Performances of Compositions

2024

Interstice. Sō Percussion Summer Institute. Lee Hall, Princeton, NJ. 7/27

Bird Fish. Emma Cho. Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. 2/26

Gray Stone, Green Garden. Hayden Holster. UMass Amherst 4/9

2023

Bird Fish. Andrés Morales. Monks Jazz Club, Austin, TX. 12/3

Interstice. Williams Percussion Ensemble. Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts. 12/1

comfort patterns. Olivia Sletteland. University of Missouri School of Music, Columbia, MO. 11/4

comfort patterns. Sputterbox. All Souls Episcopal Church, Stony Brook, NY. 10/7

like birds. Dither Quartet. Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY. 10/15

Bird Fish. Evan Chapman. Sō Percussion Summer Institute. Princeton, NJ. 7/29

unstillness. San Francisco Conservatory of Music Clarinet Ensemble, ClarinetFest, Denver, CO. 7/6

unstillness. San Francisco Conservatory of Music Clarinet Ensemble, SFCM, San Francisco, CA. 3/31

Where did all of the words go? Nicholas Luciano. UNCG Graduate Recital. 3/23

Bird Fish. Esteban Ganem. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. 3/31

2022

Interstice. Boston Percussion Group. Vilniaus festivaliai, Vilnius, Lithuania. 10/28

Bird Fish. Andrés Morales. UNCG Graduate Recital. 4/23

fragment/segment. Ithaca College Percussion, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. 4/17

Hopes to Be. San Francisco Conservatory of Music Clarinet Ensemble, SFCM, San Francisco, CA. 3/23

Gray Stone, Green Garden. Nicholas Suosso. Music by Women Festival, Mississippi University for Women. 3/7

like birds. Dither Quartet. Princeton Sound Kitchen, 2/15

2021

Gray Stone, Green Garden. Nicholas Suosso. Charleston International Music Competition. 9/30

Gray Stone, Green Garden. Ian Jeffress. Western Carolina University. 9/21

Motor and Soul. Bel Cuore Saxophone Quartet. Neill-Cochran House Museum; Austin, TX. 6/25

Light Dance. Longleash Trio. Princeton Sound Kitchen; Streamed concert. 3/26

Interstice. ASU Contemporary Percussion Ensemble. Arizona State University; Streamed concert. 3/23

2020

After. Rhymes with Opera. Streamed concert. 9/12

Know Love (remix). Rhymes with Opera. Streamed concert. 8/1

Bird Fish. Evan Chapman. 24h Livestream with Bec Plexus. 5/9

Where did all of the words go? Greensduo Clarinet Duo. UNCG; Greensboro, NC. 2/13

Where did all of the words go? Greensduo. Western Carolina University; Cullowhee, NC. 1/23

Turning in now. Anna Meadors. House of Sound; Princeton, NJ. 1/12

Motor and Soul. Bel Cuore Saxophone Quartet. University of Houston; Houston, TX. 1/18

2019

comfort patterns. Earspace. Kings; Raleigh, NC. 12/1

fragment/segment. Boston Conservatory Percussion Quartet. Boston Conservatory; Boston, MA. 11/25

fragment/segment. Bard College Percussion Ensemble. Bard College; Annandale-On-Hudson, NY. 11/17

Where did all of the words go? Greensduo. UNCG Clarinet Day; Greensboro, NC. 11/16

Doorways. F-PLUS. Washington University; St. Louis, MO.  11/7

Doorways. F-PLUS. UNCG; Greensboro, NC. 11/1

At Daybreak. Krisztina Dér. Methodist University; Fayetteville, NC. 10/25

Hopes to Be. Splinter Tongue. Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC. 9/22

Hopes to Be. Splinter Tongue. First Christian Church; Winston-Salem, NC. 9/21

Where did all of the words go? Greensduo. International Clarinet Association; Knoxville, TN. 7/28

Water Potential. Morgan Sutherland Trio. Caboose Brewing Co; Fairfax, VA. 6/22

Bird Fish. Danielle Moreau. International Alliance for Women in Music Festival. Boston, MA. 6/9

comfort patterns. Conduit. Frost School of Music, University of Miami; Miami, FL. 4/20

Doorways. Balance Campaign. District New Music Coalition, Colony Club, Washington, DC. 4/19

Interstice. KU Percussion Group. Swarthout Recital Hall; University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 4/18

Of latitude & light. Black House Collective. Experimental Media Performance Lab; Irvine, CA. 3/31

Motor and Soul. Bel Cuore Saxophone Quartet. Blackerby Stage and Studio; Houston, TX. 3/15

Water Potential. Morgan Sutherland Trio. Harris Theatre, George Mason University; Fairfax, VA. 3/3

Gray Stone, Green Garden. Robert Hess. North American Saxophone Alliance; London, ON. 2/23

Of latitude & light. Three. Princeton Sound Kitchen; Princeton, NJ. 2/21

Interstice. Sō Percussion. Princeton Sound Kitchen; Princeton, NJ. 2/8

Hopes to Be. 10^th and Broadway Clarinet Quartet. Columbus State University; Columbus, GA. 2/7

comfort patterns. Conduit. Areté; Brooklyn, NY. 2/7

Hopes to Be. Members of “The President’s Own”. UNCG; Greensboro, NC. 1/17

2018

Lignin. Aizuri Quartet. Princeton Sound Kitchen; Princeton, NJ. 11/26

Water Potential. Morgan Sutherland Trio. Harris Theatre, George Mason University; Fairfax, VA. 11/25

Bird Fish. Evan Chapman. Brooklyn Bound at Sō Studio; Brooklyn, NY. 11/7

Apophony. The New Saxophone Project V.1. Scholes Street Studio; Brooklyn, NY. 10/27

At Daybreak. Krisztina Dér. Carroll Community College; Westminster, MD. 10/11

Motor and Soul. Bel Cuore Saxophone Quartet. Texas State University; Marcos, TX. 9/18

Bird Fish. Evan Chapman. University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln, NE. 9/12

At Daybreak. Krisztina Dér. Liberty University. Lynchburg, VA. 9/11

Bird Fish. Evan Chapman. University of Northern Colorado. Greeley, CO. 8/30

comfort patterns. Conduit. Madison New Music Festival; Madison, WI. 8/10

Bird Fish. Evan Chapman. SōSI. Taplin Auditorium; Princeton, NJ. 7/27

Interstice. Sō Percussion Summer Institute. Taplin Auditorium; Princeton, NJ. 7/21

Bird Fish. Evan Chapman. Indiana Univerity; Bloomington, IN. 7/11

Miniature Impulses. Bearthoven, Areté; Brooklyn, NY. 5/25

comfort patterns. Conduit. Juilliard; Manhattan, NY.  05/11

fragment/segment. Princeton University Percussion Ensemble. Taplin; Princeton, NJ. 5/10

Miniature Impulses. Bearthoven, Princeton Sound Kitchen, Princeton, NJ. 5/8

Apophony. Zach Herchen. Peabody, Baltimore, MD. 4/26

Apophony. Zach Herchen. Princeton Sound Kitchen; Princeton, NJ. 4/24

Bird Fish. Evan Chapman. Princeton Sound Kitchen; Princeton, NJ. 4/10

At Daybreak. Krisztina Dér. University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Baltimore, MD. 3/29

Doorways. F-PLUS. PianoForte Studios; Chicago, IL. 3/4

At Daybreak. Krisztina Dér. Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention; Reston, VA. 2/18

fragment/segment. KU Percussion Group. University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.12/6

comfort patterns. Conduit. Lewis Arts Center; Princeton, NJ. 10/8

Space behind the Breath. Fifth House Ensemble. Constellation; Chicago, IL. 10/8

Sand & Clay. ShoutHouse. ShapeShifter Lab. Brooklyn, NY. 10/6

Doorways. F-PLUS. Central Michigan University; Mt Pleasant, MI. 9/14

Doorways. F-PLUS. Van Solkema Recital Hall; Allendale, TX. 9/13

fragment/segment. Sō Percussion Summer Institute. Lewis Center for the Arts; Princeton, NJ. 7/22

Doorways. F-PLUS. Holy Trinity Church; Manhattan, NY. 4/29

Doorways. F-PLUS. Scholes Street Studio; Brooklyn, NY. 4/28

World Systems. Zafa Collective. Constellation; Chicago, IL. 4/23

Flight. ensemble mise-en. Center for New Music; San Francisco, CA. 5/12

Flight. ensemble mise-en. University of Buffalo; Buffalo, NY. 3/16

Rested and Restless. Echo Chamber. Spectrum; Manhattan, NY. 3/10

Flight. ensemble mise-en. Princeton Sound Kitchen, Princeton, NJ. 2/28

Assemble. The Witches. Windup Space; Baltimore, MD. 2/21

Assemble. The Witches. Towson University; Towson, MD. 2/15

Hopes to Be. 10^th and Broadway Clarinet Quartet. Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL. 1/28

2016

Hopes to Be. Red Clay Saxophone Quartet. UNCG; Greensboro, NC. 11/13

static / surge. Mobius Percussion. Princeton Sound Kitchen, Princeton, NJ. 11/8

Impulse. UTK Percussion Ensemble. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. 11/2

2016     Tongue. Mind on Fire. Windup Space; Baltimore, MD. 11/1

2016     Hopes to Be. Red Clay Saxophone Quartet, Duke University; Durham, NC. 10/30

2016     At Daybreak. Krisztina Dér. UNCG; Greensboro, NC. 9/17

2016     World Systems. Bang on a Can Summer Festival. Mass MoCA; North Adams, MA. 7/28

2016     Sand & Clay. Bang on a Can Summer Festival. Mass MoCA; North Adams, MA. 7/25

2016     Tongue. Bang on a Can Summer Festival. Mass MoCA; North Adams, MA. 7/20

2016     still / flutter. Nief-Norf New Music Ensemble. UTK; Knoxville, TN. 7/17

2015

2015     Impulse. UNCG Percussion, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, San Antonio, TX. 11/14

2015     Impulse. UNCG Percussion, UNCG; Greensboro, NC. 11/7

2015     Manifesto on the Ledge. Rhymes with Opera, Bank Street Theatre, Brooklyn, NY. 5/21-23

Performance Experience and Selected Performances

Joy on Fire 2009 – present
lead-soloist, co-director, alto and baritone saxophones, synths, percussion, voice

2024     NJ Tour with Thieves in Paris: Art House Productions, Jersey City; Flemington DIY, Flemington; Prototype 237, Paterson, The Wonder Bar, Asbury Park; John & Peter’s, New Hope; Fine Tuned Series, Westminster, MD; Lambertville Porchfest, Lambertville, NJ

2023     Belmar Arts Center, Belmar, NJ; The Wonder Bar, Asbury Park, NJ; John and Peter’s, New Hope, PA; Prototype 237, Paterson, NJ

2022     The Stoltz Listening Room, Easton, MD; Terrace Club, Princeton, NJ; Joe Squared, Baltimore, MD; Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market, Trenton, NJ

2021     Trenton Art All Night, Trenton, NJ; John & Peter’s, New Hope, PA; Prototype 237, Paterson, NJ; Rhizome Gallery, Washington, DC

2019     Burlington Jazz Fest, Radio Bean, Burlington, VT; PVDFest, Providence, RI; Unruly Sounds Festival, Princeton, NJ; Brighton Bar, Long Beach, NJ; Café Nola, Frederick, MD; Cult Classic Brewing Company, Stevensville, MD; Dew Drop Inn, Washington, DC

2018     Sō Percussion’s Brooklyn Bound Series, Brooklyn, NY; Rhizome Gallery, Washington, DC; Metro Gallery, Baltimore, MD; Sunnyvale, Brooklyn, NY; Metropolitan, Annapolis, MD

2017     Radio Bean, Burlington, VT; WPRB Studio, Princeton, NJ; New York Pizza, Greensboro, NC; Pour House, Raleigh, NC; Galaxy Hut, Arlington, VA; Silvana, Harlem, NY; Shrine, Harlem, NJ; Test Pattern, Winston-Salem, NC; Town Pump Tavern, Black Mountain, NC; Gasa Gasa, New Orleans, LA

Princeton West African Music and Afrobeat Ensemble, directed by Olivier Tarpaga 2021 – present
Alto saxophone, djembe, dun-dun

Solo saxophone improvisation and compositions
2024     Solo improvisation with electronics and no-input mixer. Sō Percussion Day of Sonic Exploration, Princeton, NJ.
2024     Solo improvisation with electronics and no-input mixer. Prototype 237, Paterson, NJ.
2020     tree diffused light. Streamed concert, Nief-Norf Summer Festival, Knoxville, TN.
2019     Solo improvisation with Max/MSP patch. Electro-acoustic Mini-festival, Public Records, Brooklyn, NY.
2019     Solo improvisation with Max/MSP patch. Soloicity, Metropolis Ensemble's 1 Rivington Space, Manhattan, NY.
2019     Turning in now. Princeton Sound Kitchen, Princeton, NJ.
2018     Apophony. The New Saxophone Project V.1. Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY.
2018     Apophony. Washington State University ElectroAcousticMiniFestival, Pullman, WA.

Group Improvisation
2023     Hello/At Last series. Archestratus, New York, NY.
2022     dogsbody ensemble, Archestratus, New York, NY.
2021     dogsbody ensemble, led by Jess Tsang, IRL Gallery, New York, NY.

Compositions by others
2023     MATA Festival. Ambit, Alexander Noice. SPINNING, TOUCHED, UNDREAMT; SNOW-, Corie Soumah. Roulette, New York, NY.
2023     Stay On It, Julius Eastman. Sō Percussion and Friends Concert, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University
2021     Quotidian, Jess Tsang. Streamed concert, Sound Forms, Contemporary Musiking, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
2019     Amid the Noise. Jason Treuting. Performed with Sō Percussion, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ.
2018     Nohow, Alex Dowling. Princeton Sound Kitchen, Princeton, NJ.
2017     5 Years, Square Peg Round Hole. IceBox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA. Alto and baritone saxophones.
2012     Famous Broken Line, Ruby Fulton. Wind Up Space, Baltimore, MD.

Princeton Laptop Orchestra, directed by Jeff Snyder 2016 – 2022
Alto saxophone, birl (electronic wind instrument created by Jeff Snyder), tethers

Princeton Creative Large Ensemble, directed by Darcy James Argue 2016 – 2017
Baritone saxophone        

Peabody Jazz Orchestra, directed by Mike Formanek 2007 – 2011