April 1, 2023
Latitude 49 at University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI • 7:30 PM
Program Includes:
Huascarán - Gabriella Smith
Four Tableaux - Gity Razaz
Birkat Haderekh II - Blessing for the Road II - Shulamit Ran
Pac-Man Effect Pascal Le Boeuf
auras (neurosonics 3b)* Andrew McManus
These (were) used to harm - Chris Sies
April 13-16, 2023
North Carolina Symphony
4/13, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC • 7:30 PM
4/14 & 4/15, Meymandi Hall, Raleigh, NC • 8:00 PM
Program Includes:
James Lee III - Sukkot Through Orion's Belt
Duke Ellington - New World A-Coming
Gustav Holst - The Planets
April 19, 2023
Recital at the University of Georgia
Athens, GA • 7:30 PM
I am delighted to be joining UGA's Lecturer of Saxophone Brandon Quarles for a collaborative recital!
Program Includes:
Andrew Weathers - You May Bury Me in the East
Roshanne Etezady - Glint
Gregory Wanamaker - Duo Sonata
Nina Shekhar - Honk If You Love Me
April 28, 2023
Nu Deco Ensemble
Arsht Center, Miami, FL • 8:00 PM
Program Includes:
Radiohead - Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box
Paul Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis
Lauryn Hill, arr. Hyken/Lebos/Lopez/Matthews - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Reimagined
World Premiere by Derric Hodge
May 1, 2023
ECCE featuring Kevin Day
Whitley Auditorium, Elon, NC • 7:30 PM
The Elon Contemporary Chamber Ensemble welcomes guest composer Kevin Day to campus for an evening of music, including a world premiere by Kevin!
Program Includes:
Kevin Day - Strobe Light
Kevin Day - Unquiet Waters
Kevin Day - The Mind is Like Water
Kevin Puts - And Legions Will Rise
Kevin Day - Glasshouse (WORLD PREMIERE)
May 12 & 13, 2023
North Carolina Symphony
Raleigh, NC • 8:00 PM, Meymandi Hall
Program Includes:
Joan Tower - Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1
Bela Bartok - Violin Concerto No. 2
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 1
May 14, 2023
Tomasi "Divertimento Corsica" ft. Ritual Action w/ Appalachia
Well-Spring, Greensboro, NC • 2:00 PM
Ritual Action is excited to be soloing with Appalachia: A Southeastern Wind Symphony on a BRAND NEW wind transcription of Tomasi's rousing "Divertimento Corsica" for solo reed trio and ensemble.
May 25, 2023
International Week of New Music Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
I will be joining my dear friend, cellist Nick Photinos, for an afternoon of music featuring works for clarinet and cello, and specifically highlighting the music of composers Bill Ryan and Marc Mellits.
Program Includes:
Marc Mellits - Radu
Marc Mellits - Hunger
Bill Ryan - Title TBD (WORLD PREMIERE)
Eric Mandat - Folk Songs
Svant Henryson - Suite Off Pist
Derek Burmel - Coming Together
And more!
June 4-10, 2023
Tennessee Valley Music Festival
Huntsville, Alabama
I'm so excited to return to the Tennessee Valley Music Festival for my 14th summer on faculty! Highlights this year include Shostakovich's 6th Symphony, a suite of exciting movie music, and the Tennessee Valley Woodwind Quintet performing Maslanka's 3rd Woodwind Quintet.
June 23-25, 2023
Sound Atlas New Music Festival
Calgary, Alberta
This summer, Latitude 49 launches the inaugural Sound Atlas New Music Festival in Calgary, Alberta. Read all about the festival at the website!
July 7, 2023
International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest
Denver, Colorado
I will be giving two performances at this Summer's ICA ClarinetFest in Denver, both on July 7.
11:00 AM - Ken Thomson's "how to play" with Jeff Anderle, Jerry Simas, Kim Cole-Luevano, and Gregory Oakes.
2:00 PM - Lansing, NC (clarinet and banjo duo) plays standards and music by Ledah Finck, Nathan Hudson and the performers themselves, Andy Hudson and John Campbell.
July 30 - August 13, 2023
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
Santa Cruz, CA
The Cabrillo Festival is back for an incredible season of orchestral works by the leading composers of our time.
