WELCOME
Hello and welcome to my website. Here you can find
information about me and my music, download MP3s
of my music, order sheet music, find out about my upcoming performances, and contact me if you have any questions or
need further information.
NEWS
JUST POSTED on my Composer page: BRAND NEW arrangement of Igor Stravinsky's RITE OF SPRING for WOODWIND QUINTET, commissioned by the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY'S KEEPING SCORE PROGRAM.
Click HERE to check it out.
Also, Sqwonk has been accepted as one of the performing groups for this year's ClarinetFest in Austin, Texas, the annual gathering of the International Clarinet Association.
MY APPROACH
My goal in all my musical pursuits is to make music
alive, intense, and vital. I don’t want it to be held back,
constrained, or tamed. This doesn’t mean I want
everything to be loud and screaming all the time;
just that I want it to be strong, direct,
and deeply felt,
without pretension.
I write music for all sorts of ensembles, from orchestra
to chorus to rock band. To see a list of my works, listen
to audio clips, and purchase sheet music, click here.
As a performer, I am involved in a variety of creative
and interesting projects. I am a member of the heavy
chamber music bass clarinet quartet Edmund Welles
and the klezmer / balkan / jazz / wild
improv band
Zoyres, as well as a co-founder, composer,
and performer in the bass clarinet duo Sqwonk .
I also freelance as a classical and klezmer clarinetist
and conduct compositions by students
and other young composers.
So please browse around, listen to my music, and
e-mail me if you
have any questions
or comments
about anything you see or hear on this site.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Sunday, March 28th, 2010, 2-10PM
Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th Street, San Francisco
SWITCHBOARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
An all-new line-up of genre-defying musicians.
www.switchboardmusic.com
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Past Performances
Thursday, January 14th -- Sunday
January 17th, 2010
8PM every day; 2PM matinnes on 1/16 and 1/17
The
Illuminated Book of Invisible Stories
Janice Garrett and Charles Moulton, choreographers
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street, San Francisco CA
I am serving as music director, composer, arranger,
and bass clarinetist for the second run of this extraordinary dance production. If you missed it last April, now is your chance to come see it!
www.janicegarrettanddancers.org/garrettmoulton.htm
Thursday, January 7th, 2010, 8PM
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom Street, San Francisco CA
SQWONK
Our first appearance at this wonderful and charming little venue in San Francisco's Mission District. We'll be
premiering a new work by Belinda Reynolds.
www.redpoppyarthouse.org
www.sqwonk.com
Saturday, December 5th, 2009, 7:30PM
Ward Recital Hall, Catholic University
GREAT NOISE ENSEMBLE
I'll be making my first appearance with this exciting Washingon DC area new music group.
www.greatnoiseensemble.com
Friday, October 30th, 2009, 8PM
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco
SQWONK and EDMUND WELLES
Halloween concert
www.sqwonk.com
www.edmundwelles.com
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
Friday, October 23rd, 2009, 8PM
Stillhouse Theater
854 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA
SQWONK on a very cool Philadelphia
house concert series
www.sqwonk.com
www.myspace.com/stillhousetheatre
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009, 8PM
The Stone
16 Ave. C, New York, NY
SQWONK performs on our buddy Ryan
Brown's 30th birthday concert.
www.sqwonk.com
www.ryanbrownmusic.com
www.thestonenyc.com
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Princeton University
Woolworth Music Center
FREE
Masterclass 5pm; concert 8pm
SQWONK
www.sqwonk.com
Sunday, September 13th, 2009, 11AM
Art's Alive! at the Shadow Lake Town Center
Papillon, Nebraska
AMANDA DEBOER performs my song Dissilusionment
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009, 8PM
San Francisco Conservaory of Music Concert Hall
50 Oak Street, San Francisco
SQWONK performs on SFCM alumni concert
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009, 8PM
Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th Street, San Francisco
SQWONK performs on Interstitials concert
Friday, August 14th, 2009, 8PM
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco
MUSIC: THE NEXT GENERATION
Concert featuring up-and-coming Bay Area musicians and Minnesota pianist Matthew McCright. Premiere of my
new clarinet-guitar version of Night Dance.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009, 8PM
Hindemith Foundation
Blonay, Switzerland
Premiere of ...one damn thing... at Music09 Festival
Saturday, May 30th, 2009, 8-10PM
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA
$10-15
ZOYRES in performance
A great chance to hear us in a more
intimate, concert-like setting
www.zoyres.com
www.redpoppyarthouse.org
Thursday, May 28th, 2009, 7-9PM
Workman's Cirlce Building
45 East 33rd Street, Manhattan
HEATHER KLEIN'S INEXTINGUISHABLE TRIO
Food will be served!
www.heatherlklein.com
Sunday, May 24th, 2009, 10AM-2PM
City Winery: Klezmer Brunch
55 Varick Street, Manhattan
HEATHER KLEIN'S INEXTINGUISHABLE TRIO
We'll be playing a mix of traditional Yiddish tunes, less well known Yiddish art songs, and some Kurt Weill and opera
arias thrown into the mix as well. Our east coast debut!
www.citywinery.com
www.heatherlklein.com
Sunday, May 10th, 2009, 8PM
Cafe Du Nord
2170 Market Street, San Francisco
CLASSICAL REVOLUTION will be playing my
STRING QUARTET. Also an appearance by SQWONK.
Opening for Taylor Deupree and Christopher Willits.
Sounds like a good time to me!
www.classicalrevolution.org
www.sqwonk.org
www.cafedunord.com
Saturday, May 9th, 2009, 9PM
Blue Six
3043 24th Street, San Francisco
SQWONK
opening for Thorny Brocky
www.myspace.com/bluesixcenter
www.sqwonk.org
Friday, April 24th, 2009, 8PM
Adorno Ensemble
Knuth Hall, San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco
PREMIERE of a brand new commissioned work,
Full Faith and Credit.
Also works by David Lang, Julia Wolfe,
Evan Ziproyn, Dan Becker, and Ryan Brown
www.adornoensemble.org
Sunday, April 19th, 2009, 3PM
First Congregational Church Building 5 Dedication
1300 Polk Street, San Francisco
PREMIERE of a new work based on Psalm 112 for choir, piano, organ, and brass quartet, to honor the dediction of
the church's new building
www.sanfranciscoucc.org
Thursday, April 16th-Sunday April 19th, 2009, 8PM
The
Illuminated Book of Invisible Stories:
Janice Garrett and Charles Moulton, choreography
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street, San Francisco
I am serving as music director, composer, arranger,
and bass clarinetist for this extraordinary dance production
www.janicegarrettanddancers.org/garrettmoulton.htm
Sunday, March 29th, 2009, 2-10PM
Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th Street, San Francisco
SWITCHBOARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
Premiere of my new String Quartet as part of the
8 hours of non-stop genre defying music
www.switchboardmusic.com
Monday, February 23rd, 2009, 8PM
San Francisco Conservatory
50 Oak Street, San Francisco
EDMUND WELLES
www.edmundwelles.com
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009, 9PM
Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk Street, San Francisco
EDMUND WELLES
with Go Go Fightmaster and Ambassador of Trouts
$7
www.edmundwelles.com
www.hemlocktavern.com
Friday, February 6th, 2009, 8PM
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
SQWONK
with the REAL VOCAL STRING QUARTET
www.sqwonk.org
www.rvsq.com
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009, 8PM
Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell Street, San Francisco
ZOYRES
with Painted Cakes Karl Blau
$8
www.zoyres.com
www.rickshawstop.com
Thursday, December 11th, 2008, 7:30PM
Legacy Hall, RiverCenter for the Performing Arts Columbus, GA
the 10th and Broadway Clarinet Quartet
performs my piece RUNION
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008, 7:30PM
Gallerie Icosahedron
27 North Moore St., Manhattan
SQWONK in concert - our New York debut!
$15
www.sqwonk.org
www.icosahedron.com
Sunday, December 7th, 2008, 7PM
Ward Hall, Catholic University of America
620 Michigan Ave NE Washington D.C.
SQWONK performs my DUO BASS CLARINET CONCERTO with the GREAT NOISE ENSEMBLE
Also works by Steve Strunk, John Cage,
Frank Zappa, and Paul Ruders
$20 / $15 / free with CUA ID
www.sqwonk.org
www.greatnoiseensemble.com
Sunday, November 9th, 2008, 4PM
Noe Valley Ministries
1021 Sanchez Street, San Francisco
SQWONK
with the Areon Flutes
Premieres of pieces by Dan Becker and James Holt,
as well as recent works by Marc Mellits,
Cornelius Boots, and Ken Thomson.
www.sqwonk.org
www.nvcm.org
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008, 8:30PM
Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA
ZOYRES
$10
www.ashkenaz.com
www.zoyres.com
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
San Francisco Performances “Salon at the Rex”
562 Sutter Street, San Francisco
Pianist LARA DOWNES performs my work,
METAMORPHOSIS #1
Program includes works by
Tchaikovsky, Takemitsu, and Schumann
www.performances.org
www.laradownes.com
Sunday, October 19th, 2008, 3PM
Temple Emanuel
2 Lake Street, San Francisco
SQWONK
appearing on the San Francisco Friends of
Chamber Music annual showcase concert
Music from 3-10pm
Sqwonk is on at 3:30
www.sqwonk.org
Sunday, October 12th, 2008, 8PM
ODC Dance Commons
351 Shotwell Street, San Francisco
SFSOUND
This will be my first appearance with SfSound -
one
of my favorite new music groups in the Bay Area,
and I am very excited to be playing with them!
Works by Robair, Grisey, Spahlinger, and Ulman
$5
www.sfsound.org
Sunday, October 12th, 2008, 7:30PM
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street, New York City
LARA DOWNES performs my piano piece
METAMORPHOSIS #!
Also on the program are works by
John Adams, Mason Bates, and Erica Muhl.
$15
www.lepoissonrouge.com
EDMUND WELLES IN LA:
Friday, October 10th, 2008
Zomzy Studio in Eagle Rock
2861 W. Ave. 35, Los Angeles
and a master class/performance at UCLA
earlier that afternoon
www.zomzystudio.com
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
{open} in Long Beach
2226 e. 4th street, Long Beach, ca 90814
www.thestoryofopen.com
www.edmundwelles.com
Thursday, September 11th, 2008, 8PM
The Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell Street, San Francisco
ZOYRES CD RELEASE SHOW!!
with EDMUND WELLES
and the Extra Action Marching Band
Part of the Hornucopia Festival
Come out and help Zoyres celebrate the release
of our new CD, Biserka!
www.zoyres.com
www.edmundwelles.com
www.rickshawstop.com
Friday, August 14th, 2008, 9PM
The Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
EDMUND WELLES
with the Gyan Riley Trio
$8
www.myspace.com/edmundwelles
www.starryploughpub.com |