performances
performances
MALLARME CHAMBER PLAYERS
Wagner at 200: Music of Wagner, Spohr and Strauss
March 3, 2013 - Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Duke University, Durham, NC
GREENSBORO SYMPHONY CHAMBER PLAYERS
Wagner at 200: Music of Wagner, Spohr and Strauss
March 1, 2013 - UNCG Recital Hall, Greensboro, NC
FAYETTEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
A Midsummer Night's Dream, with Cape Fear Regional Theatre
February 23, 2013 - Seabrook Auditorium, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
CLOGS
2013 ECSTATIC MUSIC FESTIVAL
with Sarah Kirkland Snider, Orchestra for the Next Century, Shara Worden and DM Stith
February 6, 2013 - Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY
BURLINGTON CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Music for wind ensemble by Berwald, Mozart and Gounod
January 12, 2013 - McCarthy Arts Center at St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT
HELIAND CONSORT
Midwinter's music and dance, with dancer Clare Byrne
January 6, 2013 - Red Chair Series at Christ Church Presbyterian, Burlington, VT
HELIAND CONSORT
Twelfth Night Benefit concert
January 5, 2013 - St. Paul's Methodist Church, St. Albans, VT
HELIAND CONSORT
First Night Burlington
December 31, 2012 - First Baptist Church, Burlington, VT
VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Holiday Pops with VSO Chorus and Robert DeCormier, conductor
December 7, 2012 - Barre Opera House, Barre, VT
December 8, 2012 - Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, VT
December 9, 2012 - Paramount Theatre, Rutland, VT
RUSHES ENSEMBLE
European tour of Michael Gordon's "Rushes" (2012) for seven bassoons
November 8, 2012 - November Music Festival, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
November 10, 2012 - GLOW Festival, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
November 11, 2012 - Surround Festival, Concertgebouw, Brugge, Belgium
November 15, 2012 - Ostadetheater, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
November 16, 2012 - Korzo Theater, The Hague, the Netherlands
Rushes Ensemble:
DANA JESSEN, JEFFREY LYMAN, SAXTON ROSE, LYNN HILEMAN, MICHAEL HARLEY,
RACHAEL ELLIOTT, MAYA STONE
CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Classics Series: The Moldau
November 2-3, 2012 - Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC
HELIAND CONSORT'S FALL TOUR
Music for reed trio by Jean Françaix, Joseph Haydn, Jacques Ibert, Paquito D'Rivera, Georg Philipp Telemann and others
Performed by Katie Oprea, oboe, Elisabeth LeBlanc, clarinet, and Rachael Elliott, bassoon
October 22, 2012 - WGDR Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
October 24, 2012 - Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT
October 25, 2012 - Lyndon Institute High School, Lyndon Center, VT
October 26, 2012 - Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, VT
October 27, 2012 - Puffer United Methodist Church, Morrisville, VT
October 28, 2012 - Brandon Music, Brandon, VT
DUKE UNIVERSITY FACULTY RECITAL
Trios by Poulenc, Ruggiero and the Sonata for Bassoon & Piano by Saint-Saëns
with Susan Fancher, saxophone and Jane Hawkins, piano
September 30, 2012 - Nelson Music Room, Duke University, Durham, NC
VERMONT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE
25th Anniversary Season: Musical Essence. New world music and drumming by Damascus Kafumbe plus music of David Gunn, Dennis Kitsz and others
September 22, 2012 - Unitarian Church, Montpelier, VT
September 23, 2012 - FlynnSpace, Burlington, VT
RUSHES
World premiere of Michael Gordon's "Rushes" for seven bassoons. Performance and recording residency supported by EMPAC at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
September 15, 2012 - EMPAC, Troy, NY
Rushes Ensemble:
DANA JESSEN, JEFFREY LYMAN, SAXTON ROSE, LYNN HILEMAN, MICHAEL HARLEY,
RACHAEL ELLIOTT, MAYA STONE
ALLEYS OF YOUR MIND
Dance party with DJ Alex Kotch and DJ Jil; Heidi Wait, flute; Marissa Byers, clarinet; Rachael Elliott, bassoon; Susan Fancher, saxophones and Jamie Keesecker, horn
August 30, 2012 - The Pinhook, Durham, NC
August 31, 2012 - Mack and Mack, Greensboro, NC
HELIAND CONSORT
Music of Beethoven, Brahms, Glinka and Newsome
July 29, 2012 - Kendal at Hanover, Hanover, NH
MANCHESTER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Beethoven's Triple Concerto; Mozart's Symphony #40 in G minor
July 26, 2012 - Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT
BURLINGTON ENSEMBLE SUMMER SERENADES
Music of Françaix, Nielsen and Mozart
July 22, 2012 - All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, VT
CLOGS' SUMMER TOUR
New music by Padma Newsome from Shady Gully, with guitarist Ben Cassorla
June 24, 2012 - Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA
July 5, 2012 - Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury, VT (benefit concert for Catamount Arts)
July 8, 2012 - Rochester, VT - Heliand Trio and Padma Newsome (with Susanne Peck)
presented by Rochester Chamber Music Society
July 11, 2012 - Halifax Jazz Festival, Halifax, NS (w/ Shara Worden, Paper Beat Scissors)
July 12, 2012 - Empress Theatre, Moncton, NB (with Olympic Symphonium)
July 14, 2012 - Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT (with Lorne Watson)
July 16, 2012 - Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY (with Loop 243 and Jon Waldo)
THE SOLO WORKSHOP: MAGNETIC PERSONALITIES
Five new solo works composed and performed by members of UVM's Solo Workshop:
Tom Cleary, Rachael Elliott, Alec Julien, Patricia Julien, and Yutaka Kono
Paul Besaw, director; Stefan Jacobs, designer and technical director
June 18, 2012 - FlynnSpace in Burlington, VT
HELIAND CONSORT'S MAY TOUR
Music for piano and woodwind quintet by Mozart, Klughardt, Thuille and Newsome
May 23, 2012 - live performance on VPR Classical with Walter Parker
May 23, 2012 - St. Paul's Methodist Church, St. Albans, VT
May 24, 2012 - North Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury, VT
May 25, 2012 - Bethany Church, Montpelier, VT
May 26, 2012 - Middlebury Congregational Church, Middlebury, VT
DARK IN THE SONG RESIDENCY AT CMMAS
Workshops and performances, including world premieres of music by
Michael Ippolito, Felipe Perez Santiago and Alex Weiser
May 7-9, 2012 - El Centro Mexicano para la Música y las Artes Sonoras
Casa de la Cultura in Morelia, Michoacán, MEXICO
> download residency poster
MUSIC-COMP: OPUS 24
Student compositions for woodwinds and strings by Music-COMP's Opus 24 participants
May 2, 2012 - Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium, Ludlow, VT
BASSOON STUDIO RECITAL
Music of Bach, Boismoitier, Galliard, Taffanel, Vivaldi & others
performed by Rachael Elliott's bassoon students and the UVM Woodwind Quintet
May 1, 2012 - First Baptist Church, Burlington, VT
MANCHESTER MUSIC FESTIVAL
School tour of music for bassoon & string quartet by Padma Newsome, Bernard Heiden and Gordon Jacob, and students in Dare to Compose project
April 24, 2012 - Maple Street School in Manchester; Long Trail School in Dorset
April 25, 2012 - Sunderland Elementary; Monument Elementary in Bennington
April 26, 2012 - Dorset Elementary in Dorset; Hiland Hall School in Bennington
April 27, 2012 - Burr and Burton, Manchester; Mettawee Community School, W. Pawlet
April 28, 2012 - Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT
BURLINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana; Thomas L. Read's Rejoice
April 21, 2012 - Ira Allen Chapel, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
David Neiweem, conductor
DUKE UNIVERSITY WIND SYMPHONY
US premiere of Jukka-Pekka Lehto's Rhapsody for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble
April 12, 2012 - Page Auditorium, Duke University, Durham, NC
with Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, conductor
ALEX KOTCH / DISSERTATION DANCE PARTY
Premiere of Alex Kotch's Dissertation Dance Piece, with Wet Ink Ensemble
April 6, 2012 - Duke University Coffeehouse, Durham, NC
> more about Alex Kotch
VERMONT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Spring Fling: a splash of new musical sounds by Alban Berg, Vida Chenowith, Marc Mellits, and Thomas Read
March 23, 2012 - Unitarian Church, Montpelier, VT
March 24, 2012 - FlynnSpace, Burlington, VT
DARK IN THE SONG
New music by Christopher Dietz, John Fitz Rogers, Amy Beth Kirsten
Monday, March 12, 2012 - Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
SHADY GULLY TOUR / AUSTRALIA
New instrumental music and songs by Padma Newsome, Polka the Elk CD release
February 19, 2012 - Mudbrick Pavilion, Mallacoota, Victoria, AUS
with Padma Newsome, piano/viola/voice/tenor ukulele/guitar/harmonium
February 24, 2012 - Maleny Community Centre, Maleny, Queensland, AUS
with Padma Newsome and Anna Grinberg, piano
February 28, 2012 - Queensland Conservatorium, Brisbane, Queensland, AUS
Performance and master class. With Eve Newsome, oboe
March 4, 2012 - St Mary's Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland, AUS
The New Bassoon, with Padma Newsome and Anna Grinberg, piano
VERMONT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE
On the Nature of Silence: poetry of Jean L. Connor with music composed by
Don Jamison, John Mantegna, Otto Muller and Thomas Read
February 10, 2012 - Unitarian Church, Montpelier, VT
February 12, 2012 - Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing, Burlington, VT
VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WALTZ NIGHT
34th Annual Waltz Night, with VSO and Pine Street Jazz
February 4, 2012 - Grand Maple Ballroom, Davis Center at UVM, Burlington, VT