photo: Josh Brown
CALENDAR
Nebraska Wesleyan Teaching Residency
September 27 - October 1, 2021
"Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan" by John Corgliano
MET Opera Club
September 9th, 2021
6:30 PM
Molly Morkoski, pianist
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The Gray Cat and the Flounder by Kieren MacMillan
July 29-August 24th, 2019
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
Kevin Noe, conductor
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 27th, 2019
8pm
City Theatre, Pittsburgh
Kevin Noe, conductor
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 26th, 2019
8pm
City Theatre, Pittsburgh
Kevin Noe, conductor
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 20th, 2019
8pm
City Theatre, Pittsburgh
Kevin Noe, conductor
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 19th, 2019
8pm
City Theatre, Pittsburgh
Kevin Noe, conductor
Bach Festival
Bach Akademie Charlotte
June 5-16th, 2019
World Premiere by D.J. Sparr
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
April 25th, 2019
7:30pm
UNCG Symphonic Band
Kevin Geraldi, conductor
MCTEE Finish Line
PERSICHETTI Masquerade
SPARR Title TBA (world premiere)
SWEELINCK Variations on Mein junges Leben hat ein
IPPOLITO Machine Becomes Music (consortium premiere)
TCHAIKOVSKY Dance of the Jesters (trans. Cramer)
High Point University Wind Ensemble
April 16th, 2019
7:30pm
Brian Meixner, conductor
All Stars Are Love by Steven Bryant
Goodnight, Moon by Eric Whitacre (arr. Verena Moesenbichler-Bryant)
Pieta by John Muehleisen
sounding light chamber choir
March 17th, 2019
Tom Trenney, conductor
Pieta by John Muehleisen
sounding light chamber choir
March 16th, 2019
Tom Trenney, conductor
Pieta by John Muehleisen
sounding light chamber choir
March 15th, 2019
Tom Trenney, conductor
Places We Can No Longer Go by John Mackey
National CBDNA Convention
February 22nd, 2019
Arizona State University Wind Orchestra
Gary Hill, conductor
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Student Composer Residency
January 31st-February 1st, 2019
Workshops, coachings, and lessons with UNCSA student composers
Winston Salem Symphony
Fox8 Holiday Concert
December 15th, 2018
7:30pm
Lawrence Joel Veterans’ Memorial Coliseum
2825 University Pkwy
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
A yuletide concert featuring festive holiday favorites and a carol sing-along! Parking and concert are FREE with a donation of canned or nonperishable food items for the Salvation Army Food Pantry.
Christmas Wrapped in Brass
North Carolina Brass Band
December 1st, 2018
7:30pm
Brendle Recital Hall
Winston Salem, NC
Soprano Lindsay Kesselman returns for holiday favorites with the North Carolina Brass Band!
Christmas Wrapped in Brass
North Carolina Brass Band
November 30th, 2018
7:30pm
First Baptist Church
High Point, NC
Soprano Lindsay Kesselman returns for holiday favorites with the North Carolina Brass Band!
Christmas Wrapped in Brass
North Carolina Brass Band
November 29th, 2018
7:30pm
Dana Auditorium
Greensboro, NC
Soprano Lindsay Kesselman returns for holiday favorites with the North Carolina Brass Band!
Opera Favorites with Red Clay Saxophone Quartet
Duke University, Baldwin Auditorium
November 16th, 2018
8pm
Italian opera favorites as well as classic tunes by Leonard Bernstein, arranged for solo vocalist and saxophone quartet.
HAVEN Trio
Ashes and Dreams
November 10th, 2018
7:30pm
Chamber Music at Bethany
Chicago, IL
“The imperishability of humanity’s songs amidst a chaotic world”
Ashes and Dreams (Lee Kesselman)
I never saw another butterfly (Lori Laitman)
Nattsanger (Abbie Betinis)
HAVEN Trio
Music of Kesselman, Laitman, and Gershwin
November 9th, 2018
12pm
Music Fridays at Noon
College of DuPage, IL
Ashes and Dreams (Lee Kesselman)
I never saw another butterfly (Lori Laitman)
Songs of George Gershwin
HAVEN Trio
Ashes and Dreams
November 6th, 2018
7pm
St. Mary of the Woods College
“The imperishability of humanity’s songs amidst a chaotic world”
Ashes and Dreams (Lee Kesselman)
I never saw another butterfly (Lori Laitman)
Nattsanger (Abbie Betinis)
Bach and the German Motet Tradition
Bach Akademie Charlotte
October 14th, 2018
4pm
Hickory, NC
Scott Allen Jarrett, conductor
Bach and the German Motet Tradition
Bach Akademie Charlotte
October 13th, 2018
7:30pm
Charlotte, NC
Scott Allen Jarrett, conductor
Bach and the German Motet Tradition
Bach Akademie Charlotte
October 12th, 2018
7:30pm
Davidson, NC
Scott Allen Jarrett, conductor
Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra
September 28th
7:30pm
Kevin Noe, conductor
de Falla - Suite No. 2 from "The Three-Cornered Hat"
Barber - Knoxville Summer of 1915 (Lindsay Kesselman, soprano)
Stravinsky - Petrouchka
General admission seating: $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, free for students.
Musique 21
Fairchild Theatre, Michigan State University
September 24th , 2018
7:30pm
Kevin Noe, conductor
"Shell and Wing" by David Biedenbender
General admission seating: $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, free for students.
Cabaret Songs by William Bolcom
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Chamber Winds
September 23rd, 2018
3pm
The Chamber Winds performs a whimsical program of compositions that provide new twists on old classics. Faculty Artist Paul Sharpe is featured as bass soloist on Jean Francaix’s quirky “Mozart new-look,” a play on the themes in Mozart’s famous opera “Don Giovanni,” and celebrated soprano Lindsay Kesselman sings a wind ensemble arrangement of satirical cabaret songs by William Bolcom.
Ticket Price: $20 regular/$15 student
Roots and Braches: The Music of North Carolina
University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Watson Hall
September 8, 2018
7:30 PM
Song of the Bleeding Pines by David Ludwig (World Premiere of chamber version)
Texts: Ray Owen
North Carolina's rich history comes to life in music inspired by the landscape and culture of this region. The concert features alumnus Nicholas Rich's “Little Simple Song” for two voices, banjo, guitar, fiddle and bass – a result of Nick’s partnership with bluegrass band Stray Local – as well as David Ludwig’s “Songs from the Bleeding Pines,” which tells the story of the rescue of North Carolina's longleaf pines.
Performers include Lindsay Kesselman, soprano; Immanuel Davis, flute; Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinet; Janet Orenstein, violin; Brooks Whitehouse, cello; Dmitri Vorobiev, piano; Stephanie Foley Davis, mezzo soprano; Emily Damrel, bass and voice; Deena Rizkalla, fiddle; Greyson Leybourne, banjo; Nick Rich, guitar and mandolin; Saxton Rose, bassoon; Joseph Pecoraro, guitar; John R. Beck, marimba; and Paul Sharpe, bass.
User Agreement by Ian Dicke (World Premiere)
Bechtler Modern Art Museum
August 20 & 21, 2018
6:30 PM
Three Commissions by American Composers Forum Contest Winners
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 6, 2018
8:00 PM
Kevin Noe, director
Music of David Biedenbender, Jung Yoon Wie, and Rufus Reid
Three Commissions by American Composers Forum Contest Winners
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
July 7, 2018
8:00 PM
Kevin Noe, director
Music of David Biedenbender, Jung Yoon Wie, and Rufus Reid