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A wonderful weekend filled with performances and m

A wonderful weekend filled with performances and music video projects 😊🎹🎤🎸🎶

Today, I had a music video shoot with Shahab Zargari and I’m so thrilled to work with him again. We did a video shoot for two of the songs on my new album featuring soprano Olivia Yokers, along with some of my piano/electric guitar interludes featuring Tasos Peltekis (improvised electric guitar) with me on piano.

Many thanks to Alex Le for generously offering her gorgeous home for the music video shoot! @alexandrialepiano

My new album features singers Olivia Yokers, Norman Espinoza, electric guitarist Tasos Peltekis and me on piano. Each of the songs are separated by short interlude for piano and improvised electric guitar. I’m really excited to share more info about the album in the coming months. 😊

Also, congrats to Tasos Peltekis on a fantastic composition recital on Saturday and it was really fun playing piano on his piece Mirrors again with Evyn Joseph, Leanna Oliver, Andy Vasquez, Jeayoung Jo, Tasos on guitar, and with Tim Warren conducting.

#🎶 @tasospelt @parsa__sabet @evyn.joseph @timwarrenmusic @livyokers @shahabzargari @yanaol @andy.viola1995 @jeayouung

Interlude - Daydream Getaway 💕🎹 Staying in t

Interlude - Daydream Getaway 💕🎹
Staying in tonight and thought I’d share one of the interludes that will be on my new album (imagine this with electric guitar doubling the melody 🎸).
#composer #piano #pianomusic

The final Nextet concert of the season is Wednesda

The final Nextet concert of the season is Wednesday, March 20th at 7:30 PM! Hope you can make it!

PROGRAM:
Jennifer Bellor: Indigo Nocturne (2023)
Shawna Pennock, alto saxophone; Jennifer Bellor, piano

Eugénie Rocherolle: Sonata No. 1 for Flute and Piano (2009)
Marta Płomińska, flute; Cindy Lee, piano

Julius Trenkler: The Daylight in the Distance, mov. 3 from Making Change (2024) - world premiere
Bryan Conger, clarinet; Ambroise Aubrun, violin
Andrew Smith, cello; Katie Leung, piano

M. Josiah Sytsma: The fox and the crow (after a fable of aesop) (2020)
Marta Płomińska, flute
Nick Carozza, oboe and English horn
Jonathan Cannon, clarinet and bass clarinet
Edward Boyce, French horn; Liz Valvano, bassoon

Alec Schantz: Petrichor (2024) - world premiere
Azure Saxophone Quartet
Max Marquis, soprano saxophone; Rob Mitchell, alto saxophone
Ernesto Flores, tenor saxophone; Nicholas Logan, baritone saxophone

Viet Cuong: Extra Fancy (2017)
Nick Carozza and Isabella Westlake, oboe
Garrett Dutcher, English horn
Liz Valvano and Xavier Woodley, bassoon

#unlvmusic #unlvfinearts
@ambroise_aubrun @katieleungpiano @martaplominska_flutist @klavierjh @lizvalvano @mjsyts @asmithnv @velvetrain2.0 @erniesanders42 @saxmanmax @alecschantzcomposer @vietcuongmusic @shawner9 @_jewlius

It was a wonderful experience for me to hear the m

It was a wonderful experience for me to hear the music written by four of our UNLV composers come to life with choreography at the Troesh Studio Theater at the Smith Center this past weekend. Congratulations to composers Alec Schantz, Julius Trenkler, Sophie Cheesman, and Tasos Peltekis on composing such beautiful music for the first Nevada Ballet NBT Dance Lab in collaboration with choreographers Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair, Christian Denice, Haley Winegarden, and Mariana Oliveira. Their choreography for each piece made each artistic interpretation unique, adventurous, and breathtaking.

Thank you, Artistic Director Roy Kaiser, for the opportunity to collaborate with you to make this happen! Many thanks to all of the musicians (Ambroise Aubrun, Andy Smith, Bryan Conger, Jae Ahn-Benton, Tasos Peltekis, and Shawna Pennock) for learning and recording all of the music, and to Ron George from the UNLV recording studio. All of the recordings sound fabulous and I’m incredibly relieved all of this came together so quickly and successfully! Also, thank you, Dean Nancy Uscher for all of your support!

#collaborations #unlvmusic #unlvfinearts #unlvcomposition @alecschantzcomposer @mskyps @tasospelt @marianaoliveira_dance @sophiemoorea @haleywinegarden @cdenice @_jewlius @roykaiser1 @nvballet @shawner9 @ambroise_aubrun

Excerpt from the premiere of my piece NOIR for ten

Excerpt from the premiere of my piece NOIR for tenor sax, electric guitar, and wind ensemble 🎸🎷
Beautiful performance by the Gustavus Wind Orchestra 😊
James Patrick Miller, conductor
Premiere - February 3, 2024
Community Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, NV

@jpmgwo @jonor_colly @monkeydumbdumb @__luke__c.__

#composer #windensemble

🎹💕 Piano interlude Creating interludes to c

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Piano interlude
Creating interludes to connect the songs in my new album (more details soon)!
Playing piano makes me feel very calm and happy 😊

It was a blast to have these incredible percussion

It was a blast to have these incredible percussionists here in residence at UNLV over the weekend for the Nextet concert!
RECLAIMED TIMBER.
Music: Timber by Michael Gordon
Production Design: Beyond This Point
Featuring:
Beyond This Point (Chicago) and
Arx Duo (Seattle)
Beyond This Point (Chicago) and Arx Duo (Seattle) collaborate to present Reclaimed Timber – reimagined performances of Michael Gordon’s monumental percussion sextet, Timber. The 60-minute work is performed entirely on six slats of amplified wood.
Featuring Percussionists:
Garrett Arney
Mike Compitello
John Corkill
Rebecca McDaniel
Nonoka Mizukami
Adam Rosenblatt

Sunday, February 4 - 7:30 PM
Doc Rando Hall

@rebeccamcdrums @garrettarney.percussion @sponbnon @adam.rosenblatt @drumsticksandjam @comp.y.tello @unlvnextet

(Thanks, @timwarrenmusic for the concert photos!)

Another gorgeous performance of my piece NOIR last

Another gorgeous performance of my piece NOIR last night 🎷🎸🎶❤️
Thank you, James Patrick Miller and the Gustavus Wind Orchestra!
@jpmgwo @gustavuswindorchestra @monkeydumbdumb

❤️🎶🎉😊☀️ @vietcuongmusic

❤️🎶🎉😊☀️

@vietcuongmusic

Last night, The Gustavus Wind Orchestra, under the

Last night, The Gustavus Wind Orchestra, under the direction of James Patrick Miller, premiered the wind ensemble version of Noir and it was phenomenal. Soloists Dylan Halom (tenor sax) and Conor Jolly (electric guitar) along with Luke Casey on drums did an incredible job and it was a thrill to hear this new version. They will be performing it again here in Vegas on Saturday, February, 7PM, at the Community Lutheran Church (3720 E Tropicana Ave) Thank you, James, and the Gustavus Wind Orchestra!
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@jpmgwo @gustavuswindorchestra @gustavusadolphuscollege @jonor_colly @__luke__c.__ @zoe.carik

#band #windorchestra #windensemble #composer

Had a very fun and productive day in the studio! L

Had a very fun and productive day in the studio! Laid down four piano tracks, finished recording two songs featuring soprano Olivia Yokers, and ended the session playing Indigo Nocturne with Shawna Pennock 🎷🎹

Looking forward to upcoming sessions and can’t wait to share more details soon about these recording projects! 😊🎉🎶

@livyokers @shawner9

#composer #recordingsession #collaborations

Had a wonderful time performing my piece Indigo No

Had a wonderful time performing my piece Indigo Nocturne with Shawna Pennock at the International Saxophone Symposium! One of my goals this year is to learn and perform my own music when the piece includes piano and it was a thrilling experience for me to share my music in this way. Looking forward to recording this piece with her!

Shawna also performed Zanelle by Viet Cuong and she had us all draw something that came to mind while listening to the piece. That was fun (and Viet, I hope you enjoy our drawings)!

@shawner9 @vietcuongmusic @unlvmusic @unlvfinearts
#composer #saxophone

Very happy to spend the week with my parents in my

Very happy to spend the week with my parents in my hometown, Massena, NY. Focused on writing projects and met a deadline (wind ensemble version of Noir) 🎶, worked out at the gym every day with my dad 💪, and now got to spend Friday night catching up with them over cocktails and delicious food 🥰❄️🎄

Two photos with my parents and one of delicious crispy duck wings #justbecause #familytime #homefortheholidays #composer @gri

The Palo Verde high school chorus and orchestra pr

The Palo Verde high school chorus and orchestra premiered my piece “Hodie Christus Natus Est” on December 1st at their holiday concert and it was such a beautiful performance. It felt very special for me to also be a part of this premiere from a performance standpoint, since I had the opportunity to sing with the choir. Thank you, Tim Warren and Barry Isbell, for the opportunity to write this piece and work with all of you! Here are a couple of video clips: The first one is an excerpt from the beginning part of the piece and the second is a climactic point with the full orchestra. The entire recording will be available on my website and SoundCloud page.

#composer #orchestra #premiere #highschoolorchestra #educational #composerlife #chorus #chorusandorchestra #youthorchestra #christmas #christmasconcert #christmasmusic #orchestral #contemporaryclassical

@timwarrenmusic @bisbell62266

Had a great time this weekend judging the TIERRAS

Had a great time this weekend judging the TIERRAS South Texas Percussion Competition with Blake Tyson and Todd Meehan at Texas A&M International University in Laredo. Many thanks to Mark Boseman for hosting the event and inviting us all out to be a part of it to meet with the students and hear all of the wonderful performances. 🎶😊
@blaketyson @mark_boseman #percussion #composer

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 Spending the holiday with

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
Spending the holiday with my sister! 🎉
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#thanksgiving #sisters #holidays

My favorite jazz tune is Chick Corea’s Crystal S

My favorite jazz tune is Chick Corea’s Crystal Silence. I don’t consider myself a jazz pianist by any means (I can think of so many of my friends, colleagues, and students who are incredible jazz pianists), but I love taking this chart out every now and then to play and practice improvising. This piece has brought me so much inspiration and happiness. ❤️
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#piano #pianocover #improvising #pianomusic #crystalsilence #chickcorea #relaxingpiano #metime #practicing #motivated #nightmusic #justbecause

Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🧚🏻‍♀️🎉 . .

Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🧚🏻‍♀️🎉
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#halloween #gothicstyle #gothic #bluehair #butterflywings #pixie #dressup #fairy #gothicfairy #costume #composer

Gothic Pixie variations 🧚🧚🏻‍♀️ #hal

Gothic Pixie variations 🧚🧚🏻‍♀️
#halloween #dressup #bluehair #fairy #gothic

Had a wonderful time at the University of Chicago

Had a wonderful time at the University of Chicago this week! Thank you, Sean Shepherd, for inviting me to speak with the composition students at seminar (it was great to see you …it’s been 20years (?) and congratulations on winning the Charles Ives Living Award)! Thank you, John Corkill, for a beautiful performance of “Reflections at Dusk” and to Adam Rosenblatt for helping with the logistics involving the track playback. It was a fantastic recital and very much enjoyed being there! 🎶
@drumsticksandjam @adam.rosenblatt @seanshepherdcomposer
#composer

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