Performances
SEPTEMBER 7 Moody's Blues (etude #52, 2003 *Vermont premiere*). David Feuerzeig, piano. UVM Recital Hall, Redstone Campus, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. 7:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 21 Luccicare (solo 'cello, 2010). Rhonda Rider, cello. University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
SEPTEMBER 23 Luccicare (solo 'cello, 2010). Rhonda Rider, cello. Cary Institute, Millbrook, New York.
SEPTEMBER 24 The Ladies Who Lunch (Liaisons project). Anthony de Mare, piano. Shell Theater, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada.
SEPTEMBER 24 Luccicare (solo 'cello, 2010) Rhonda Rider, 'cello. Room 401, Boston Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts.
SEPTEMBER 25 Ram Tough (Flutude #1, 2008). Mary Fukushima, flute. DuoSolo, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.
SEPTEMBER 30 Thickly Settled (cl, vln, vc, pno, 2011 *premiere*). Boston Musica Viva, Richard Pittman, conductor. Tsai Performance Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
OCTOBER 3 A Gliss is Just a Gliss (etude #30, 2000) and Cell Division (etude #53, 2003). Yukiko Sekino, piano. Orchard Cove, Canton, Massachusetts.
OCTOBER 5 Luccicare (solo 'cello, 2010). Rhonda Rider, cello. Shrine of the Ages, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
OCTOBER 12 Compass (saxophone quartet, 2010 *premiere*). United States Coast Guard Saxophone Quartet. Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York.
OCTOBER 12 Fred (string quartet, 2011 *premiere*). Lydian String Quartet. Mandel Center for the Humanities, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.
OCTOBER 13 Compass (saxophone quartet, 2010 *premiere*). United States Coast Guard Saxophone Quartet. Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York.
OCTOBER 14 Compass (saxophone quartet, 2010 *premiere*). United States Coast Guard Saxophone Quartet. Rosch Recital Hall, SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, New York.
OCTOBER 15 Fred (string quartet, 2011 *premiere*). Lydian String Quartet, Slosberg Recital Hall, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.
OCTOBER 16 Compass (saxophone quartet, 2010 *premiere*). United States Coast Guard Saxophone Quartet. Snell Music Theater, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, New York.
OCTOBER 27 Compass (saxophone quartet, 2010 *premiere*). United States Coast Guard Saxophone Quartet. Bliss Music Room, Hartt School of Music, Hartford, Connecticut.
NOVEMBER 5 The Burning Woman Revisited (voice and clarinet, 1996). YoonJoo Yang, soprano. Trois C, Buam Art, Seoul, Korea.
NOVEMBER 5 To Be Sung on the Water (voice and piano, 1989). Judith Bettina, soprano and James Goldsworthy, piano. Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
NOVEMBER 5 Preludes for Piano Book I complete (2010), Fireworks (etude #80), Prog Springs Eternal (etude #86). Karl Larson, piano. Whitmore Recital Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
NOVEMBER 12 Luccicare (solo 'cello, 2010). Rhonda Rider, 'cello. Music from Salem, Hubbard Hall, Cambridge, New York.
NOVEMBER 20 Fireworks (etude #80), What's Hairpinning (etude #84), Diminishing Return (etude #85), Prog Springs Eternal (etude #86). Karl Larson, piano. Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
NOVEMBER 27 A Gliss is Just a Gliss (etude #30, 2000) and Cell Division (etude #53, 2003). Yukiko Sekino, piano. Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California.
DECEMBER 11 The Ladies Who Lunch (Liaisons project). Anthony de Mare, piano. Music in the Loft, Chicago, Illinois.
DECEMBER 17 A Third in the Hand (etude #64). Jihye Change, piano. Teatro de Santa Isabel, Recife, Brazil.
2012
JANUARY 21 Exact Change (flute & soprano sax, 2011 *premiere*). Mary Fukushima, flute, and Jeffrey Loeffert, sax. US Navy Band International Sax Symposium, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia (4:30 pm).
JANUARY 21 The Ladies Who Lunch (Liaisons project). Anthony de Mare, piano. Hudson Opera House, Hudson, New York.
JANUARY 21 Swineherd (song 1 from Violin Songs, voice and violin, 2003). Lydia Beasley, soprano, Joseph Kneer, violin. Federal Hill Parlor Series, Jordan Faye Contemporary, Baltimore, Maryland.
FEBRUARY 4 The Ladies Who Lunch (Liaisons project). Anthony de Mare, piano. Museum of Modern Art, Fort Worth, Texas, 2 pm.
FEBRUARY 6 Preludes, Book I (solo piano, 2010). Karl Larson, piano. Central Community Performing Arts Center, De Witt, Iowa.
FEBRUARY 7 Preludes, Book I (solo piano, 2010). Karl Larson, Jenson Noble Recital Hall, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.
FEBRUARY 13 Twofer (vln & vc, 2003). Curtis Macomber and Chris Finckel. Dumke Recital Hall, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
FEBRUARY 17 Fists of Fury (étude #25, 2000), Madam I'm Adam (étude #42, 2003), Absofunkinlutely (étude #68, 2005). Adam Marks, Lewis College, Romeoville, Illinois.
FEBRUARY 28 Fists of Fury (étude #25, 2000), Madam I'm Adam (étude #42, 2003), Absofunkinlutely (étude #68, 2005). Adam Marks, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
MARCH 1 Exact Change (flute & soprano sax, 2011). Mary Fukushima, flute, and Jeffrey Loeffert, sax. Wichita State New Music Festival, Wichita, Kansas.
MARCH 3 Exact Change (flute & soprano sax, 2011). Mary Fukushima, flute, and Jeffrey Loeffert, sax. College Music Society South Central Regional Conference, Ada, Oklahoma.
MARCH 4 Compass (saxophone quartet, 2010). h2 Quartet, Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, Oklahoma.
MARCH 5 Compass (saxophone quartet, 2010). h2 Quartet, Seretean Center, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
MARCH 6 Compass (saxophone quartet, 2010). h2 Quartet, Saied Music South, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
MARCH 12 The Ladies Who Lunch (Liaisons project). Anthony de Mare, piano. Music at Meyer, Martin Meyer Sanctuary, San Francisco, California.
MARCH 17 Exact Change (flute & soprano sax, 2011). Mary Fukushima, flute, and Jeffrey Loeffert, sax. North American Saxophone Conference, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona.
MARCH 19 Dr. Awkward and Puff Up (If I Puff Up) (piano preludes, 2010). Karl Larson, piano. Color Field Ensemble, Red Note New Music Festival, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.
MARCH 21 Roll Your Own, Cell Division and A Gliss is Just a Gliss (piano études, 2000, 2003). Yukiko Sekino, piano. Fisher Recital Hall, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts.
MARCH 23 Gli Uccelli di Bogliasco (fl/picc & 2 pianos, 2006), Exact Change (flute and soprano sax, 2011), flutudes (2008-9), Compass (saxophone quartet, 2010). DuoSolo, h2 saxophone quartet and Amir Khosrowpour, piano. Firehouse Space, Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York.
MARCH 30 Roll Your Own, Cell Division and A Gliss is Just a Gliss (piano études, 2000, 2003). Yukiko Sekino, piano. Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.
APRIL 3 Zyg Zag (mixed sextet, 2010 *premiere*). Cygnus Ensemble, New York City. Amphibian New Music/Video Series, HiArt Gallery, New York City.
APRIL 13 Compass (saxophone quartet, 2010 *premiere*). Radnofsky Saxophone Quartet, Distler Hall, Tufts University, Malden, Massachusetts (1 pm).
APRIL 14 Stolen Moments (woodwind quintet, string quartet, piano, 2008). Ensemble mise-en, Tenri Cultural Center, New York City.
APRIL 15 Roll Your Own, Cell Division and A Gliss is Just a Gliss (piano études, 2000, 2003). Yukiko Sekino, piano. The Rosmoor, Walnut Creek, California.
APRIL 21 The Ladies Who Lunch (Liaisons project). Anthony de Mare, piano. Symphony Space, New York, New York.
APRIL 29 Fred (string quartet, 2011). Lydian String Quartet, Brandeis Festival of the Creative Arts. Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 2:30 pm.
MAY 1 or 2 The Ladies Who Lunch (Liaisons project). Anthony de Mare, piano. Gilmore Keyboard Festival. Wellspring Theater, Epic Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 2 pm.
MAY 5 Winged Contraption (orchestra, 1991). New England Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Pittman, conductor. Tsai Performance Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
JUNE 4 Mind the Gap (prelude #15, 2012 *premiere*) and You Blew It (etude #92, 2009 *premiere*). Geoffrey Burleson, piano and melodica. New York Art Ensemble, Tribeca New Music Festival, Roulette, Brooklyn, New York.
JUNE 16 When the Bow Breaks (violin solo, 2000). Drew Williams, violin. Ravinia Festival, Chicago, Fresh Inc. Festival.
JUNE 16 Mikronomicon (micro-concerto for piano as part of Pierrot plus percussion, 2009). Boston Musica Viva, Geoffrey Burleson, piano. Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Rockport, Massachusetts.
JUNE 22 Compass (saxophone quartet, 2010). h2 Quartet, Cortona Sessons, Cortona, Italy.
JUNE 25 Gli Uccelli de Bogliasco (flute/piccolo and two pianos, 2006) Mary Fukushima, flute/piccolo, Michael Kirkendoll and Amir Khosrowpour, pianos; Exact Change (flute and soprano saxophone, 2011) Mary Fukushima, flute and Jeffrey Loeffert, soprano sax. Cortona Sessions, Cortona, Italy.
JULY 14 Exact Change (flute and soprano saxophone, 2011) Mary Fukushima, flute and Jeffrey Loeffert, soprano sax. World Saxophone Congress, St. Andrews, Scotland.
AUGUST 20 Les Arbres Embues (etude #7, 1995). Geoffrey Burleson, piano. Debussy 150 Series, 1 Liberty Plaza, New York, New York.
SEPTEMBER 14 The Ladies Who Lunch (Liaisons Project). Anthony de Mare, piano. White Hall, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri. 7:30 pm.
OCTOBER 27 Symphony #4 "Scare Quotes" (2012). New England Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Pittman, conductor. Tsai Performance Center, Boston.
NOVEMBER 2 You Blew It (étude #92, 2010) and Mind the Gap (prélude #15, 2012). Geoffrey Burleson, piano. Festival of New American Music, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, California.
NOVEMBER 14 Dances in the Dark (Pierrot plus percussion, 1996-8). Ithaca College Contemporary Ensemble, Hockett Family Recital Hall. 8:15 pm.
FEBRUARY 8 Compass (2010) NC premier. Red Clay Saxophone Quartet, Gail Brower Huggins Performance Space, Greensboro College, Greensboro, North Carolina. 7:30 p.m.
David Rakowski
Performances 2011-12 season
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MAY 7 University of Chicago. Colloquium and composition lessons.
JUNE 4-17 Fresh Inc. Festival. Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin. Composer in residence. See link to left.
OCTOBER 2 Composition class, Harvard University
OCTOBER 15-16 Barlow Lecture, Brigham Young University
OCTOBER 17 E-Machines, BAM!, Mano à Mano, Les Arbres Embués and Close Enough for Jazz (piano études, 1988-95) and Hyperblue (piano trio, 1991-3). Students and faculty of Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
NOVEMBER 1 Composition seminar, Gordon College
NOVEMBER 13-15 Karel Husa Visiting Professor, Ithaca College School of Music, part 1
APRIL 14-16 Karel Husa Visiting Professor, Ithaca College School of Music, part 2
Colloquia, residencies, etc.