Sept 21 - In the Light of Air performed at Descanso Gardens, CA - by Vicki Ray, Diana Wade, Yuri Inoo, Cristina Montes Mateo, and Mia Barcia-Colombo. See here for more information.
Sept 23 - Aura performed by the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet at the Christchurch Arts Centre’s Great Hall, NZ. See here for more information.
Sept 24 - Aura performed by the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet at the Hunter Council Chamber in Wellington, NZ. See here for more information.
Sep 26 - A new cadenza for Haydn’s cello concerto in D major premiered by Sæunn Thorsteinsdottir and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Karina Canellakis, at the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik. See here for more information.
Sept 27 - Rain performed by Ann Moss, Jessie Nucho, and David Tanenbaum at Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco, CA. See here for more information.
Sept 27 - Aura performed by the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet at the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium in Auckland, NZ. See here for more information.
Sept 28 - Heyr þú oss himnum á performed by Commotio at St John the Evangelist in Oxford. See here for more information.
Oct 4 - aequilibria performed by Ensamble Vértice, conducted by Steve Schick, at UNAM’s Sala Nezahualcóyotl in Mexico City. See here for more information.
Oct 11 - Aequilibria performed by Members of the UW-Madison Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Oriol Sans, at the Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall in Madison, WI. See here for more information.
Oct 12 - Spectra performed by Chartreuse string trio at the Bloomingdale School of Music in NYC. See here for more information.
Oct 12 - Portrait concert performed by NAT 28 at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh, PA - works in include Ró, Transitions, and One. See here for more information.
Oct 15 - Metacosmos performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Hradec Králové, conducted by Marko Ivanović. See here for more information.
Oct 17 - Illumine performed by the Nordic Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Eva Ollikainen, at Tonhallen in Sundsvall, Sweden. See here for more information.
October 17 2019, METACOSMOS performed by the Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Jeffrey Milarsky at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. See here for more information.
Oct 17 - Illumine performed by the Nordic Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Eva Ollikainen, at Folkets hus in Ånge, Sweden.
Oct 25 - Heyr þú oss himnum á performed by the Flemish Radio Choir, conducted by Bart van Reyn, at Flagey in Brussels. See here for more information.
Oct 29 - Enigma, a new string quartet commissioned by the Spektral Quartet, premiered at the Kennedy Center in DC. See here for more information.
Oct 31 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daníel Bjarnason, at Harps Concert Hall in Reykjavik. See here for more information.
Oct 31 - Illumine performed by Rice University’s Shepherd School Contemporary Ensemble, conducted by Jerry Hou, at the university’s Stude Concert Hall in Houston, TX. See here for more information.
Nov 5 - Enigma performed by the Spektral Quartet at Pablo Center in Eau Claire, WI. See here for more information.
Nov 5 - Reflections performed by Ensemble Faucheux at the Broadway Roxy in Denver, CO. See here for more information.
Nov 7 - Ad Genua performed by the NWMSU choir, conducted by Brian Lanier, at the Charles Johnson Theatre in Maryville, MO.
Nov 7 - Enigma performed by the Spektral Quartet at the University of New Orleans, LA.
Nov 10 - Hrím performed by Ensemble Kontrapunkte, conducted by Chloé van Soeterstède, at the Wiener Musikverein (Gläserner Saal). See here for more information.
Nov 13 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daníel Bjarnason, at the Großes Festspielhaus in Salzburg. See here for more information.
Nov 14 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daníel Bjarnason, at the Großes Festspielhaus in Salzburg. See here for more information.
Nov 14 - Enigma performed by the Spektral Quartet at the University of Chicago, IL. See here for more information.
Nov 15 - Ró performed by Cikada at Stormen in Bodø, Norway - as part of the 2019 Nordic Music Days. See here for more information.
Nov 16 - Aura performed by the University of Indianapolis Percussion Ensemble at the Indiana Convention Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN - as part of the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) 2019. See here for more information.
Nov 16 - METACOSMOS performed by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra at the Nicholas Music Center, New Brunswick, NJ. See here for more information.
Nov 17 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daníel Bjarnason, at Konzerthaus Berlin. See here for more information.
Nov 21 - AERIALITY performed by the University of Utah Campus Symphony, conducted by Robert Baldwin, at the university’s Libby Gardner Concert Hall in Salt Lake City, UT. See here for more information.
Nov 22 - Illumine performed by Royal Northern Sinfonia, conducted by Daniel Blendulf, at Sage Gateshead. See here for more information.
Nov 28 - UK premiere of Sola, performed by Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti at Turner Contemporary in Margate. See here for more information.
Dec 5 - Fields (AU premiere) performed by the Rubiks Collective at Melbourne Recital Centre. See here for more information.
Dec 8 - Aeriality performed by the Philharmonische Staatsorchester Mainz, conducted by Hermann Bäumer, at Staatstheater Mainz - with choreography by Giuseppe Spota. See here for more information.
Dec 11 - Enigma performed by the Spektral Quartet at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts in Denver, CO. See here for more information.
Jan 10 - METACOSMOS performed by the Duisburger Philharmoniker, conducted by Martin Braun - with choreography by Remus Şucheană (“Symphonic Poem”). See here for more information.
Jan 12 - METACOSMOS performed by the Duisburger Philharmoniker, conducted by Martin Braun - with choreography by Remus Şucheană (“Symphonic Poem”). See here for more information.
Jan 17 - Rain performed by the lovemusic collective at the BNU Auditorium in Strasbourg. See here for more information.
Jan 19 - METACOSMOS performed by the Duisburger Philharmoniker, conducted by Martin Braun - with choreography by Remus Şucheană (“Symphonic Poem”). See here for more information.
Jan 19 - Hrím performed by Ensemble Intercontemporain, conducted by Dylan Corlay. See here for more information.
Jan 20 - Sequences performed by Ionisation instrumentale, conducted by Roland Freisitzer, at the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität’s MUK.podium in Vienna. See here for more information.
Jan 25 - METACOSMOS performed by the Duisburger Philharmoniker, conducted by Martin Braun - with choreography by Remus Şucheană (“Symphonic Poem”). See here for more information.
Feb 1 - Enigma performed by the Spektral Quartet at the U. of California, Davis’s Mondavi Center (Vanderhoef Studio Theater) - as part of the Taproot New Music Festival. See here for more information.
Feb 2 - METACOSMOS performed by the Duisburger Philharmoniker, conducted by Martin Braun - with choreography by Remus Şucheană (“Symphonic Poem”). See here for more information.
Feb 6 - In the Light of Air performed by the Psappha Ensemble at Hallé St Peters in Manchester. See here for more information.
Feb 8 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier, at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham - as part of the ISO’s UK tour. See here for more information.
Feb 9 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier, at the Theatre Royal in Norwich - as part of the ISO’s UK tour. See here for more information.
Feb 10 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier, at Cadogan Hall in London - as part of the ISO’s UK tour. See here for more information.
Feb 11 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier, at Symphony Hall in Birmingham - as part of the ISO’s UK tour. See here for more information.
Feb 12 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier, at St David's Hall in Cardiff - as part of the ISO’s UK tour. See here for more information.
Feb 14 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier, at The Anvil in Basingstoke - as part of the ISO’s UK tour. See here for more information.
Feb 15 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier, at Town Hall in Leeds - as part of the ISO’s UK tour. See here for more information.
Feb 16 - METACOSMOS performed by the Duisburger Philharmoniker, conducted by Martin Braun - with choreography by Remus Şucheană (“Symphonic Poem”). See here for more information.
Feb 16 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier, at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham - as part of the ISO’s UK tour. See here for more information.
Feb 22 - METACOSMOS performed by the Duisburger Philharmoniker, conducted by Martin Braun - with choreography by Remus Şucheană (“Symphonic Poem”). See here for more information.
Feb 29 - Enigma performed by the Spektral Quartet at University of North Texas in Dallas, TX.
March 2 - Enigma performed by the Spektral Quartet at U. of North Texas’s Murchison Performing Arts Center in Denton, TX. See here for more information.
March 4 - Rain performed by the lovemusic collective at the Palazzina Liberty in Milan. See here for more information.
March 5 - METACOSMOS performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hannu Lintu, at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA. See here for more information.
March 6 - METACOSMOS performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hannu Lintu, at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA. See here for more information.
March 7 - METACOSMOS performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hannu Lintu, at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA. See here for more information.
March 14 - METACOSMOS performed by the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yaniv Dinur, at the Zeiterion Theater in New Bedford, MA. See here for more information.
March 25 - Ad Genua performed by the Flemish Radio Choir, conducted by Bart Van Reyn, at the Jesuit Church in Lier, Belgium. See here for more information.
March 26 - Ad Genua performed by the Flemish Radio Choir, conducted by Bart Van Reyn, at the La Cambre Abbey in Brussels. See here for more information.
March 29 - Ad Genua performed by the Flemish Radio Choir, conducted by Bart Van Reyn, at the OLV van Fatimakerk in Genk, Belgium. See here for more information.
March 29 - Enigma performed by the Spektral Quartet at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, MA.
April 1 - AION performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing, and the Iceland Dance Company. See here for more information.
April 3 - Enigma performed by the Spektral Quartet at UCSD’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall in San Diego, CA. See here for more information.
April 16 - METACOSMOS performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Karina Canellakis, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA. See here for more information.
April 17 - METACOSMOS performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Karina Canellakis, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA. See here for more information.
April 18 - Rain performed by the lovemusic collective at the Sala Carlos Chavez of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City. See here for more information.
April 18 - METACOSMOS performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Karina Canellakis, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA. See here for more information.
April 24 - METACOSMOS performed by the University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Nardolillo, at the Singletary Center Concert Hall in Lexington, KY. See here for more information.
April 27 - Enigma performed by the Spektral Quartet at Converse College in Spartanburg, SC. See here for more information.
June 11 - Enigma performed by the Spektral Quartet at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL. See here for more information.
June 12 - Enigma performed by the Spektral Quartet at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL. See here for more information.
Jun 20 - AION performed by the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing, at the Arctic Arts Festival (Festspillene i Nord-Norge) in Harstad, Norway - with choreography by Erna Ómarsdóttir, performed by the Iceland Dance Company. See here for more information.
Sept 21 - Aura performed by the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet at the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium in Christchurch, NZ. See here for more information.
Sept 20 - METACOSMOS performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daníel Bjarnason. See here for more information.
Sept 20 - Hrím performed by members of the NDR Radiophilharmonie, conducted by Mei-Ann Chen. See here for more information.
Sept 19 - METACOSMOS performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daníel Bjarnason. See here for more information.
Sept 19 - Hrím performed by members of the NDR Radiophilharmonie, conducted by Mei-Ann Chen. See here for more information.
Sept 18 - Aura performed by the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet at the University of Christchurch, NZ. See here for more information.
Sept 16 - Scape performed by Laura Farré Rozada, at the Auditori Teresa Pàmies in Barcelona, as part of the VI Mostra per a piano s.XX i XXI festival. See here for more information.
Sept 12 - Aeriality performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier, at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik. See here for more information.
August 9 - Dreaming performed by Orkester Norden, conducted by Eva Ollikainen, at Kaarli kirik in Tallinn, Estonia. See here for more information.
Aug 12 - Reflections performed at the Historic Saranac Lake Laboratory, as part of the Loon Lake Summer Concert Series. See here for more information.
August 11 - Dreaming performed by Orkester Norden, conducted by Eva Ollikainen, at Alandica in Mariehamn, Åland. See here for more information.
Aug 10 - Sola premiered by Anne Lanzilotti at the Madison New Music Festival in Madison, WI. See here for more information.
Aug 10 - Reflections performed at Saranac Lake Free Library, as part of the Loon Lake Summer Concert Series. See here more more information.
August 9 - Dreaming performed by Orkester Norden, conducted by Eva Ollikainen, at Sibeliushall in Lahti, Finland. See here for more information.
August 8 - Dreaming performed by Orkester Norden, conducted by Eva Ollikainen, at Lappeenranta-sali in Lappeenranta, Finland. See here for more information.
Aug 4 - Aeriality performed by the Aspen Festival Orchestra, conducted by James Gaffigan. See here for more information.
July 25 - Illumine and Sequences performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart festival. See here for more information.
July 22 - METACOSMOS (UK premiere) performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and The Juilliard School, conducted by Edward Gardner, at Royal Albert Hall - as part of the BBC Proms 2019. See here for more information.
July 12 - Spectra performed by Chartreuse Trio at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in St. Paul, MN. See here for more information.
July 11 - Ró performed by members of the Yellow Barn Festival Ensemble, at Big Barn, Putney, VT. See here for more information.
Aug 11 - Reflections performed as part of the Loon Lake Summer Concert Series (Aug 11 venue TBA). See here more more information.
June 28 - Scape performed by Vanessa Santanach in Novi Sad, Serbia, as part of the World Piano Conference. See here for more information.
June 26 - Transitions performed by Louise McMonagle at KM28 in Berlin. See here for more information.
June 14 - Illumine performed by members of the Chelsea Music Festival ensemble, conducted by Ken-David Masur. See here for more information.
June 8 - Breathing performed by Chatter, conducted by Norman Huynh, at SITE Santa Fe in Santa Fe, NM. See here for more information.
June 4 - Heyr þú oss himnum á performed by Ars Nova, conducted by Paul Hillier, at Alexander Church in Tampere, Finland. See here for more information.
May 30 - Reflections performed by Stroma at the Hannah Playhouse in Wellington, New Zealand. See here for more information.
May 26 - Ró performed at the Spoleto Festival, conducted by John Kennedy, at the Woolfe St. Playhouse, Charleston, SC. See here for more information.
May 24 - AION premiered by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing, accompanied by choreography by Erna Ómarsdóttir, with the Iceland Dance Company. See here for more information.
AION is a large orchestral work in three movements written equally as an independent concert work as well as to be performed with choreography.
AION is inspired by the abstract metaphor of being able to move freely in time, of being able to explore time as a place/space that you inhabit rather than experiencing it as a one-directional journey through a single dimension. Disorienting at first, you realize that time extends in all directions simultaneously and that whenever you feel like it, you can access any moment, even simultaneously. As you learn to control the journey, you find that the experience becomes different by taking different perspectives - you can see every moment at once, focus on just some of them, or go there to experience them. You are constantly zooming in and out, both in dimension and perspective. Some moments you want to visit more than others, noticing as you revisit the same moment, how your perception of it changes.
As with my music generally, the inspiration behind AION is not something I am trying to describe through the music or the piece - to me, the qualities of the music are first and foremost musical. When I am inspired by a particular element or quality, it is because I perceive it as musically interesting, and the qualities I tend to be inspired by are often structural, like proportion and flow, as well as relationships of balance between details within a larger structure, and how to move in perspective between the two — the details and the unity of the whole. AION moves between the micro and macro on every scale within the work – from the overall structure down to the most minute details in material.
May 18 - Heyr þú oss himnum á performed by the Ensemble vocal À ContreVoix at the Église unie Saint-Jean in Montreal.