2 0 1 4 C o n c e r t s
January 8-11
Recording session for Intersection: Jazz meets Classical song
With soprano Patrice Michaels, violinist Zach Brock, and cellist Nicholas Photinos
Including new works by Laurie Altman and Randy Bauer
January 12 at 3:00pm
Faculty Recital
with saxophonist Jeremy Ruthrauff
Harper College Performing Arts Center
Palatine, IL
Jacob TV: May This Bliss Never End (1996)
January 17 at 8:00pm
Guest Artist Recital
with mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley and clarinetist Kara Bancks
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Ives: selected songs
Berg: selected songs
Rorem: Ariel (1971) (with Ms. Bancks)
Jacob Bancks: Southern Harmony (2013)-World Premiere
Bolcom: selected songs
February 2 at 2:30pm
Barrie Concert Association
Recital with saxophonist Ashu
Barrie, ON
Ibert: Concertino da Camera
Rachmaninoff: Andante from Sonata, Op.19
Creston: Sonata
Debussy: Rapsodie
Piazzolla: Four Tangoes
Demersseman: Fantasie sur un thème Original
February 9 at 7:00pm
February 10 at 8:00pm
Dumbarton Oaks Friends of Music
Recital with saxophonist Ashu
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Washington, DC
see program for February 2
March 3 at 7:00pm
Chapel Concert Series
St. Pauls United Church of Christ
Chicago, IL
Solo recital with poetry/psalm readings. Including works by Bach, Barber, Bolcom, Cage, Carter, Copland and Thomas.
March 15 at 7:00pm
California Center for the Arts
Recital with saxophonist Ashu
Escondido, CA
see program for February 2
March 22 at 8:00pm
March 23 at 2:00pm
Houston Ballet's Aladdin
with Chicago Philharmonic
March 25-28
Recording sessions for Berg Jugendlieder
With mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley
April 4 at 7:30pm
Recital with cellist Natasha Farny
Buffalo, NY
Rachmaninoff: Andante from Cello Sonata, Op.19
Stravinsky: Suite Italienne (1932-33)
April 6 at 3:30pm
Friends of Vienna Concert Series
Recital with cellist Natasha Farny
Unity Church
Buffalo, NY
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in D Major, Op.102 No.2
Stravinsky: Suite Italienne (1932-33)
Rachmaninoff: Andante from Cello Sonata, Op. 19
Prokofiev: Cello Sonata, Op.119 (1949)
April 21 at 6:30pm
Make Music Chicago Launch Party
Recital with CSO principal flautist Mathieu Dufour
Chicago, IL
Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habanera
Dutilleux: Sonatine (1943)
April 22 at 6:00pm
Kennedy Center Conservatory Project
with live webcast (click here to see the archived webcast)
Recital with students from Northwestern University Bienen School of Music
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
Washington, DC
Schumann: Fantasty Pieces, Op.73 (with clarinetist Igal Levin)
Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor (with violinist Renée-Paule Gauthier)
Arias by Mozart and Handel; Songs by Carter and Messaien (with mezzo-soprano Elisa Sutherland)
April 23 at 7:30pm
Chamber Music Milwaukee
with horn players Gregory Flint and Neil Kimel
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Recital Hall
Milwaukee, WI
Geoffrey Gordon: Duo Sonata (2013)- World Premiere
April 26
Adjudicator for Chicago Area Music Teachers Association Roberta Salver Competition
April 27 at 3:00pm
Recital with saxophonist Ashu
Las Placitas Presbyterian Church
Placitas, NM
see program for February 2
May 7 at 7:00pm
100th birthday celebration for Charlotte White
with saxophonist Ashu
Weill Recital Hall
New York, NY
May 11 at 3:00pm
with Fulcrum Point New Music Project
with Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff, viola and Stephen Burns, trumpet
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Augusta Read Thomas: selected Piano Etudes (1996-2005)
Jennifer Higdon: Trumpet Songs
Higdon: Sonata for Viola and Piano
Kyong Mee Choi: To Unformed for piano and electronics (2009)
Gubaidulina: Song Without Words
May 12 at 6:00pm
Merit School of Music
Chicago, IL
solo piano works by students of the Merit School of Music
May 18 at 8:00pm
Faculty Recital
with CSO cellist Brant Taylor
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 102, No.2
Papandopulo: Rhapsody Concertante
Prokofiev: Cello Sonata, Op.119 (1949)
June 10 at 5:45pm
Rush Hour Concert
With violinist Janet Sung
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm and on the internet
St. James Cathedral
Chicago, IL
Brahms: Violin Sonata in A Major, Op.100
Brahms: Sonatensatz
June 20 at 8:30am
Interview about Make Music Chicago on Morning Shift
Live broadcast on WBEZ 91.5fm
WBEZ studio at Navy Pier
Chicago, IL
Debussy: Golliwog's Cakewalk
Kapustin: Prelude, Op.53 No.11
June 21 all day
June 24 at 5:45pm
Rush Hour Concert
With members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera Orchestra
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm and on the internet
St. James Cathedral
Chicago, IL
Copland: Appalachian Spring
July 22 at 5:45pm
Rush Hour Concert
With CSO cellist Brant Taylor
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm and on the internet
St. James Cathedral
Chicago, IL
Beethoven: Seven Variations on Mozart's 'Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen', WoO 46
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 102, No.2
August 6 at 10:00am
Guest Recital and Masterclass
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
Kyong Mee Choi: To Unformed for piano and electronics (2009)
Nikolai Kapustin: Preludes, Op. 53 Nos. 11 and 19 (1988)
Augusta Read Thomas: Fire Waltz from Piano Etudes (1996-2005)
Sebastian Currier: Snow from Theo's Sketchbook (1992)
JacobTV: Body of Your Dreams for piano and electronics (2002)
August 10 at 2:00pm
National Flute Association Convention
With flautist Mary Stolper
Chicago Hilton
Chicago, IL
Shulamit Ran: Birds of Paradise (2014)-World Premiere
August 21 at 3:00pm
WFMT: Impromptu
With saxophonist Ashu
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm and on the internet
Chicago, IL
Program to include works by Ibert, Rachmaninoff and Piazzolla
August 22 at 1:00pm
Cedille Day on WFMT
With soprano Patrice Michaels and cellist Nicholas Photinos
Live broadcast on WFMT 98.7fm and on the internet
Chicago, IL
Program to include works from Intersection project
August 28 at 6:00pm
Ravinia Festival
Recital with saxophonist Ashu
Highland Park, IL
Ibert: Concertino da Camera
Rachmaninoff: Andante from Sonata, Op.19
Villa-Lobos: Fantasia
Creston: Sonata
Debussy: Rapsodie
Piazzolla: Three Tangoes
Morricone: selected works
Demersseman: Fantasie sur un thème Original
September 5 at 8:00pm
CD release party for Intersection: Jazz meets Classical song
With soprano Patrice Michaels, violinist Zach Brock and cellist Nicholas Photinos
Ukranian Institute of Modern Art
Chicago, IL
Three 30 minute sets of works from the CD
September 7 at 4:00pm
Soiree Cedille
With soprano Patrice Michaels, violinist Zach Brock and cellists Nicholas Photinos
and Wendy Warner
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Works from Intersection project as well as pieces by Popper, Scriabin and Haydn
September 21 at 4:00pm
16th Annual Concert for Peace
Fulcrum Point New Music Project
South Shore Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Somei Satoh: Hikari (1986)
Louis Andreissen: Hout (1991)
October 3-5
Auditorium Theater
Chicago, IL
Bernstein: Fancy Free (with Chicago Philharmonic)
October 6 at 1:00pm
with mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley
Oak Park, IL
Schumann: Frauenliebe und-leben, Op. 42
Brahms: Piano Pieces Op. 118 No. 2 and 5
Granados: Tonadillas
October 12 at 3:00pm
Lake Forest Lyrica
With violinist Janet Sung
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor
Ravel: Violin Sonata
October 22 at 7:30pm
CCPA Piano Fest
Deborah Sobol Tribute concert
With mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley, pianist Winston Choi and the Euclid Quartet
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
Schumann: Frauenliebe und-leben, Op. 42
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56
Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
October 24 at 7:30pm
CCPA Piano Fest Finale
With pianist Winston Choi
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
Kyong Mee Choi: In Void (2012)-US Premiere
October 26 at 3:00pm
Bay Shore/Brightwaters Library Friends' Performing Arts Series
Recital with saxophonist Ashu
Brightwaters, NY
Ibert: Concertino da Camera
Rachmaninoff: Andante from Sonata, Op.19
Villa-Lobos: Fantasia
Creston: Sonata
Piazzolla: Three Tangoes
Morricone: selected works
Demersseman: Fantasie sur un thème Original
October 28 at 7:30pm
Peggy Rockefeller Concerts
Recital with saxophonist Ashu
New York, NY
Ibert: Concertino da Camera
Rachmaninoff: Andante from Sonata, Op.19
Villa-Lobos: Fantasia
Creston: Sonata
Piazzolla: Three Tangoes
Morricone: selected works
Demersseman: Fantasie sur un thème Original
November 1 at 7:30pm
Fulcrum Point New Music Project
Harris Theatre for Music and Dance
Chicago, IL
Param Vir: Raga Fields (2014)-US Premiere
November 4 at 6:00pm
An Evening of Encores
Rush Hour Concerts
With various Rush Hour Artists
Arts Club of Chicago
Chicago, IL
November 7 at 8:00pm
New Music DePaul
With flautist Mary Stolper
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Shulamit Ran: Birds of Paradise (2014)
November 9 at 7:00pm
Concordia University Chamber Orchestra
With Maurice Boyer, conductor
Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL
Mozart: Piano Concerto in E-flat major, K. 482
November 15 at 8:00pm and November 17 at 7:30pm
Chicago Sinfonietta with Redmoon Theater
Wentz Concert Hall(11/15) and Symphony Center(11/17)
Naperville and Chicago, IL
de Falla: El amor brujo: Ballet Suite
Arturo Márquez: Danzón No.2
November 17 at 11:00am
Musicians Club of Women
With soprano Patrice Michaels, flutist Mary Stolper and cellist Geirthrudur Gudmundsdottir
Union League Club
Chicago, IL
Including works by Bach, Ibert, Kapustin, Musto, Altman, Previn and Piazzolla
December 2 at 7:30pm
Chicago Soundings
With soprano Henriët Thompson, violist Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff
Queen of Angels Church
Chicago, IL
Kathleen Ginther: L’Adieu
December 16 at 7:00 pm
The Culture Revolution presented by OOHnow
Fulcrum Point New Music Project
South Shore Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Louis Andreissen: Hout (1991)
December 20 at 4:00pm and 7:30pm
INTUIT Dance Winter Performance
Dominican University
River Forest, IL
Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, op. post.
Brahms: Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118 No.2
Brahms: Ballade in G Minor, Op. 118 No.3
Brahms: Romance in F Major, Op. 118 No.5