Craig, and Joelle Lurie. Directed by Hilary Leavitt.
Shortened Attention Span Musical Festival
The Players Theater, New York
"Celebrating Lukas" a concert of works by Lukas Foss accompanied by epigrams written by his students, including my contribution, GURU
Tsai Performance Center, Boston University
This year's Hoch Chamber Music Series Gala Concert includes INITIAL ASCENT, performed by George Francois and MVB.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville NY
Music directing Joelle Lurie's Christmas cabaret "The First Joelle.' With Sean Hackett, guitar & Connor Meehan, drums
The Metropolitan Room, NYC
Sharilyn Spickall, violin and Irina Albig, piano perform UP, UP, and UP at the Indiana State University New Music Festival
Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Terre Haute, Ind.
With Eddie Whalen, guitar and vocals, I'll be singing and playing accordion in a set filled with
bluegrass, old-time and Appalachian songs, gospel songs from Kentucky Harmony and songs by American songwriters from Stephen Foster and Henry Clay Work to Lead Belly and Hank Williams.
OSilas Gallery at Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Faculty Flute and Clarinet Duo Dr. Lisa Jelle and Dr. Gail Zugger perform SHABU SHABU
Huntington Recital Hall, Capital University, Columbus Ohio
Polkastra’s debut album Apolkalypse Now includes my polkafied arrangements of Strauss, Smetana and Beethoven, and a traditional Romanian tune. The album release party will also include a bonus Wagner polka medley.
Le Poisson Rouge, New York
New York Times Review
The Ansonia Trio performs my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU de COUPERIN
Greenwich House Music School, NYC
Robert Burkhart and Vladimir Valjerevic give the premiere performance of my arrangement of J.S. Bach's aria ICH HABE GENUG for cello and piano, alongside works by Beethoven and Barber.
Mannes College of Music, NYC
Lydia Miller performs my arrangement of LE TOMBEAU de COUPERIN for violin and piano.
Saturday, May 16, 3:00PM, Macalester Plymouth United Church, St. Paul, MN
& Sunday, May 17, 3:00PM, Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN
Educational Bridge Project hosts cultural exchanges for artists in the USA & Russia. They'll present guitar music of mine in St. Petersburg, including SARABANDE and PRELUDE MINIATURES. The festival also features music by Ramon Castillo, Svetlana Nesterova, Anton Tanonov, Nikolay Mazhara, Ekaterina Blinova, Olga Bochihina, Nikolay Khrust, & Vladimir Gorlinsky.
CSUN Symphony concert... including the premiere performance of Sic Semper Nobis (“Ever Thus to Us”). Northridge Composition Prize performance.
Plaza del Sol, Northridge, CA
Concordia Conservatory's remarkable student chamber music program includes the premiere performance of WASHING MACHINE from AROUND THE HOUSE performed by young students from the Conservatory.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
Music directing Joelle Lurie's "This Time Tomorrow." With Bob Bowen, bass & Conor Meehan, drums, and Claire Bryant, cello
The Metropolitan Room, NYC
Jennifer Greene, Rami Vamos, Joelle Lurie, and MVB present ANIMAL ESTATES, a 30-minute musical for children featuring singing animals and kazoos.
Book by Jennifer S. Greene & Matt Van Brink
Music & Lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Harlem School of the Arts
Gathering Space, New York
The Florida State University College of Music presents ONLY THE PIANO WILL GIVE US OUR PEACE during its New Music Festival, January 29-31.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Stephanie & Saar DUO give the premiere performance of INITIAL ASCENT, on a concert including music by New York Composers Richard Rodney Bennett, Philippe Bodin, Charles B. Griffin, Jay Anthony Gach and Denise Broadhurst.
Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Concert Hall, Aaron Copland School of Music
Queens College CUNY, Flushing, NY
Premiere performance of A SINGLE WINTER'S DAY, commissioned by Concordia Conservatory, with support from the ASCAP Foundation.
PHOTOS
Schoenfeld Campus Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
The Ibuki Trio performs my arrangement of Ravel's LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN on the Conway Hall Sunday Concert Series
Conway Hall, London UK
Hofstra Chamber Singers, directed by David Fryling perform A THOUSAND TENDER PASSAGES.
Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, NY
Noah Getz performs my SONATA FOR SAXOPHONE AND PIANO with pianist Ann Kang at the Stella Adler School.
Harold Clurman Lecture Series
Stella Adler School, NYC
Rachel Ciraldo, flute and Meredith Rouse, oboe perform SHABU SHABU in a recital at Pottle Auditorium, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
Flutists Rachel Ciraldo & Linda Cotter perform SHABU SHABU in a recital at at the Louisiana State University Recital Hall, Baton Rouge, LA
Performing on accordion in Ramon Castillo's Agak Agak. Gamelan Galak Tika with Ensemble Robot
October 18, 2008 | Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), Troy, NY
October 30, 2008 | Berklee College of Music David Friend Recital Hall, Boston, MA
November 22, 2008 | Broad Institute Auditorium, Cambridge, MA
Noah Getz performs a recital including my SONATA FOR SAXOPHONE AND PIANO at the Phillips Collection Concert Series.
The Phillips Collection Music Room, Washington, DC
Playing on accordion in a production of Kurt Weill's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Erik Nielsen, conductor
Tanglewood Music Center Theater, Lenox, Mass.
Playing accordion and keyboard with Gamelan Galak Tika and Ensemble Robot @ International Festival of Arts and Ideas
World Stage, New Haven Green, New Haven, CT
VocalEssence's Essentially Choral reading sessions for new choral music includes a workshop performance of A THOUSAND TENDER PASSAGES
The Music Room, SPCO Center, St. Paul, MN
As part of artist Fritz Haeg's Animal Estates prototype installation at the Whitney Biennial, I will be leading a family program for kids age 8-12 and their parents. The program will take place within the installation of animal habitats and we will channel the animal inhabitants through original song and movement. I will be playing accordion, accompanying new songs written especially for this project. Two sessions run on Saturday 3 May 2008 from 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm.
Noah Getz & Ann Kang perform a recital includingSONATA FOR ALTO SAXOPHONE and PIANO.
Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church, New York City
Music directing a cabaret by Joelle Lurie. With Bob Bowen, bass & Adam Christgau, drums
The Triad Theatre, New York
Emily McKay & Jeremy Reynolds perform SHABU SHABU for flute & clarinet on a recital at the National Flute Association Convention.
Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM
Nicholas Ciraldo presents a recital including PRELUDE MINIATURES.
Marsh Auditorium, University of Southern Mississippi
Nicholas Ciraldo directs the Southern Miss Guitar Sextet in a concert including the premiere performance of SARABANDE.
Marsh Auditorium, University of Southern Mississippi
Stella Trio presents the premiere performance of my arrangement for piano trio of Ravel's LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN.
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York
The Austin Chapter of Hadassah presents "New Beginnings," a benefit concert including the premiere performance of TAKE THE BURDEN UPON YOU.
Congregation Agudas Achim, Austin, Tex.
Flutist Amy Porter and pianist Martin Kennedy perform DAL DOSAI in the final gala concert of the 34th National Flute Association Convention. Pittsburgh, Penn.
San Francisco Choral Artists present "Slightly Cloudy with a Chance of Song," a concert featuring works celebrating nature and the natural landscape, including THE LOWER LEAVES OF TREES
June 11, 2006 | St, Paul's Episcopal Church, Oakland
June 17, 2006 | St, Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
June 18, 2006 | Church Of St. Gregory Nyssen, San Francisco
Paul Dunkel and Peter Basquin present a recital including DAL DOSAI.
April 20, 2006 | New Jersey City University
April 23, 2006 | Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester
May 1, 2006 | Christ & St. Stephen's Church, New York
Nova Chamber Artists perform my STRING QUARTET alongside other chamber works at the Tenri Cultural Institute, New York
