2026 UPCOMING + PAST EVENT
DECEMBER
DEC 6
City of Big Shoulders
University of Iowa New Music Ensemble
Iowa City, IA
NOVEMBER
NOV 19
A Letter from Queen Ufua
Karen Slack + Kevin J. Miller
Elevate Vocal Arts
Philadelphia, PA
NOV 19
City Beautiful
Juventas New Music Ensemble
Boston, MA
NOV 15
My Country
Downers Grove Choral Society
Downers Grove, IL
NOV 13
Rise
Imani Winds
Friends of Chamber Music
Reading, PA
NOV 13
City Beautiful, Amazing Grace & Selected Songs
American Voices + Amarillo Symphony
Amarillo, TX
NOV 13
Fellow Citizens — Album Release
Featuring The Beautiful
Nicholas Phan + Myra Huang
Avie Records
NOV 6
Harvard Square
Cathie Apple, Flute
Rise
Pan Pacific Ensemble
The American Road
Sacramento State University Chorale
Stellar
Sacramento State Symphony Orchestra
Closing Concert + Keynote Address
Festival of New American Music
Capistrano Concert Hall, Sacramento State
Sacramento, CA
NOV 6
City Beautiful
Counterpoint Concerts
Washington, DC
NOV 5
City Beautiful
Terrie Baune, Violin; Tyler DeVigal, Cello; Margaret Halbig, Piano
Earplay
Festival of New American Music
Capistrano Concert Hall, Sacramento State
Sacramento, CA
NOV 3
smooth | pluck | whirl
Yvonne Lam, Violin
Festival of New American Music
Capistrano Concert Hall, Sacramento State
Sacramento, CA
NOV 1–6
Featured Composer-in-Residence
49th Annual Festival of New American Music
Sacramento State
Sacramento, CA
NOV 1
smooth | pluck | whirl
Yvonne Lam, Violin
Opening Gala Concert
Festival of New American Music
Capistrano Concert Hall, Sacramento State
Sacramento, CA
OCTOBER
OCT 25
The American Road
Magnum Chorum
Wayzata, MN
OCT 24
Game Theory
~Nois Quartet
Penn State
State College, PA
OCT 22
The Beautiful
Nicholas Phan + Myra Huang
San Francisco Performances
San Francisco, CA
OCT 21
Great Day
Living Song Project Launch Recital
André Chiang + Natalie Sherer
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
OCT 19
City of Big Shoulders
Musique 21
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
OCT 17–18
Words Like Freedom
Curtis New Music Ensemble
Philadelphia, PA
OCT 10–11
Game Theory
~Nois Quartet
Taos Chamber Music Group
Taos, NM
OCT 9–10
The Cook-Off
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
OCT 3
The Sky Between
Heather Wittels + Yale Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Askren, Conductor
New Haven, CT
OCT 2
The Listening Room — Conversation with Elizabeth Askren
Yale University
New Haven, CT
OCT 1
Guest Talk: History, Culture, and Community Through Sound
Lehman College
Bronx, NY
SEPTEMBER
SEP 18–19
The Cook-Off
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Bloomington, IN
SEP 17
City of Big Shoulders
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Bloomington, IN
SEP 13
Balm in Gilead
Enrico Lagasca + Michael Sheetz + Melissa Baker
St. Paul’s Chapel
New York, NY
SEP 10
Zoom!
Weidner Philharmonic + Michael Alexander
Green Bay, WI
AUGUST
AUG 22
Redlin[ing]
Picosa + Peter Ferry
Chamber Music America National Conference
Chicago, IL
AUG 22
Rise
Imani Winds
Chamber Music America National Conference
Chicago, IL
AUG 16
Zoom!
BBC Concert Orchestra + Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser
Suffolk, England
AUG 16
Rise
Imani Winds + SummerFest Artists
La Jolla Music Society SummerFest
La Jolla, CA
AUG 8
On a Tune by Charles Ives: The Side Show — Official World Premiere
Lina Andonovska
National Flute Association Convention
Portland, OR
AUG 7
On a Painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner: The Thankful Poor
Beomjae Kim
National Flute Association Convention
Portland, OR
AUG 7
On a Tune by Charles Ives: The Side Show
National Flute Association Young Artist Competition
Portland, OR
AUG 7
Rise
Imani Winds
Skaneateles Festival
Syracuse, NY
AUG 3
Rise
Imani Winds
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival
Hyannis, MA
AUG 1
Oh Freedom
Avid Williams + Sarah Ruff
HBCU Arts + Castle of our Skins
Oak Bluffs, MA
JULY
JUL 25
The Beautiful — World Premiere
Nicholas Phan + Myra Huang
Tanglewood Music Festival
Lenox, MA
JUL 11
Oh Freedom
Avid Williams + Sarah Ruff
HBCU Arts + Castle of our Skins
Norwalk, CT
JUL 11
Oh Freedom
Avid Williams + Sarah Ruff
HBCU Arts + Castle of our Skins
Hartford, CT
JUNE
JUN 12
Game Theory — World Premiere
~Nois Quartet
Chicago, IL
JUN 12
The American Road — Album Release
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Roots & Rivers · Navona Records
JUN 8–12
songSPARKS Composer Program — Faculty
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
MAY
MAY 23
Oh Freedom
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir + Kunal Lahiry
Porto, Portugal
MAY 22
City of Big Shoulders — World Premiere
Grossman Ensemble
Chicago, IL
MAY 19
Oh Freedom
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir + Kunal Lahiry
Vienna, Austria
MAY 17
Oh Freedom
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir + Kunal Lahiry
Cologne, Germany
MAY 10
Oh Freedom
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir + Kunal Lahiry
Reykjavík, Iceland
MAY 8
Lullaby | Ballad | Spiritual
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Chamber Series
St. Paul, MN
MAY 2
Great Day
Castle of Our Skins
Brattleboro, VT
APRIL
APR 30
Wunlit
Anne Howarth, horn
Cambridge, MA
APR 26
Fractured Water
Copland House Ensemble
Brewster, NY
APR 21
Fractured Water
Copland House Ensemble
New York, NY
APR 12
Words Like Freedom
Amanda Bartlett + Cacie Miller
Oak Park, IL
APR 11
Two Black Churches: God is a God
Zoie Reams + Nicholas Towns
Appleton, WI
MARCH
MAR 24
Crooked Shanks
Michael Messer
Wheaton, IL
MAR 21
The Cook-Off
HUB City Opera
East Brunswick, NJ
MAR 20
Fractured Water
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
San Francisco, CA
MAR 19
Stellar
Waco Symphony Orchestra
Waco, TX
MAR 14
Oh, Freedom
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir + Kunal Lahiry
Barcelona, Spain
MAR 10
Oh, Freedom
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir + Kunal Lahiry
Paris, France
MAR 1–4
Composition Residency
X; Fractured Water; CryptOlogiE
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX
FEBRUARY
FEB 28
The Sky Between
University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra + Heather Wittels
Chicago, IL
FEB 8
Oh, Freedom
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir + Kunal Lahiry
Birmingham, UK
FEB 6–7
The Cook-Off
Dayton Opera
Dayton, OH
FEB 5
Composition Residency + Masterclass
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati, OH
FEB 3
Black Music
Copland House Ensemble
New York, NY
FEB 1
68th Annual GRAMMY Awards — Nominee
Los Angeles, CA
FEB 1
Distance
Nick Photinos + Yasuko Oura
Chicago, IL
FEB 1
Black Music — World String Premiere
Copland House Ensemble
Brewster, NY
JANUARY
JAN 31
Oh, Freedom
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir + Kunal Lahiry
Stockholm, Sweden
JAN 29
Oh, Freedom
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir + Kunal Lahiry
Reykjavík, Iceland
JAN 23
Guest Panelist — SphinxConnect
Detroit, MI
JAN 22
Oh, Freedom
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir + Kunal Lahiry
Hamburg, Germany
JAN 11
Oh, Freedom
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir + Kunal Lahiry
Baden-Baden, Germany
JAN 8–9
A Letter from Queen Ufua — Orchestral Premiere
Karen Slack + Naples Philharmonic
Naples, FL
JAN 7
Composition Masterclass
Duke University
Durham, NC