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| 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 |
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| Jan. 21, 2017; (premiere) This Way But Once for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano | ||
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SyZyGy Ensemble,
NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
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| Nov. 19, 2016; (premiere) On a Silver Plate
for brass quintet
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| Rogue Valley Symphony Brass Quintet,
NACUSAsor concerts, 1st United Methodist Church, Ashland, OR
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| May 28, 2016; (premiere) Apsara for singdancer and piano
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| Vanessa Nowitzky and I'lana Cotton,
NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
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| May 7, 2016 (premiere), and May 8; Singing Light
for SATB double choirs and piano. Texts by Lorna Crozier and I'lana Cotton
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| Commissioned and performed by Siskiyou Singers,
Southern Oregon Univ. Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
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| Feb. 6, 2016; True Love for SATB a cappella. Text by Mechtild of Magdeburg | ||
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Clavem Lux Choral Ensemble,
NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
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| May 28, 2015; (premiere) A Song for Spring for violin and gamelan degung | ||
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Arlene Tayloe, SOU Leuwi Asih Gamelan,
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
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| May 9, 2015; (premiere) Free Fall for horn, trombone and piano | ||
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Linda Harris, Mark Jacobs, Cynthia Stauffer;
NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
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| Apr. 10, 2015; RagaPlay for alto sax, cello, piano and percussion | ||
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McCulley, Hillebrand, Davies, Kerr;
Cascadia Composers Concerts, Temple Baptist Church, Portland, OR
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| Feb. 12, 2015; (premiere) Legend for string quartet | ||
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Rogue Valley String Quartet,
NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
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| Nov. 1, 2014; Temporary Landscapes for clarinet and piano | ||
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CPE: Rachel Condry and Libby Kardontchik;
NACUSAsf concerts, Foothills Congregational Ch., Los Altos, CA
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| July 29, 2014; ScatterTime for saxophone quartet | ||
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Mazama Saxophone Quartet,
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
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| May 24, 2014; (premiere) Temporary Landscapes for clarinet and piano | ||
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Commissioned and performed by Lori Calhoun, with pianist I'lana Cotton;
NACUSAsor concerts, Congr. UCC, Ashland, OR
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| Mar. 8, 2014; Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet | ||
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Foothills Brass Quintet,
River Park Church, Calgary AB, Canada
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| Feb. 22-23, 2014; WindRiders for piano trio | ||
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Arlene Tayloe, Thomas Stauffer, Mikiko Petrucellii;
NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR and Rogue Community College, Medford, OR |
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| Nov. 23, 2013; (premiere) RagaPlay for alto sax, cello, piano and percussion | ||
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Jenifer Knippel, Lisa Truelove, Mikiko Petrucelli, Bryan Jeffs;
NACUSAsor concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
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| Nov. 2, 2013; (premiere) Open Source 2 for clarinet, violin and piano | ||
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Rachel Condry, Monika Gruber, Libby Kardontchik;
NACUSAsf concerts, Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA
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| Oct. 18, 2013; Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet | ||
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Oregon Brass Quintet,
Cascadia Composers Concerts,
Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR
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| Oct. 4, 2013; Spirals for tenor sax, trumpet, piano and bongo drums | ||
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NACUSA National Festival: Gibbs, Sorensen, Lyons, Cloud;
Howard Performing Arts Auditorium, Ruston, LA
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| June 8, 2013; PlayThings for viola and piano | ||
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Pamela Ryan, Kaori Katayama Noland;
Seventh Species concert, Michelle's Piano Company, Portland, OR
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| May 30 and June 3-4, 2013; Leuwi Asih for oboe, clarinet, and gamelan degung | ||
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Groshong, Hutchings, SOU Leuwi Asih Gamelan;
Rogue Community College and Southern Oregon Univ., Ashland, OR
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| May 25, 2013; The Call of Light for oboe/English horn and piano | ||
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Lorin Groshong, Cynthia Stauffer;
NACUSAsor Concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
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| May 13, 2013; b>Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet | ||
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SOU Faculty Brass Quintet,
Southern Oregon Univ. Recital Hall, Ashland, OR
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| Mar. 9, 2013; Beyond This Gate for piano quintet (premiere) | ||
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Tayloe, Moffatt, Berlet, Stauffer, Petrucelli;
NACUSAsor Concerts, Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR
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| Mar. 1, 2013; ScatterTime for saxophone quartet | ||
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Mazama Saxophone Quartet,
NASA conference, Eugene, OR
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| Jan. 19-20, 2013; Song of Praise for SATB, piano | ||
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3 Rivers Chorale,
Parkway Christian Center, Grants Pass, OR
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| 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 |
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| Nov. 13, 2012; The Call of Light for oboe/English horn and piano | ||
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Kristin Kessler and Cynthia Stauffer; North Medford High School, Medford, OR
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| Oct.27, 2012; For Persons Out-Of-Time for two pianos | ||
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Mikiko Petrucelli, Mark Reppert; NACUSAsor Concerts, Rogue Comm. Coll., Medford, OR
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| July 11, 2012; ScatterTime for saxophone quartet | ||
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Mazama Saxophone Quartet; World Saxophone Congress, St. Andrews, Scotland
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| June 16, 2012; (premiere) WindRiders for piano trio | ||
| Delphi Piano Trio;
NACUSAsf Concerts, Convenant Presby. Ch., Palo Alto, CA
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| May 26, 2012; Spirals for trumpet, tenor sax, piano and bongo drums | ||
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Dresser, Knippel, Petrucelli, Jeffs;
NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
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| May 14 and 18, 2012; ScatterTime for saxophone quartet | ||
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Mazama Saxophone Quartet;
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
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| Mar. 13, 2012; Women's Voices, Women's Words for narr./singer, percuss. quartet | ||
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Beatriz Abella, SOU Percussion Ens.;
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
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| Mar. 11, 2012; The Return for piano trio; Schael, Wang, Lifchitz | ||
| North/South
Consonance Concerts, Christ and St. Stephen's Church, New York, NY |
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| Mar. 3, 2012; The Return for piano trio; Neist, Chaplin, Lewis | ||
| Cascadia Concerts, Colonial Heights. Presby. Ch., Portland, OR
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| Nov. 12, 2011; 3 Songs on Poems by Jeanne Watson for 2 sopranos, piano | ||
| Sullivan, Workman, Reppert; NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
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| Oct. 1, 2011; (premiere) The Call of Light
for oboe/E. horn and piano. Commissioned |
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and performed by Kristin Kessler, with C. Stauffer;
S. Oregon Univ., Ashland, OR
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| May 18, 2011; ScatterTime for saxophone quartet | ||
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SOU Saxophone Quartet;
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
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| Apr. 28, 2011; ScatterTime for saxophone quartet | ||
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SOU Saxophone Quartet;
Sichuan Conservatory, Chengdu, China
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| Mar. 23, 2011; Music for Midwinter for piano solo | ||
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Julia Muench, Monmouth Cons. of Music;
Middletown Township Lib., Red Bank, NJ
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| Mar. 2, 2011; Leuwi Asih for oboe, clarinet and gamelan degung | ||
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SOU Leuwi Asih Gamelan;
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
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| Feb. 18, 2011 (premiere) ScatterTime for saxophone quartet | ||
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SOU Saxophone Quartet;
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
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| Jan. 16, 2011; "An Afternoon of Chamber Music by I'lana Cotton" | ||
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Berlet, Cotton, Kessler, Kasdorf, Palzewicz,
Petrucelli, Stubson, Tayloe, Truelove;
Congregational UCC, Ashland, OR More information on the concert |
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| Oct. 2, 2010; The Return for piano trio |
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| Stubson, Palzewicz, Petrucelli;
NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
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| Jun. 6, 2010; Song of Praise for SATB, piano | ||
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First United Methodist Church, Ashland, OR
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| May 1, 2010; WindSong for soprano, flute, clarinet, piano, maracas | ||
| SyZyGy Ensemble; NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
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| Jan. 16-17, 2010; Song of Praise for SATB, piano; 3 Rivers Chorale; | ||
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Immanuel Meth. Ch., Cave Junction, and Newman Meth. Ch., Grants Pass, OR
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| Jan. 9, 2010 (premiere) Open Source for trumpet and piano | ||
| Dresser, Hoe;
NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
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| May 30, 2009; Night Crossing for English horn, bass clarinet and piano | ||
| Kessler, Kasdorf, Cotton;
NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
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| Feb. 7, 2009 (premiere) True Love for SATB, text by Mechtild of Magdeburg | ||
| Rogue Valley Choral Ens;
NACUSAsor Concerts, Cong. UCC, Ashland, OR
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| 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 |
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| Nov. 8, 2008 (premiere) The Return for piano trio | ||
| Composers Perf. Ens.;
NACUSAsf Concerts, Palo Alto Art Ctr., Palo Alto, CA
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| 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
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| Aug. 5, 2008; Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet | ||
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SOU Brass Quintet;
Oregon Shakespeare Fest. Green Show, Ashland, OR
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| Aug. 2, 2008; Piano Improvisations with poet Lawson Inada | ||
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I'lana Cotton, pianist;
Jackson County Library, Jacksonville, OR
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| May 31, 2008; Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet | ||
| SOU Brass Quintet;
1st Presby. Ch., Medford, OR
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| Apr.5, 2008; The Light of Darkness for wind quintet | ||
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Rogue Valley Wind Qt.;
NACUSAsor Cons., Newman Meth. Ch., Grants Pass, OR
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| Feb. 23, 2008; The Light of Darkness for wind quintet | ||
| Rogue Valley Wind Qt.;
NACUSAsor Concerts, Meth. Ch., Ashland, OR
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| Dec. 30, 2007; Songs for the Journey Piano Improvisations. I'lana Cotton, pianist; | ||
| Living Earth Circle Labyrinth Walk, Unitarian Ctr., Ashland, OR
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| Nov. 16, 2007; Music for Midwinter for piano solo | ||
| Max Lifchitz;
2007 Nat'l CMS Conf.,
and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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| Sept. 23, 2007; Song of Praise for SATB, piano | ||
| Bethany Presby. Ch., Grants Pass, OR
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| Jun. 16, 2007; Alleluia! for SATB, percussion, piano | ||
| San Jose
Symphonic Chorus; NACUSAsf Concerts, Palo Alto Art Ctr., Palo Alto, CA
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| Mar. 10, 2007; Dó-Bá Variations for piano duet | ||
| Cotton, Sacco;
SyZyGy Concerts, First Meth. Ch., Ashland, OR
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| 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
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| Aug. 9, 2006; Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet | ||
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SOU Brass Quintet, Oregon Shakespeare Fest., Carpenter Hall, Ashland, OR |
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| Aug., 2006; Music for Midwinter for piano solo; Max Lifchitz, pianist | ||
| Release of North/South Recordings CD "American Women Composers" |
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| Jun. 3, 2006; (premiere) Dó-Bá Quartet for string quartet | ||
| Ives Quartet,
NACUSAsf Concerts, Palo Alto Art Ctr., Palo Alto, CA |
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| Apr. 29, 2006; Speed Trap Blues for brass quintet | ||
| SOU Brass Quintet, SyZyGy Concerts, First Meth. Ch., Ashland, OR |
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| Mar. 18, 2006; Music for Midwinter for piano solo; Max Lifchitz, pianist | ||
| 2006 CMS Conference, NE Chapter, Wilkes Univ., Wilkes-Barre, PA |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Jun. 29, 2005; (premiere) RagaPlay for alto sax, piano, bass and percussion; | ||
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Fireworks Ens., Oregon Bach Festival Composers' Symposium, Eugene, OR |
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| Feb. 12, 2005; Music for Midwinter for piano solo; I'lana Cotton, pianist | ||
| NACUSAsf Concerts, Palo Alto Art Ctr., Palo Alto, CA |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| Mar. 4, 2004; "Music for Midwinter: I'lana Sandra Cotton in a concert of her | ||
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works"
Rogue Valley Manor, Medford, OR. Piano improvisations and compositions.
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| Feb. 15, 2004; "Music for Midwinter: I'lana Sandra Cotton in a concert of her | ||
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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. |
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