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LIVE COMPOSITIONS / PERFORMANCE / PREMIERES
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2011
Brooklyn, NY. Issue Project Room. Ear Walking Woman series. Live mix and diffusion of electroacoustic composition. Curated by Lawrence Kumpf
Porto, Portugal. Serralves Foundation. Improvisation Collaboration series. Aberration of Light. Live collaboration and workshop with film projection artists Sandra Gibson and Luis Recoder. Curated by Ricardo Matos Cabo, Pedro Rocha, Cristina Grande, Ana Cristina Vicente
NYC, NY. The Stone. Amplify Stones festival. Live solo piano composition. Curated by Jon Abbey/Erstwhile Records
Toronto, ON. Toronto International Film Festival. Aberration of Light: Live collaboration with film projection artists Sandra Gibson and Luis Recoder. Curated by Andréa Picard for the Wavelengths series
Chicago, IL. Gene Siskel Film Center. Aberration of Light. Live collaboration with film projection artists Sandra Gibson and Luis Recoder. Curated by Amy Beste for the Conversations at the Edge series,with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center and the Video Data Bank
London, England. Entr’acte label showcase at cafe OTO. Solo performance on piano, solo performance on laptop. Curated by Allon Kaye, Entr’acte.
Berlin, Germany. Certain Sundays series. Sowieso bar. Solo performance for electronics, objects, piano and lecture. Curated by Chris Heenan, Christopher Williams.
Chicago, IL. Heaven Gallery. Anaphora ensemble presents the premiere of untitled for violin and percussion. Curated by Sam Krahn, Sarah Rich
2010
San Jose, California. 01SJ Biennial. Solo performance for prepared piano, mini speakers. Curated by Stephen Vitiello, Jaime Austin, ZER01
Nijmegen, Netherlands. Extrapool. Brombron residency and performance with Thomas Lehn. Curated by Frans de Waard.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. International House of Philadelphia, Wave Currents festival. Collaborative performance with video artists, Sandra Luis Gibson, and Luis Recoder. Curated by Jesse Kudler
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Unruly Music Festival. Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Curated by Christopher Burns, Peck School of the Art, UWM
Chicago, Illinois. Heaven Gallery. Collaborative performances with Todd Carter, Carol Genetti, Adam Sonderberg. Curated by Todd Carter.
Los Angeles, California. Hammer Museum, UCLA. The Little William Theater Festival of New Music. Premiere of four miniature compositions for resident ensembles. Curated by Chris Kallmyer, Machine Project.
2009
New York, New York. Experimental Intermedia. Premiere of scored composition for chamber ensemble and electronics, and performance collaboration with film artists Sandra Leah Gibson and Luis Recoder. Curated by Phill Niblock
New York, New York. Ear to the Earth Festival. Biome for improvisation ensemble. Curated by Joel Chadabe/Electronic Music Foundation
Los Angeles, California. The Experimental Music Yearbook festival. Roy O. Disney Music Hall at Calarts. Premiere of Shear for percussion ensemble. Curated by Casey Anderson and Michael Pisaro
Seattle, Washington. Wayward Music Series. Curated by Steve Peters/Nonsequitur.
Chicago, IL. Anaphora new music series. Premiere of Stupid Afternoon for Anaphora chamber ensemble.
Milwaukee, WI. UWM Union Theater Cinema Classics series. Original soundtrack accompaniment to Victor Sjostrom’s The Wind. Curated by David Dinnell.
Chicago, IL. ESS “Sunday Solos” series. Curated by Lou Mallozzi.
Chicago, IL. Empty Bottle. Performance with Dan Burke.
NYC, NY. The Stone. Performance with Adam Sonderberg. Curated by Dale Lloyd.
2008
Venice, Italy. La Biennale di Venezia 52nd International Festival of Contemporary
Music. Premiere of composition for chamber ensemble and electronics performed by Alter Ego. Curated by Luca Francesconi.
Montreal and Toronto, Canada Suoni Per Il Popolo festival. Curated by Joda Clement.
Santander, Spain. SDR Muestra de Arte Sonoro festival. Solo composition, performance for prepared piano and electronics. Curated by Ilios.
Los Angeles, CA. Calarts REDCAT – Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater, CIEAT Festival. Performance of a graphic score by Jason Kahn on prepared piano with Jason Kahn, Ulrich Krieger, Mark Trayle. Curated by Calarts Department of Music.
Santa Fe, NM. Santa Fe International Festival of Electroacoustic Music, College of
Santa Fe. Solo performance for piano and electronics. Curated by Steven Miller and the CSF Music Department.
Milwaukee, WI. Alternating Currents Festival at Woodland Pattern Books. Composition and performance with Carol Genetti for found objects, electronics, prepared sounds. Curated by Hal Rammel.
2007
Chicago, IL. Collaborative performance with Seth Cluett, Don Malone, Adam Sonderberg. Elastic Arts. Curated by Triage.
New Haven, CT Allowed/Aloud festival. Performance for piano and electronics. Firehouse 12. Curated by Seth Kim-Cohen.
Chicago, IL. Chicago Sound Map festival. Stop the sound of the Big Bell for large ensemble, improvisers. Elastic Arts. Curated by Michael Hartman, Dudley Bayne.
Rome, Italy. Sguardi Sonori festival. Solo performance for piano and electronics. Curated by Neil Leonard.
Boston, MA. Premiere of Rime and Glaze for large ensemble. Berklee College of Music. Curated by Neil Leonard.
San Francisco, CA. Activating the Medium festival. Exploratorium. Solo performance for electronics and video. Curated by 23Five.
2006
London, England. Institute of Contemporary Arts. London Music Collective’s 15th annual Music Festival. Institute of Contemporary Arts. Solo performance for electronics and amplified objects.
Portland, Oregon. FO(A)RM Media Festival. Portland Arts Center. Untitled composition for ensemble and electronics. Curated by Seth Nehil.
Oakland, CA. Mills College of Music. Squall performed by Mills Contemporary Music Ensemble, Biome performed by Mills Improvisation Ensemble. Untitled composition for wind quintet in three movements performed by Quinteto Latino, Make The Land solo electronics piece for four speakers performed by Olivia Block. Culmination of residency.
Chicago, IL., Elastic Arts Olivia Block and Daniel Menche. Untitled solo performance for prepared piano and electronics. Curated by Adam Sonderberg, Longbox Recordings.
Milwaukee, WI., Cactus Club. Olivia Block and Daniel Menche. Untitled solo composition for autoharp and electronics. Curated by Jon Mueller, Crouton Records.
Leuven, Belgium. Artefact Festival. Video, sound presentation. Curated by Dave Dreisman, Pieter-Paul Mortier.
Milwaukee, WI. Living Room Series. Performance for electronics and acoustic objects, video. Curated by Jon Mueller.
Rome, Italy. Dissonanze festival. Spatialized live compositions for electronics, firecrackers. Curated by Edwin Van Der Heide, Giorgio Mortari.
2005
Boston, MA. MIT Museum. Solo performance with wind ensemble and collaborative performance with Seth Nehil, Jonathan Chen, Bhob Rainey. Curated by NON, Berwick Institute.
2004
Rotterdman, Netherlands. Women’s Xperiment>L festival (women in electronic music) festival. Live composition for recorded material, cello, viola, bass clarinet. Curated by Mariette Groot, Daniela Swarovzky.
Chicago, IL. 3030 club. Heave To live composition for electronics, string, wind and brass ensemble.
Austin, TX. Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA) sponsored event at the Jones Center Art House museum. Live composition for electronics and large wind and string ensemble with the Austin New Music Coop, Imbroglio String Quartet. Curated by Brent Farris/AMODA.
2003
France/Switzerland Tour. Various live performance dates.
Denton, TX. University of North Texas. Live performance for recorded material and University of North Texas Faculty musicians. Accompaniment for dance faculty performance as part of visual artist, Wenda Gu’s opening, Art from Middle Kingdom to Biological Millenium in the University of North Texas Art Gallery.
Amsterdam, Netherlands. Sonic Light festival. Live composition for recorded material, live electronics.
2002
Bologna, Italy. Angelica festival. Live composition for acoustic objects, recorded material/speaker installation. Curated by Massimo Simonini.
Los Angeles, CA Beyond Music festival electroacoustic performance with Achim Wollsheid, Curated by Brandon Labelle.
2001
Berlin, Germany, Vienna, Austria X-Tract Chicago festival. Solo performances.: Podewil Foundation. Presented by Elke Moltrecht (cancelled due to 911).
Chicago, Illinois. Outer Ear festival. Live composition for recorded material, wind, brass ensemble. Curated by Lou Mallozzi/ESS Foundation.
2000
Japan Tour: Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto. Field Studies tour. Collaborative performance series with Seth Nehil . Presented by Koji Tano (MSBR).
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Electroacoustic Music by Olivia Block and Francisco Lopez. Live composition for recorded material, small wind instruments. Nonsequitur composers series. Presented by Steve Peters.
Italy: Milan, Arrezzo, Biella, Catania, Reggio di Calabria, Rome. Solo performance tour. Composition for recorded material, trumpet. Presented by Stefano Bianchi, Giuseppe Ielasi.
Geneva, Switzerland. Collaborative composition for recorded material, steel container, dried leaves, objects. Festival Archipel. Presented by Marie Jenson.
1999
Chicago, Illinois. Independent Composers festival. Odum club. Other presenters: Fred Lonberg-Holm, Helen Mirra. Live composition for recorded material, speaker installation, wind ensemble.
1998
Chicago, Illinois. Pure Gaze CD release event. Composition for recorded material and wind quintet. Performance. Hot House club.
1997
Chicago, Illinois. Eye of the Ear festival. Performance. Composition for wind quartet, recorded material. Links Hall,. Presenters: Steve Barsotti, Todd Zweck.
1996
Chicago, Illinois.Women’s Avant Festival.. Live composition for recorded material, wind quartet. Lounge Ax club.
1995
Austin, Texas. Candy Factory festival. Performance in Alial Straa group. Presenter: Ellen Fullman.
Austin, Texas. Performances in Alial Straa group. Series of improvisation performances in underground drainage tunnels, resonant stairwells.