Recent News

Composition Faculty, Southwestern College
Summer Festival of Music
June 4-8, 2012
Winfield, Kansas

Premiere of Encore String Suite
Commissioned by Todd Montemayor and Encore High School
May 2012
Hesperia, California

Conducting …That the Children May Learn by Justin Capps
April 29, 2012, Noon
Recital Studio
The University of Texas at Austin

Premiere of Madden for Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by Catharine Bushman and Winthrop University Symphonic Band
April 19, 2012 7:30pm
Winthrop University – Rock Hill, South Carolina

Residency at Winthrop University
April 17-19, 2012
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Conducting Assembly Lines by Ian Dicke and Leap by Ben Taylor
2012 GAMMA-UT Concert
April 14, 2012, 7:30pm
Jessen Auditorium, The University of Texas at Austin

Conducting Flocking Music by Joshua Shank
April 8, 2012
The University of Texas at Austin

Conducting Assembly Lines by Ian Dicke
DMA Recital
April 1, 2012, 7:30pm
Salvage Vanguard Theatre in Austin, Texas

Premiere of Morning Broken for String Orchestra
Commissioned by Amy Harris and the St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (Austin, Texas)
March 30, 2012
ISAS Festival in Dallas, Texas

Conducted Chamber Symphony by Russell Podgorsek
February 10, 2012, 7:30pm
Fine Arts Library, The University of Texas at Austin

Premiere of Concerto for Violin and Wind Ensemble
CLUTCH Special Event
Featuring UT BSOM Wind Ensemble and Kevin Mendoza, violin
February 2, 2012, 7:30pm
Bates Recital Hall, The University of Texas at Austin

Premiere of Sweet Suite for piano trio
Commissioned/Performed by Liz Lee, Joanna Martin, and Tomoko Kashiwagi
November 20, 2011, 7:30pm
Blackerby Violin Shop – Austin, Texas

Conducted premiere of Chamber Symphony by Russell Podgorsek
November 2, 2011, 7:30pm
Bates Recital Hall, The University of Texas at Austin

Premiere of Quartet for Violin, Viola, and 2 Cellos
The Hague String Variations, commissioned by Maximillian Haft
October 7, 2011, 7pm
Bloemendaal, The Netherlands

Conducted performance of Ascend for string orchestra by Zack Stanton
September 19, 2011, 7:30pm
Bates Recital Hall, The University of Texas at Austin

Conducted premiere and performances of Swallow Falls by Zackery Wilson
July 20-24, 2011
SYS-CMW Jeunesse Chamber Orchestra
Sacramento, California

Premiere and performances of “…we will not wander more.”
July 20, 22, 23, 24 2011
SYS-CMW String Sextet
Sacramento, California

Graduate School Convocation, Doctor of Musical Arts
May 21, 2011, Noon
The University of Texas at Austin

Premiere of drawing circles
UT New Music Ensemble
Dan Welcher, conductor
May 3, 2011 7:30pm
Bates Recital Hall, The University of Texas at Austin

April 22 2011
Dissertation Defense

April 6 2011
Premiere of Concerto for Violin and Winds
CLUTCH New Music Series
Kevin Mendoza, violin
The University of Texas at Austin

March 1 2011
Performance of M O V E for orchestra
UT University Orchestra
Alejandro Guittierez, conductor
The University of Texas at Austin

February 4 2011
Premiere of M O V E for orchestra
Texas Chamber Group Orchestra
Wes Schulz, conductor
Concordia University (Austin)

November 19 2010
Reading of Neither Out Far Nor In Deep for string orchestra
UT Symphony Orchestra
The University of Texas at Austin

November 11 2010
Conducting Zack Stanton’s Ascend for string orchestra
CLUTCH New Music Series
The University of Texas at Austin

November 4-7 2010
AMS/SMT Annual Meeting
Indianapolis, Indiana

October 4 2010
Premiere of A Few Figs from Thistles for 2 sopranos and 9 players
CLUTCH New Music Series
The University of Texas at Austin