Special Performances of Compositions

February 2 and September 9, 2011. "The 8-Minute Genetically-Modified Opera," commissioned by William Ballowe and Elizabeth Mitchell in 2008, was performed by the Amhran Trio, with soprano Louise Mendiu, John Hargreaves (horn), and Cindy Little (piano). In February, the trio performed in Los Alamos for the Brown Bag Series at Fuller Lodge during zero-degree weather, and in September they performed at the TGIF Recital Series at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe.

May 8, May 21, May 23, and June 4, 2010. "Memories from the Continents," a work commissioned and performed by The Santa Fe Flute Choir, directed by Carol Redmon, was performed at Johnson's Art Gallery in Madrid (May 8), the First Presbyterian Church (May 21), Pecos Gallery in Pecos (May 23), and Music on Barcelona in Santa Fe (June 4).

January 2, 2009. "The 8-Minute Genetically-Modified Opera," a work commissioned by vocalist Elizabeth Mitchell and horn player William Ballowe, was performed by the commissioners and pianist Glen Smerage at Music on Barcelona in Santa Fe.

June 27 and September 13, 2008. "Doors," "Nodes and Codes," and "Circus" performed by Santa Fe Brass at Music on Barcelona (June) and at The Johnsons of Madrid Galleries (September).

September 28, 2007. Woodwind quintet "Cloud Dances" and two new string quartets, "Opening Night," commissioned by Roberta Mandel, and "Propaganda," were premiered at Music on Barcelona in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

November 12 and 15, 2005. World Premiere of "Voices of Shekhinah: Four Illuminations" at New Tamid Synagogue and Tifereth Israel Synagogue. Performed by the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra, conducted by David Amos.

2004. "October" from "What a Year!" performed in a Singapore film.

2004. Airplay by Taiwan radio station of "April" from "What a Year!" and "Shark" from "Animal Anthology: Water Play".

December 2004. "Winter Cheer" performed by the Auburn High School Choir, New York.

September 26, 2004. Minnesota Ballet Performance For Children at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center: "Blue Jay", "Ostrich", and "Parrot" from "Animal Anthology: Flights of Fancy", "Whale" from "Animal Anthology: Water Play", and "Gazelle" from "Animal Anthology: Land Lovers."

April 5, 2003. World Premiere of "Symphony of Light and Shadows" performed by the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Michael Morgan. Pre-concert lecture by Valarie Morris.

September 15, 2001. "Serenade" and "Celebration of Love" performed for and composed as wedding gifts.

February 13, 1999. Reading by the Marin Symphony of "Symphony of Light and Shadows" at the Bay Area Composers' Competition Contest Symposium. Conducted by Gary Sheldon.

March 3, 1999. Musica delle Donne, A Celebration of Music by Women Composers. Performance of "Five Movements". Music Director Dann Zinn. Hayward, CA.

1999 NPR's All Things Considered. "Funk", "Do a Duet", "Overcast", "Shabbat", and "Good Morning, Rachel".

June 11, 1998. "Past Eleven" performed for and composed as a wedding gift.

1996 Awards Banquet for the STC Northern California Technical Communications Competition. Music composed for the banquet's multimedia presentation is recorded on TransFormations CD.

1992 Yoshi's Jazz Club. Saxophone ensemble performance of "Full Moon", "Scrumptious", and arrangement of "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat". Berkeley, CA.

1989. "CircumVention" dramatization featuring Kike Adedeji as narrator and Chris Mueller's choreography with clarinet quartets performed by Clarinoya. All tunes on CircumVention album. Mills College.

1988 Music for Megan Terry's play, "The Gloaming, O My Darling", UC Berkeley Summer Playhouse (flute, bassoon, piano, violin, percussion).

Historical Highlights

2001 Goat Hall Cabaret Opera. "Place Pigalle", "Bilderdijkstraat", "Scrambled Eggs", and "Sunnyside Up". San Francisco.

1999 San Francisco Bay Area Accordion Club, Accordion Club of the Redwoods, Golden Gate Accordion Club. Performances of "Past Eleven" and "Around the Corner".

1998 Mary Sano Studio of Duncan Dancing. Performances of "From the Peacock" and "After the Storm". San Francisco.

1997 A Terpsichorean Celebration. Performance of "Before the Storm", "Between Time", "Tango 1", and "Bilderdijkstraat" with choreographers Mary Sano and Kitty Luce. "Scrumptious" and "Five Movements" performed by the Sax Maniacs. San Francisco.

1997 Brady Street Dance Centre and Venue 9. Performance of "Before the Storm" in collaboration with choreographer Joan Amaral and actor Kike Adedeji. San Francisco.

1996 Fellow Travelers Performance Group's A Month of Sundays. Performances of "As Almost Anyone" with choreographer Mary Reid, "Overcast" and "Improv 2" with choreographer Marcy Risque, and "Between Time" with choreographer Kitty Luce. Also instrumentals "Full Moon" and "Five Movements" performed by the Adolphe Saxophone Ensemble, vocal/piano "Bilderdijkstraat", "Scrambled Eggs", and "Sunnyside Up" plus electronic tunes "Waltz", "Sunday 1", and "Contortions". San Francisco.

1992 KPFA. Live performance of arrangement of Charles Mingus' "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (sax quintet).

1991 Footworks/20th Century Forum and Community Music Center. Performance of "On the Verge". San Francisco.

1991 Playwrights' Center of San Francisco. "America's Legacy" and other music for Sharon Harrington's play, "If You Ignore it ..."

1991 Koncepts Cultural Center, KPFA, and KALX. "Watching the War" (10 piece ensemble). Oakland, CA.

1990 Graduate Dance Concert, Mills College. "Wake Up Time" (clarinet quartet).

1990 "Notes on Notes". Poets Theatre Workshop, San Francisco.

1990 "Resistance". a musical. Mills College.

1989 Torsiello Gallery at the Coffee Mill. "Full Moon" performed by the Whitehouse Saxophone Quartet. Oakland, CA.

1988 Combo Platter. "Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" performed by Clarinoya. Mills College.

Radio

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