September 10, 2017

Formosa Trio

Marc Embree, narrator

READING AN ANTHOLOGY OF CHINESE POEMS OF THE SUNG DYNASTY, I PAUSE TO ADMIRE THE LENGTH AND CLARITY OF THEIR TITLES

Fairchild Theatre

East Lansing, Michigan

September 15, 2017, 1PM (EDT)

BROADCAST

Performance Today™ with Fred Child on American Public Media

Mimi Stillman, flute

Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle

Lorenzo Muti, conductor

VIAJE

Radio broadcast nationally and streamed online

September 16, 2017

Gwen Dease, marimba

BLOWING WESTWARD

Fairchild Theatre

East Lansing, Michigan

September 16, 2017

Beaumont Brass

NIGHT-SHINING WHITE

Fairchild Theatre

East Lansing, Michigan

September 30, 2017

Beaumont Brass

NIGHT-SHINING WHITE

The University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

September 30, October 1, 2017

Nancy Laupheimer, flute

The American String Quartet

VIAJE

Taos Chamber Music Group

Arthur Bell Auditorium at the Harwood Museum of Art

Taos, New Mexico

October 1, 2017

Chloë Hanslip, Violin

Laura Jackson, conductor

Reno Philharmonic

2017-18 Season Opener

STRAUSS: Overture to Die Fledermaus

ZHOU: Violin Concerto

BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts

Reno, Nevada

October 1, 2017

Arkansas Tech University Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Dan Belongia, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

Witherspoon Auditorium,

Arkansas Tech University,

Russellville, Arkansas

October 3, 2017

Chloë Hanslip, Violin

Laura Jackson, conductor

Reno Philharmonic

STRAUSS: Overture to Die Fledermaus

ZHOU: Violin Concerto

BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts

Reno, Nevada

October 5, 2017

Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble

Joseph P. Missal, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

Seretean Center for the Performing Arts

Stillwater, Oklahoma

October 18, 2017

University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory Wind Symphony

Steve Davis, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

Folly Theater, Kansas City, Missouri

October 20, 2017

University of Michigan Symphony Band

Michael Haithcock, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

October 20, 2017

Linda Chesis, flute

The American String Quartet

VIAJE

Greenfield Hall

Manhattan School of Music

New York, New York

October 29, 2017

Columbia Orchestra Chamber Concert Series

Brenda Anna, violin

Jason Love, cello

Nancy Smith, piano

TRIO

St. Francis of Assisi Parish

Fulton, Maryland

November 26, 2017

Würzburger Philharmoniker Chamber Concert Series

Stefan Albers, flute

Sara Birringer, Peter David, violins

Sophia Kirst, viola

Matthias Steinkrauß, cello

VIAJE

Toscanasaal der Residenz,

Würzburg, Germany

December 1, 2017

Ball State University Wind Ensemble

Thomas Caneva, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

Sursa Performance Hall

Muncie, Indiana

December 2, 2017

Lauren Zwonik, flute

& Friends

VIAJE

Snell Hall

State University of New York at Potsdam, New York

December 6, 2017

West Texas A&M University Symphonic Band

Don Lefevre, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

Mary Moody Northen Hall

Canyon, Texas

January 5, 2018, 1PM (EST) (repeated in the weekend show)

BROADCAST

Performance Today™ with Fred Child on American Public Media

Mimi Stillman, flute; Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle; Lorenzo Muti, conductor

VIAJE

Radio broadcast nationally and streamed online

January 13, 2018

University of Michigan Symphony Band

Michael Haithcock, conductor

SMTD Collage Concert

PETALS OF FIRE

Hill Auditorium

Ann Arbor, Michigan

January 19, 2018

Dolce Suono Trio

VIAJE

Friends of Chamber Music of Reading

WCR Center for the Arts

Reading, Pennsylvania

February 2, 2018

West Texas A&M University Symphonic Band

Don Lefevre, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

Mary Moody Northen Hall

Canyon, Texas

February 7, 2018

Mingzhao Zhou, violin

Úna O’Riordan, cello

Zhou Tian, piano

TRIO

Cook Recital Hall

Michigan State University College of Music

East Lansing, Michigan

February 10-11, 2018

Allentown Symphony

Diane Wittry, conductor

ZHOU: The Palace of Nine Perfections

RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Joyce Yang)

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade

Miller Symphony Hall

Allentown, Pennsylvania

February 11, 2018

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic

Ulysses S. James, conductor

ZHOU: Broken Ink

William Grant STILL: Symphony No.1

Mark Edwards WILSON: Piano Concerto (Thomas Pandolfi)

Church of the Epiphany,

Washington DC

February 13, 2018

Gwen Dease, marimba

BLOWING WESTWARD

Cook Rectial Hall

Michigan State University College of Music

February 16, 2018

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wind Ensemble

John Climer, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

February 18, 2018

Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic

Ulysses S. James, conductor

ZHOU: Broken Ink

William Grant STILL: Symphony No.1

Mark Edwards WILSON: Piano Concerto (Thomas Pandolfi)

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Alexandria, Virginia

February 21, 2018

University of Texas at Austin Wind Symphony

Tiffany Galus, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

University of Texas at Austin

February 22, 2018

Mimi Stillman, flute

The Jasper Quartet

VIAJE

Chestnut Hill Friends Meetinghouse – Skyspace

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 28, 2018

Marc Embree, narrator

Emily Roberts, flute

Matt Pickart, viola

Chen-Yu Huang, Harp

READING AN ANTHOLOGY OF CHINESE POEMS OF THE SUNG DYNASTY, I PAUSE TO ADMIRE THE LENGTH AND CLARITY OF THEIR TITLES

Fairchild Theatre

East Lansing, Michigan

March 1-11, 2018

Baylor University Wind Ensemble

Eric Wilson, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

2018 Spring Concert Tour in Texas and New Mexico

Details

March 9, 2018

Baylor University Wind Ensemble

Eric Wilson, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

The American Bandmasters Association

84th Annual Convention

Fort Worth, Texas

March 16, 2018

Mary Gossell, piano

PRISM

Cook Recital Hall

Michigan State University College of Music

March 18, 2018

Michigan Philharmonic

Nan Washburn, conductor

WALTON: Crown Imperial March

ZHOU: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

PEGGY GLANVILLE-HICKS: Etruscan Concerto (Patrick Johnson, piano)

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

First United Methodist Church

Plymouth, Michigan

March 25, 2018

Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle

Lorenzo Muti, conductor

ZHOU: Nocturne

BEETHOVEN: Symphony n. 3

BEETHOVEN: Piano concerto n. 5 (Nathan Lee)

Carolina Theatre

Durham, North Carolina

March 26, 2018

Qing Jiang, piano

CRYSTAL (WORLD PREMIERE)

Rooke Recital Hall

Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

March 31, 2018

Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory for the Arts Wind Ensemble

Kevin Ford, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

National Band Festival

Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall

New York

April 9, 2018

BROADCAST

Performance Today™ with Fred Child on American Public Media

Mimi Stillman, flute; Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle; Lorenzo Muti, conductor

VIAJE

Radio broadcast nationally and streamed online

April 13, 2018

Members of the Detroit Symphony, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings

Amanda Blaikie, flute

Úna O’Riordan, cello

Rudolf Ozolins, piano

VIAJE

Hagopian World of Rugs

Birmingham, Michigan

April 20, 2018

Southwestern Oklahoma State University Wind Symphony

Marc Mueller, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

Weatherford, Oklahoma

April 23, 2018

Bowling Green State University Wind Symphony

Michael King, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

Orchestra Hall, Detroit Symphony Center

Detroit, Michigan

May 2, 2018

Utah Symphony

Thierry Fischer, Music Director

MEET THE COMPOSER

AND PRESENTATION

Utah Opera Production Studio

Salt Lake City, Utah

May 4, 2018

SUNY Adirondack Symphonic Band

Diane Bargiel, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

State University of New York Adirondack

Queensbury, New York

May 10, 2018

New Haven Symphony

William Boughton, conductor

BARTOK: Concerto for Orchestra

RACHMANINOFF: Isle of the Dead

KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto (Elena Urioste)

ZHOU: First Sight

Woolsey Hall

New Haven, Connecticut

May 11, 2018

Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory for the Arts Wind Ensemble

Kevin Ford, conductor

PETALS OF FIRE

Tarpon Springs, Florida

May 11, 2018

Lansing Symphony

Timothy Muffitt, conductor

ZHOU: Trace

RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2

MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition

Wharton Center for Performing Arts

East Lansing, Michigan

May 12, 2018

Oregon Mozart Players

Kelly Kuo, conductor

ZHOU: Joy

MOZART: Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”

Beall Concert Hall,

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

May 25, 2018

Joseph Morris, Clarinet

Jennifer Hsiao, Piano

UNHEARD WISHES

Moskowitz Bayse

Los Angeles, CA

May 25-26, 2018

Detroit Chamber Orchestra

Jherrard Hardeman, conductor

ZHOU: Joy

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 1

5/25: Berkley First United Methodist Church, MI

5/26: Detroit Institute of Arts, MI

June 5 – July 5, 2018

Residency at Shanghai Conservatory

Masterclasses, Lessons, Performances

Shanghai Conservatory

Shanghai, China

June 20, 2018

Members of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

VIAJE

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall

Shanghai, China

July 2, 2018

Hangzhou Philharmonic

Jian Wang, cello

Yang Yang, conductor

CELLO CONCERTO (WORLD PREMIERE)

Opening concert, Hangzhou International Music Festival

Hangzhou, China

August 1, 2018

Marya Martin, flute

Clive Greensmith, cello

Orion Weiss, piano

VIAJE

Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival

Bridgehampton, New York