Upcoming Events
February 6, 2025
Time Unfolding — concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
CU Wind Symphony
Nathan Mertens, saxophone
Matthew Dockendorf, conductor
CU Boulder
Boulder, CO
February 21, 2025
Time Unfolding — concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
CU Wind Symphony
Nathan Mertens, saxophone
Matthew Dockendorf, conductor
CU Boulder
Boulder, CO
Past Events
November 24, 2024 — 7:30 p.m.
Time Unfolding — concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
UMBC Wind Ensemble
Doug O’Connor, saxophone
Brian Kaufman, conductor
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
November 19, 2024 — 8:00 p.m.
Snapdragon — trombone and sampled sounds
José Pons Boils, trombone
50 Years of Phonos / 50 anys de Phonos
c. roc boronat 138
Barcelona, Spain
November 17, 2024 — 2:00 p.m.
Time Unfolding — concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
The United States Coast Guard Band
Joshua Thomas, saxophone
Adam Williamson, conductor
Leamy Concert Hall
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
15 Mohegan Ave.
New London, CT
November 10, 2024 — 3:00 p.m.
Vixen — mixed chamber ensemble
newEar Contemporary Chamber Music Ensemble
Country Club Christian Church
6101 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO
November 8, 2024 — 7:00 p.m.
Vixen — mixed chamber ensemble
newEar Contemporary Chamber Music Ensemble
Country Club Christian Church
6101 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO
October 24, 2024 — 7:30 p.m.
Sleeping Weather (Reimagined) — bass flute, violin, percussion, fixed media
The Ruckus new music ensemble
Livewire 14: Resounding
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall
UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore County)
Baltimore, MD
October 20, 2024 — 3:00 p.m.
Time Unfolding — concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
Maryland Winds
Doug O’Connor, saxophone
Timothy J. Holtan, conductor
Concert with The Rockville Brass Band
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater
Rockville, MD
October 1, 2024 — 7:30 p.m. (7:00 pre-concert talk)
Time Unfolding — concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
Maryland Winds
Doug O’Connor, saxophone
Timothy J. Holtan, conductor
Glen Elg High School
Glen Eig, MD
September 29, 2024 — 3:00 p.m.
Time Unfolding — concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
Maryland Winds
Doug O’Connor, saxophone
Timothy J. Holtan, conductor
Guilford Park High School
Jessup, MD
July 13, 2024 — 8:30 p.m.
Ciphers and Constellations — string orchestra & electronics
North Carolina Governor’s School West
Greensboro College
Greensboro, NC
May 25, 2024 — 7:30 p.m.
Vixen — flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, vibraphone, piano, violin, cello
Teatre Principal de Sabadell
Sabadell, Spain
April 21, 2024 — 3:00 p.m.
Watershed — string quartet
Tesla Quartet “Rising Tides” program
Includes works by Faizullina, Sims, and Shaw
National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
April 19, 2024 — 7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.
Lantana — oboe and soundtrack
Mary Lynch VanderKolk, oboe
Through Her Window — also featuring works by Reena Esmail and Sarah Gibson
Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center, Benaroya Hall
Seattle, WA
April 5, 2024 — 11:00 a.m. EST
Alexandra will present as a guest artist
Best Business Practices for Artists Workshop
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
March 20, 2024 — 7:30 p.m. EST
Sanctuary of Joy — organ & violin
Joy-Leilani Garbutt, organ; Laura Colgate, violin
A Boulanger Initiative Birthday Concert
Christ Lutheran Church
5101 16th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2024 — 7:30 p.m. MST
Lantana — soprano saxophone and soundtrack
Shannon Donahoe, saxophone
Persevering Legacies: Celebrating the Works of Women Composers
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO
March 1-3, 2024
Cypress — baritone saxophone and soundtrack
Kyle Jones, saxophone
SHE: Festival of Women in Music
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
February 23, 2024 — 7:30 p.m.
Cypress — baritone saxophone and soundtrack
Kyle Jones, saxophone
Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium at Union Station
Kansas City, MO
December 5, 2023
Perseids — wind ensemble
University of Memphis Symphonic Band
SFPAC Plough Hall
Memphis, TN
December 2, 2023 — 6:00 p.m. EST
Fade — flute and soundtrack
Timothy Hagen, flute
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC
November 16, 2023 — 7:30 p.m. CST
Fade — flute and soundtrack
Timothy Hagen, flute
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
November 14, 2023 — 7:00 p.m. PST
Significant Others — orchestra
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra
Anna Edwards, Music Director
Shoreline, WA
October 22, 2023 — 7:00 p.m. CST
Crows — clarinet, violin, cello, piano
SOLI Chamber Ensemble
Hart Recital Hall
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
October 19, 2023 — 7:30 p.m. EST
Crows — clarinet, violin, cello, piano
SOLI Chamber Ensemble
Ramsey Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
October 16, 2023 — 7:00 p.m. CST
Crows — clarinet, violin, cello, piano
SOLI Chamber Ensemble
San Antonio Botanical Garden
San Antonio, TX
July 31, 2023 — 7:30 p.m.
Lantana — oboe and soundtrack
Jennet Ingle, oboe
New and Next Series
Beaver Island Community Center
Beaver Island, MI
June 2, 2023 — 6:00 p.m.
Tourmaline — soprano saxophone and computer sound
Kyle Jones, saxophone
Kansas City Contemporary Music Festival
ArtsKC
106 Southwest Blvd.
Kansas City, MO
May 7, 2023 — 3:00 p.m. EST
Watershed — string quartet (world premiere)
Tesla Quartet
Includes works by Faizullina, Sims, and Shaw
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
May 4, 2023 — 5:00 p.m. EST
The Song-Spattered Sky — soprano & piano
Megan Ihnen, soprano; Marianne Parker, piano
Includes works by Windels, Thomas, Amiryan, Cage, and more
Delaware County Community College New Music Series
Media, PA
More Info
April 22, 2023 — 8:30 p.m. EST
April 23, 2023 — 7:30 p.m. EST
Tourmaline— soprano saxophone and computer sound
Dylan Ward, saxophone
Charlotte BOOM Fringe Festival
HEX Coffee
Charlotte, NC
April 23, 2023 — 4:30 p.m. PST
Fade — flute and soundtrack
Allison Loggins-Hull, flute
San Diego Flute Guild Spring Festival
Encinitas Community Center
Encinitas, CA
April 13, 2023 — 8:00 p.m. EST
Ayehli — marimba and soundtrack
Juniper — solo shakuhachi
Cypress — baritone saxophone and soundtrack
Seduction Involves Patience — viola and soundtrack
Lantana — version for soprano saxophone and soundtrack
Performed by Elizabeth Brown, shakuhachi; Edwin Kaplan, viola; Doug O’Connor, saxophone; Jeff Stern, percussion
Split program with composer/performer Johannes Sidenius
Interpretations Series
Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
April 6, 2023 — 12:00 p.m. EST
Chalcedony Sonata — solo piano
Elizabeth Hill
Balance Campaign at Lunch Under the Pipes
Westminster Hall
519 West Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
April 1, 2023 — 3:00 p.m. PST
Blue John — solo double bass
Including works by Brochocka, Weinberg, and Davis
Scott Worthington
Soundwaves Concert Series
Pico Branch Library Annex
Santa Monica, CA
March 15, 2023 — 8:00 p.m. PST
Blue John — solo double bass
Including works by Brochocka, Weinberg, and Davis
Scott Worthington
University of Redlands, Fred Loewe Performance Hall
Redlands, CA
March 8, 2023 — 7:00 p.m. PST
Perseids — wind ensemble
Sounding the Night Sky: Portland State Wind Symphony
Tristan Weitkamp, Director
Portland State School of Music and Theater
Beaverton, OR
March 3, 2023
The Way of Ideas — flute, clarinet, violin, cello
Including works by Holland, Poulenc, and Woolf
Radius Ensemble
Boston, MA
March 2, 2023 — 3:00 p.m. PST
Blue John — solo double bass
Including works by Brochocka, Weinberg, and Davis
Scott Worthington
Cal State University
Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 2023 — 4:00 p.m.
Bloom — cello and soundtrack
Peter Kibbe, cello
Groupmuse concert
Baltimore, MD
January 13-14, 2023
Cypress — baritone saxophone and soundtrack
Robert Brown, saxophone
International Saxophone Symposium
Fairfax, VA
December 16, 2022 — 8:00 p.m. PST
Lantana — oboe and soundtrack (*World Premiere*)
Mary Lynch Vanderkolk, oboe
University of Washington School of Music
Seattle, WA
November 20, 2022
Perseids — wind ensemble
United States Coast Guard Band
CDR Adam R. Williamson, Director
Leamy Hall Auditorium
United States Coast Guard Academy
New London, CT
November 6, 2022
Significant Others — orchestra
Conducted by Yaniv Attar
Bellingham Symphony
Bellingham, WA
October 7, 2022
Perseids — wind ensemble
Yale Concert Band
Thomas Duffy, conductor
Yale College
New Haven, CT
October 1, 2022 — 5:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. pre-concert discussion)
The Way of Ideas — flute, clarinet, violin, cello
Including works by Amiryan, Froom, Kander, Kouyoumdjian, and Seo
21st Century Consort
Hirshhorn Museum
Washington, DC
September 17, 2022 — 3:00 p.m.
Fade — flute and soundtrack
Carmen Lemoine, flute
Wiedemann Recital Hall
Wichita State University School of Music
Norman, OK
September 11, 2022 — 3:00 p.m.
Fade — flute and soundtrack
Carmen Lemoine, flute
Morris R. Pitman Recital Hall
University of Oklahoma School of Music
Norman, OK
August 7, 2022 — 8:00 p.m.
Bloom — cello and soundtrack
Peter Kibbe, cello
Trinidad Town Hall
Trinidad, CA
June 25, 2022 — 3:00 p.m.
Cypress — baritone saxophone and soundtrack
Kyle Jones, saxophone
We Are Here, sponsored by COTFG Austin + Fast Foward Austin
Crashbox
5305 Bolm Rd., Austin, TX
June 18, 2022 — 7:00 p.m.
Hummingbird Dreams — piano
Natalia Kazaryan, piano
Pride Month Celebration @ Dupont Underground
Washington, D.C.
June 3, 2022 — 6:00 p.m.
Cypress — baritone saxophone and soundtrack
Kyle Jones, saxophone
Kansas City Contemporary Music Festival
Kansas City, MO
May 27, 2022
Sanctuary of Joy — organ & violin
Joy-Leilani Garbutt, organ; Laura Colgate, violin
Boulanger Initiative WoCo Fest
Church of the Epiphany
1317 G St., NW
Washington, D.C.
May 7, 2022
Seduction Involves Patience — amplified viola and soundtrack
Michael Hall, viola
Access Contemporary Music Saturday Salon Series
Chicago, IL
April 28, 2022
Just Say Yes — wind ensemble
Conducted by Dr. Karen Fannin
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
April 27, 2022 — 8:00 p.m.
Coyote — percussion quartet
Towson University Percussion Ensemble
Towson University
Baltimore, MD
February 19, 2022 — 5:30 p.m.
Perseids — wind ensemble
CBDNA Eastern Division Intercollegiate Band
Conducted by Dr. Carolyn Barber
Friedberg Concert Hall
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
College Band Directors National Association Eastern Division Conference
Baltimore, MD
February 18-19, 2022 (Virtual Event)
Fade — flute & soundtrack
Meghan Shanley, flute
Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention
More Information
January 23, 2022 — 4:00 p.m. PST / 7:00 p.m. EST (Invitation + Livestream)
Sanctuary of Joy — organ & violin
Joy-Leilani Garbutt, organ; Laura Colgate, violin
Concert celebrating Joy’s 40th birthday. Also works by Cécile Chaminade, Mel Bonis, Jeanne Demessieux, Florence Price, and more.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
San Francisco, CA
January 8, 2022
Perseids — wind ensemble
Conducted by David Vickerman
CMEA Bay Section Winter Conference
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
January 6, 2022
Presentation on effective artist website design and organization: “Making Your Website Work for You”
The Ultimate Music Business Summit
More Information & Tickets
December 4, 2021 — 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. pre-concert talk)
electric blue pantsuit — amplified violin & computer sound
Alexandra Osborne, violin
Also works by Moe, Davies, Froom, Higdon, Mumford, and more.
21st Century Consort
St. Mark’s Capital Hill
301 A St. SE
Washington, DC
October 28, 2021
Perseids — wind ensemble
Wisconsin All-State Band
Wisconsin State Music Conference
Madison, Wisconsin
October 16, 2021 — 1:00 p.m.
The Way of Ideas — flute, clarinet, violin, cello
Con Vivo Music
Departed Soles Brewing Company
Jersey City, NJ
September 17, 2021 — 7:30 p.m.
Perseids — wind ensemble
Eastern Illinois University Wind Symphony
Conducted by Alicia M. Neal
Doudna Fine Arts Center
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
September 16, 2021 — 8:00 p.m.
Vixen — mixed chamber ensemble
Shenandoah Conservatory EDGE Ensemble
Bright Box Theater
Winchester, VA
August 15, 2021 — 6:00 p.m.
Seduction Involves Patience — amplified viola and soundtrack
Michael Hall, viola
Thirsty Ears Music Festival
Chicago, IL
June 12, 2021
Fade — flute and soundtrack
Allison Loggins-Hull, flute
Texas Summer Flute Symposium
Texas A & M University – Commerce
More info
June 5, 2021 — 3:00 p.m. EST
Fade — flute and soundtrack
Allison Loggins-Hull, flute
Includes works by Nathalie Joachim, Allison Loggins-Hull, Valerie Coleman, Amanda Feery, inti figgis-vizueta, and Eve Beglarian.
Boulanger Initiative WoCo Fest 2021: Revelry
Strathmore Trawick Terrace (Livestream also available!)
North Bethesda, MD
More info
May 5, 2021 — 7:00 p.m. EST
Spacious Air — string quartet (World premiere)
Performed by Quartet ES
Includes works by Errollyn Wallen, Ethan Wickman, Juhi Bansal, and many more.
(Livestream)
The Uncertainty of Fate Festival
The Hartt School of Music
March 14, 2021 — 2:00 p.m. EST
The Song-Spattered Sky — soprano & piano
Ashley Becker, soprano
Includes works by Florence Price, Gwenyth Walker, Lori Laitman, Frances Pollock, and more
(Livestream)
Michener Art Museum
January 31, 2021 — 2:00 p.m. EST
Coyote Turns — string quartet
National Philharmonic: Music That Celebrates Home
Including works by Phillip Glass, Adolphus Hailstork, Caroline Shaw
(Livestream)
January 1, 2021 — 4:30 p.m. EST
Chalcedony Sonata — solo piano
Elizabeth Hill, piano
Including works by Tatev Amiryan, William Grant Still, and Florence Price
National Bell Festival (Livestream)