2023-2024 EVENTS

  • July 12: Presentation of my paper, “Cross-Domain Illusion in Hans Abrahamsen’s Schnee (2008), Canons 2a and 2b” at the Third International Timbre Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Sept. 24: Performance at Holy Trinity Church, Gainesville FL (“Orchestral Potpourri”)
  • Sept. 30: Publication of my article, “‘Your Soul is the Whole World’: The Spaces of Claude Vivier’s Siddhartha” in Music Theory Online (29/3)
  • Oct. 12-14: Surrealism-inspired ‘memory piece’ performed by No Exit New Music Ensemble (Cleveland, OH)
  • Oct. 17: Performance with Village Voices Chorus (The Villages, FL)
  • Nov. 16: Performance of R. Schumann’s Piano Quintet with Stellar Stringz (High Springs, FL)
  • March 3: Aether Eos performs in Cleveland, OH
  • March 4: Aether Eos in residence at Kent State University
  • March 8: Aether Eos performs at the Mendelssohn Club in Rockford, IL
  • March 20: Fiona Robson and Raymond Truong premiere Murch Studies at the Scotia Festival of Music
  • April: Fiona Robson and Elsa Bonnet perform Murch Studies in Paris
  • May: Fiona Robson and Elsa Bonnet perform Murch Studies in Aix-en-Provence
  • June 30: Organ performance at St. James United Church, Montreal

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • I recently wrote two blog posts for the Esprit Orchestra site to introduce my Piano Concerto (includes several audio samples!)
  • I’m honoured to be named the 2022 protégé for the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (Canada), which will enable me to develop projects and pursue professional opportunities under the guidance of mentor Alexina Louie (2021 GGPAA laureate) in the coming year
  • The recent premiere performance of my string quartet, commissioned by Quatuor Molinari (Montreal), can now be viewed on youtube
  • Three of my recent piano works – PreludeNocturne, and Elegy – have been listed in the upcoming 2022 piano syllabus of the Royal Conservatory of Music

PAST EVENTS

  • Oct. 27: Esprit Orchestra performs ‘Les Tringles des Sistres Tintaient’, Koerner Hall, Toronto
  • Nov. 5: Jacaré ensemble performs at Bo Diddley Plaza, Gainesville, FL
  • Nov. 8: Jacaré ensemble performs at UF Digital Worlds Institute, Gainesville, FL
  • Nov. 13: Tritium Ensemble performs at Church of the Mediator, Micanopy, FL
  • Nov. 29: American Guild of Organists concert at Holy Trinity Church, Gainesville
  • Dec. 15: Performance with The Village Voices Chorus, The Villages, FL
  • Feb. 10: Tritium Ensemble performs at Old Saint Mary’s Church, Green Cove Springs, FL
  • Feb. 19: Tritium Ensemble performs at First United Methodist Church, Gainesville, FL
  • April 23: ‘Youth’s Magic Horn’: performing selections from G. Mahler’s ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’ at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville
  • May 9: Tritium Ensemble performs at the Romanza Festival, Ancient City Baptist Church, St. Augustine, FL
  • August 14-22: Ensemble Paramirabo performs Coda around Montreal for their ‘En Plein Air’ outdoor tour
  • August 21: Helga Karen premieres new work for solo piano commissioned by the Lucerne Festival for their event ‘Hommage à Fritz Gerber’, Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Oct. 10: performing the Schumann Piano Concerto (mvt. III) at the Music at Holy Trinity concert series, Gainesville FL
  • Nov. 7: presenting “Your Soul is the Whole World: Spatial Tension in Claude Vivier’s Siddhartha” at the Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting
  • Feb. 13: performing a program of works for piano, violin and horn (“Portraits and Landscapes”) at Church of the Redeemer, Sarasota, FL
  • Feb. 18: Pianist Eunmi Ko performs “Nocturne” at the University of Georgia
  • Feb. 18-19: Performing in the Gainesville Hippodrome’s “New Works Project”
  • March 13: “Portraits and Landscapes” at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville
  • April 3: Premiere of my Piano Concerto with Esprit Orchestra, Koerner Hall, Toronto
  • May 15: Quatuor Molinari introduces my String Quartet at ‘Dialogues sur le Plateau’, Maison de la culture Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal
  • May 22: Quatuor Molinari premieres my String Quartet at the Université de Montréal
  • May 28-29: Recognized as the 2022 protégé of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards at the GGPAA gala, Ottawa
  • Sept. 13: Organ + strings concerts at Holy Trinity Church, Gainesville
  • Sept. 22: Ensemble Paramirabo premieres Coda for flute, clarinet, harp, and string quartet
  • Sept. 25, 12:15pm: Guest presentation, University of Southern Florida
  • Oct. 11: ‘Singers Delight’ concert, Music at Holy Trinity
  • Nov. 30-Dec. 16: Residency at MacDowell
  • Jan. 9: Eunmi Ko premieres new work for piano
  • May 9: Choir of Holy Trinity Gainesville premieres Terra Tremuit
  • June 20: Eunmi Ko performs Nocturne, Swan City Piano Festival
  • Dec 3, 12:15pm: AGO Music of the Season organ concert at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville
  • Nov. 3, 7:30pm: Continuum ensemble premieres contiNuance, Brian Current, cond., the Music Gallery, Toronto
  • Oct. 25, 7:30pm: performed with the Gainesville Orchestra
  • Oct. 21, 4pm: composition presentation at the University of Florida School of Music
  • Oct. 11, 8pm: performed Brian Ferneyhough’s Coloratura with oboist Stuart Breczinski at Spectrum, New York
  • Sept 15, 4pm: performed in More Strings and Things! concert at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville
  • Sept. 10, 7:30pm: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature at Baylor University
  • Sept. 9, 8pm: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature at Texas State UniversitySept. 8, 3pm: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature at the Shepherd School of Music
  • May 26: moderated a roundtable discussion on “The intersection of composition, performance, and improvisation today” as part of Analogue music series at Carleton University, Ottawa
  • March 10: andPlay performs And Chase at Pressed Cafe, OttawaFebruary 10: Aether Eos performs at Constellation, Chicago
  • February 8: Aether Eos performs at Ball State University (IN)
  • February 6: Aether Eos performs at Western Michigan University (MI)
  • February 4: Aether Eos performs at the College of the Ozarks (MO)
  • February 3: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature at the Hartt School of Music
  • February 2: Aether Eos performs works by Luke Carlson, Chin Ting Chan, Chun Ting Pang, Rebecca Saunders and Eric Wubbels at Western Illinois University
  • January 23: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature at the University of Utah, Dumke Recital Hall
  • January 20: Esprit Orchestra premieres Les tringles des sistres tintaient in the closing concert of the 21C Music Festival, Koerner Hall, Toronto
  • January 17: Mathieu-Chua duo performs Winter Rings in Pollack Hall, Montreal
  • January 16: Mathieu-Chua duo performs Winter Rings at Southminster United Church, Ottawa
  • November 20: dissertation defence at the Schulich School of Music, Montreal
  • October 15: No Exit New Music Ensemble performs trope en trop at the Greenlight New Music Festival; Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN
  • October 14: No Exit New Music Ensemble performs trope en trop at ‘Hear and There’; Studio Z, St. Paul, MN
  • October 13: No Exit New Music Ensemble performs trope en trop at ‘Hear and There’; Studio Z, St. Paul, MN
  • October 12: No Exit New Music Ensemble performs trope en trop at ‘Hear and There’; Studio Z, St. Paul, MN
  • September 29: roundtable discussion as part of the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers; Sara Laimon and the Molinari Quartet premiere my Piano Quintet, Pollack Hall, Montreal
  • September 28: Graduate Colloquium talk at the Schulich School of Music, Montreal
  • September 15: No Exit New Music Ensemble performs trope en trop at Wolf’s Gallery, Cleveland, OH
  • September 14: No Exit New Music Ensemble premieres trope en trop at SPACES, Cleveland, OH
  • July 15-29: guest organist at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville, FL
  • May 24: performed Alexandre David’s Variations sur une transparence with projet iso at the Salle de Recital du Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal
  • May 17: Mirror-Stage premiered by the Lisgar Collegiate Institute string ensemble as part of the school’s 175th-anniversary celebrations, Ottawa
  • May 13: performed Alexandre David’s Variations sur une transparence with projet iso for Ottawa New Music Creators’ show ‘Toward the Sea’ at the Sacred Space of Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa
  • April 20: premiered new student works for piano and voice with soprano Jacoba Barber-Rozema, Schulich School of Music, Montreal
  • Feb. 11: composer presentation for Ottawa New Music Creators’ ‘Forum’ series, University of Ottawa, LMX 477
  • Jan. 27: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature at Southern Utah University
  • Jan. 24: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature at CalState Long Beach
  • Jan. 17: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature at the Centre for New Music, San Francisco
  • Dec. 17: the choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria premieres The Time Draws Near at their Nine Lessons and Carols service, Victoria, BC
  • Dec. 10: performed at the Finland 100 Independence Day Gala with violinist Auroora Kiiski, le Windsor, Montreal
  • Nov. 19: Suren Barry (piano) and Alicia Choi (violin) perform Winter Rings; Round table participant “What is Canadian in Canadian Music?” at the Schulich School of Music’s ‘Canadian Music Days’ conference, Montreal
  • Nov. 18: presented at the Schulich School of Music’s ‘Canadian Music Days’ conference: “Orchestral Design in Claude Vivier’s Siddhartha“, Montreal
  • Nov. 9: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature, Interlochen Arts Academy, MI
  • Nov. 5: Aether Eos performs at MISE-EN_PLACE, Brooklyn, NY
  • Oct. 20: Aether Eos performs Winter Rings and works by Eric Wubbels, Asher and Xenakis, presented by codes d’accès, Jeunesses Musicales du Canada, Montreal
  • Oct. 15: Esprit Orchestra performs Spacious Euphony to open their 35th anniversary season, Koerner Hall, Toronto
  • Aug. 7-30: artist residency at the Marble House Project, Dorset, VT
  • Aug. 6: Aether Eos featured at the Montreal Contemporary Music Lab, Sala Rossa, Montreal
  • Aug. 5: graphic scores workshop with violinist Leah Asher at the Montreal Contemporary Music Lab, Concordia University, Montreal
  • July 3: BBC Radio 3 broadcast of Spacious Euphony featuring NYO Canada, Perry So, cond.
  • May 28: Winter Rings premiered by Benjamin Bowman (violin) and Claudia Chan (piano), commissioned by Koerner Hall/21C Music Festival. Mazzoleni Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
  • May 10: awarded second prize in the Prix Collégien de Musique Contemporaine, administered by l’Université de Sherbrooke
  • April 9: conductor in Alexandre David’s Hymne Sauvage for 100 electric guitars, presented by CODES D’ACCÈS and Bradyworks, Complexe Desjardins, Montreal.
  • ‘Mirroring Mozart’ project with pianist Kyoko Hashimoto featuring my piece Zart:
    March 19, Piano Vertu, Montreal
    March 27, Pollack Hall, Montreal
    March 31, McGill University (lecture-presentation)
  • Feb. 1: performed George Benjamin’s Shadowlines, presented by the Schulich School of Music’s ‘Research Alive’ series, Tanna Schulich Hall, Montreal
  • Dec. 2: andPlay duo performs And Chase, Toledo Museum of Art, OH
  • Nov. 30: andPlay duo performs And Chase, CNX Columbus/New York New Music Exchange, Columbus, OH
  • Nov. 4: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature, Vanderbilt University, TN
  • Oct. 24: andPlay duo performs And Chase, Western Connecticut State University
  • Oct. 13: NOISE-BRIDGE performs Vox Regula at the Manhattan School of Music, New York
  • Oct. 12: NOISE-BRIDGE performs Vox Regula at UMBC, Baltimore
  • Oct. 9: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature, Illinois State University
  • Sept. 17: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
  • Sept. 16: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature, Lawrence University
  • Sept. 15: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature, University of Wisconsin – Madison
  • Sept. 12: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature, University of Minnesota
  • Sept. 11: CBC Radio 2 broadcast of Spacious Euphony
  • Sept. 11: Danny Holt and Molly Gebrian perform Third Nature, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
  • Aug. 11: NYO Canada performs Spacious Euphony, Perry So, cond., Koerner Hall, Toronto
  • July 28: NYO Canada premieres Spacious Euphony, Perry So, cond., Belém Cultural Centre, Lisbon
  • July 20-25: in residence with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Kitchener, ON
  • July 14: NOISE-BRIDGE performs Vox Regula at GEDOK, Stuttgart
  • April 20: NOISE-BRIDGE duo premieres Vox Regula, Städtisches Kunstmuseum Spendhaus, Reutlingen
  • February 23: Smallroom Berlin performs And Chase, Expedition Metropolis, Berlin
  • February 11: andPlay duo performs And Chase, Centre for Fiction, New York
  • Jan. 26: analysis presentation of John Rea’s Schattenwerk; performance of Las Meninas ‘tribute’ pieces, McGill University, Montreal, QC
  • Jan. 25: Performed John Rea’s Alma and Oskar, Tanna Schulich Hall, McGill University, Montreal, QC
  • Nov. 25: piano recital at Southminster United Church, Ottawa, ON
  • Nov. 17: received the Friends of Canadian Music Award from the Canadian League of Composers, Canadian Music Centre, Toronto, ON
  • Oct. 15: McGill Wind Symphony premieres Fanfare, Alain Cazes, cond., Montreal, QC
  • Oct. 1: ‘Alma & Rea’ show at the Canadian Music Centre, Montreal, QC
  • June 1-12: residency at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts in Saratoga, WY
  • May 17: the choir of Tenth Presbyterian Church performs Make a Joyful Noise, Philadelphia
  • May 6: Marc-Olivier Lamontagne and Sarah Albu perform Frankenstein Opera fragment, La Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur, Montreal
  • April 26: the choir of Tenth Presbyterian Church premieres Make a Joyful Noise, Philadelphia
  • April 17, 18, and 20: No Exit New Music Ensemble performs And Chase, Cleveland
  • April 12: And Chase performed at MASC concert at McGill University’s MMR, Montreal
  • April 8: the McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble premieres Melopoeia, Schulich School of Music, Montreal
  • March 1: recital with Stuart Breczinski (oboe) at Spectrum, New York
  • Jan. 15: masterclass with Angela Hewitt, presented by the Ottawa Chamber Music Society, Ottawa
  • Dec. 10: performed Marlon Schumacher’s 6 Fragments on One Act of Cleaning a Piano, McGill University, Montreal
  • Nov. 22: duo recital with Felix del Tredici (trombone) presented by Ottawa New Music Creators, Carleton University, Ottawa
  • Oct. 20: the McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble performs Janus Turns, Guillaume Bourgogne, cond., Montreal
  • Aug. 18: Trio Désirée premieres my arrangement of Die Fledermaus at the Muskoka Opera Festival, Bracebridge, ON
  • Aug. 10: guest organist at St. Andrew’s Church, Ottawa
  • July 30: Janus Turns premiered at the Wellesley Composers Conference, James Baker, cond., Wellesley, MA
  • May 5: recital with Christian Smith (percussion) at the Schulich School of Music, Montreal
  • March 30: andPlay Duo performs And Chase at The Tank, New York
  • March 14: Architek performs Zig Bang: Readings and Meditations, O Patro Vys, Montreal
  • March 2: masterclass with Minsoo Sohn, sponsored by the Ottawa Chamber Music Society, Ottawa
  • March 1: Architek percussion quartet premieres Zig Bang: Readings and Meditations at the Cluster Festival in Winnipeg
  • Feb. 17: album release show of Connie’s Piano Songs with Charlotte Mundy, Le Poisson Rouge, New York
  • Dec. 2: performed works by Boneh, Gatinet, and Pires, Schulich School of Music, Montreal
  • Oct. 27: Molly Gebrian and Danny Holt perform Third Nature at CalArts
  • Oct. 25: AndPlay Duo premieres And Chase at the Church of the Ascension, Brooklyn
  • Sep. 6: members of the Lucerne Festival Academy perform Round Third at the Lucerne Festival, CH
  • Aug. 17-Sep. 10: performed works by Boulez, Webern, Reich, Birtwhistle, Messiaen, Vivier and Attahir at the Lucerne Festival Academy, CH
  • June 1: performed with Ensemble Moto Perpetuo, Baruch College, New York
  • May 4: TAK Ensemble premieres Round Third, East Bank Music Series, Brooklyn
  • April 16: performed with the Penn Composers Guild, Philadelphia
  • April 13: performed with Wet Ink Ensemble and Columbia Composers, DiMenna Center, New York
  • March 28: The Guidonian Hand premieres Low Light at the Contagious Sounds series, New York
  • March 27: performed Charles Wuorinen’s Ringing Changes with Manhattan School of Music Percussion Ensemble, New York
  • Dec. 12: performed works by Behzadi, Cetiz and Toscano at Columbia Composers concert, Roulette, Brooklyn
  • Nov. 30: performed Luke Carlson’s Ambitus at Penn Composers Guild concert, Philadelphia
  • Nov. 22: le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne premieres Outer Dialogues, Lorraine Vaillancourt, cond., Salle Claude Champagne, Montreal
  • Sept. 24: performance ‘Early Works’ with soprano Charlotte Mundy, Cornelia Street Cafe, New York
  • Aug. 11: performed at the Samos Young Artist Festival, Samos, GR
  • April 17: performed with TACTUS at the Apple Store Upper West Side, New York
  • April 4: performed at the Tristan Murail farewell concert, the Italian Academy of Columbia University, New York
  • March 31: performed at the Brooklyn Conservatory’s Composers Collective concert, Brooklyn
  • March 29: performed in ‘EyeSonic’ concert with TACTUS ensemble, Manhattan School of Music, New York
  • March 28: Master’s piano recital at the Manhattan School of Music, New York
  • March 26: performed in Susan Botti’s Scenes from Wonderglass, Galapogous, Brooklyn
  • March 3: performed works by Khumalo and Haapamäki, Columbia Composers concert, Roulette, Brooklyn
  • Feb. 17: performed Peter Lieberson’s Raising the Gaze’ with TACTUS, Manhattan School of Music, New York
  • Feb. 15: performed Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire and a new work by Jenny Olivia Johnson with the Pierrot Project, Avant Music Festival, New York