I'lana Sandra Cotton

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	Nov. 23, 2024
		Into Darkness for cello and piano Ehrlich, Dab; NACUSAsf concerts, Sunset Music Ctr., San Francisco, CA
	Oct. 13, 2024 (premiere)
		Postcards from the Coast for wind quintet Rogue Valley Wind Quintet; NACUSAsor concerts, SOU Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
	Apr. 21, 2024
		Woman with Fruit for soprano, mezzo-soprano and piano Matsuura, Cox-Thornhill, Kudielina; NACUSAsor concerts, SOU Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
	Mar. 23, 2024
		"taking leave...giving thanks" An afternoon of chamber music by I'lana Cotton with Orr, Petrucelli, Robertshaw, Strahm, Wilensky Dó-Bá Quartet, Summer Days, Legend, A Quartet of Angels SOU Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
	Nov. 24, 2023
		Into Darkness for cello and piano Frank, Kudielina; Mountain Meadows, Ashland, OR
	Nov. 11, 2023
		On a Silver Plate for brass quintet Rose City Brass Quintet; Cascadia Composers concerts, Lincoln Recital Hall, Portland, OR
	Oct. 14, 2023 (premiere)
		Into Darkness for cello and piano Frank, Kudielina; NACUSAsor concerts, SOU Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
	June 10, 2023
		'Hope' is the thing with feathers for SATB choir and piano Text by Emily Dickinson Masterworks Serenade Chamber Choir, Dr. Bryan Baker, cond.; Old First Church, San Francisco, CA
	April 22-23, 2023 (live premiere)
		'Hope' is the thing with feathers for SATB choir and piano Text by Emily Dickinson Commissioned and performed by Siskiyou Singers, Mark Reppert, cond. SOU Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
	July 16, 2022
		On a Silver Plate for Brass Quintet Menlo Brass; NACUSAsf concerts, Palo Alto Arts Center, Palo Alto, CA
	June 19, 2022
		Cantus for Rafiudin for clarinet, cello and piano Montoya Sanchez, Frank, Temple; NACUSAsor concerts, SOU Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
	May 14, 2022
		WindRiders for violin, cello and piano Chaplin, Dyer, Milstein; Cascadia Composers concerts, Lincoln Recital Hall, Portland, OR
	Apr. 8, 2022
		Open Source 2 for clarinet, violin and piano SonaTrio: Belton, Gans, Southard; Performing Arts Society, Redding, CA
	Mar. 5 2022
		Night Crossing for English horn, bass clarinet and piano Killmeyer, Perry, Levin; Music by Women Festival, Columbus, MS
	Nov. 12, 2021
		The Light of Darkness for wind quintet Avenue Winds; NACUSAsf concerts, Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA
	Sept. 24, 2021
		Night Crossing for English horn, bass clarinet and piano Killmeyer, Perry, Stubbs; East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
	Aug. 22, 2021
		Open Source 2 for clarinet, violin and piano Anderson, Carr, C. Stauffer; NACUSAsor concerts, Grizzly Peak Winery, Ashland, OR
	May 1, 2021 (virtual premiere)
		'Hope' is the thing with feathers for SATB choir and piano Text by Emily Dickinson Commissioned and virtual performance by Siskiyou Singers, Mark Reppert, cond., Ashland, OR
	Sept. 18, 2020
		The Call of Light for oboe/English horn and piano Kessler, Majkut; Rogue Valley Symphony video Masterworks 1 - An Unexpected Detour
	June 12, 2020
		The Return for piano trio Navona Records album release of *Through Glass,* Works from the other side of the mirror. Performed by the Gramercy Trio, recorded by PARMA Recordings. More Info
	May 24, 2020
		Butterfly for SATB choir and piano Virtual performance by Voices of Silicon Valley, Cyril Deaconoff, cond.
	Aug. 4, 2019 (premiere)
		Dó-Bá Trio for flute, viola and harp Koregelos, Sorensen, Lindquist; NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
	June 19-29, 2019
		Butterfly for SATB choir and piano Siskiyou Singers on tour to Finland and the Baltic States.
	June 9, 2019 (premiere)
		Summer Days - Reflections on paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe for string quartet and piano Carr, Nazarova, Berlet, Stauffer, Reppert; NACUSAsor concerts, Grizzly Peak Winery, Ashland, OR
	Apr. 27, 2019 (premiere), and Apr. 28
		Butterfly - a tribute to the courage and humanity of Chiune Sugihara for SATB choir and piano. Texts include Psalms, Basho, Sugihara, Cotton; text collage by Cotton Commissioned and performed by Siskiyou Singers, Southern Oregon Univ. Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
	Mar. 14-15, 2019
		The Return for piano trio PARMA Recording sessions by Gramercy Trio, Boston, MA; Northampton, NH
	Jan. 12, 2019
		Who Will Feed the Children? for soprano, alto and piano. Text by Theresa Haddock Williams Sullivan, Carrington, Temple; NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
	Nov. 3, 2018 Foothills Cong. Ch., Los Altos CA Nov. 4, 2018 St. Teresa of Avila, San Francisco CA
		The Call of Light for oboe/English horn and piano Doherty, Chew; NACUSAsf concerts.
	May 26, 2018 (premiere)
		A Quartet of Angels for piano quartet Strahm, Berlet, Fong, Temple; NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
	Feb. 3, 2018
		Soundings for piano solo (premiere) and Flame Variations for piano duet I'lana Cotton, Stephanie Chen, Owen Hucke; NACUSAsor concerts, 1st United Methodist Church, Ashland, OR
	Dec. 8-9-10, 2017
		Alleluia! for SATB, 2 percussionists and piano. Siskiyou Singers, Mark Reppert, cond. Southern Oregon Univ. Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
	Oct. 6, 2017 Southern Oregon Univ. Recital Hall, Ashland, OR (premiere), Oct. 7, 2017 Craterian Theatre, Medford, OR Oct. 8, 2017 Performing Arts Center, Grants Pass, OR
		Cantus for orchestra. Commissioned by the Rogue Valley Symphony for its 50th anniversary season. Rogue Valley Symphony, Martin Majkut, cond.
	May 20, 2017; (premiere)
		All Things Confine for mezzo soprano, clarinet, cello and piano. Text by Hadewijch II (13th cent.) Nowitsky, Hutchings, Stauffer, Stauffer; NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
	Jan. 21, 2017; (premiere) This Way But Once for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
		SyZyGy Ensemble, NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
	Nov. 19, 2016; (premiere) On a Silver Plate for brass quintet
		Rogue Valley Symphony Brass Quintet, NACUSAsor concerts, 1st United Methodist Church, Ashland, OR
	May 28, 2016; (premiere) Apsara for singdancer and piano
		Vanessa Nowitzky and I'lana Cotton, NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
	May 7, 2016 (premiere), and May 8; Singing Light for SATB double choirs and piano. Texts by Lorna Crozier and I'lana Cotton
		Commissioned and performed by Siskiyou Singers, Southern Oregon Univ. Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
	Feb. 6, 2016; True Love for SATB a cappella. Text by Mechtild of Magdeburg
		Clavem Lux Choral Ensemble, NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
	May 28, 2015; (premiere) A Song for Spring for violin and gamelan degung
		Arlene Tayloe, SOU Leuwi Asih Gamelan, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
	May 9, 2015; (premiere) Free Fall for horn, trombone and piano
		Linda Harris, Mark Jacobs, Cynthia Stauffer; NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
	Apr. 10, 2015; RagaPlay for alto sax, cello, piano and percussion
		McCulley, Hillebrand, Davies, Kerr; Cascadia Composers Concerts, Temple Baptist Church, Portland, OR
	Feb. 12, 2015; (premiere) Legend for string quartet
		Rogue Valley String Quartet, NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR >
	Nov. 1, 2014; Temporary Landscapes for clarinet and piano
		CPE: Rachel Condry and Libby Kardontchik; NACUSAsf concerts, Foothills Congregational Ch., Los Altos, CA
	July 29, 2014; ScatterTime for saxophone quartet
		Mazama Saxophone Quartet, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
	May 24, 2014; (premiere) Temporary Landscapes for clarinet and piano
		Commissioned and performed by Lori Calhoun, with pianist I'lana Cotton; NACUSAsor concerts, Congr. UCC, Ashland, OR
	Mar. 8, 2014; Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet
		Foothills Brass Quintet, River Park Church, Calgary AB, Canada
	Feb. 22-23, 2014; WindRiders for piano trio
		Arlene Tayloe, Thomas Stauffer, Mikiko Petrucellii; NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR and Rogue Community College, Medford, OR
	Nov. 23, 2013; (premiere) RagaPlay for alto sax, cello, piano and percussion
		Jenifer Knippel, Lisa Truelove, Mikiko Petrucelli, Bryan Jeffs; NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
	Nov. 2, 2013; (premiere) Open Source 2 for clarinet, violin and piano
		Rachel Condry, Monika Gruber, Libby Kardontchik; NACUSAsf concerts, Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA
	Oct. 18, 2013; Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet
		Oregon Brass Quintet, Cascadia Composers Concerts, Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR
	Oct. 4, 2013; Spirals for tenor sax, trumpet, piano and bongo drums
		NACUSA National Festival: Gibbs, Sorensen, Lyons, Cloud; Howard Performing Arts Auditorium, Ruston, LA
	June 8, 2013; PlayThings for viola and piano
		Pamela Ryan, Kaori Katayama Noland; Seventh Species concert, Michelle's Piano Company, Portland, OR
	May 30 and June 3-4, 2013; Leuwi Asih for oboe, clarinet, and gamelan degung
		Groshong, Hutchings, SOU Leuwi Asih Gamelan; Rogue Community College and Southern Oregon Univ., Ashland, OR
	May 25, 2013; The Call of Light for oboe/English horn and piano
		Lorin Groshong, Cynthia Stauffer; NACUSAsor Concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
	May 13, 2013; b>Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet
		SOU Faculty Brass Quintet, Southern Oregon Univ. Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
	Mar. 9, 2013; Beyond This Gate for piano quintet (premiere)
		Tayloe, Moffatt, Berlet, Stauffer, Petrucelli; NACUSAsor Concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
	Mar. 1, 2013; ScatterTime for saxophone quartet
		Mazama Saxophone Quartet, NASA conference, Eugene, OR
	Jan. 19-20, 2013; Song of Praise for SATB, piano
		3 Rivers Chorale, Parkway Christian Center, Grants Pass, OR
	Dec. 7-8-9, 2012; (premiere) Sing who are weary in spirit! for SATB chorus and chamber orchestra
		Text by Rabindranath Tagore Commissioned and performed by Siskiyou Singers; Southern Oregon Univ. Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
	Nov. 13, 2012; The Call of Light for oboe/English horn and piano
		Kristin Kessler and Cynthia Stauffer; North Medford High School, Medford, OR
	Oct.27, 2012; For Persons Out-Of-Time for two pianos
		Mikiko Petrucelli, Mark Reppert; NACUSAsor Concerts, Rogue Comm. Coll., Medford, OR
	July 11, 2012; ScatterTime for saxophone quartet
		Mazama Saxophone Quartet; World Saxophone Congress, St. Andrews, Scotland
	June 16, 2012; (premiere) WindRiders for piano trio
		Delphi Piano Trio; NACUSAsf Concerts, Convenant Presby. Ch., Palo Alto, CA
	May 26, 2012; Spirals for trumpet, tenor sax, piano and bongo drums
		Dresser, Knippel, Petrucelli, Jeffs; NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
	May 14 and 18, 2012; ScatterTime for saxophone quartet
		Mazama Saxophone Quartet; Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
	Mar. 13, 2012; Women's Voices, Women's Words for narr./singer, percuss. quartet
		Beatriz Abella, SOU Percussion Ens.; Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
	Mar. 11, 2012; The Return for piano trio; Schael, Wang, Lifchitz
		North/South Consonance Concerts, Christ and St. Stephen's Church, New York, NY
	Mar. 3, 2012; The Return for piano trio; Neist, Chaplin, Lewis
		Cascadia Concerts, Colonial Heights. Presby. Ch., Portland, OR
	Nov. 12, 2011; 3 Songs on Poems by Jeanne Watson for 2 sopranos, piano
		Sullivan, Workman, Reppert; NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
	Oct. 1, 2011; (premiere) The Call of Light for oboe/E. horn and piano. Commissioned
		and performed by Kristin Kessler, with C. Stauffer; S. Oregon Univ., Ashland, OR
	May 18, 2011; ScatterTime for saxophone quartet
		SOU Saxophone Quartet; Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
	Apr. 28, 2011; ScatterTime for saxophone quartet
		SOU Saxophone Quartet; Sichuan Conservatory, Chengdu, China
	Mar. 23, 2011; Music for Midwinter for piano solo
		Julia Muench, Monmouth Cons. of Music; Middletown Township Lib., Red Bank, NJ
	Mar. 2, 2011; Leuwi Asih for oboe, clarinet and gamelan degung
		SOU Leuwi Asih Gamelan; Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
	Feb. 18, 2011 (premiere) ScatterTime for saxophone quartet
		SOU Saxophone Quartet; Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
	Jan. 16, 2011; "An Afternoon of Chamber Music by I'lana Cotton"
		Berlet, Cotton, Kessler, Kasdorf, Palzewicz, Petrucelli, Stubson, Tayloe, Truelove; Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR More information on the concert
	Oct. 2, 2010; The Return for piano trio
		Stubson, Palzewicz, Petrucelli; NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
	Jun. 6, 2010; Song of Praise for SATB, piano
		First United Methodist Church, Ashland, OR
	May 1, 2010; WindSong for soprano, flute, clarinet, piano, maracas
		SyZyGy Ensemble; NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
	Jan. 16-17, 2010; Song of Praise for SATB, piano; 3 Rivers Chorale;
		Immanuel Meth. Ch., Cave Junction, and Newman Meth. Ch., Grants Pass, OR
	Jan. 9, 2010 (premiere) Open Source for trumpet and piano
		Dresser, Hoe; NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
	May 30, 2009; Night Crossing for English horn, bass clarinet and piano
		Kessler, Kasdorf, Cotton; NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
	Feb. 7, 2009 (premiere) True Love for SATB, text by Mechtild of Magdeburg
		Rogue Valley Choral Ens; NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
	Jan. 17-18, 2009 (premiere) Night Crossing for English horn, bass clarinet and piano
		Kessler, Kasdorf, Cotton; Rogue Valley music Teachers benefit concerts Jackson County Lib., Jacksonville, OR and Bethany Presby. Ch., Grants Pass, OR
	Nov. 8, 2008 (premiere) The Return for piano trio
		Composers Perf. Ens.; NACUSAsf Concerts, Palo Alto Art Ctr., Palo Alto, CA
	Oct. 25-26, 2008; Dó-Bá Quartet for string quartet; Tayloe, Stubson, Berlet, Truelove;
		NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Medford, OR and Methodist Ch., Ashland, OR
	Aug. 5, 2008; Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet
		SOU Brass Quintet; Oregon Shakespeare Fest. Green Show, Ashland, OR
	Aug. 2, 2008; Piano Improvisations with poet Lawson Inada
		I'lana Cotton, pianist; Jackson County Library, Jacksonville, OR
	May 31, 2008; Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet
		SOU Brass Quintet; 1st Presby. Ch., Medford, OR
	May 16-18, 2008; Who Will Feed the Children? for SSA, piano; Rogue Valley Peace
		Choir Spring Concert; 1st Presby. Ch., Medford, and Unitarian Ctr., Ashland, OR
	Apr. 12-13, 2008 (premiere) Awakening for keyboard ensemble
		Rogue Valley Branch OMTA commission for benefit concerts; RVMTA Ens.; Jackson County Lib., Jacksonville, and Bethany Presby. Church, Grants Pass, OR
	Apr.5, 2008; The Light of Darkness for wind quintet
		Rogue Valley Wind Qt.; NACUSAsor Cons., Newman Meth. Ch., Grants Pass, OR
	Feb. 23, 2008; The Light of Darkness for wind quintet
		Rogue Valley Wind Qt.; NACUSAsor Concerts, Meth. Ch., Ashland, OR
	Dec. 30, 2007; Songs for the Journey Piano Improvisations. I'lana Cotton, pianist;
		Living Earth Circle Labyrinth Walk, Unitarian Ctr., Ashland, OR
	Nov. 16, 2007; Music for Midwinter for piano solo
		Max Lifchitz; 2007 Nat'l CMS Conf., and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
	Sept. 23, 2007; Song of Praise for SATB, piano
		Bethany Presby. Ch., Grants Pass, OR
	Jun. 16, 2007; Alleluia! for SATB, percussion, piano
		San Jose Symphonic Chorus; NACUSAsf Concerts, Palo Alto Art Ctr., Palo Alto, CA
	Mar. 10, 2007; Dó-Bá Variations for piano duet
		Cotton, Sacco; SyZyGy Concerts, First Meth. Ch., Ashland, OR
	Jan. 6-7, 2007; Dó-Bá Variations for piano duet
		Cotton, Sacco; RVMTA benefit concerts, Jackson County Lib., Jacksonville and Bethany Presby. Ch., Grants Pass, OR
	Aug. 9, 2006; Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet
		SOU Brass Quintet, Oregon Shakespeare Fest., Carpenter Hall, Ashland, OR
	Aug., 2006; Music for Midwinter for piano solo; Max Lifchitz, pianist
		Release of North/South Recordings CD "American Women Composers"
	Jun. 3, 2006; (premiere) Dó-Bá Quartet for string quartet
		Ives Quartet, NACUSAsf Concerts, Palo Alto Art Ctr., Palo Alto, CA
	Apr. 29, 2006; Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet
		SOU Brass Quintet, SyZyGy Concerts, First Meth. Ch., Ashland, OR
	Mar. 18, 2006; Music for Midwinter for piano solo; Max Lifchitz, pianist
		2006 CMS Conference, NE Chapter, Wilkes Univ., Wilkes-Barre, PA
	Feb. 18, 2006; Music for Midwinter for piano solo; I'lana Cotton, pianist
		Changing Woman for flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano; SyZyGy Ens. SyzyGy Concerts, First Meth. Ch., Ashland, OR
	Dec. 5, 2005; Music for Midwinter for piano solo; Max Lifchitz, pianist
		Piano Fest '05, Christ and St. Stephen's Church, New York, NY Also: Jul. 2, 2005, Rosario/12 Concerts, Rosario, Argentina Also: Mar. 29, 2005, University at Albany, Albany, NY
	Jun. 29, 2005; (premiere) RagaPlay for alto sax, piano, bass and percussion;
		Fireworks Ens., Oregon Bach Festival Composers' Symposium, Eugene, OR
	Feb. 12, 2005; Music for Midwinter for piano solo; I'lana Cotton, pianist
		NACUSAsf Concerts, Palo Alto Art Ctr., Palo Alto, CA
	Dec. 6, 2004; Music for Midwinter for piano solo; Max Lifchitz, pianist
		North/South Consonance Concerts, Christ and St. Stephen's Church, New York, NY
	Oct. 17-22, 2004; Artist-In Residence, The Bryn Mawr School, Baltimore, MD
		Week-long residency in multi-arts approach to fostering individual creativity, using improvisation as a tool for exploration; 24 classes and workshops, in K-12 fine arts and performing arts classes.
	Mar. 4, 2004; "Music for Midwinter: I'lana Sandra Cotton in a concert of her
		works" Rogue Valley Manor, Medford, OR. Piano improvisations and compositions.
	Feb. 15, 2004; "Music for Midwinter: I'lana Sandra Cotton in a concert of her
		works" Solo Piano Concert, Jacksonville County Lib., Jacksonville, OR. Piano improvisations with poet Lawson Inada, and piano compositions, including premiere of Music for Midwinter for piano solo.