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Featured
Exponential Ensemble - Summit Trio
Nov 21
November 21, 2025
Americas Society
Exponential Ensemble - Summit Trio
November 21, 2025
Americas Society

Performance of Summit Trio by Exponential Ensemble at the Americas Society.

November 21, 2025
Americas Society
Tactus @ Manhattan School of Music - Summer Songs
Nov 12
November 12, 2025
Manhattan School of Music, Neidorff-Karpati Hall
Tactus @ Manhattan School of Music - Summer Songs
November 12, 2025
Manhattan School of Music, Neidorff-Karpati Hall

Performance of Summer Songs for Soprano and chamber sextet featuring MSM’s Tactus new music ensemble, Matt Ward, conductor.

November 12, 2025
Manhattan School of Music, Neidorff-Karpati Hall
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra - Triple Concerto, "Summit"
Oct 25
October 25, 2025
Kleinhans Music Hall
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra - Triple Concerto, "Summit"
October 25, 2025
Kleinhans Music Hall

Performance of Triple Concerto with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, Music Director.

October 25, 2025
Kleinhans Music Hall
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra - Triple Concerto, "Summit"
Oct 24
October 24, 2025
Kleinhans Music Hall
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra - Triple Concerto, "Summit"
October 24, 2025
Kleinhans Music Hall

Performance of Triple Concerto with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, Music Director.

October 24, 2025
Kleinhans Music Hall
Jay Villella, Trumpet Recital - Soar
Oct 20
October 20, 2025
Walker Recital Hall
Jay Villella, Trumpet Recital - Soar
October 20, 2025
Walker Recital Hall

Performance of Soar for trumpet and piano with Jay Villella, trumpet, and Robert Frankenberry, piano, on the Roche Endowment Recital Series at Mercyhurst University.

October 20, 2025
Walker Recital Hall
Wartburg Community Symphony, Neave Trio - Triple Concerto, "Summit"
Oct 18
October 18, 2025
Neumann Auditorium
Wartburg Community Symphony, Neave Trio - Triple Concerto, "Summit"
October 18, 2025
Neumann Auditorium

Performance of Triple Concerto, “Summit” with the Wartburg Community Symphony, Neave Trio, Soloists.

October 18, 2025
Neumann Auditorium
American Modern Ensemble @ Michigan State University (MSU) - Relative Theory & Hell's Kitchen
Oct 15
October 15, 2025
Fairchild Theatre
American Modern Ensemble @ Michigan State University (MSU) - Relative Theory & Hell's Kitchen
October 15, 2025
Fairchild Theatre

Performance of Relative Theory and Hell's Kitchen at Michigan State University (MSU) as part of a week-long residency with American Modern Ensemble.

October 15, 2025
Fairchild Theatre
Virginia Opera - The Whole Truth
Oct 3
October 3, 2025
Gottwald Playhouse
Virginia Opera - The Whole Truth
October 3, 2025
Gottwald Playhouse

Performance of The Whole Truth, libretto by Mark Campbell with Virginia Opera.

October 3, 2025
Gottwald Playhouse
Duo Tonali - Stillness (Version for Oboe and Marimba)
Sep 28
September 28, 2025
Evangelische Kirche Grötzingen
Duo Tonali - Stillness (Version for Oboe and Marimba)
September 28, 2025
Evangelische Kirche Grötzingen
September 28, 2025
Evangelische Kirche Grötzingen
Virginia Opera - The Whole Truth
Sep 26
September 26, 2025
Harrison Opera House
Virginia Opera - The Whole Truth
September 26, 2025
Harrison Opera House

Performance of The Whole Truth, libretto by Mark Campbell with Virginia Opera.

September 26, 2025
Harrison Opera House
FAB5 @ Department of Transportation Summer Streets NYC - Wound Up/Unwind
Aug 23
August 23, 2025
Department of Transportation Summer Streets NYC
FAB5 @ Department of Transportation Summer Streets NYC - Wound Up/Unwind
August 23, 2025
Department of Transportation Summer Streets NYC

Performance of Wound Up/Unwind for string quartet and percussion (cajón and hand pan) with FAB5.

August 23, 2025
Department of Transportation Summer Streets NYC
FAB5 @ Moynihan Train Station NYC - Wound Up/Unwind
Aug 19
August 19, 2025
Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
FAB5 @ Moynihan Train Station NYC - Wound Up/Unwind
August 19, 2025
Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station

Performance of Wound Up/Unwind for string quartet and percussion (cajón and hand pan) with FAB5.

August 19, 2025
Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
FAB5 @ Freedom Park Scotia, NY - Wound Up/Unwind
Aug 17
August 17, 2025
Freedom Park, Scotia, NY
FAB5 @ Freedom Park Scotia, NY - Wound Up/Unwind
August 17, 2025
Freedom Park, Scotia, NY

Performance of Wound Up/Unwind for string quartet and percussion (cajón and hand pan) with FAB5.

August 17, 2025
Freedom Park, Scotia, NY
Duo Tonali - Stillness (Version for Oboe and Marimba)
Aug 16
August 16, 2025
Evangeliche Kirche Grötzingen
Duo Tonali - Stillness (Version for Oboe and Marimba)
August 16, 2025
Evangeliche Kirche Grötzingen
August 16, 2025
Evangeliche Kirche Grötzingen
FAB5 @ Yaddo Gardens Wine and Roses - Wound Up/Unwind
Aug 14
August 14, 2025
Yaddo Gardens
FAB5 @ Yaddo Gardens Wine and Roses - Wound Up/Unwind
August 14, 2025
Yaddo Gardens

Performance of Wound Up/Unwind for string quartet and percussion (cajón and hand pan) with FAB5.

August 14, 2025
Yaddo Gardens
FAB5 @ Department of Transportation Summer Streets NYC - Wound Up/Unwind
Aug 2
August 2, 2025
Department of Transportation Summer Streets NYC
FAB5 @ Department of Transportation Summer Streets NYC - Wound Up/Unwind
August 2, 2025
Department of Transportation Summer Streets NYC

Performance of Wound Up/Unwind for string quartet and percussion (cajón and hand pan) with FAB5.

August 2, 2025
Department of Transportation Summer Streets NYC
FAB5 @ Oculus World Trade Center NYC - Wound Up/Unwind
Aug 1
August 1, 2025
Oculus World Trade Center NYC
FAB5 @ Oculus World Trade Center NYC - Wound Up/Unwind
August 1, 2025
Oculus World Trade Center NYC

Performance of Wound Up/Unwind for string quartet and percussion (cajón and hand pan) with FAB5.

August 1, 2025
Oculus World Trade Center NYC
FAB5 @ Yaddo Gardens Wine and Roses - Wound Up/Unwind
Jul 31
July 31, 2025
Yaddo Gardens
FAB5 @ Yaddo Gardens Wine and Roses - Wound Up/Unwind
July 31, 2025
Yaddo Gardens

Performance of Wound Up/Unwind for string quartet and percussion (cajón and hand pan) with FAB5.

July 31, 2025
Yaddo Gardens
FAB5 @ Moynihan Train Station NYC - Wound Up/Unwind
Jul 30
July 30, 2025
Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
FAB5 @ Moynihan Train Station NYC - Wound Up/Unwind
July 30, 2025
Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station

Performance of Wound Up/Unwind for string quartet and percussion (cajón and hand pan) with FAB5.

July 30, 2025
Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
FAB5 @ Oculus World Trade Center NYC - Wound Up/Unwind
Jul 25
July 25, 2025
Oculus World Trade Center NYC
FAB5 @ Oculus World Trade Center NYC - Wound Up/Unwind
July 25, 2025
Oculus World Trade Center NYC

Performance of Wound Up/Unwind for string quartet and percussion (cajón and hand pan) with FAB5.

July 25, 2025
Oculus World Trade Center NYC
FAB5 @ Yaddo Gardens Wine and Roses - Wound Up/Unwind
Jul 24
July 24, 2025
Yaddo Gardens
FAB5 @ Yaddo Gardens Wine and Roses - Wound Up/Unwind
July 24, 2025
Yaddo Gardens

Performance of Wound Up/Unwind for string quartet and percussion (cajón and hand pan) with FAB5.

July 24, 2025
Yaddo Gardens
FAB5 @ Congress Park - Wound Up/Unwind
Jul 20
July 20, 2025
Congress Park
FAB5 @ Congress Park - Wound Up/Unwind
July 20, 2025
Congress Park

Performance of Wound Up/Unwind for string quartet and percussion (cajón and hand pan) with FAB5.

July 20, 2025
Congress Park
Euclid Quartet @ Addicott Summer Chamber Music Festival - String Quartet No. 2
Jul 18
July 18, 2025
South Windsor Cultural Arts
Euclid Quartet @ Addicott Summer Chamber Music Festival - String Quartet No. 2
July 18, 2025
South Windsor Cultural Arts

Performance of String Quartet No. 2 by the Euclid Quartet.

July 18, 2025
South Windsor Cultural Arts
Zodiac Festival - Skylights and Joy Ride (European Premieres)
Jul 4
July 4, 2025
Zodiac Festival
Zodiac Festival - Skylights and Joy Ride (European Premieres)
July 4, 2025
Zodiac Festival

Performance of Skylights and Joy Ride at the Zodiac Festival’s inaugural concert in Valdeblore, France, featuring the Zodiac Trio.

July 4, 2025
Zodiac Festival
Indiana University Jacobs Composition Academy Summer Intensive
Jun 25
June 25, 2025
Indiana University
Indiana University Jacobs Composition Academy Summer Intensive
June 25, 2025
Indiana University

An online lecture for composers as part of the Indiana University Jacobs Composition Academy Summer Intensive.

June 25, 2025
Indiana University
Mostly Modern Orchestra with Andrew Crust - Dark Mountains
Jun 20
June 20, 2025
Arthur Zankel Music Center
Mostly Modern Orchestra with Andrew Crust - Dark Mountains
June 20, 2025
Arthur Zankel Music Center

Join us for our 6th Season Finale with Andrew Crust and the Mostly Modern Orchestra! Our season finale features Hovhaness, Boulanger, Paterson, Morlock and more! Learn all about Maestro Crust, music director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.

June 20, 2025
Arthur Zankel Music Center
Voices of Today Sing! @ MMF - Night Songs
Jun 18
June 18, 2025
Arthur Zankel Music Center
Voices of Today Sing! @ MMF - Night Songs
June 18, 2025
Arthur Zankel Music Center

Performance of Robert Paterson’s Night Songs by Matthew Treviño.

June 18, 2025
Arthur Zankel Music Center
Mostly Modern Brass @ MMF - Dash
Jun 17
June 17, 2025
Arthur Zankel Music Center
Mostly Modern Brass @ MMF - Dash
June 17, 2025
Arthur Zankel Music Center

Performance of Dash, along with world premieres, by Mostly Modern Brass at Mostly Modern Festival.

June 17, 2025
Arthur Zankel Music Center
Mostly Modern Orchestra with JoAnn Falletta - Journey of a Dragonfly (World Premiere)
Jun 15
June 15, 2025
Arthur Zankel Music Center
Mostly Modern Orchestra with JoAnn Falletta - Journey of a Dragonfly (World Premiere)
June 15, 2025
Arthur Zankel Music Center

Join us as we celebrate American composers and America’s first female conductor of a major orchestra, Maestro JoAnn Falletta of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Native-Buffalo, New Yorker, and Artistic Director of Mostly Modern (and now Saratoga Springs resident), Robert Paterson, brings us a performance of the first part of his colorful Journey of a Dragonfly.

June 15, 2025
Arthur Zankel Music Center
Dèdalo Ensemble - Hell's Kitchen
Jun 15
June 15, 2025
Cascina Parco Gallo
Dèdalo Ensemble - Hell's Kitchen
June 15, 2025
Cascina Parco Gallo

Performance of Hell’s Kitchen by the Italian Dèdalo Ensemble, Vittorio Parisi, Director, and Conductor, on a program entitled "Sulle ali del novecento xxx," which includes works by Georg Friederich Haas and Marco Quagliarini.

June 15, 2025
Cascina Parco Gallo
Featured
Mostly Modern Ensemble @ MMF|NL - Links and Chains
May 2
May 2, 2025
Mostly Modern Ensemble @ MMF|NL - Links and Chains
May 2, 2025

Performance of Links and Chains by Mostly Modern Ensemble at Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands.

May 2, 2025
Geoffrey Burleson - Variations and Fantasies on an Accordion Song
May 2
May 2, 2025
Geoffrey Burleson - Variations and Fantasies on an Accordion Song
May 2, 2025
May 2, 2025
Amsterdam Brass Quintet @ MMF | NL - Dash
May 1
May 1, 2025
Amsterdam Brass Quintet @ MMF | NL - Dash
May 1, 2025

Performance of DASH, along with world premieres, by Amsterdam Brass Quintet at Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands.

May 1, 2025
Northern Neck Orchestra – Triple Concerto, "Summit"
Apr 26
April 26, 2025
Northern Neck Orchestra – Triple Concerto, "Summit"
April 26, 2025

Performance of Triple Concerto, “Summit” with the Northern Neck Orchestra, with the Grammy-nominated Neave Trio as soloists, led by Grammy Award-winning Music Director Michael Repper.

April 26, 2025
Eine kleine Hausmusik - Red Delicious (World Premiere)
Apr 23
April 23, 2025
Eine kleine Hausmusik - Red Delicious (World Premiere)
April 23, 2025

World Premiere of Red Delicious for soprano and piano, a musical setting of the poem of the same name by Jerome Ellison Murphy, Susanna Phillips, soprano, Mark Risinger, piano.

April 23, 2025
Euclid Quartet - String Quartet No. 3
Feb 23
February 23, 2025
Euclid Quartet - String Quartet No. 3
February 23, 2025

Performance of String Quartet No. 3 by the Euclid Quartet.

February 23, 2025
Euclid Quartet - String Quartet No. 3
Jan 21
January 21, 2025
Euclid Quartet - String Quartet No. 3
January 21, 2025

Performance of String Quartet No. 3 by the Euclid Quartet.

January 21, 2025

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