N e w C o m m i s s i o n s & P e r f o r m a n c e s
NEW and RECENT COMMISSIONS
2025-26
Commission: Univ. of IL Urbana-Champaign Symphony Orchestra, Urbana, IL
2024-25
Commission: The Phoenix Ascending: A New Beginning. Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Dayton, OH.
2023-24
Commission: High Ashes, with texts by Ernest Hilbert, Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra, Appleton, WI
2022-23
Commission: Starbursts, for the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Orlando FL.
2021
Commission: Kahola: Spirit of the Ocean, Mozart Chamber Players, Kelly Kuo (cond.), Eugene, OR.
2019
Commission: The Secret River, one-Act opera, for Opera Orlando, Orlando, FL. With librettist Mark Campbell.
RECENT AND UP-COMING PERFORMANCES
2025 Performances
June 7. Loco-Motion, Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orch., Leo Sakamoto (cond.), Doré Theatre, CA State Univ., Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA.
May 7. Loco-Motion, Westminster Univ. Symphony Orch., Brandon Defler (cond.), Salt Lake City, UT.
May 4. Premiere: The Phoenix Ascending: A New Beginning, Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Patrick Reynolds (cond.), Dayton, OH.
March 1. Loco-Motion, Tacoma Youth Symphony, James Welsch (cond.),Rialto Theatre, Tacoma, WA.
Feb. 8. Oceana, Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Sutterlin (cond.), Fox Cities Performing Arts Cente, Appleton, WI.
Jan. 18. Rockwell Reflections, Univ. of South Dakota Symphony Orch., Chun-Ming Chen (cond.), College Orchestra Music Directors national conference, Univ. of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE.
2024 Performances
Nov. 18. Oceana, Santa Clara Univ. Symphony Orch., Anthony Rivers (cond.), Santa Clara, CA.
Nov. 14. Loco-Motion, West VA State Univ. Symphony Orch., Rotem Weinberg (cond.), Morgantown, WV
Oct. 18. Rockwell Reflections, Univ. of South Dakota Symphony Orch., Chun-Ming Chen (cond.), Aalfs Auditorium, Vermillion, SD.
Sept. 30. Dance of the White Lotus Under the Silver Moon, Lindsey Goodman (fl.), Joseph Rebman (harp), Glenville State Univ., Glenville, WV
Sept. 29. Dance of the White Lotus Under the Silver Moon, Lindsey Goodman (fl.), Joseph Rebman (harp), St. John's, Charleston, WV
Sept. 24. The Phoenix Rising, Northwestern State Univ., Douglas Bakenhus (cond.), Natchitoches, LA.
July 6. Peace Corps, from Rockwell Reflections, Wintergreen Music Festival Orchestra, Erin Freeman (cond.), Nellysford, VA.
July 6. Peace Corps, from Rockwell Reflections, Wintergreen Music Festival Orchestra, Erin Freeman (cond.), Nellysford, VA.
June 17. Dance of the White Lotus Under the Silver Moon, Colleen Blagov (fl.), Haley rhodeside (harp), American Harp Association National conference, Orlando, FL.
May 24. The Phoenix Rising, Carleton College Symphony Orchestra, Hanna Schendel (cond), Kracum hall, Carleton College, Northfield, MN.
May 8. The Phoenix Rising, California State Bakersfield College Symphony Orchestra, Leo Sakomoto (cond.) , Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, CA.
May 5. The Phoenix Rising, Lake Forest Civic Orchestra, Christopher Ramaeker (cond.), Lake Forest, IL
May 5. Into Light, Mercyhurst Civic Orch.estra, Gary Viebranz (cond.), Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center, Erie, PA.
May 4. Loco-Motion, Juilliard Prep Symphony Orchestra, Kalena Bovell (cond), Juilliard School, NY, NY.
April 27. World Premiere: High Ashes for Baritone voice and Orch, with texts by Ernest Hilbert, Fox Valley Symphony Orch., Kevin Sutterlin (cond.), Maximilian Krummen (baritone), Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Appleton, WI
April 24. Oceana, Sante Fe Symphony Orchestra, Guillermo Figueroa (cond.), Lensic Performing Arts Center, Sante Fe, NM.
April 14. Peace Corps, from Rockwell Reflections, Lebanon Valley College Orchestra, Johannes Dietrich (cond.), Luz Hall, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.
March 8. Sur la Mémoire, Bart Walters (sop. sax.), Jonathan Levin (pn.), Mississippi University for Women, " Music by Women" Festival, Columbus, MS.
March 5. The Phoenix Rising, Lake Washington Symph., Kim Roy (cond).Overlake Church, Redmond, WA
Feb. 24/25. Kohola: Spirit of the Ocean, Ocala Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Wardell (cond.), Reilly Center for the Performing Arts, Ocala, FL
Feb.6. Peace Corps, from Rockwell Reflections, AA Festival Orchestra, Johannes Dietrich (cond.), Bozeman High School auditorium, Bozeman, MT.
Jan. 21. Dance of the White Lotus Under the Silver Moon, Appalachina Chmaber Music Festival, Julianna Nickel (flute), Melissa Dvorak (harp), Happy Retreat, Charles Town, WV.
Jan. 20. Three Songs of Robert Frost, Lyric Arts Trio, Timucua Arts Foundation, Orlando, FL.
2023 Performances:
Dec. 1. The Phoenix Rising, Mt. Holyoke Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Wardell, (cond.), Mt. Holyoke College, Abbey Memorial Chapel, South Hadley, MA.
Nov. 19. Loco-Motion, Rochester Symphony Youth Orchestra, Jharred Hardeman (cond.), Rochester, NY.
Nov. 16. Loco-Motion, Albuquerque Youth Symphony, Dan Whisler (cond.), Albuquerque, NM
Oct. 29. The Phoenix Rising, Indianapolis Youth Orchestra, Adam Bodony (cond.), Indianpolis, IN.
Oct. 21. The Phoenix Rising, Mt. Holyoke Symphony Orchestra, Augustina Kapoti (cond.), Mt. Holyoke College, Abbey Memorial Chapel, South Hadley, MA.
Oct. 17. Excerpt from Starbursts, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Confessore (cond.), YPP concert, Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, FL
Oct. 12. Excerpt from Starbursts, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Confessore (cond.), YPP concert, Disney Theatre Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando FL.
Oct. 9/10. Excerpt from Starbursts, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Confessore (cond.), YPP concert, Disney Theatre Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando FL.
Oct. 5/6. Excerpt from Starbursts, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Confessore (cond.), YPP concert, Oceola School of the Arts, Kissimmee, FL.
Oct. 2/4. Excerpt from Starbursts, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Confessore (cond.), YPP concert, Disney Theatre Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando FL.
Sept. 25-27. Excerpt from Starbursts, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Confessore (cond.), YPP concert, Disney Theatre Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando FL.
Sept. 19-22. Excerpt from Starbursts, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Confessore (cond.), YPP concert, Disney Theatre Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando FL.
July 2. Peace Corps, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lees (cond.), Symphony Park, Charlotte, NC.
May 6,7. World Premiere: Starbursts, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Eric Jacobsen (cond.), Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando, FL.
April 29. The Phoenix Rising, Iowa State University Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Govias (cond.) Simon Estes Music Hall, Ames, IA.
April 27. Peace Corps, Donna Wissinger (speaker), South Florida Symphony Orchestra, Huifang Chen (cond), Broward Performing Arts Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Feb. 18. String Quartet no.1 "Ellis Island," Dance Alive National Ballet, Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Gainesville, FL.
2022 Performances:
Nov. 14. Rockwell Reflections, VA Tech University Symphony Orchestra, Mathias Elmer (cond.), Mary and Ellen Fife Theatre Moss Center, VA Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
Nov. 13. Rockwell Reflections (Artist Facing Blank Canvas, Stay at Homes, Peace Corps), Northern Valley Youth Orchestras, Kevin Sutterlin (cond.), Empire Arts Center, Grand Forks, ND.
Nov. 6. Broadcast and stream of Oceana (from concerts by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Neal Gittleman (cond.), May 23/24, 2022), WDPR/WDPG/WUSO, DiscoverClassical.org, Dayton, OH.
Oct. 29. The Phoenix Rising, Davidson College Symphony Orchestra, Tara Villa Keith (cond.), Davidson College Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson, NC.
Oct. 29, Checkers, from Rockwell Reflections, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Erin Freeman (cond.), Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI
Oct. 15. Rockwell Reflections, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Wilkins (cond.), EJ Thomas Center for the Performing Arts, University of Akron, Akron, OH.
Sept. 17. (Postponed), Paris 1987, Tailleferre Ensemble, West End Center, Aldershot, Great Britain.
June 11. Peace Corps, from Rockwell Reflections, Portland Symphony Orchestra, Erin Freeman (cond.), Seaside Pavillion, Portland, OR.
May 23/24. Oceana, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Neal Gittleman (cond.), Schuster Center for the Performing Arts, Dayton, OH
May 22. The Phoenix Rising, Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra, Julia Tai (cond,), Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA.
May 8. Loco-Motion, Connecticut Youth Symphony Orchestra, Daniel D’Daddio, cond. Connecticut Youth Symphony Orchestra, Hartt School of Music, Hartford, CT.
April 10. Abstractions, for cl. and piano, Mary Kantor (cl,) Kevin Johnson (pn.), Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA.
April 9, 10. Loco-Motion, Central Wisconsin Symphony orchestra, Andrew Moran, cond., Stevens Point, WI .
April 9. The Phoenix Rising, Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Sutterlin (cond.), Appleton, WI.
April 9. Oceana, Univ. of Central FL Symphony Orchestra, Chung Park (cond), UCF Celebrates the Arts, Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando, FL
March 24. Loco-Motion, University of Washington and Lee Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Dobbins, cond., Washington and Lee University, Lexington VA.
March 13. Dance of the White Lotus Under the Silver Moon, for flute and harp, Due Kalysta-- Lara Deutsch (fl), Emily Belvedere (harp), Defiance, OH.
Feb. 20. Dance of the White Lotus Under the Silver Moon, for flute and harp, Due Kalysta-- Lara Deutsch (fl), Emily Belvedere (harp), Shawnigan, Canada.
Jan. 15. The Phoenix Rising, District 7 PA Festival orchestra, Johannes Dietrich (cond.) Eastern York High school, Wrightsville, PA.
2021 Performances:
Dec. 17-19. The Secret River (world premiere), Opera Orlando, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando, FL,
Nov. 20 . Loco-Motion, Bloomsburg University Symphony Orchestra, David Tedford (cond.), Bloomsburg, PA.
Nov. 20. Soliloquy, for solo sop. sax, Anders Paulsson, Kungsholm Kyrka, Stockholm, Sweden.
Nov. 13. Kohola: Spirit of the Ocean, (world premiere), Oregon Mozart Players, Kelly Kuo (cond.), with film by Annie Crawley, First Baptist Church, Eugene, OR.
Oct. 29. Rockwell Reflections, Fredericksburg Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Bartram (cond.), with Abigail Rockwell (narrator), Fredericksburg, VA.
Oct. 26. Loco-Motion, Oklahoma State University Orchestra, Thomas Taylor Dickey (cond.), Stillwater, OK.
Aug. 1. Soliloquy, for solo sop. sax, Anders Paulsson, Web premiere and release.
May 19. Paris 1987, University of Denver, Lamont School of Music, Denver, CO.
May 15. Sur la Mémoire (cl., pn.), Sound Ensemble, Seattle WA.
April 24. The Secret River, roduced by Opera Orlando, Workshop performance , Meade Garden, Orlando, FL
March 5. Chorale, Oklahoma State University Orchestra, Stillwater, OK, Thomas Taylor Dickey (cond.)
March 5,6,7. Fanfare for brass and timpani, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Fabein Gabel (cond.), Jones Hall, Houston, TX.