Thursday, September 18

"danger garden" will be performed by the Firebird Ensemble at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston at the opening concert of the Ditson Festival of New Music, a 3-day extravanganza which will include 8 concerts of recent works by living composers.

6:30 PM - The ICA Boston
100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA
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Tickets: $15
Click here to purchase tickets online.
(Discounted tickets for those wishing attend BOTH the 6:30 and 8:00 concerts of the festival are available by calling 617-478-6103.)

Sunday, October 19

PREMIERE: "flagrant" for solo snare drum will be performed by percussionist Aaron Trant at the Massachusetts Day of Percussion hosted by the Percussive Arts Society.

10:30 AM - Concert Room (1st Floor) at Boston Conservatory
8 The Fenway, Boston MA
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Tickets (all day pass): $10 for PAS members/$20 non-members

Thursday, October 4

"danger garden" will be performed by the Firebird Ensemble in Brookline, MA as part of a Hyla Club Sandwich program, including works by Diesendruck and Hartke, sandwiched by two recent works by Lee Hyla.

8:00 PM - St. Paul's Church
15 St. Paul St., Brookline, MA
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Tickets: $20 Adults / $15 Advance purchase / $10 Students & Seniors (Contact firebirdensemble@yahoo.com or call 617-480-5112)

Saturday, October 6: NEW YORK PREMIERE

"danger garden" will be performed by the Firebird Ensemble at Symphony Space in Manhattan, NY, as part of a Hyla Club Sandwich program, including works by Diesendruck and Hartke, sandwiched by two recent works by Lee Hyla.

7:30 PM - Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space
2537 Broadway (95th & Broadway), New York, NY
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Tickets: $25 Adults / $20 Advance purchase / $15 Students & Seniors
(Click here for more information and to buy tickets, or call 212-864-5400.)

Thursday, October 18: EUROPEAN PREMIERE

"Caduceus" for violin and cello will be performed by DUOKAYA at the Red House Center for Culture and Debate in Sofia, Bulgaria, as part of the Here/Now new music festival.

8:00 PM - Red hall @ Red House Center for Culture and Debate
15, Ljuben Karavelov St. Sofia, Bulgaria
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Sunday, March 2: BERLIN PREMIERE

"Caduceus" for violin and cello will be performed by DUOKAYA at the Ballhaus Mitte in Berlin, Germany.

12 Noon - Spiegelsaal @ Ballhaus Mitte
Auguststr. 24, Berlin, Deutschland
Admission: FREE (donations accepted)
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Thursday, May 1: SPECIAL EVENT

For the first time, both Vol. 1 AND Vol. 2 of “The Beck Journals” will be performed together at the New Gallery Concert Series in Boston's South End, in a program featuring members of the Firebird Ensemble, with feautured visual artist Jessica Burko.

7:00 PM - Community Music Center of Boston
34 Warren Ave., Boston, MA
Admission: $10 / $5 students and seniors
Click here for more information, including directions.

Saturday, May 3: WORLD PREMIERE

A new work for wind quintet will be premiered by the Radius Ensemble, along with works by Seeger, Schulhoff and Schumann.

8:00 PM - Killian Hall (Building 14) at MIT
160 Memorial Drive / 77 Mass. Ave. , Cambridge, MA
Admission: $20/$15/$10 (Click here to purchase tickets online.)
Click here for more information, including directions.

Sunday, May 4: WORLD PREMIERE

"...a series of understandings..." for voice and flute will be premiered by Prana, along with new works by Marti Epstein, Curtis Hughes, Robert Kirzinger, Aaron Trant, Ken Ueno, Nick Vines, Julia Werntz, and Hillary Zipper!

3:00 PM - Corner Room @ The Middle East Restaurant and Club
472 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Click here for directions. More information coming soon.

Sunday, May 11:

"...a series of understandings..." for voice and flute will be performed by Prana, along with many other new pieces. (See May 4 concert for composer listing.)

7:30 PM - The Lily Pad (Inman Square)
1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
Admission: $10 suggested donation
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Thursday, May 15:

"...a series of understandings..." for voice and flute will be performed by Prana, along with many other new pieces (See May 4 concert for composer listing), AND performances by Primary Duo, with more details to be announced soon.

7:00 PM - Community Music Center of Boston
34 Warren Ave., Boston, MA
Admission: $10 / $5 students and seniors
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Thursday, May 15

"Caduceus" for violin and cello will be performed by DUOKAYA at Hartwick College in New York.

8:00 PM - Hartwick College
One Hartwick Drive - Oneonta, New York
(More information coming soon.)

Sunday, June 1:

"...a series of understandings..." for voice and flute will be performed by Prana, along with many other new pieces. (See May 4 concert for composer listing.)

7:00 PM - Beacon Hill Friends House
6 Chestnut St., Boston, MA
(More information coming soon.)

Saturday, October 7: NEW YORK PREMIERE

"The Beck Journals, Vol. 2" will be performed by the Firebird Ensemble with soprano Jen Ashe at the Tenri Cultural Institute in Manhattan, with other works by Lee Hyla, Montserrat Torras, John Mallia and Marcin Bela.

8:00 PM - Tenri Cultural Institute of New York
43A West 13th Street, New York, NY
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Tickets: $17 Adults/$10 Students & Seniors if purchased BEFORE 10/3 (Contact firebirdensemble@yahoo.com or call 617-480-5112)
OR
$20 Adults/$12 Students & Seniors at the door

Tuesday, November 14

“Two-Faced” (2003) will be performed by Non Zero (Brian Sacawa and Tim Feeney), with music by Hasegawa, Zipper, Tenney and others as part of a lecture/recital.

12:00 PM - University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Road, North Darthmouth, MA; directions

Saturday, January 27

“National Insecurity” (2002) will be performed at Yale School of Music, as part of a Masters recital by trumpet player Daniel Beck.

5:00 PM - Morse Recital Hall
Yale University School of Music
98 Wall Street, New Haven, CT
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Admission: FREE

Saturday, February 3

“AVOIDANCE TACTICS #1” (1999) will be performed in Madison, WI by Sole Nero, along with works by John Luther Adams, Roshanne Etezady and others.

8:00 PM - Mills Hall
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music
Mosse Humanities Building
455 N. Park St., Madison, WI
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Admission: $11/$8

Sunday, February 11

“Two-Faced” (2003) will be performed by saxophonist Greg Ridlington and percussionist Jon Bisesi of the United States Marine Band, as part of a Marine Chamber Ensembles concert.

2:00 PM - John Philip Sousa Band Hall
Marine Barracks Annex and Band Support Facility
600 Virginia Avenue, SE, Washington, DC
Click here for more information, or call (202) 433-5809.
Admission: FREE

Thursday, March 1

“AVOIDANCE TACTICS #1” (1999) will be performed in Boulder, CO by Sole Nero, along with works by John Luther Adams, Roshanne Etezady and others.

7:30 PM - Grusin Music Hall @ Imig Music Building
University of Colorado at Boulder
Corner of 18th and Euclid, Boulder, CO
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Admission: FREE

Sunday, March 4

“AVOIDANCE TACTICS #1” (1999) will be performed at Kansas State University by Sole Nero, along with works by John Luther Adams, Roshanne Etezady and others.

3:30 PM - Forum Hall @ Kansas State Student Union
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Admission: FREE

Saturday, March 31

“lesson plan” (2007) for bass clarinet will be premiered by Amy Advocat, on "Ciao Lee," a concert program in tribute to composer Lee Hyla given by the Fifth Tier New Music Ensemble.

8:00 PM - Recital Room N1 @ Rey-Waldstein Bldg.
Longy School of Music
33 Garden St., Cambridge, MA
Admission: $12/$7 students

Sunday, April 1

“lesson plan” (2007) for bass clarinet will be played by Amy Advocat, on "Ciao Lee," a concert program in tribute to composer Lee Hyla given by the Fifth Tier New Music Ensemble.

7:00 PM - The Lily Pad (Inman Square)
1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
Admission: $10

Monday, April 23

"Caduceus" for violin and cello will be premiered by DUOKAYA, along with works by Ravel and Gubaidulina.

8:00 PM - Recital Hall (Central Campus) at Salem State College
Center for the Arts
352 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA; directions to Salem State College; campus map
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Admission: $10/free if under 21

Saturday, April 28

"Caduceus" for violin and cello will be performed by DUOKAYA, along with works by Ravel and Gubaidulina.

7:00 PM - Killian Hall (Building 14) at MIT
160 Memorial Drive / 77 Mass. Ave. , Cambridge, MA; directions to MIT; MIT campus map
Admission: FREE

Sunday, April 29

"Caduceus" for violin and cello will be performed by DUOKAYA, along with works by Ravel and Gubaidulina.

4:00 PM - Old Sloop Concert Series
First Congregational Church
12 School Street, Rockport MA

Monday, October 31

“National Insecurity” (2002) will be performed by Collage New Music, conducted by David Hoose, along with works by Elliott Gyger, Andrew Imbrie, and H.K. Gruber's "Frankenstein," in the first concert of the ensemble's 2005-06 season, with Curtis K. Hughes as composer in residence. (Curtis will giving a pre-concert talk.)

8:00 PM - Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music
27 Garden St., Cambridge, MA
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Tickets: $20/$12 seniors/Free for Students (Call 617-325-5200, Email tickets@collagenewmusic.org, or purchase at the door.)

Sunday, November 13:"NATIONAL INSECURITY II"

Composers Curtis K. Hughes and David T. Little present the second annual "National Insecurity" concert, a marathon recital of all political works by contemporary American composers, sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Including a performance of "Two-Faced" (2003) for saxophone and percussion featuring Non Zero (Brian Sacawa and Tim Feeney), plus music by Little, Papavasilopoulos, Rjewski, and much more. Also featuring Newspeak, NOW Ensemble as part of the Free Speech Zone Tour.

3:00 PM - Killian Hall (Building 14) at MIT
160 Memorial Drive / 77 Mass. Ave. , Cambridge, MA; directions to MIT; MIT campus map
Tickets: FREE (donations requested)
(more info at www.nationalinsecurity.net)

Friday, February 17

Curtis K. Hughes's String Quartet (2000) will be performed by the acclaimed Biava Quartet in a program also featuring violist Marcus Thompson at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

8:00 PM - Kresge Auditorium (Building W16) at MIT
(across from) 77 Massachusetts Ave. , Cambridge, MA; directions to MIT; MIT campus map
Tickets: FREE (Click here for more information.)

Monday, March 27: WORLD PREMIERE

"danger garden" will be premiered by Collage New Music, conducted by David Hoose, along with works by Martin Brody, Andrew Imbrie, and Tod Machover, in the final concert of the ensemble's 2005-06 season, with Curtis K. Hughes as composer in residence.

8:00 PM - Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music
27 Garden St., Cambridge, MA
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Tickets: $20/$12 seniors/Free for Students (Call 617-325-5200, Email tickets@collagenewmusic.org, or purchase at the door.)

Thursday, April 27

"Minority Whip" will be performed by the Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble, conducted by Eric Hewitt, along with works by Verdi, Messiaen, Berlioz and more.

8:00 PM - Boston Conservatory Theater
31 Hemenway St., Boston, MA
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Tickets: FREE

Tuesday, May 9: WORLD PREMIERE

"The Beck Journals, Vol. 2" will be premiered by the Firebird Ensemble with soprano Jen Ashe at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, with other premieres of works by Lee Hyla and Marcin Bela.

8:00 PM - Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music
290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
accessible via the Green Line at Symphony, or the Orange Line at Mass. Ave.; directions
Tickets: FREE

Wednesday, October 27: MICROTONAL PANEL

A roundtable discussion on Microtonal composition featuring composers Julia Werntz, Joe Maneri, Ezra Sims, and Gerard Pape, moderated by Curtis Hughes, will take place at New England Conservatory, presented by the Boston Microtonal Society and sponsored by NEC's Composition Dept. The panel discussion is taking place in advance of a concert, featuring the same composers, given by the Firebird Ensemble on the following evening (Thursday, Oct. 28) at NEC's Brown Hall. For more details, click here.

6:00 PM - St. Botolph Room 320, New England Conservatory of Music
241 St. Botolph St, Boston, MA
accessible via the Green Line at Symphony, or the Orange Line at Mass. Ave.; directions; (617) 491-6057
Free, and open to all conservatory/university students and guests.

Tuesday, November 6

“INSULT TO INJURY” will be performed by violinist Gabriela Diaz and pianist Yukiko Takagi on a Composers Series concert in Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory, along with works by Derek Jacoby, Dan Kennedy, Monsterat Torras, John Heiss and Lee Hyla.

8:00 PM - Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music
290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
accessible via the Green Line at Symphony, or the Orange Line at Mass. Ave.; directions
Tickets: FREE

Saturday, January 15

“AVOIDANCE TACTICS #1” will be performed by Primary Duo in a concert in Cincinatti, OH with Richard Grimes at Raymond Walters College, along with works by Roshanne Etezady and Justine Chen.

11:00 AM & 2:00 PM (Childrens' Events)

8:00 PM (Adult Event) - Muntz Hall Theater, Raymond Walters College (U. of Cincinatti)
9555 Plainfield Road, Cincinatti, OH
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Tickets: $3 childrens' events/$9 adult event at the door; information: Stephanie Trautwein, (513) 936-1576

Sunday, January 29

“Two-Faced” will be performed by the Yesaroun' Duo at Eastern Nazerene College in Quincy, MA, along with works by Lei Liang, John Coltrane, Nico Muhly and others.

4:00 PM - Cove Fine Arts Center, Eastern Nazarene College
23 East Elm Avenue, Quincy, MA
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Tickets:$15/$5 students and seniors

Saturday, February 12

Curtis Hughes will be giving a preconcert talk on music by Beeethoven and Claude Vivier, for a concert by the Radius Ensemble.

7:00 PM (preceding 8:00 PM concert) - Harvard-Epworth Church
1555 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
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Free to ticketholders for the Radius Ensemble concert - Concert Tickets are $20/$12/$8 or $5 students/seniors, available at the door, or here.

Friday, April 1

“narrative X” (for horn, cello and marimba) will be performed by Dan Shaud, Kirstin Peltz and Sarah Tenney as part of the Seminar on Contemporary Music for the Young at the Rivers Music School.

8:00 PM (NOTE TIME CHANGE) - Corkin Auditorium, Rivers Music School
333 Winter Street, Weston, MA
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Tickets: $10/$5

Thursday, June 30

“The Beck Journals, Vol. 1,” for voices, clarinet and strings, will be premiered by Fellows at the Tanglewood Music Center, on a program of all premieres by current Tanglewood Fellows.

8:30 PM - Chamber Music Hall at the Tanglewood Music Center
297 West Street, Lenox, MA
Click here for directions, or here for a campus map.
Tickets: $11 at the door

Friday, July 8

“AVOIDANCE TACTICS #1” for for piano and percussion, will be perfomed by Primary Duo at the Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival.

7:30 PM - Irasburg Town Hall
Irasburg, VT
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Tickets: $10/$7 at the door

Sunday, July 17

“Insult to Injury,” for violin and piano, will be perfomed by Liz Mahler and Stephen Runge at the Tanglewood Music Center.

10:00 AM - Seiji Ozawa Hall at the Tanglewood Music Center
297 West Street, Lenox, MA
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Tickets: $11 at the door (click here for more info)

Saturday, July 30

“Minority Whip,” a brand new commission for the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Wind Ensemble (BUTI-YAWE), conducted by H. Robert Reynolds, will receive its premiere at Tanglewood.

11:00 AM - Seiji Ozawa Hall at the Tanglewood Music Center
297 West Street, Lenox, MA
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Tickets: $11 at the door (click here for more info)

Thursday, November 6

“Two-Faced,” a brand new work for alto saxophone and percussion, will be given its premiere performance by the Yesaroun' Duo, for whom the piece was written, along with works by Gubaidulina, Xenakis, Stockhausen and others.

8:00 PM - Temple Ohabei Shalom
1187 Beacon St., Brookline, MA
(between Kent and Marshall Streets, Kent. St. stop on the Green Line; directions; (617) 277-6610)
Tickets: $15/$10

Thursday, January 22

PERFORMANCE CANCELLED (concert still highly recommended though!)

“Two-Faced,” for alto saxophone and percussion, performed by the Yesaroun' Duo as part of the New Gallery Concert Series. Also featuring a performance by Jorrit Dijkstra.

7:00 PM - Community Music Center of Boston
34 Warren Avenue, Boston MA
(between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets, one block north of Tremont, in the South End; directions; (617) 482-7494)
Tickets: FREE (donations accepted)

Sunday, February 1

“Insult to Injury,” a brand new work, will receive its premiere performance by violinist Biliana Voutchkova and pianist Sarah Bob as part of Brookline Library Music Association Concert Series, along with works by Vivier, Ravel and Messiaen.

2:30 PM - Brookline Public Library
361 Washington St., Brookline, MA; directions
Tickets: FREE

Saturday, February 7

“Insult to Injury,” a brand new work, will be performed by violinist Biliana Voutchkova and pianist Sarah Bob as part of a program by the Radius Ensemble, along with works by Gubaidulina, Mendelssohn and Fine.

Pre-concert lecture by Curtis K. Hughes at 7:00 PM.
Concert begins at 8:00 PM

Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music
27 Garden St., Cambridge, MA
(directions)
Tickets: $10/$5

Tuesday, March 9

“Myopia 2” for 12 saxophones will receive its premiere performance by the Boston Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble, conducted by Eric Hewitt, in New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall as a featured part of the institution's Spring Festival, celebrating Jordan Hall's centennial, along with works by Bartok, Ives, Copland and more.

8:00 PM - Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music
290 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA; directions
Tickets: FREE

Monday, April 5****PERFORMANCE CANCELLED****

“Myopia 2” for 12 saxophones will be played by the Boston Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble, conducted by Eric Hewitt, at the Boston Conservatory.

Time (evening) TBA - Seully Hall at the Boston Conservatory of Music
8 The Fenway., Boston, MA; directions available on Boston Conservatory website, under "Campus Life."
Tickets: FREE

Tuesday, May 11: "The Next Next"

AVOIDANCE TACTICS #1 (electronic version) will be played by pianist Sarah Bob on the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)'s "The Next Next," an outreach concert at Boston's Club Café, highlighting the work of "composers now arriving on the scene," part of BMOP's ongoing "Who's Afraid of Modern Music?" interactive series.

7:00 PM - Moonshine Room at Club Café
209 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA
Tickets: $15

Thursday, May 13: WORLD PREMIERE

AVOIDANCE TACTICS #2, for trumpet and percussion, will receive its premiere performance in a concert by endy emby in Greenwich Village, NYC. Also featuring works by Trant, McWhorter, Lark, and others.

8:00 PM - Renee Weiler Concert Hall at the Greenwich House Music School
46 Barrow Street, New York, NY (between 7th Ave. South and Bedford St.); map
Tickets: $10 (212-242-4770)
(Download press release here.)

Saturday, May 15: "NATIONAL INSECURITY"

A recital of recent political works by Curtis K. Hughes and David T. Little, sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Including a performance of "National Insecurity" (2002) by the Callithumpian Consort, and "Insult to Injury" feauturing Gabriela Diaz and Yukiko Takagi, plus Little's "Hope in the Proles" and more. Reception with chocolate goodies to follow!

3:00 PM - Killian Hall (Building 14) at MIT
160 Memorial Drive / 77 Mass. Ave. , Cambridge, MA; directions to MIT; MIT campus map
Tickets: FREE
(more info at www.nationalinsecurity.net)

Sunday, May 16:

AVOIDANCE TACTICS #2, for trumpet and percussion, will be played by endy emby in a concert at Princeton University. Also featuring works by Trant, McWhorter, Lark, and others.

3:00 PM - Taplin Auditorium at Princeton University
Fine Hall (off of Washington Rd.), Princeton, NJ;
directions to Princeton; Princeton campus map
Tickets: FREE

Saturday, January 11

“Quartet for Saxophones” (1999) will be performed by the United States Marine Band Saxophone Quartet at the 26th International Saxophone Symposium sponsored by the United States Navy Band, along with works by other contemporary composers.

1:00 PM - Center for the Arts Grand Tier - third floor (George Mason University)
4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA
Tickets: FREE

Wednesday, January 29

“National Insecurity” (2002) PREMIERE PERFORMANCE by the Callithumpian Consort, Stephen Drury, artistic director. The program will also feature music by Berio, Druckman, Reich and others.

8:00 PM - Brown Hall, New England Conservatory of Music
290 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA.
Tickets: FREE

Wednesday, January 29

“AVOIDANCE TACTICS #1 (electronic version)” (1999, 2001) will be performed by pianist Sarah Bob as part of a performance by the Boston-based Firebird Ensemble in New York City! Also featuring music of Berio, Hyla, Earle Brown, others.

8:00 PM - Elebash Hall, CUNY (City University of New York)
365 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY
(between 34th and 35th Streets)
Tickets: $12/$7

Sunday, February 2

“AVOIDANCE TACTICS #1 (electronic version)” (1999, 2001) will be performed by pianist Sarah Bob as part of a performance by the Boston-based Firebird Ensemble. Also featuring music of Berio, Hyla, Earle Brown, others.

7:00 PM - St. Paul's Episcopal Church
15 St. Paul's Street, Brookline, MA
Tickets: $15/$8 (advance tickets $12/$6 - call (617) 742-6251 or e-mail firebirdensemble@yahoo.com)

Sunday, April 20

“narrative X,” PREMIERE PERFORMANCE by Matthew Brown on the French Horn as part of his senior recital at New England Conservatory of Music, also featuring Courtenay Vandiver on cello and Tom Wagner on marimba.

4:00 PM - Williams Hall, New England Conservatory of Music
290 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA
Tickets: FREE

Monday, April 21

“Get Happy” (2003) PREMIERE PERFORMANCE by the New England Conservatory Honors Wind Quintet, as part of their Honors Recital.

8:00 PM - Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music
290 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA
Tickets: FREE

Tuesday, May 6

“National Insecurity” (2002) will be performed by the Callithumpian Consort, Stephen Drury, artistic director, as part of a New England Conservatory Composers Series concert. The program will also feature music by Lee Hyla and Kevin Siegfried, among others.

8:00 PM - Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music
290 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA
Tickets: FREE

Sunday, May 25

“AVOIDANCE TACTICS #1 (original version)“ performed by pianist Sarah Bob and percussionist Aaron Trant as part of "Music at the Cloud." The all Piano and Percussion concert also features music by Xenakis, Moiya Callahan, others.

2:00 PM - Cloud Place
647 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
(near Copley Place)
Tickets: $5 suggested donation