Calendar

2023

Alligator Char, performed by Brant Roberts and Matthew Miller
Herbert Brun House, Urbana, IL

improvising with Bill Hsu, Noa Even, and Thomas Kraines
opening for Erik Ruin's Ominous Cloud Ensemble
Studio 34
co-presented by Fire Museum Presents

househusbands, with Carlos Cotallo Solares
with Will Yager
Studio 34, Philadelphia, PA

improvising with Carlos Cotallo Solares
with Ted Moore / Nina Guo and Kristopher Bendrick / Elliott Lupp
Century Bar, Philadelphia, PA

The Algorithm, performed by Network for New Music
African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia, PA

The Algorithm, performed by Network for New Music
Rose Hall [Fisher-Bennett Hall 419], University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2022

improvising with Carlos Cotallo Solares
with Barry Sharp
Maas Building, Philadelphia, PA

Hide self, view, made in collaboration with Kyle Bruckmann
University of the Pacific Recital Hall, Stockton, CA

improvising with Bryan Jacobs
with Blood Luxury and Rube Waddell
Caplan Recital Hall, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

improvising with Bryan Jacobs
with Blood Luxury and Rube Waddell
Rhizome DC, Washington, DC

improvising with Bryan Jacobs
with Blood Luxury and Rube Waddell
2640 Space, Baltimore, MD

neural goldberg, with J. Soliday
Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI

Bartleby
West Philly Porchfest, Philadelphia, PA

Alvin Lucier Music on a Long Thin Wire
realized in collaboration with Sam Pluta
Wright Theater, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Lessons, performed by Shea Socrates and Elisabeth Boaz
Howarth United Methodist Church, Lake Orion, MI

MEDIUM, a twenty-four hour networked ensemble drone performance
radio.af

2021

Hide self, view, made in collaboration with Kyle Bruckmann
Infrequent Seams Streamfest

improvising with Constantin Basica, Chris Chafe, Henrik von Coler, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano, Juan Parra, and Klaus Scheuermann
CCRMA Quarantine Sessions 49: archived at vimeo.com

2020

neural goldberg, with J. Soliday, celebrating the release of Flash Fouls
Principles of Non-Isolation In Audio: archived at the soundcrack.net blog

Luigi Nono La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura with Miranda Cuckson
The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA

improvising with J. Soliday, James Goode, and Cruel Work
Principles of Non-Isolation In Audio: archived at the soundcrack.net blog

[POSTPONED] Tanngrisnir, with Trevor Saint: Archipelago
Pageant:Soloveev, Philadelphia, PA

[MOVED ONLINE] Interferometry
The Southern, SEAMUS 2020, Charlottesville, VA

2019

excerpts from Number Opera, performed by Liz Pearse
Loras College, Dubuque, IA

excerpts from Number Opera, performed by Liz Pearse
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY

excerpts from Number Opera, performed by Liz Pearse
Narloch Studio, Chicago, IL

excerpts from Number Opera, performed by Liz Pearse
Studio Z, St. Paul, MN

Alligator Char, performed by Robert Fleitz, Heather Zinninger Yarmel, Caitlin Mead, Bethany Schultz, and Maren Rothfritz
Madison New Music Festival, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI

Number Opera, premiered by Liz Pearse
Ann Arbor Festival of Song, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI

Chaconne (Breathless), premiered by Brant Bayless
Fry Street Chamber Music Festival, Caine Performance Hall, Utah State University, Logan, UT

Interferometry
The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

Interferometry
Beet Stew, Minneapolis, MN

Interferometry
Public Space One, Iowa City, IA

Interferometry
MAS, Omaha, NE

improvisation with Peter J. Woods
Paramount Cafe, Cheyenne, NE

Interferometry
Honk Honk Estate, Salt Lake City, UT

Interferometry
Potentialist, Reno, NV

audiovisual improvisations with Bill Hsu, John Ingle, and Peter J. Woods
Artist Television Access, San Francisco, CA

Interferometry
Center For New Music, San Francisco, CA

Interferometry
Coaxial, Los Angeles, CA

Interferometry
Corpus Arts, Albuquerque, NM

Interferometry
Rhinoceropolis, Denver, CO

Interferometry
Revolution Records, Kansas City, MO

Interferometry
Lemp Arts Center, St. Louis, MO

Interferometry lecture-recital
nief-norf Summer Festival 2019, Powell Recital Hall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

excerpts from Number Opera, performed by Liz Pearse
Kamraton, First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, PA

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

Interferometry
Noise Knowledge Consortium, Brinn Labs, Milwaukee, WI

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
Tip Top Tavern, Madison, WI

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
Tritriangle, Chicago, IL

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
Skeleton Dust, Dayton, OH

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
Hivemind, Akron, OH

Xerox Book, performed by Ann Yi and John Corkill
New Music DePaul, Allen Recital Hall, DePaul University, Chicago, IL

Xenoglossia, performed by Scott Worthington
Fresh Sound Music Series, White Box Live Arts, San Diego, CA

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
Sensoria, UWM Fine Arts Recital Hall, Milwaukee, WI

2018

Alligator Char, performed by sfSoundGroup
Prelinger Library, San Francisco, CA

Lessons, performed by Shea Socrates and Kasey Julian
Oakland University, Rochester, MI

improvisations with Amanda Schoofs and company
Sensoria, UWM Fine Arts Recital Hall, Milwaukee, WI

Luigi Nono La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura with Miranda Cuckson
Sinus Ton Festival, Magdeburg, Germany

Lessons, performed by Shea Socrates and Kasey Julian
Mott Community College, Flint, MI

Lessons, performed by Shea Socrates and Kasey Julian
Flint Local 432, Flint, MI

Lessons, performed by Shea Socrates and Kasey Julian
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Lessons, performed by Shea Socrates and Elena Hensel
Oakland University, Rochester, MI

animation from Removed, presented as part of the "TECH" group exhibition
Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI

Tanngrisnir, with Trevor Saint: Archipelago
The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

Tanngrisnir, with Trevor Saint: Archipelago
Public Space One, Iowa City, IA

Tanngrisnir, with Trevor Saint: Archipelago
Reverb Lounge, Omaha Under The Radar festival, Omaha, NE

George Lewis' Artificial Life, as part of an ensemble of OUTR artists
KANEKO, Omaha Under The Radar festival, Omaha, NE

Counterfactuals, performed by Tiffany Ng
Harkness Tower, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Injunctions, performed by nief-norf Summer Festival 2018 performance fellows
nief-norf Summer Festival 2018, Powell Recital Hall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

excerpts from Number Opera, performed by Liz Pearse
UMKC Composition Workshop, Kansas City, MO

Cartilage: electroacoustic improvisations with sfSound
Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA

Unlit Cigarettes, performed by nief-norf Summer Festival 2018 performance fellows
nief-norf Summer Festival 2018, Powell Recital Hall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Counterfactuals, performed by Tiffany Ng
Rockefeller Carillon New Music Festival, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
Archer Beach House, Chicago, IL

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
Betty's Grill, Nashville, TN

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
Kaiju, Louisville, KY

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
Robinwood Concert House, Toledo, OH

excerpts from Number Opera, performed by Liz Pearse
Narloch Studio, Chicago, IL

2017

Counterfactuals, premiered by Tiffany Ng
Charles Baird Carillon, Burton Memorial Tower, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

animation from Removed, presented as part of the 3CS Competition
University of Michigan Alumni Center Founders Room, Ann Arbor, MI

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
Leighton Concert Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
Ludwig Recital Hall, Kent State University, Kent, OH

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
Kavarna, Decatur, GA

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
New Music on the Point, Leicester, VT

Shading, part of the collaborative multimedia event Fireflies, performed by Collide-O-Scope Music
The Opera Center, New York, NY

Opalescence, performed by Trevor Saint
Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT

Constellations, premiered by Andy Bliss
Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, TN

The Belt of Orion, premiered by Andy Bliss
University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

2016

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
XXII Festival Eduardo Mata, Teatro Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico

Tanngrisnir, with Trevor Saint: Archipelago
Duderstadt Center Video Studio, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Injunctions, performed by the UT Contemporary Music Ensemble and UT Electroacoustic Ensemble
Emporium Arts Center, Knoxville, TN

Removed in "The Body Electric"
Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
Psychedelicide 3, The Farm, Toledo, OH

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
Vertigo Music, Grand Rapids, MI

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

Removed exhibition
Duderstadt Center Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Improvising with Zach Hill
Spread Art, Detroit, MI

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
Under the Radar festival, Kaneko, Omaha, NE

Alligator Char, Injunctions, Quant Theseus, Three Standard Stoppages, and Yggdrasil
performed by nief-norf Summer Festival 2016 performance fellows
nief-norf Summer Festival 2016, Jackson Terminal, Knoxville, TN

Resolution, performed by nief-norf
nief-norf Summer Festival 2016, Powell Recital Hall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Opalescence, performed by Trevor Saint
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

Opalescence, performed by Trevor Saint
University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC

Opalescence, performed by Trevor Saint
University of South Carolina, Columbus, SC

Luigi Nono La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura with Miranda Cuckson
performances as part of Utopian Listening, a workshop on Luigi Nono cosponsored by Tufts University and Harvard University

Opalescence, performed by Trevor Saint
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Opalescence, performed by Trevor Saint
Stetson University, Deland, FL

Opalescence, performed by Trevor Saint
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Opalescence, performed by Trevor Saint
University of North Alabama, Florence, AL

Opalescence, performed by Trevor Saint
Motion Blur, performed by Chamber Cartel
eyedrum, Atlanta, GA

Opalescence, performed by Trevor Saint
University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
Val M Cox Studio, Pittsburgh, PA

Alligator Char, performed by the Composers Forum
DePaul University Concert Hall, Chicago, IL

Luigi Nono La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura with Miranda Cuckson
National Sawdust, Brookyln, NY

Elliptic, performed by martha and monica
Z Below, San Francisco, CA

White Roses, performed by the Fry Street Quartet with Brant Bayless
Caine Performance Hall, Utah State University, Logan, UT

2015

Three Standard Stoppages, performed by the UWM Chamber Players
Bader Hall, Zelazo Center for the Arts, UWM, Milwaukee, WI

Filaments, performed by the UWM Contemporary Music Ensemble
UWM Recital Hall, Milwaukee, WI

Three Standard Stoppages, performed by the DePauw Percussion Ensemble
Kresge Auditorium, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN

Unruly Music/Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Composer Institute
Bader Hall, Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, UWM, Milwaukee, WI

Three Standard Stoppages, performed by the CCM Percussion Ensemble
Patricia Corbett Theater, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Unruly Music: Steve Nelson-Raney, piano
UWM Recital Hall, Milwaukee, WI

Xenoglossia
International Computer Music Conference 2015
University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
Brevard College, Brevard, NC

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
UNC-Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
New Music Greensboro, Mack and Mack, Greensboro, NC

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
Furman University, Greenville, SC

Unruly Music: Minor Vices
UWM Recital Hall, Milwaukee, WI

Quant Theseus and electroacoustic improvisations with sfSound
Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA

Magnetic generative animation
accompanying the UWM Wind Ensemble; John Climer, conductor
World Association for Symphonic Bands & Ensembles 2015
California Theatre, San Jose, CA

Console Lazers of Königsberg Orchestra
aka the MiLO Reunion Whiskey Shindig
UWM Recital Hall, Milwaukee, WI

Three Standard Stoppages, conducted by Allen Otte
Summer Percussion Academy, Sam Houston University, Huntsville, TX

The Language of Pilots, performed by Chris Froh
Anywhere in Time Festival, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

Scrawl, with Hal Rammel and Jim Schoenecker
Formations Series, Woodland Pattern, Milwaukee, WI

Opalescence, performed by Trevor Saint
Uncertainty Series, Never Ending Books, New Haven, CT

Scrawl, with Hal Rammel
Audible Electricity, Acme Records, Milwaukee, WI

Magnetic generative animation
accompanying the UWM Wind Ensemble; John Climer, conductor
UWM Bader Hall, Milwaukee, WI

Bridges of Königsberg, with David Collins and Peter J. Woods
opening for Wrest and Trench
Cocoon Room, Milwaukee, WI

Knot Theory II, performed by inHALE
Origins Concert Series, Church of the Ascension, Silver Spring, MD

Roulettes, performed by Bent Frequency Duo
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Unruly Music Festival
UWM Fine Arts Recital Hall, Milwaukee, WI

Yggdrasil, performed by NOBROW.collective
Dreamland, Louisville, KY

Yggdrasil, performed by NOBROW.collective
Bat Lounge, Athens, OH

Knot Theory I, performed by Lisa Cella
Kaplan Hall, Towson University, Towson, MD

Three Standard Stoppages, conducted by Luciano Chessa
ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

Luigi Nono La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura with Miranda Cuckson
Harper Hall, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI

Knot Theory I, performed by Lisa Cella
von Kuster Hall, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Three Standard Stoppages, conducted by Luciano Chessa
Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Guest conductor with the Oak Creek Ensemble
Circle A, Milwaukee, WI

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