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Hello and welcome to my website. Here you can find
information about me and my music, download MP3s, order sheet music, find out about my upcoming performances, and contact me if you have any questions or need further information.


NEWS

I recently learned that I have been accepted to Princeton University's PhD program in music composition. I will
begin studies there in the fall.

I have recently completed making parts for my Quartet for Four Clarinets, now avaiable for purchase on my composer page. A relatively old piece (from 2000), I lost the files for it in the midst of one of my computer upgrades, and am glad to finally be able to make it available for performance.

The new Sqwonk CD, BLACK, is done and released into the world! It includes pieces, all commissioned by Sqwonk, by Marc Mellits, Ken Thomson, Dan Becker, Ryan Brown, Cornelius Boots, Aaron Novik, and James Holt.
You can buy it at at our website.





UPCOMING PERFORMANCES


Thursday, July 22nd, 2010, 11:30AM
ClarinetFest

University of Texas, Austin
SQWONK does a half-hour set
www.clarinet.org/clarinetFest2010.asp
www.sqwonk.com







Past Performances

Saturday, July 17th, 2010, 8pm
Subterranean Arthouse
2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley CA
EDMUND WELLES in concert.
with Freddi Price.
www.subterraneanarthouse.org

Sunday, July 4th, 2010, 6:30PM
Clarinet Duo Concert
l’Église de Mouillac
Bordeaux, France
French bass clarinetists Olivier Faure and Mathieu Duch perform my composition KLEZDUO and my arrangement of J.S. Bach's TOCCATA AND FUGUE.
www.olivierfaure.com

Sunday, June 6th, 2010, 2PM
Washington Folk Festival

Glen Echo Park
7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD
I will be performing with MACAHAY KLEZMER BAND
Tons of other great looking stuff throughout the day.
www.fsgw.org
www.machaya.com

Friday, May 21st, 2010, 9PM
BLUESIX

3043 24th Street, San Francisco
ZOYRES and SQWONK in concert.
with the Beep Trio
www.sqwonk.com
www.zoyres.com
www.myspace.com/bluesixcenter

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010, 7pm
Chapel at First Unitarian Universalist Church

1187 Franklin St., San Francisco
ODESSA CHEN with the INVISIBLE STORIES ENSEMBLE
We'll be playing my arrangements of Odessa's songs
from the January dance show.
The first half of the program will be contemporary chamber music by Max Stoffregen, Terry Riley, and Arvo Pärt.
www.odessachen.com

Monday, May 17th, 2010, 7PM
The Tank
354 W. 45th Street, New York
BOOK OF GAZES
s$10
www.rhymeswithopera.org

Sunday, May 16th, 2010, 7PM
The Fidget Space
1714 North Mascher Street, Philadelphia, PA
BOOK OF GAZES
$10

Saturday, May 15th, 2010, 9PM
The Annex Theater
419 E Oliver St, Baltimore, MD
BOOK OF GAZES
suggested $10

Sunday, April 18th, 2010, 7:30PM
Christ Episcopal Church

20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie, NY
Earth Day Concert
Centered around Paul Winter's Earth Mass,
this concert will also include my choral anthem
LORD, GRANT US THY PEACE, and the premiere of my new arrangement for chamber ensemble of Igor Stravinsky's
The Rite of Spring
.
www.christchurchpok.org

Sunday, April 4th, 2010, 2-10PM
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak Street, San Francisco
"HOT AIR MUSIC FESTIVAL" marathon concert
PREMIERE of my new work ELEVEN,
for eleven clarinets (6:30pm)
SQWONK will do a set (7:30pm)
And many other sets featuring SF Conservatory
students and alumni.
Free admission, donations accepted on behalf of
the Delancey Street Foundation
www.sqwonk.com
www.hotairmusic.org

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.
Line-up to include SQWONK
and a PREMIERE of my new work, SEXTET.
www.switchboardmusic.com
www.sqwonk.com

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010, 10am-12pm
KUSF with Howard Ryan
90.3 FM San Francisco
Switchboard directors Jeff Anderle, Ryan Brown, and Jon Russell on air with live musical guest SQWONK.

Sunday, March 21st, 2010, 8-10PM
"Then and Now" radio show with Sarah Cahill
91.7 FM San Francisco
Switchboard directors Jeff Anderle, Ryan Brown, and Jon Russell on air with live musical guests.



Friday, March 19th, 2010, 8PM
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom Street, San Francisco CA
ZOYRES
$10
www.zoyres.com
www.redpoppyarthouse.org

Thursday, March 18th, 2010, 8PM
The Starry Plough

3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
ZOYRES
$10
www.zoyres.com
www.starryploughpub.com

Friday, March 5th, 2010, 7:30PM
Ward Hall, Catholic University of America
620 Michigan Ave NE Washington D.C.
Great Noise Ensemble presents:
Colors of Cool
I will be performing my composition NIGHT DANCE
for clarinet and guitar.
Also works by Geoffrey Gordon, Blair Goins,
Jacob Cooper, and Harold Meltzer.
General $25
Students & Seniors $15
CUA Students, Faculty & Staff Free with CUA ID

Fri. and Sat., January 29th and 30th, 2010, 8PM
The Hillside Club

2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, CA
EDMUND WELLES in concert / living recording session
www.edmundwelles.com
www.hillsideclub.org

Thursday, January 14th -- Sunday
January 17th, 2010
8PM every day; 2PM matinnes on 1/16 and 1/17
The Illustrated 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