2018-19 season
September 6, 2018
Mimi Stillman, flute
Charles Abramovic, piano
DUET
PRISM
Cook Recital Hall, Michigan State University College of Music
East Lansing, MI
September 9, 2018
Trio Dionysus
VIAJE
The Village at Swope Park
Kansas City, MO
September 29, 2018
Reno Philharmonic
Laura Jackson, conductor
GERSHWIN: Cuban Overture, Concerto in F (Alessio Bax)
ZHOU: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
RAVEL: Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
Reno, NV
September 30, 2018
Reno Philharmonic
Laura Jackson, conductor
GERSHWIN: Cuban Overture, Concerto in F (Alessio Bax)
ZHOU: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
RAVEL: Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
Reno, NV
October 5, 2018
University of Southern California Thornton Wind Ensemble
Sharon Lavery, conductor
JOAN TOWER: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 2
STRAVINSKY: Octet
MAHLER: Um Mitternacht
DVORAK: Serenade
ZHOU: Petals of Fire
Bovard Auditorium
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
October 6, 2018
Oregon Mozart Players
Molly Barth, flute
Kelly Kuo, conductor
VIAJE
Beall Concert Hall
Eugene, OR
October 13, 2018
Dolce Suono Trio
Mimi Stillman, flute
Nathan Vickery, cello
Charles Abramovic, piano
VIAJE
Barshinger Center
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
October 14, 2018
Dolce Suono Trio
Mimi Stillman, flute
Nathan Vickery, cello
Charles Abramovic, piano
VIAJE
Trinity Center for Urban Life
Philadelphia, PA
October 21, 2018
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Chamber Recital
Mingzhao Zhou, Jiamin Wang, violins
Hang Su, viola; David LeDoux, cello
SMETANA: String Quartet No. 1 “From My Life”
PROKOFIEV: String Quartet No. 1
ZHOU: String Quartet No. 1
Orchard Lake Community Church
West Bloomfield Township, MI
October 30, 2018
Pius Cheung, marimba
BLOWING WESTWARD
Fairchild Theatre
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
November 2, 2018
Mary Gossell, piano
PRISM
Trinity Church
Lansing, MI
November 5, 2018
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
Liang Zhang, conductor
THE PALACE OF NINE PERFECTIONS
Shanghai Symphony Concert Hall
Shanghai, China
November 8, 2018
Music from China Ensemble
HUNDRED ANTIQUES (world premiere)
Meyer Auditorium at Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian
Washington, DC
November 9, 2018
Music from China Ensemble
HUNDRED ANTIQUES (New York premiere)
Symphony Space
New York, NY
November 9, 2018
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Yoshikazu Fukumura, conductor
ZHOU: Concerto for Orchestra (Asia premiere)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4
Shanghai Symphony Concert Hall
Shanghai, China
November 10, 2018
Soloists of New England
Ju-Hee Kang, flute
Nathaniel Pasague, cello
Hokyong Choi, piano
DURUFLÉ: Prelude, Recitative and Variations
ZHOU: Viaje
MENDELSSOHN: Octet for Strings
First Korean Church
Cambridge, MA
November 10, 2018
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Diane Wittry, conductor
ZHOU: Rise (world premiere – commissioned in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I)
COPELAND: Lincoln Portrait
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 5
Miller Symphony Hall
Allentown, PA
November 11, 2018
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Diane Wittry, conductor
ZHOU: Rise (world premiere – commissioned in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I)
COPELAND: Lincoln Portrait
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 5
Miller Symphony Hall
Allentown, PA
November 11, 2018
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Wind Ensemble
John Locke, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
North Carolina Music Educators Association Convention
Winston-Salem, NC
November 15, 2018
University of Northern Iowa Wind Ensemble
Danny Galyen, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Great Hall, Cedar Falls, IA
November 17, 2018
Soloists of New England
Ju-Hee Kang, flute
Nathaniel Pasague, cello
Hokyong Choi, piano
DURUFLÉ: Prelude, Recitative and Variations
ZHOU: Viaje
MENDELSSOHN: Octet for Strings
Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center
New York, NY
November 18, 2018
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Wind Ensemble
John Locke, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Greensboro, NC
November 18, 2018
Texas A&M University Wind Symphony
Timothy Rhea, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Rudder Theatre, College Station, TX
November 18, 2018
Robert Young, soprano saxophone
Noa Even, tenor saxophone
Casey Dierlam, piano
VIAJE
Ludwig Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center
Kent State University, OH
November 28, 2018
Yijia Fang, cello
RHYME
Roy Barnett Hall
University of British Columbia School of Music
Vancouver, Canada
December 8, 2018
University of Hartford Hartt Wind Ensemble
Glen Adsit, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Fuller Music Center
West Hartford, CT
December 10-20, 2018
Residency at Shanghai Conservatory
Masterclasses, Lessons, Performances
Shanghai Conservatory
Shanghai, China
February 2, 2019
Ohio University Wind Symphony
Andrew Trachsel, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO (consortium premiere)
Ohio Music Education Association Conference
Huntington Convention Center
Cleveland, OH
February 5, 2019
Ohio University Wind Symphony
Andrew Trachsel, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO
Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Athens, OH
February 5, 2019
Performance Today™ with Fred Child on American Public Media
Mimi Stillman, flute
Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle
Lorenzo Muti, conductor
VIAJE
Broadcast nationally and streamed online
February 10, 2019
Sybarite5
JOY (string quintet version premiere; commissioned for Sybarite5)
Cranbrook Music Guild Concert Series
Bloomfield Hills, MI
February 11, 2019
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Wind Symphony
Scott Anthony Jones, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO (TMEA preview)
Jones Auditorium
Kingsville, TX
February 14, 2019
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Wind Symphony
Scott Anthony Jones, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO (world premiere)
Texas Music Educators Association Convention
San Antonio, TX
February 14, 2019
Texas A&M University Wind Symphony
Timothy Rhea, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Texas Music Educators Association Convention
San Antonio, TX
February 16, 2019
Music from China Ensemble
HUNDRED ANTIQUES
Norton Museum of Art
West Palm Beach, FL
February 16, 2019
Spokane Symphony
James Lowe, conductor
ZHOU: Rise (West Coast Premiere; co-commissioned by Spokane Symphony)
LISZT: Concerto No. 2 in A Major (Haochen Zhang)
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox
Spokane, WA
February 17, 2019
Spokane Symphony
James Lowe, conductor
ZHOU: Rise (West Coast Premiere; co-commissioned by Spokane Symphony)
LISZT: Concerto No. 2 in A Major (Haochen Zhang)
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox
Spokane, WA
February 18, 2019
Qing Jiang, piano
CRYSTAL
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA
February 20, 2019
Qing Jiang, piano
CRYSTAL
Organ Hall, College Of Visual And Performing Arts
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
February 25, 2019
Members of the Detroit Symphony and MSU
Sharon Sparrow, flute
Abraham Feder, cello
Zhihua Tang, piano
VIAJE
Michigan State University College of Music
East Lansing, MI
March 3, 2019
Eastern New Mexico University Wind Symphony
Dustin Seifert, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO
Buchanan Hall, Eastern New Mexico University
Portales, NM
March 3, 2019
Martha Grener, flute
Gregory Wood, cello
Sar-Shalom Strong, piano
VIAJE
Presented by Civic Morning Musicals
Park Central Presbyterian Church
Syracuse, NY
March 4, 2019
Volker Brass
NIGHT-SHINING WHITE
Old Mission United Methodist Church
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance
Kansas City, KS
March 10, 2019
Arkansas Tech University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Daniel Belongia, conductor
SEEKER’S SCHERZO
Witherspoon Auditorium
Russellville, AR
March 12, 2019
University of Washington Wind Ensemble
Timothy Salzman, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts
Seattle, WA
March 18, 2019
Qing Jiang, piano
CRYSTAL
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
March 21, 2019
Liberty University Wind Symphony
Stephen Kerr, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE
Liberty University School of Music
Lynchburg, VA
March 21, 2019
Allentown Symphony Orchestra Short Film Festival
Featuring new short films based on Zhou Tian’s Music
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Miller Symphony Hall
Allentown, PA
March 23-31, 2019
University of Washington Wind Ensemble China Tour
Timothy Salzman, conductor
PETALS OF FIRE (Asia premiere)
– Sichuan University, Chengdu (March 23, 25)
– Xi’an Conservatory of Music, Xi’an (March 27)
– Tsinghua University, Beijing (March 31)
March 29, 2019
Molly Barth, flute
Blair String Quartet
VIAJE
Turner Recital Hall
Blair School of Music
Vanderbilt University
March 31, 2019
Meng-Chieh Liu and friends – Canceled
MORNING AFTER THE DELUGE
The Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA
April 12, 2019
Terra Voce Duo with David Berry
VIAJE
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA
April 27, 2019
Reno Philharmonic
Laura Jackson, conductor
STRAUSS: Travel Fever and Waltz Scene from Intermezzo
ZHOU: Transcend (world premiere, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
MOZART: Requiem
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
Reno, NV
April 28, 2019
Reno Philharmonic
Laura Jackson, conductor
STRAUSS: Travel Fever and Waltz Scene from Intermezzo
ZHOU: Transcend (world premiere, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
MOZART: Requiem
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
Reno, NV
May 4, 2019
Reno Philharmonic
Laura Jackson, conductor
ZHOU: Transcend (celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Elko Convention Center
Elko, NV
May 17, 2019
Utah Symphony
Thierry Fischer, conductor
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 (James Ehnes)
ZHOU: Transcend (celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
COPLAND: Suite from Billy the Kid
Abravanel Hall
Salt Lake City, UT
May 18, 2019
Utah Symphony
Thierry Fischer, conductor
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 (James Ehnes)
ZHOU: Transcend (celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad)
COPLAND: Suite from Billy the Kid
Abravanel Hall
Salt Lake City, UT
May 19, 2019
Molly Barth, flute
Cello, TBA
Natasha Stojanovska, piano
VIAJE
Chatter Music Series
Las Puertas
Albuquerque, NM
June 23, 2019
Great Wall Quartet
STRING QUARTET NO. 2
Huafa Grand Theatre
Zhuhai, China
June 29, 2019
Bach Dancing and Dynamite
VIAJE
The Playhouse, Overture Center for the Arts
Madison, WI
June 30, 2019
Bach Dancing and Dynamite
VIAJE
American Players Theatre
Spring Green, WI
July 1, 2019
American String Quartet
Linda Chesis, flute
VIAJE
Bowdoin International Music Festival
Studzinski Recital Hall
Brunswick, ME
July 18, 2019
The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own”
LaToya Webb, conductor (Michael Haithcock,clinician)
PETALS OF FIRE
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall
Alexandria, VA
July 20, 2019
Klang Music Festival Orchestra
Lee Shiak Yao, conductor
THE GRAND CANAL (full version for erhu, ruan, Chinese opera singer, mixed chorus and orchestra)
45th Klang Music Festival
Malaysia
July 26, 2019
Utah Symphony
Conner Gray Covington, conductor
HOLST The Planets
STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra
ZHOU Transcend (selection)
Deer Valley Music Festival
Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Park City, UT