Performances & Premières
Performances
June 1988
Mythologies: Jerusalem, Rubin Academy
July 8, 1988
Quattro Canti: Jerusalem, HaBamah Theater, Israel.
May 22, 1989: Quattro Canti: Jerusalem, Hebrew University, Israel
July 1990
Renart (Picture 8): Szombathely, with the Ensemble Moderne, under the direction of Peter Etvos, Hungary
December 11-12, 1993
Three choir pieces: (Zen Koan, The Gift, Fire Walking). Performances at the University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
October 22, 1994
Piano Suite: UC Berkeley, Kim Rankin, piano, CA
April 13, 1994
Piano Suite: UC Berkeley, Kim Rankin, piano.
June 7, 1994
Toile d'Araignée: Buffalo, June in Buffalo Composition Session, New York
February 5, 1995
Gerusalemme: Berkeley, St. Joseph of Aramathea Church, CA
November 22, 1995
Balshemtov: Grenoble, O. Messiaen Hall, with P. Samuel, soprano, France.
March 14-16, 1996
Balshemtov: Marseille, Grenoble and Aix with the Jerusalem Quintet, France.
December 9, 1997
Coriandre et Safran, Grenoble, Conservatoire National de Région, France; Ina-Esther Joost, cello
July 10, 1998
Balshemtov, performed by the International Clarinet Association, Columbus, Ohio
March 8, 1999
Ha Milah, San Francisco, Yerba Buena Center, Earplay Ensemble, California
March 29, 1999
Ha Milah, Los Angeles, County Museum of Art, Earplay Ensemble, California
April 1999
Five Little Pieces, for viola solo. Transcribed for violin in 1998. Performed at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
November 8, 2000
Chant du Peuple Juif Assassiné, Yiddish Festival, Strasbourg. France
April 28, 2001
T, for electronics, CMS North-East Chapter, Lewiston, ME.
October 28, 2001
T, Connecticut College, 5th annual Women in Music concert
February 20, 2002
DOn’t quIT for wind ensemble. Commissioned by the Music Department, George Washington University
March 20, 2004
Selected for a performance at the Northeast Chapter Composition Conference of the College Music Society, Easton Pennsylvania. Performance of Tziltzulim with Gary Buttery, tuba.
February 19-20, 2005
Horn-Tuba workshop in Jever, Germany. Presentation/performance of Tziltzulim by Gary Buttery
April 30, 2005
Egeria Winds: Performance of Six Dream Songs in Cambridge, MA
Performed by the Egeria Wind Trio: Susetta Dunn-Rockett, oboe, Kristin M. Flower, bassoon, Michelle N. Shoemaker, clarinet
October 15, 2005
University Artists Series: Contemporary Composers from New England.
Compositions performed: Surprisentopie (2005), Six Dream Songs (2005), Tziltzulim (2002) Also featuring works by G. Gibbs, and G. Buttery
March 31, 2006
Round Table Concert:
Performance of Five little pieces for viola solo, Heather Wallace, viola.
Concert organized by graduate student Desiree Borg Santillan as part of her Graduate Student Project
February 2007
Horn-Tuba workshop in Jever, Germany
Presentation of Tziltzulim and performance by Gary Buttery.
December 2, 2007
Performance of Baleines. URI
Concert Choir Concert directed by Mark Conley
January 26, 2008
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Nez/Wolfe duo. Performance of Tête à Tête
February 2, 2008
Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio, Nez/Wolfe duo. Performance of Tête à Tête
October 23, 2008
University Artists Series, URI.
Co-sponsored by URI Music Department and South County Habitat for the Humanity Performance of Joyful, from Grisailles vaporeuses (third movement).
Ann Danis, violin, Daniel Harp, cello, Michelle Beaton, piano
September 30, 2009
A one-hour broadcasting of my works (Surprisentopie, Tziltzulim, Triumphant Gems, Piano trios) on WRIU (URI radio), presented by Justin Brierley on Divertimento, a classical contemporary program
March 19, 2010
Duet for piano and violin Tête à Tête selected for the call for scores and performed at the Ninth Festival of Women Composers, in Indiana, PA, March 17-20, 2010.
April 10, 2010
Performance of Around the World in Eight Minutes for the Inauguration of URI President Dr. Dooley at the Ryan Center, URI, with the URI Brass and Percussion Ensemble, three flutes (from the URI Orchestra), and didgeridoo, conducted by Ann Danis
April 24, 2010
Performance of Around the World in Eight Minutes by the URI Orchestra, Ann Danis conductor
February 2, 2012
URI Music Convocation, Seven Deadly Sins performed by Margaret Frazier. Q & A session following performance
February 13, 2014
Deux Poèmes Océaniques accepted for the Call for Score and performed at the Tenth Festival of Women Composers, in Indiana, PA, February 13-15, 2014
June 17, 2016
Recording Session of Encounter for Pianist and Disklavier, with Eric Ferrand N’Kaoua, pianist, and Eran Makover, technician, in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France
September 23, 2017
Performance of T (poem by Mauriya Simon), University Artists Series, organized by Theodore Mook, New Music at URI
July 27, 2018
Performance of Grisailles Vaporeuses by the Kingston Chamber Music Festival, URI
March 22, 2019
Performance of Entre les Gouttelettes Brille le Soleil du Matin, Gayane Darakian, pianist, URI Convocation, Fine Arts Center, Kingston RI
May 5th, 2019
Performance of Entre les Gouttelettes Brille le Soleil du Matin, Gayane Darakian, pianist, at the New Music Festival, URI, Kingston RI
February 5th, 2020
Grisailles Vaporeuses, Performed by Trio Casals in Carnegie Hall, NY, with Ovidiu Marinescu, cello, Sylvia Ahramjian, violin, and pianist Anna Kislitsyna
November 21, 2020
Ram Jam Concert, screening the first movement of Encounter, Eric Ferrand N’Kaoua, Disklavier
March 1st, 2021
Statuettes, performed by Timothy Bonenfant, bass clarinet (Angelo State University)
at the Fifth Music by Women Festival, organized by Julia Mortiakova, Columbus, Mississippi
June 15, 2021
Performance by the Wurtz-Berger Duo of Coriandre et Safran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f7mY5G2F3w
Virtual New Music Chicago
June 26, 2021
Halilah performed as a “piece the concours” in Paris France, by Samuel, a student of Olivier-Jean Avondo (finalist in a viola contest)
January 15, 2022
A Seed of Hope, for hichiriki, performed by Thomas Piercy on Virtual Concert Halls
January 2023
Cantate de la Quietude for soprano, horn, cello and piano
The Four Aims of Human Life for guitar solo in four movements (to be performed at the 2023 Guitar Festival, RI)
Les Merises, for solo voice and keyboard or guitar accompaniment (text by Daniel Aberdam, 2002).
Since 2021
In Praise of “Black Lives Matter” (in progress), electro-acoustic media
May 24, 2023
Performance of Le Chant du Peuple Juif Assassiné Chloé SCHMUTZ, Philippe GARIN and Jean CAUNE, actors, Michel Viguier, Violin, Virginie Marion-Charrier, Piano, Michel Thévenon, clarinet. Grenoble Museum.
November 5, 2023
Purushartha performed at ‘Chaminade’ with soloist Adrian Montero Moya at the Music Mansion in Providence, RI.
2024 (Future project)
Operatorio on the fate of Comorians in the Mozambique Channel. Text by Catherine Benoit (fall 2024).
Premières
May 1985
Trio (flute, oboe and bassoon): premiered in Jerusalem, Rubin Academy, Israel
June 1986
Gerusalemme, for soprano and two flutes. Text: Gerusalemme Liberata, Il Tasso. Premiered in Jerusalem, Rubin Academy
May 1987
Au delà (for harp & marimba): Premiered in Jerusalem, Rubin Academy, Israel
June 1988
Five Little Pieces, for viola solo, Movements I, II, and IV premiered in Jerusalem, Rubin Academy, Yori Nelken, viola
October 1990
Toile d'araignée, for flute, cello & piano. Premiered by Curtis Institute students, in Philadelphia
April 27, 1991
Alcools, for soprano, harp and flute. Text: Alcools by G. Apollinaire. Premiered by Curtis Institute students in Philadelphia
April 11, 1992
Piano Suite, in six movements after La Commedia dell' Arte. Premiered by David Horne in Philadelphia, Curtis Institute
November 17, 1993
Massala Kingdom, for bass singer, harp, marimba and percussion. Premiered by graduate students in Berkeley, CA
April 16, 1994
Coriandre et Safran, for piano and cello. Premiered at U.C. Berkeley students
June 1994
Balshemtov, for soprano, clarinet and piano (Yiddish poem by Zicha Landau). Transcription for flute, oboe, and piano. Premiered in Concord with the Row Twelve Ensemble, MA
November 27, 1995
Reflets sur la Cité Brumeuse, for chamber ensemble. Premiered at UC Berkeley.
September 25, 1996
Passages, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and piano. Premiered in Boston by the Alea III Ensemble, directed by Theodore Antoniou
January 19, 1997
PaRDèS, for harp, cello, percussion and electronics. Premiered at IRCAM, Paris, with the Ensemble Court-Circuit, directed by Pierre-André Valade
September 10, 1998
Astéroïde 622, for Large Orchestra. Premiered by the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, directed by Kent Nagano
November 1, 1998
Un Anneau Couleur de Lune, for mezzo-soprano and piano. Premiered in Berkeley by Etty Ben-Zaken, mezzosoprano, and Kim Rankin, piano
June 8, 2000
Quoi? Ce point. Commissioned by the Ensemble InterContemporain. Premiered by the Ensemble InterContemporain directed by David Robertson at La cite de la Musique, Paris
April 7, 2002
URI Faculty Collage Concert. Premiere of Sans laisser de trace for solo bassoon R. Noreen. Balshemtov -Yiddish poem by Z. Landau, M. Frazier, soprano, M. Takasawa, piano, & clarinet
February 14, 2003
Tziltzulim, for tuba & electronics, premiered by Gary Buttery at Connecticut College
February 21, 2003
Rhode Island Premiere of Tziltzulim, University Artist Series at URI, Soloist, Gary Buttery, tuba
September 17, 2003
Sans faiblir la nuit attend le soleil: for piano, violin and cello. Commissioned by the French based Trio Assieme. Premiered in Grenoble.
March 19, 2004
7th International Festival of Women Composers, Call for Scores. U.S. Premiere.
Selected to present Sans faiblir la nuit attend le soleil, performed by the Gorell Piano Trio. Stanley Chepaitis, violin, Linda Jennings, cello, and Judith Radell, piano
March 4, 2007
University Artists Series, URI: World premiere of Tamar, a chamber opera casting eight soloists, a women’s chorus, a full chorus, and a chamber group of seven instrumentalists. Tamar is an opera in three acts based on the biblical story of Tamar and Amnon: Samuel 13. Libretto by Maurya Simon, directed by Nate Zullinger, casting Norma Caiazza (Tamar) and René de la Garza (King David)
October 14, 2007
World premiere of Baleines - a choral work commissioned by René de la Garza, for baritone solo, men’s chorus, flute, cello, and piano. University Artist Series concert featuring René de la Garza and the Concert Choir, URI
January 22 - February 2, 2008
The Nez/Wolfe duo tour
January 22, 2008
World premiere of Tête à Tête, a duet for piano and violin in three movements, commissioned by the Nez/Wolfe duo. Performed at Boston University
January 25, 2008
University Artists Series, URI featuring the Nez/Wolfe duo.
Performance of recent pieces including premieres by various contemporary composers, and the Rhode Island premiere of my piece Tête à Tête
Also featuring the United States premiere of my second piano trio Grisailles Vaporeuses with Ann Danis, Manabu Takasawa, and Christine Harrington
March 27-30, 2008
Eighth International Festival of Women Composers Call for Scores: Selected to present Grisailles vaporeuses at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Premiere, performed by the Gorell Piano Trio, March 28, 2008
April 19, 2009
University Artists Series, URI.
Concert featuring eight of my chamber and solo compositions, including two world premieres and two Rhode Island premieres. Performance of Sans Faiblir La Nuit Attend le Soleil, Un Anneau Couleur de Lune, Triumphant Gems, Tête a Tête, Tziltzulim, Grisailles vaporeuses, Bas et Hauts Bois, and Surprisentopie
Featuring: Gary Buttery, Jean Maxon Carpenter, Margaret Frazier, Elizabeth Gates, Christine Harrington, Eric Mazonson, Jane Murray, and Alexey Shabalin
August 28, 2010
Saint Luke’s Church in East Greenwich, RI. Concert featuring seven of my chamber and solo compositions, including the world premiere of Seven Deadly Sins.
Other works performed: Sans Faiblir La Nuit Attend le Soleil, Triumphant Gems, Tête a Tête, Tziltzulim, Grisailles Vaporeuses, Surprisentopie. Musicians: Gary Buttery, Margaret Frazier, Elizabeth Gates, Christine Harrington, Eric Mazonson, and Alexey Shabalin
June 11, 2011
World premiere of Les Bons Augures, for orchestra, in the Theater of Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France. Olivier-Jean Avondo, conductor
October 29, 2011
U.S. premiere of Les Bons Augures, URI Orchestra, Ann Danis, conductor
March 4, 2012
World Premiere of Zamarine with URI Wind Ensemble, Gene Pollart, conductor
April 19, 2013
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. Premiere of Deux Poemes Oceaniques by Providence Premieres, Governor Lippitt House, Blythe Walker, soprano, Hyunjung Choi, harp, Alexey Shabalin, Violin.
February 20, 2014
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. Counterpoint Chorus Program: Mir Zaynen Do
Premiere of Dray Yingelekh (arrangement of a Yiddish folk song) at Saint Michael’s College, Colchester VT, followed by performances on Saturday, April 12, Jewish Community of Greater Stowe, Stowe VT, and Sunday, April 13, Israel Congregation, Manchester VT.
March 2, 2014
URI Composers' Collage featuring works by Aberdam, Volness, Heroux, and Parillo. Presented T, Deux Poèmes Océaniques, and the Avant-première of A Demon in my View, formerly entitled Ecoutez la Chanson Bien Douce (poems by Verlaine)
June 2, 2014
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. World premiere of A Demon in my View (Verlaine and Poe), for violin, viola, cello, harmonica, and reader, at Slater Mill, Pawtucket, RI, by the Aurea Ensemble, featuring Nigel Gore, Chris Turner, Katherine Winterstein, Consuelo Sherba, and Emmanuel Feldman
January 19, 2015
World Premiere of Figurines for flute, clarinet, cello, percussion and piano, with the Earplay Ensemble, Rhythm is a Conception concert, ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA. Todd Brody, flute; Peter Josheff, clarinet; Thalia Moore, cello; Loren Mach, piano; Brenda Tom, percussion; David Milnes, conductor
August 13, 2015
World Premiere of The Heart of Shahrazad, a monodrama for soprano, actress and harp, with the Amiche due and guest harpist Marissa Knaub, at the Mansions on Fifth, Pittsburgh, PA.
May 7, 2017
World Premiere of Entre Neige et Azur (Souvenir des Alpes), Theodore Mook, Cello, Composers’ Festival Concert, URI
January 28, 2018
World Premiere of La vallée du Grésivaudan, Gary Buttery, Tuba, University Artists Series, organized by Theodore Mook, New Music at URI
April 21, 2018
World Premiere of Entre les Goutelettes Brille le Soleil d’été (Cahier Musical sur le nom de Susan Summerfield), St. Michael’s College, Burlington, VT, Pianist Annemieke Spoelstra McLane
December 2, 2018
Premiere of Fumo in Aero ed in Acqua la Schiuma, “Percussion Ensemble Concert” led by Kyle Forsthoff (with Remy Besson, Joe Smith, and Jacob Aguiar).
February 9-10, 2019
Premiere of Blanquette, Chris de Louis, solo saxophone, at Carnegie Mellon University, North American Saxophone Alliance (Region 8 Conference)
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March 31, 2019
University Artists Series “The Power of the Invisible” featuring my chamber works, Kingston, RI Premiere of Terpsichore (Juliet Lai, Allison Lacasse, Ted Mook)
, East-Coast Premiere of Figurines (Manabu Takasawa, Ted Mook, Allison Lacasse, Kyle Forsthoff, Juliet Lai),
Performance of Bas et Haut Bois (Jane Murray), Tziltzulim (Gary Buttery), The Seven Deadly Sins (Margaret Frazier) and Fumo in Aero (led by Kyle Forthoff)
September 12, 2019
World premiere of Otohime, Concerto for double bass, Laura Felicia Smarandescu, soloist, Silvio Wyler, Conductor, with the Moldova Tele-radio Symphonic Orchestra, at the Casa Radio in Chisinau, Moldova
November 2, 2019
World premiere of In Our Own Voices
Westerly Public Library, Auditorium, 2pm
URI Fine Arts Center, 8 pm
Featuring: Norma Caiazza, Joyll Lamphere, Yuriko Nonaka (sopranos), Devon Russo (baritone), Manabu Takasawa (piano), Consuelo Sherba (viola), Jane Murray (oboe)
March 4, 2022
Premiere of Les Larmes de la Planète at the Sixth Music by Women Festival, Columbus, MS
May 1, 2022
Premiere of Le khol ha Korbanot at The Music Mansion, Providence, RI
Kalliope Reed Quintet Tour Spring 2022
May 7, 2022: Kalliope Reed Quintet Tour, premiere of La Tierra no se Vende at URI
June 2, 2022: Kalliope Reed Quintet Tour, La Tierra no se Vende, Boston, MA
June 4, 2022: Kalliope Reed Quintet Tour, La Tierra no se Vende, Medford, MA
December 12, 2022
Premiere of three movements of Doors by URI Concert Choir, conducted by Mark Conley, Kingston, RI
June 23, 2023
Premiere of In Memoriam, Violin Concerto, with the Kyiv Chamber orchestra and selected musicians from the Kyiv Philharmonic Orchestra. Natalia Ponomarchuk, conductor, Kyrylo Bondar, solo violin.
October 18, 2023
Purushartha (Four Aims of Human Life) for solo guitar in four movements, premiered par Adrian Montero Moya at the 2023 Guitar Festival of Rhode Island.