"The open, collaborative nature of Chicago's new music community is home to an extraordinary crop of ensembles and a vibrant landscape of composers. The scene for new music in Chicago is exceptional and I dedicate myself to supporting and encouraging its sustainability and growth." — Augusta Read Thomas
APRIL 6, 2025
German Premiere of Sun Plaits — Bridges and Links for solo violin performed by Clarissa Bevilacqua. Presented by the Heidelberg Frühling at Aula der Neue Universität, Heidelberg, Germany
SEPTEMBER 20, 2025
World premiere of NEW WORK for orchestra commissioned by the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in celebration of its centennial. Gerard Schwarz conducts the The Frost Symphony Orchestra, Miami, FL.
January 7 & 8, 2026
World premiere of NEW WORK for solo cello and orchestra, premiered by cellist Alban Gerhardt, The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Ryan Bancroft. This work is co-commissioned by several orchestras including the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, The Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and other orchestras to be announced.
October 19 - 23, 2026
Co-commissioner World premiere of NEW WORK for solo cello and orchestra, premiered by cellist Alban Gerhardt, The Swedish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Brett Dean. This work is co-commissioned by several orchestras including The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Ryan Bancroft, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, and other orchestras to be announced.
MARCH 26 - 29, 2025
MENTOR COMPOSER for the American Composer’s Orchestra EarShot Orchestral Readings at Indiana University where 8 orchestral works will be workshopped and recorded. Bloomington, IN.
MARCH 27, 2025
DANCING HELIX RITUALS for violin, clarinet, and piano performed by Artists From The Louis Moreau Institute: Rhiannon Banerdt, violin; Nicholas Davies, clarinet; Wesley Ducote, piano on the Louis Moreau Institute’s concert in New Marigny Theatre, New Orleans, LA. Special thanks to Morris Rosenzweig.
APRIL 2, 2025
ILLUMINATIONS (FANFARE SINFONIA) for solo timpani, 9 brass and 3 percussion, performed by the Eastman Wind Ensemble, conducted by Professor Mark Scatterday with Izaiah Gonzales as timpani soloist, at the Eastman School of Music in Kilbourn Hall, Rochester, NY.
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