UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
2025
January 30: American Premiere of Sonatina for Flute & Piano - André Washington (flute) & Daniel Pesca (piano), Fulton Recital Hall, Godspeed Hall, The University of Chicago, 4:30pm
March 28: Immigrant Suite - Katarina Grobler & Aristea Mellos, The Women’s Club, Sydney, 7pm.
May: World Premiere of Cello & Piano Sonata - Stephanie McCallum & Timo-Veikko “Tipi” Valve
Recent Performances & Projects
2024
November 29: World Premiere and livestream of String Quartet - the Flinders Quartet, David Li Sound Gallery, Monash University, Clayton.
November 26: Preview performance of String Quartet - the Flinders Quartet, Noisy Ritual, Brunswick East.
November 7: Public and Live Streamed Workshop with the Flinders Quartet at the Performance Space at Library at the Dock, Docklands, Melbourne.
October 22: Premiere of new work for flute & piano for Stephanie McCallum & Laura Chislett, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Recital Hall West, 7pm.
October 22: Preludes VII & IX - Stephanie McCallum, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Recital Hall West, 7pm
October 12: Immigrant Suite - Katarina Grobler & Aristea Mellos, The Women’s Club, Sydney, 6pm.
September 22: select Preludes - Faculty Artist Series, Tony Caramia, The Eastman School of Music, Kilbourn Hall, 3:30pm
August 31 & September 1, selections from Preludes (Book I) - Jocelyn Ho (piano) for Ensemble Offspring’s Avant Gardens II, Glebe & Tempe at 5pm
April 28: Preludes Book I - Daniel Pesca, Spectrum New York, 3pm
April 27: Immigrant Suite - Daniel Pesca & Aristea Mellos, Australian Women in New York/American Australian Association NYC, 5pm
April 25: Preludes Book I - Daniel Pesca, Ithaca College, Ithaca New York, 7pm
April 24: Composition Seminar, Ithaca College, Ithaca New York, 1pm
April 23: Immigrant Suite - Daniel Pesca & Aristea Mellos, Union College, NY, 6pm
April 21: Preludes Book I - Daniel Pesca, Array Music, Toronto, Canada, 3pm
April 18: Composition Symposium, the Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY, 3pm
Preludes Book I - Daniel Pesca, the Eastman School of Music, Howard Hanson Hall 7pm
April 18 - 28 USA & CANADA TOUR
March 9: Immigrant Suite - Erin Helyard & Stephanie McCallum, Soldiers’ Hall, Bundanoon NSW, 11:00am
January 16 - 17: Sydney Youth Orchestras Summer School Composition Tutor, Santa Sabina College, Sydney NSW
2023
December 15: Three Haikus - Madeline Caine and Susanne Stock, Künstlerische Abendschule Jena, Sophienstr. 18. Jenna, Germany, 7:30pm
October 7: Preludes I. VIII. IX. X. by pianist Mai Yamada, Mona Petro, Nagoya, Japan, 7:00pm.
September 26 & 27: World Premiere of Three Haikus - Madeline Caine and Susanne Stock, Morgan-Archiv Gallery, Chemnitz, 7:30pm (26/9) & Denkraun Sophienkirche, Dresden, 7:00pm (27/9).
September 16: Preludes I. VIII. IX. X. by pianist Mai Yamada, C’est bon Kyodo Hall, Tokyo Japan. 3:00pm
September 16: Prelude X by pianist Sarah Chick, prizewinner of the Ossa Music Prize, The Ian Potter Recital Hall, The Hedberg, Hobart Tasmania, 7:00pm.
September 10: The Immigrant Suite (for four hands piano), by pianists Jennifer Hou and Aaron Chew at the Wesley Music Centre, Canberra, Australia, 5pm.
September 3: Preludes VI & X by pianist Wynona Wang for the Shelter Island Friends of Music, NY, 7pm.
September 2: Prelude X by pianist Sarah Chick, prizewinner of the Ossa Music Prize, Swansea Town Hall, Swansea Tasmania, 7pm.
September 1: Prelude X by pianist Sarah Chick, prizewinner of the Ossa Music Prize, the Annex Theatre, Inveresk campus, Invermay Tasmania, 7pm.
August 31: Prelude X by pianist Sarah Chick, prizewinner of the Ossa Music Prize, The Wharf, Ulverstone, Tasmania, 7pm.
August 30: Prelude X by pianist Sarah Chick, prizewinner of the Ossa Music Prize, The Paragon Theatre, Queenstown, Tasmania, 7pm.
August 27: World Premiere of the Immigrant Suite by Stephanie McCallum and Erin Helyard, The Church in Alexandria, Sydney.
July 26-30: Preludes VI & X by pianist Wynona Wang for Zhou Guangren Summer Piano Institute, Ordos City, China.
July 13: Prelude X by pianist Sarah Chick, prizewinner of the Ossa Music Prize, The Hedberg - The University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania.
July 10: Preludes VI & X by pianist Wynona Wang for The Sydney International Piano Competition, Verbrugghen Hall, The Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 3:00pm
June 28: Preludes VII & X by pianist Wei-Han Wu for the Washington State Music Teachers Association Annual State Conference, Winthrop, Washington State, USA.
June 19: Preludes VI & X by pianist Wynona Wang for the Green Lake Festival of Music, First Congregational church of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA, 7:30pm
May 26: Performance of Sonata by pianist Lee Dionne for “Sketches in Colour” at the Hayes Street Studio, Sydney, 7:00pm
May 21: Performance of Sonata by pianist Lee Dionne for “Sketches in Colour” at the Hayes Street Studio, Sydney, 4:00pm
May 12: Preludes VI & X by pianist Wynona Wang at the Parish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY at 6:00pm
April 16: Preludes VI & X by pianist Wynona Wang at Concerts At Second, Second Presbyterian Church, 4200 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD, USA, 3:30pm
March 19: Performance of Dreams in Shadow by Phil Pierick, First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield, Deerfield, IL, 4:00pm.
March 10: Performance of Dreams in Shadow by Phil Pierick, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL, 12:10pm. This event will be live streamed.
2022
November 26: World Premiere of Preludes with Stephanie McCallum at Verbrugghen Hall, The Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 7pm. Live recording by ABC Classic for future broadcast.
October 7 - 10: Performance of Stimmung and Three Studies in a Borrowed Voice on the Bach in the Gardens Tour in Mudgee & Oberon.
October 2: Performance of Prelude by Stephanie McCallum for Piano Fest Out West, Blackdown Farm, Bathurst 7:00pm
September 26: Recording of Immigrant Suite with Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard for ABC Classic
September 10: Performance of Morning (from Songs for a Day) & Public Workshop of Bitter Tears at Halcyon’s After Dark Summer Hill Church, 7pm
August 16: Performance of Dreams in Shadow by Phil Pierick, First Presbyterian Church of La Grange, IL USA, 6:00pm
May 21: Performance of Adages: Five Motivation Musings by the Lynx Project, The Poetry Foundation, Chicago USA, 2:00pm
May 1: Performance of Stimmung by Josinaldo Costa at Bach at the Calyx, The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, 3:00pm
April 8 - 11: Performance of Stimmung and Three Studies in a Borrowed Voice on the Bach in the Gardens Tour in the Blue Mountains, Mudgee, Cowra, and Orange.
March 6: Performance of Web of Threads by Christopher Clarino at the Hot Air Music Festival at the San Francisco Conservatory, CA, USA, 12:00pm
2021
November 3: Premiere of Stimmung for guitarist Josinaldo Costa & the Sydney Bach Society. Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, 1pm.
August 15: The Song Company perform Nineteen to the Dozen at the Bleach Festival, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, Queensland, 4pm (POSTPONED)
July 22: The National Center for Keyboard Pedagogy 2021 (virtual conference). Lecture recital of Prelude for solo piano by Andrea Johnson (University of Northern Iowa), 4:00pm.
April 14: Evening Dining and Musical Soirée at The Women’s Club, Sydney Australia. Pianist Stephanie McCallum to perform Prelude for solo piano, 6:45pm.
January 28: Sydney Bach Society with Tim Lee - Premiere of Three Studies in a Borrowed Voice, 1pm Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney.
2020
December 8: New Music Chicago’s Virtual Series Presents: Phil Pierick, 7:30pm CST
Presented with the support of the Chicago Cultural Center and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE).Viewable at http://facebook.com/newmusichicago
POSTPONED June 18: Premiere of Girl Swinging - SSA Children’s choir and chamber orchestra, 125th SCEGGS Darlinghurst Birthday Celebrations, 7pm The Sydney Town Hall, NSW Australia
POSTPONED June 4 - 7: Premiere of a new work for Christopher Clarino at the Re:Sound 2020 Festival, Cleveland, OH
June 6: US premiere of Songs of Resignation, Jeremy Chan (piano), Amber Evans (soprano) IMMERSIVE 360° PERFORMANCE as part of the Australian Theatre Festival at St. John’s in the Village Church, NYC
March 1: Fountain of Steel - the Cordancia Chamber Orchestra, 3pm, Saint Theodore's Church, 168 Spencerport Rd.
Rochester, NYFebruary 29: Fountain of Steel - the Cordancia Chamber Orchestra, 7pm, Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word,
597 East Avenue, Rochester, NYFebruary 25: Premiere of revised work Fountain of Steel by the Cordancia Chamber Orchestra - Live broadcast on WXXI 91.5 FM, 280 State Street, Rochester, NY 1pm
2019
November 9: a new choral work for The Song Company for their show ‘Nineteen to the Dozen’ 3pm, The Independent Theatre, North Sydney, NSW, Australia.
November 7: a new choral work for The Song Company for their show ‘Nineteen to the Dozen’ 7pm, Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, Harold Lobb Concert Hall, NSW, Australia.
November 1: a new choral work for The Song Company for their show ‘Nineteen to the Dozen’ 7pm, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, Melbourne, VIC Australia.
October 31: a new choral work for The Song Company for their show ‘Nineteen to the Dozen’ 7:30pm, Ballarat Art Gallery, VIC Australia
October 26: a new choral work for The Song Company for their show ‘Nineteen to the Dozen’ 3pm, Wollongong Art Gallery, NSW Australia.
October 25: a new choral work for The Song Company for their show ‘Nineteen to the Dozen’ 7:30pm, Wesley Uniting Church, Canberra ACT, Australia.
October 24: a new choral work for The Song Company for their show ‘Nineteen to the Dozen’ 2pm, Berry School of Arts, Berry NSW, Australia.
October 22: Premiere of a new choral work for The Song Company for their show ‘Nineteen to the Dozen’. 7:30pm, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Australia.
October 20: Premiere of Sea Scapes for String Quartet and classical guitar, 2:30pm - 3:30pm Christ Church Lavender Bay, Sydney, Australia.
October 13: Portrait Concert - an art song retrospective, 3:30pm, SCEGGS Darlinghurst Great Hall, Sydney, Australia
September 17: Sideband Renaissance, premiere of new work for Stephanie McCallum (solo harpsichord), The Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia
July 14: The Ritsos Project recital, works by Debussy, Schubert, and the premiere of a new prelude for piano, 9:00pm, Karlovasi Town Hall, Samos Island, Greece.
April 14: Faculty Recital: Phil Pierick, saxophone & Chris Mathews, piano, 7:30pm Gault Recital Hall at the College of Wooster Wooster, Ohio, USA.
March 5: Et Exultavit (after J.S. Bach), The Sydney Bach Society, 12:30pm Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, Australia
2018
September 30: Tears Stream Through Water, Guitar Passion & The Sydney Bach Society, 3pm, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney Australia.
August 21 - 25: American Music in the Wild, Everything Flowing at North Cascades National Park, Washington USA.
July 7: Sonata for solo piano, 12pm, Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University, Australia as part of the 2018 Gender Diversity in Music Making Conference.
March 23: Dreams in Shadows, Phil Pierick (solo saxophone), X Mallorca Saxophone Festival, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Mallorca, Spain.
February 3: Selections from Everything Flowing, Society for New Music, 8pm Froelich Hall, Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY.
2017
November 11: Sonata for solo piano THE SONATA PROJECT WITH BERNADETTE HARVEY, 6:00pm, Verbrugghen Hall, The Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia.
November 11: Suddenly from Songs for a Day: Three Poems of Yiannis Ritsos, Renegade Ensemble, 10:00pm 275 4th Street East, Suite 200 Saint Paul, MN
November 10: Suddenly from Songs for a Day: Three Poems of Yiannis Ritsos, Renegade Ensemble, 7:00pm 275 4th Street East, Suite 200 Saint Paul, MN
October 28: Premiere of a Subway Songs for baritone & flute, commissioned by flutist, Caroline Sonett, 11:30am, Hatch Recital Hall, The Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
October 28: Second performance of THE LYNX PROJECT SONGBOOK, 9:30am, The Lynx Project, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
October 27: Premiere of THE LYNX PROJECT SONGBOOK, The Lynx Project, Mason Middle School, 7:30pm, Mason, Ohio
August 6: Seasonal Flocking (sop. & percussion) Sideband: Voce concert, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 4:30pm.
April 23: Seasonal Flocking (sop. & percussion) Sideband: Continents concert, St Luke's Anglican Church Hall, Enmore, NSW Australia
June 11: Billie the Duck @ the Orange County Museum of Art, 2017 California Pacific Triennial, kids music workshop
2016
November 10 - 25: Tour Manager for Don't Blame Anyone in Rochester, NY & Guadalajara, Mexico.
October 1-2: Residency with the Ritsos Project at Kent State Stark, OH
September 4: DMA Degree recital, Hatch Hall, The Eastman School of Music
July 22-30: The Ritsos Project Festival in Karlovasi, Samos Island, Greece
July 21: Premiere of Tears Stream Through Water with The Ritsos Project at Vryssaki, Athens, Greece
June 19: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
June 17 - 19: Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
June 14 - 16 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee + North Carolina
June 11-12: Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
June 9: American Music in the Wild, world premiere of Everything Flowing at Locust Grove, Louisville, Kentucky
April 28-30: new composition for Deviant Septet as part of the Benson Forum on Creativity, Kilbourn Hall, Rochester NY
February 16: Into the Moonlight - The Moonlight Sonata at Eastman with The Ritsos Project Ensemble
2015
November 25: Etudes I, II & III – for solo guitar @ Venerável Ordem Terceira do Carmo, Recife, Brazil - Josinaldo Costa (guitar)
November 24: Cardinal Spada's Gallery- for solo piano @ The Eastman Composer's Forum, Kilbourn Hall, Rochester NY
Etudes I & III for solo guitar @University of Alaska, Anchorage - Josinaldo Costa (guitar), October 18, 2015
Moonlight Sonata incidental suites recording session, September 13, 2015 at Hatch Hall, Rochester NY
Into the Moonlight – for chamber ensemble, premiered on July 31 2015 in Karlovasi Samos as part of the 2015 Ritsos Project festival
Etudes I & III – for solo guitar, performed at the Karlovac International Guitar School (Croatia) on June 30, 2015
Etudes I & III – for solo guitar, premiered at the International Bihac Summer Guitar School (Bosnia) on June 27, 2015
Penelope Hymns – for soprano and sinfonietta orchestra, premiered at The Eastman School of Music on April 11, 2015
Songs for a Day – the Ritsos Cycle performed at Cornell University, Ithaca NY, March 11, 2015