LIGAMENT will be one of the ensembles-in-residence for NMOP’s September retreat.
I will be performing Kurtág’s Signs, Games and Messages and Bagatelles as part of a festival celebrating his centennial.
Terns and soprano Ah Young Hong will premiere Philomela Fragments, a new work by composer Michael Hersch, alongside other new works by Carlos Bandera and Alexa Rinn as part of the Sounding/BODY series at IMSS in Chicago.
Tickets/info here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soundingbody-philomela-fragments-with-terns-ah-young-hong-tickets-1997615402443
Co-created by Jennifer Stager and Michael Hersch, The Roaring Tides is a three-part series of cross-disciplinary events that interleave art and music to bring people together through the concert hall, the lectern, the screen, and the page. Staging a dialogue between past and present, the programs frame interdisciplinary exploration of art and music through the lens of Greek tragedy, both because this genre historically incorporated music, visual art, and performance, and because tragedy’s exploration of the human condition has inspired so much subsequent creative work. Free and open to the public, the programming brings art and music together into fresh paradigms, constructing cohesive wholes where the uncertainties of our own present moment collide with our shared past.
Terns will perform Michael Hersch’s Philomela Fragments with soprano Ah Young Hong.
More info here: https://theroaringtides.com
Free and open to the public. Pre-concert talk at 6:15 PM. Program begins at 7:00 PM.
Kronos Quartet and Hancher Auditorium have a deep relationship that dates to the late 1980s. In 2015, the quartet launched Fifty for the Future, a landmark commissioning, performance, and education initiative that has reshaped the contemporary string quartet repertoire with work from composers around the world.
Hancher will present all 50 compositions across nine concerts over four days in spaces throughout their facility. Audiences travel through three of Hancher’s spaces for performances by Iowa-based musicians. The format is part concert, part architectural tour, and each set brings a different texture: percussion ringing through the lobby's open volumes, a low-end duo with electronics in the club space, and a saxophone quartet in the behind-the-scenes backstage transfer area.
Iowa Percussion starts the tour with music by Susie Ibarra inspired by Philippine kulintang traditions. University of Iowa composition professor Jean-François Charles and University of Northern Iowa bass professor Will Yager perform an arrangement of a Tod Machover work for bass clarinet, double bass, and electronics that draws on MIT research into therapeutic brainwaves. They will follow it up with a remix of music by Henry Threadgill. The Dimma Saxophone Quartet, drawn from the UI School of Music’s celebrated saxophone studio, closes with a piece by Fodé Lassana Diabaté which evokes the 13th-century Mali Empire.
PROGRAM
Iowa Percussion: Susie IBARRA: Pulsation / Smith Lobby
Jean-Francois Charles: Todd MACHOVER: Gammified (a version for clarinet(s) and electronics) & Henry THREADGILL: Sixfivetwo / Club Hancher
Dimma Saxophone Quartet: Fodé Lassana DIABATÉ: Sunjata's Time / Transfer Area
Guest artist recital at the University of Iowa
Terns will premiere new works by UI student composers.
Co-presented by local musician and music programmer Gabi Vanek, FilmScene will host a program of solo performances of Georg Friedrich Haas piece ...aus freier Lust...verbunden… followed by a screening of the documentary The Artist and the Pervert.
Music will begin at 6:30pm, with the film starting at 7:30pm. Doors 6pm.
Tickets: https://icfilmscene.org/film/concert-the-artist-the-pervert
I will be joining the faculty for ACMC’s Summer Workshop in 2026. Register here: https://austinchambermusic.org/summer/
In January 2024, vocalist Ty Bouque, bassist Will Yager, and composer Ti McCormack joined forces for the first time in an abandoned church in Baltimore for a concert that had the intensity of a seance. Naming themselves after writer Nan Shepherd and taking inspiration from her book The Living Mountain, the Nan Trio convenes for a second time at UCSD's Conrad Prebys Concert Hall for a concert of McCormack's music that is meant to mirror walking through a forest in the dead of night: eyes wide open, but only our ears can guide us through.
I will premiering a new work for solo double bass by Isaac Barzso as part of his residency with line upon line.
Celebrate 150 years of the University of Northern Iowa with an evening that honors the power of partnership, artistry, and education. The wcfsymphony starts with a bold new Concerto for Jazz Trombone by UNI faculty member and composer Mike Conrad, featuring UNI professor and wcfsymphony principal trombonist Anthony Williams. Then, wcfsymphony shares the stage with the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra for a side-by-side performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4—a passionate and emotionally-charged masterpiece that brings the program to a dramatic close.
Jazz meets the concert hall in this genre-blending evening of bold musical expression. Saxophonist Simon Harding and the Iowa Bop Collective—an ensemble of top jazz artists rooted in the Cedar Valley—take the spotlight in Charlie Parker with Strings, a heartfelt tribute to the legendary bebop innovator. Their Iowa-grown take on this iconic work bridges traditions with style and soul. The night concludes with Mendelssohn’s radiant Symphony No. 4, a joyful journey inspired by his travels through Italy.
LIGAMENT will be the guest ensemble for UGA’s 2026 New Music Festival
The debut performance of my new duo with flutist Sasha Ishov will feature works by Beat Furrer, Silvia Borzelli, a premiere of a new work by Christine Burke, and more. We will be joined on the bill by Chicago titans Flannau Duo.
BOSS Tenors: A Night of Classic Jazz
Throughout jazz history, some of the most iconic recordings have featured two horns leading the charge — and none are more electrifying than albums built around two tenor saxophones in the frontline. There’s a unique fire that emerges when two master saxophonists share the spotlight, trading ideas, pushing each other, and creating that unmistakable “dueling tenors” vibe. This special performance brings that tradition to life. Simon Harding (tenor saxophone) and Wayne Page (tenor saxophone) join forces to recreate the spirit of legendary pairings such as Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt on Boss Tenors and Sonny Rollins & John Coltrane on Tenor Madness. You’ll also hear selections inspired by Johnny Griffin & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore, Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring, and many more. Supporting them is a stellar, hard-swinging rhythm section featuring Mike Conrad (piano), Will Yager (bass), and Josh Hakanson (drums) — a powerhouse trio that brings the classic sound of ‘50s and ‘60s straight-ahead jazz to life. Expect an evening filled with soulful melodies, high-energy exchanges, deep grooves, and plenty of excitement to keep your toes tapping and your head nodding all night long.
Wombat’s annual emergence will be heralded by Dan Padley (guitar) and Gabi Vanek (bassoon/electronics)
