Recent and Upcoming Performances
2012
September 16
Trio Nomidi at Qualicum Beach
Trio Nomidi (with Karen Gerbrecht, violin, and Olivia Blander, cello) presents works by Haydn, Bach, Villa Lobos, Ligeti, and Alfredo Santa Ana.
September 16th, 2012, 2:30pm
Old School House Arts Centre, 122 Fern Road West
Qualicum, BC
September 9
Ignite! 2012
New works by Jennifer Butler, Graham Flett, Patrick Giguere, Stefan Maier, and Alvaro Rojas.
September 9, 2012, 8pm
Phillip T Young Recital Hall (University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building)
August 12
Boulez contra Cage
Presented by Pride in Art, featuring Tiresias (with Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa) and actors Simon Webb and David Bloom. A new performance/theatre piece dramatizing the polemic relationship between two icons of twentieth century music. Performances of works by Boulez, Cage, and the premiere of Musique d’art pour flûte et piano by Canadian composer Simon Martin.
August 12, 3pm, 2012
Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver
August 10
True North Strong and Free: Recent Canadian Music for Flute & Piano
With flutist Jessica Raposo and pianists Kenneth Broadway and Dianne Frazer. Performance of works by Christopher Kovarik, Yvonne Gillespie, and Imant Raminsh at the 2012 National Flute Association Convention in Las Vegas.
August 10, 8:30am, 2012
Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas
May 24
DMA Lecture Recital
Final lecture recital of my Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at the University of British Columbia. The lecture will focus on my thesis: “Of Instrumental Value: flutist-composer collaboration in the creation of new music”. This event also features the performance of Luciano Berio’s Sequenza I per flauto solo and the premiere performance of Yurei by Jeffrey Ryan.
May 24, 2012, 8pm
Barnett Recital Hall, School of Music, University of British Columbia
May 13
Fallujah
Public workshop of the new opera by Tobin Stokes. Presented by City Opera Vancouver, Charles Barber, director
May 13, 2012, 7pm
Freddy Wood Theatre, University of British Columbia
May 11
Meridians
Presented by the Redshift Music Society. New works for chamber ensemble and singer/narrator: “Songs from the Rainshadow’s Edge” by T. Benton Roark and “3339” by Mark Haney
May 11, 2012, 8pm
The Cultch, Vancouver
March 25
Aventa: The Comedy of Change
Premieres by Jeffrey Ryan and Michael Oesterle, plus “The Comedy of Change” by Julian Anderson
March 25, 2012, 8pm
Phillip T Young Recital Hall (University of Victoria, MacLaurin Building)
March 20
Music on Main: A Month of Tuesdays
With Christopher Bagan, harpsichord. Performing works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Couperin, with new Canadian counterparts by Cassandra Miller, Jocelyn Morlock, Alfredo Santa Ana and Edward Top.
March 20, 2012, 8pm
The Cellar Jazz Club, Vancouver
March 15
Vancouver New Music: Saariaho
Performing Laconisme de l’aile and Noa Noa by Kaija Saariaho.
March 15, 2012
Waldorf Hotel, Vancouver
February 3
Aventa presents: Living Toys
Aventa performs works by Anthony Genge, Gavin Bryars and Thomas Adès. Presented as part of the Victoria Symphony’s 2012 New Music Festival.
February 3, 2012, 8pm
Alix Goolden Performance Hall, Victoria
January 18
On Fairness by Santa Ana
Premiere of the “On Fairness” by Alfredo Santa Ana at the Peter Wall Centre with Karen Gerbrecht, violin and Olivia Blander, cello.
January 18, 2012, 6pm
Peter Wall Centre, UBC, Vancouver
2011
December 2 – 4
Shadowcatch
Vancouver Pro Musica presents the interdisciplinary Noh-inspired chamber opera “Shadowcatch”. Music composed for five singers and instrumental trio by Vancouver composers Dorothy Chang, T. Benton Roark, Jennifer Butler and Farshid Samandari.
December 2 at 8pm, December 3 at 8pm, December 4 at 2pm, 2011
Firehall Arts Theatre, Vancouver
November 5
Vertical Orchestra 2011
Redshift presents Vertical Orchestra 2011, featuring the Vancouver Bach Choir and the 14-member Negative Zed Ensemble. New works by Kristopher Fulton, Christopher Kovarik, Jacquie Leggatt, Jordan Nobles and Jeffrey Ryan. Leslie Dala, conductor.
November 5, 2011, at 7pm and 9pm
Indoor atrium of the Vancouver Public Library, downtown branch
Vancouver, BC
November 1
Aventa presents: Stormwatch
Performing the premiere of Hand I used to hold by Jules Leger Prizewinner Justin Christensen, as well as works by Rodney Sharman and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
November 1, 2011, 8pm
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria
October 20
Vancouver New Music Festival
Performing Phlegra by Iannis Xenakis.
October 20, 2011, 9:30pm
Scotia Bank Dance Centre, Vancouver
September 10 – 11
Aventa presents: Ignite! Composer Workshop with Michael Finnissy and Michael Oesterle.
Aventa workshops and performs new works by Gabriel Dharmoo, Anna Höstman, Alexis Raynault, Mason Koenig, Christopher Reiche, Chedo Barone, Symon Henry, Alex Jang and internationally acclaimed composer Michael Finnissy.
September 10 at 2pm, September 11 at 8pm, 2011
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria
June 30
Tensho / Pour Takako Minekawa
Redshift presentation of recent works for instruments and electronics by Japanese-Canadian composer Yota Kobayashi and the premiere of Pour Takako Minekawa by André Cormier. With Rachel Iwaasa, Alasdair Money, Robin Streb, and Brian Nesselroad.
June 30, 2011, 8pm
The Cultch, Vancouver
June 16
Seven Deadly Sins/Sea to Sea
Redshift double-bill presenting the premiere performance of Seven Deadly Sins: seven new pieces for solo flute by Dániel Péter Biró, Dorothy Chang, James Beckwith Maxwell, Jocelyn Morlock, Gregory Lee Newsome, Timothy Benton Roark and Owen Underhill. The second programme features the Tempest Flute Ensemble under the baton of Véronique Lacroix presenting the Western Canadian premieres of works for multiple flutes and cello by Christopher Butterfield, Kati Agocs and Gordon Fitzell.
June 16, 2011, 8pm
The Cultch, Vancouver
April 2
Undercurrents – CD Launch
Redshift presents the CD launch concert of Undercurrents, a new CD featuring music by Vancouver composer Jordan Nobles.
April 2, 2011, 4pm and 7pm
Bloedel Conservatory
Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver
March 27
Aventa Ensemble presents Ask You Dance Me
Featuring works by Rolfe, Oesterle and Brady
March 27, 2011, 8pm
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria
March 20
Tsilumos Festival
Performing works by Sciarrino, Maxwell, Czernowin and Grisey
March 20, 2011, 3pm – 10pm
Open Space, Victoria
February 6
Aventa Ensemble presents Voluptuous Panic
Featuring works by Frehner, Radford, Ligeti and the premiere of Vovere by James Beckwith Maxwell for flute and chamber ensemble
February 6, 2011, 8pm
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria
January 8
Aventa Tour 2011
Featuring Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Górecki by Piotr Grella-Mozejko, for alto flute and chamber ensemble
January 8, 2011, 8pm
Rozsa Centre, Calgary
January 7
Aventa Tour 2011
Featuring Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Górecki by Piotr Grella-Mozejko, for alto flute and chamber ensemble
January 7, 2011, 8pm
Stanley Milner Theatre, Edmonton
January 6
Aventa Tour 2011
Featuring Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Górecki by Piotr Grella-Mozejko, for alto flute and chamber ensemble
January 6, 2011, 8pm
Tanna Hall, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montréal
January 4
Aventa Tour 2011
Featuring the premiere of Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Górecki by Piotr Grella-Mozejko, for alto flute and chamber ensemble
January 4, 2011, 8pm
Music Gallery, Toronto
2010
November 14
Tribute to Barry Truax
Performing Steam for flute and tape
November 14, 2010, 8pm
SFU Centre for the Contemporary Arts, Woodwards campus, Vancouver
October 23
Western Canadian Music Awards
Classical Music Showcase Concert
Performing works by Jocelyn Morlock and Stephen Chatman
With Rachel Iwaasa, piano
October 23, 2010, 7:30pm
Mary Irwin Theatre, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna, BC
October 17
Aventa Ensemble presents Apparitions
Performing works by Ristic, Sokolovic, Jørgensen and Ruders
October 17, 2010, 8pm
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria
October 6
Duo with Martin Fisk, marimba
Music by Bach, Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, da Viola, Velasquez and Corea
October 6, 2010, 12:15pm
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Langley, BC
October 1 & 3
Turning Point Ensemble and Vancouver Cantata Singers
Owen Underhill and Eric Hannan, conds.
Performing Stravinsky’s Cantata and Janacek’s Nursery Rhymes
October 1 & 3, 2010, 7:30pm
Telus Theatre, University of British Columba, Vancouver
September 10 – November 27
Kizuna: Connecting Through Generations
Exhibit featuring four new paintings by Mark McGregor and Shi-Ki, a new sound installation for flute and electronics by Yota Kobayashi. Also featuring works by Greg Masuda, Natalie Purschwitz & Miyuki Shinkai
Opening night featured a performance of Kobayashi’s Tensho, with McGregor on flute and Carolyn Chan, dancer
September 10 – November 27, 2010
Japanese Canadian National Museum, Burnaby, BC
July 3
Further East / Further West
McGregor/Nesselroad/Chan Trio
New works for flute, percussion and dancer
With Brian Nesselroad, percussion, and Carolyn Chan, dancer
Works by Christopher Reiche, Farshid Samandari, Benton Roark, Craig Day, Dubravko Pajalic and Jared Schimnosky
July 3, 2010, 8pm
Vancouver Community College Auditorium, Vancouver BC
May 28
Art Without Boundaries: Playing Images, Drawing Notes
IP Project 2010, Cuneo
Ensemble comprised of musicians and artists from Cuneo, Lübeck, Gdansk, Riga and Vancouver, performing new works by Tadeusz Dixa, Benton Roark, Matteo Durbano and Kaspar Querfurth
May 28, 2010, 9pm
Teatro Toselli, Cuneo, Italy
April 22
Vancouver New Music
Sounds Unlikely
Premiere of “Happenstance” by Marci Rabe
April 22, 2010, 8pm
Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver, BC
April 14
Aventa Ensemble: 2010 Tour
Tribute to Gilles Tremblay
Performing works by Boulez, Biró and Tremblay
April 14, 2010, 8pm
Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery, Halifax NS
April 10
Aventa Ensemble: 2010 Tour
Tribute to Gilles Tremblay
Performing works by Edwards, Biró and Tremblay
April 10, 2010, 8pm
New Music Concerts, Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto ON
April 9
Aventa Ensemble: 2010 Tour
Performing works by Boulez, Biró and Tremblay
April 9, 2010, 8pm
Chapelle historique du bon Pasteur, Montreal, QC
April 6
Le Marteau Sans Maître
Aventa Ensemble
Performing Le Marteau Sans Maître by Pierre Boulez and Mishpatim by Dániel Péter Biró
April 6, 2010, 8pm
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria
March 28
Mark McGregor and Kenneth Broadway
Performing Mozart, Brahms and Berg
March 28, 2010, 2pm
The Old School House Arts Centre
Qualicum Beach, BC
March 27
St. Matthew Passion
With the Vancouver Voices and Victoria Philharmonic
Peter Butterfield, conductor
March 27, 2010
Victoria, BC
February 14
Hommage à Gilles Tremblay
Aventa Ensemble
Performing works by Tremblay, Wolf Edwards and Simon Steen Andersen
February 14, 2010, 8pm
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria
February 11
Hommage à Gilles Tremblay
Aventa Ensemble
Performing works by Tremblay, Wolf Edwards and Simon Steen Andersen
February 11, 2010, 8pm
Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal, QC
2009
November 29
Cerberus Trio
With Roberta Botelli, cello and Chris Bagan, piano
Performing works by Hummel, Gaubert, Martinu, Weber and Boismortier
November 29, 2009, 2pm
The Old School House Arts Centre
Qualicum Beach, BC
November 17
Tiresias at the Cellar
With Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa
Presented by Music on Main
Performing works by Franck, Gaubert, Ravel and Kara Gibbs
November 17, 2009, 8pm
The Cellar, Vancouver
November 15
Aventa Ensemble presents At First Light
Performing George Benjamin’s At First Light
November 15, 2009, 8pm
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria
October 3
Kolot by Dániel Péter Biró
Presented by Vancouver New Music
October 3, 2009, 8pm
Scotia Bank Dance Centre, Vancouver
September 13
Aventa Ensemble presents Ignite – the Composers Workshop
New works by Christopher Reiche, William Peltier, Dániel Péter Biró, Annette Brosin, Felipe Ribeiro.
September 13, 2009, 8pm
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria
August 10
Transgressions
Presented by Pride in Art
Performing Steam by Barry Truax
August 10, 2009, 7:30pm
Roundhouse Performance Space, Vancouver
August 1
Tiresias at Powell Street Festival
Performing works by Hiroki Tsurumoto, Toshio Hosokawa and a new premiere by Vancouver composer Kara Gibbs
August 1, 2009, 2pm
WISE Hall, Vancouver
June 15 – 16
Aventa Ensemble: 2009 Tour
Athelas Festival
Performances of music by Poul Ruders, Per Nørgård and Rolf Wallin
Copenhagen, Denmark
June 14
Aventa Ensemble: 2009 Tour
A·DEvantgarde Festival
Works by Jeffrey Ryan, Michel Gonneville, Rodney Sharman, Michale Oesterle and Paul Frehner
Munich, Germany
June 11
Aventa Ensemble: 2009 Tour
Music of the Aurora Borealis
Music by Rolf Wallin, Poul Ruders and the premiere of Turmalin for solo flute by Anders Nordentoft
Scandinavia House, New York City
May 24
Aventa Ensemble
Performing works by Worsae, Christensen, Steen-Andersen, Sharman and Sorensen.
May 24, 2009, 8pm
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria
April 3
Vancouver New Music presents Andriessen
Performing Andriessen’s “La Passione” for large ensemble
April 3, 2009, 8pm
Vancouver Playhouse
February 22
Tiresias at Qualicum Beach
Tiresias performs works by Coulthard, Douglas and Kovarik
February 22, 2009, 2pm
The Old School House Arts Centre
Qualicum Beach, BC
February 8
Aventa Ensemble
Performing works by Oesterle, Wallin and Ristic
February 8, 2009, 8pm
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria
January 24
Gjallarhorn
Tiresias, with percussionist Brian Nesselroad, present new commissions by Gregory Lee Newsome, James Beckwith Maxwell, and Danish composer Klaus Ib Jørgensen, as well as recent works by Kaija Saariaho.
January 24, 2009, 2pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver
2008
December 18
Trade Winds
Tiresias presents music by BC composers Jean Coulthard, Paul M. Douglas and Chris Kovarik.
December 18, 2008, 10:30am
Silk Purse, West Vancouver
October 24
Vancouver New Music
Presenting a solo flute concert including Unity Capsule by Brian Ferneyhough and Allaure in una lontananza by Salvatore Sciarrino.
October 24, 2008, 8pm
Scotia Bank Dance Centre, Vancouver
October 15
Trade Winds
Tiresias presents music by BC composers Jean Coulthard, Paul M. Douglas, and the premiere of a new sonata by Chris Kovarik
October 15, 2008, noon
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 12666 72nd Ave., Surrey
September 7
Ignite! The Composers Workshop
Aventa presents its annual Student Composers Workshop, with works by Christopher Reiche, Mason Koenig, William Peltier, Hiroki Tsurumoto, as well as a new commission by Michel Gonneville, Browsing Agon.
September 7, 2008, 8pm
Philip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria
August 7
Gilding the Lily
Tiresias performs the music of Rodney Sharman, in honour of his fiftieth birthday. Presented by Pride in Art.
August 7, 2008, 8pm
Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver
August 3
Wilde at Art
A tribute to Oscar Wilde. Tiresias premieres a new commission by Vancouver composer Jeffrey Ryan, My Soul Upon My Lips. Presented by Pride in Art.
August 3, 2008, 8pm
Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver
April 10 – 13
Sonic Boom Festival of New Music
Performing works by Christopher Butterfield, Christopher Kovarik, Alexander Pechenyuk, and Kara Gibbs
April 10-13, 2008
Western Front, Vancouver
March 21
Bach’s St. John’s Passion
March 21, 2008, 7:30pm
St. Helen’s Anglican Church
4405 8th Avenue West, Vancouver
March 14
Échos Fidèles
New music for ten flutes
A Redshift Music production
New works by Rose Bolton, Derek Charke, André Cormier, Anna Höstman, Chris Kovarik, James B. Maxwell, Gregory Lee Newsome, Jordan Nobles, Benton Roark and Carl Winter
March 14, 2008, Noon
Sinclair Centre Atrium
757 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Admission: Free
March 4
In C
A special performance of Terry Riley’s In C for mixed ensemble
Presented by Music on Main
March 4, 2008, 8pm
Heritage Hall
3102 Main Street, Vancouver
February 3
Appearances
Aventa New Music Ensemble
Music by Oesterle, Hatch and Wallin
February 3, 2008, 8pm
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria
January 25
Trace the Gold Sun
Premiering a new flute concerto by Anna Höstman
Victoria Symphony New Currents Festival
January 25, 2008, 8pm
MacPherson Theatre, Victoria
2007
December 10
Vancouver Miniaturist Ensemble
Inaugural concert
Music by John Baker, Kathryn Cernauskas, André Cormier, Emily Hall, Chris Kovarik, Elizabeth Knudson, Rodney Sharman, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Amy Williams and others
December 10, 2007, 8pm
Western Front, Vancouver
November 4
Northern Lights
Aventa New Music Ensemble
Music by Gregory Lee Newsome, Saariaho and Boulez
November 4, 2007, 8pm
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria
October 30
What Does Vancouver Sound Like?
Tiresias presents music by Westerkamp, Butler, Coulthard and Weisgarber
Music on Main: A Month of Tuesdays
October 30, 2007, 8pm
The Cellar
3611 W. Broadway, Vancouver
September 9
Composers Workshop II
Aventa New Music Ensemble
New music by Hiroki Tsurumoto, Cassandra Miller, Simon Martin and Justin Christensen
September 9, 2007, 8pm
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria
August 4
Vertical Songs: Flute music by Japanese composers
Performing works by Toshio Hosokawa and Dai Fujikura
Powell Street Festival
August 4, 2007, 2:30pm
The Chapel
304 Dunlevy, Vancouver
May 22
Tiresias at the Cellar
Music by Morlock, Fage, Debussy, and the premiere of a new work by Alexander Pechenyuk
Music on Main: A Month of Tuesdays
May 22, 2007, 8pm
The Cellar
3611 W. Broadway, Vancouver
May 12
Looking Ears, Listening Eyes
New Works Calgary presents Tiresias
Works by Shane Fage, Hope Lee, Jocelyn Morlock, Rodney Sharman and Jennifer Butler
May 12, 2007, 8pm
Scarboro United Church
134 Scarboro Avenue SW
Calgary, AB
March 16
New Works for Wind Quintet by Rick Covey and Chris Kovarik
Works by Jennifer Butler and Rodney Sharman with Tiresias
Sonic Boom Festival of New Music
March 16, 2007, 7:30pm
Western Front
303 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver
March 5
Aventa New Music Ensemble
Music by Nørgård, Ruders, Jørgensen, Sørensen and Abrahamsen
March 5, 2007, 8pm
Scandinavia House, New York City, USA
March 3
Aventa New Music Ensemble
Music by Nørgård, Ruders, Jørgensen, Sharman and Magnanensi
March 3, 2007, 8pm
Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, Halifax
March 1
Aventa New Music Ensemble
Music by Oesterle, Ruders, Jørgensen, Sørensen and Magnanensi
March 1, 2007, 8pm
Music Gallery, Toronto
February 27
Aventa New Music Ensemble
Music by Ruders, Eggert, Jørgensen, Gonneville and Magnanensi
February 27, 2007, 8pm
Salle Pierre-Mercure, Montreal
February 24
Aventa New Music Ensemble
Music by Nørgård, Ruders, Eggert, Jørgensen, Sørensen and Magnanensi
February 24, 2007, 2:30pm
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria
February 13
Different Stones
Music for ten flutes by Christopher Kovarik, Marci Rabe, Jordan Nobles, Jennifer Butler and Tudor Feraru in the Rotunda of the Vancouver Art Gallery
February 13, 2007, 7pm
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby Street, Vancouver
February 1
Delicate Fires
Tiresias Duo, with Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano
Presenting music by Barbara Pentland, and new works by Jocelyn Morlock, Jennifer Butler, and Rodney Sharman
February 1, 2007, 4:30pm
The Banff Centre for the Arts
January 24
Trajectories
Tiresias Duo, with Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano
Presenting music by Barbara Pentland, and new works by Jocelyn Morlock, Jennifer Butler and Rodney Sharman
January 24, 2007, 12:30pm
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria
January 18 & 19
Turning Point Ensemble
Performing Deserts by Varèse and The Rest is Missing by Stefan Smulovitz
January 18 & 19, 2007, 8pm
Roundhouse Community Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
January 12
Delicate Fires
Tiresias Duo, with Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano
Presenting music by Barbara Pentland, new works by Jocelyn Morlock and Jennifer Butler, and the premiere of Arsis and Thesis by Rodney Sharman
January 12, 2007, 8pm
Western Front
303 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver
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