Upcoming Performances
September 23-26
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earWorm performs in Minneapolis and St. Paul. September 24 at the Black Dog Cafe and Wine Bar and September 25 at Cafe Maude. More dates TBA.
October 28, 2010
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World-premiere of Two Impromptus for steel-pan and guitar. Andrew Martin and Antony Titus. InverHills College, Inver Grove Heights, MN.
November 14, 2010
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World-premiere of Symphony No. 1. Whatcom Symphony Orchestra, Bellingham, WA.
Recent News & Performances
March 13, 2010
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American premiere of April--a meditation for orchestra by the Richmond Symphony Orchestra. Civic Hall Performing Arts Center, Richmond, IN.
March 12, 2010
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earWorm performs as part of the IU East Hear and Now Festival. Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, Richmond, IN. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
February 13, 2010
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World-premiere of String Quartet No. 6 by the Martinu String Quartet. Czech Academy of Music, Prague, Czech Republic.
December 6, 2009
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Performance with earWorm at the International Society for Improvised Music (ISIM) conference at UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA.
November 13, 2009
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World-premiere performance of Suite for Violin and Marimba by marimbist Andrew Martin and violinist Ginna Watson. Indiana University East. Richmond, IN.
July 29, 31 & August 2, 2009
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Performance of String Quartet No. 4 by the Chanticleer String Quartet. Richmond and Indianapolis, IN.
June 1, 2009
May 28 & May 30, 2009
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Performances with earWorm sponsored by Indiana University East at the J&J Winery, Richmond IN (May 28). Performance at the Michiana Improvisation Festival at Indiana University South Bend, South Bend IN (May 30).
March 12-15, 2009
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Visiting composer at the University of Oklahoma; Performances with McKinley’s improvisation ensemble earWorm as part of the College Music Society Southwestern conference. Norman, OK.
December 2, 2008
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World-premiere of Three Autumn Sketches by the Duquesne University New Music Ensemble; David Stock, conductor. PNC Recital Hall--Mary Pappert School of Music--Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
December 5, 2008
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Performance with McKinley’s improvisation ensemble earWorm as part of the International Society of Improvised Music’s annual national conference. Lamont School of Music at University of Denver, Denver, CO.
May 23 - June 1, 2008
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Residency as a guest composer and faculty of the Composition Masterclass in conjunction with the Alba International Music Festival in Alba, Italy. World-premiere of Concerto Fantasy during the festival with the Alba Festival Orchestra; Jeffrey Silberschlag conductor.
June 7, 2008
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Raggedy Andy--concerto for marimba and chamber ensemble. Andrew Martin, marimba. Czech Chamber Players; Vit Micka, conductor.
October 26, 2007
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World-Premiere of Four Moments for orchestra with the Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vänskä, conductor
September 2007
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Feature interview broadcast on Slovak National Radio’s exTemporare music program.
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