The Zula Quartet performs my piece breathe...blow...break at Northwestern University's annual New Music Conference.  As one of NUNC!3's call for score winners, I'll also be attending concerts and forums featuring guest composers Derek Bermel, Ashley Fure, and Simon Steen Anderson.  

Kourtney Howard of the Nova Ensemble performs I want you to be for cello and electronics at the closing concert of the National Student Electronic Music Event at the University of North Texas.

The orkest de ereprijs premieres a newly commissioned work for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone, and ensemble on a concert also featuring the other selected participants of the 2018 Young Composers' Meeting.  This will be my Netherlands' debut!

So Much Hot Air (Jennifer Beattie, mezzo soprano, and Zachary Pulse, english horn) premieres a newly commissioned piece about fake news!  Also on the concert are other premieres by UPenn graduate composers.  Free reception to follow!  

The Civic Orchestra of Chicago premieres a newly commissioned work for sinfonietta on a concert with other winners of the Civic Composers' Project in Symphony Center.

University of Michigan's USO premieres gather, for symphony orchestra in Hill Auditorium.

Joshua Devries performs I want you to be as part of AEPEX Contemporary Performance's Residency at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.

Joshua Devries performs an excerpt of I want you to be for a sold-out audience in Hill Auditorium at UM's annual Collage Concert.

The Adamas quartet premieres breathe...blow...break for SATB saxophone quartet at the Midwest Composers' Symposium at UI.

unassisted fold premieres WAVE for bass flute and electric guitar at the highSCORE festival.

T.J. Borden of the [~Switch Ensemble] performs I want you to be on the first concert of the Valencia International Performance Academy.

The legendary Arditti Quartet performs we are afraid because we run at June in Buffalo.

New-music superheroes, the JACK quartet performs we are afraid because we run as part of their residency at the University of Michigan.

Jeffrey Leung premieres light is the diamond for solo saxophone.

Performance of "I want you to be" for cello, double bass, and dancers: Zan Berry (cello), Ben Willis (bass), Hillary Kooistra (choreographer).  Program also includes works by Saariaho and Shaw.