September 2007
10th: SHARE-ST. PETERSBURG; human and laptop jam session; The Place, St. Petersburg, Russia, 8PM
17th: SHARE-ST. PETERSBURG; human and laptop jam session; The Place, St. Petersburg, Russia, 8PM
24th: SHARE-ST. PETERSBURG; human and laptop jam session; The Place, St. Petersburg, Russia, 8PM
26th: APOSITSIA III, St. Petersburg, Russia; guest lecture and masterclass; GEZ 21, 7PM
27th: Long Arms Festival, Moscow, Russia; solo performance, Pablo Furman Music for Alto Saxophone and Electronics, Alex Shapiro Water Crossing, Molly Thompson Magnolias and Speed (premier), and Spaneas Interludes; DOM Cultural Center, 7PM
30th: APOSITSIA III, St. Petersburg, Russia; solo performance, same program as above; Music Hall, 7PM
October 2007
10th: Interview with Bulgarian National Radio; Sofia, Bulgaria; 7PM
11th: American University of Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad; guest lecture and masterclass; 3:45PM
13th: AMBUL Festival, Sophia, Bulgaria; solo concert; works of Carol Alban, Natasha Bogojevich, Denise Broadhurst, Alex Shapiro, Molly Thompson, and the premier of my Interlude 3 (Ascention); also, improvisation with Bulgarian tamboura player Valeri Dimchev; 7:30PM
14th: AMBUL Festival, Sophia, Bulgaria; ensemble concert; includes Bulgarian premier of Terry Riley's In C; 7:30PM
16th: Guest lecture and master class at the University for the Arts; Belgrade, Serbia; 11-2
16th: BEMUS Festival, Belgrade, Serbia; premier of Natasha Bogojevich's Bajalica for wind soloist and film; film by Hurt McDurmott; 7PM
19th Ianis Xenakis Center, Athens, Greece; guest solo concert, music by Mantzoros, Fragistas, Harizanos, Manousakis, Mamangakis, Diktyopoulos, Daoutis, M. Adamis, G. Adamis, Koutsomichalis, and Deniozos; 7PM
20th Ianis Xenakis Center, Athens Greece; guest solo improvisational concert; will include improvisations on works by Harizanos, Jobim, and Spaneas, a peformance of William Susman's Waves for improv soloist and computer generated sounds, and an improvisation in noise with laptop; 7PM
19th-22nd East-West Festival, Kazan, Russia; premier of my Cityscapes by the Lumina Ensemble (clarinet and violin)
November 2007
3rd World Flute Fest, Oakland, CA; a concert to benefit In Defense of Animals; will feature the premier of my Dance of the Delosian Ladies by members of the San Francisco Flute Quartet and the Bay Area Chamber Symphony; Chapel of the Chimes, 1PM
5th Omnibus Composers Laboratory and Festival; Ilkom Theater, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; solo concert which includes premiers of Music of Earth by Christopher Kaufman and Dyptich: Disticnt Reactions by Uzbekistani composer Lilya Ugay; also works by Carol Alban, Denis Broadhurst, Pablo Furman, Sean Heim, Molly Thompson, and myself; 7PM
6th Omnibus Composers Laboratory and Festival; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; leading group composers forum and masterclass; Uzbekistan State Consrvatory; 6PM
7th Omnibus Composers Laboratory and Festival; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; lecture/masterclass to composers from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgistan, Azerbaijan; 10AM
7th Omnibus Composers Laboratory and Festival; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; leading group composers forum and masterclass; Uzbekistan State Consrvatory; 6PM
8th Omnibus Composers Laboratory and Festival; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; lecture/masterclass to composers from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgistan, Azerbaijan; 10AM
22nd The Third International Festival of Graphic Arts; St. Petersburg, Russia; solo concert, improvisations with vocalist Galina Parfyonova, and interactions with works of Oleg Iachnin from the collection of Kirill Avelev; Lermontov Library; 7PM
28th American Corners, St. Petersburg, Russia; solo improvisation performance in celebration of American Corners program 4th anniversary; supported by US Consulate; 4PM
December 2007
2nd Nieva Dance Group, improvisations with modern dance ensemble; School 21, St. Petersburg, Russia; 5PM
3rd SHARE-ST. PETERSBURG; human and laptop jam session; The Place, St. Petersburg, Russia, 8PM
7th American Corners, guest lecture, sponsored by US State Department; discussion of music and culture of America to high school and college students; 4PM
8th American Corners, guest lecture, sponsored by US State Department; discussion on music of America; Mayakovsky Library, St. Petersburg, Russia; 4PM
9th The Society of Overtone People; guest performer; The Stray Dog, St. Petersburg, Russia; 3PM
10th SHARE-ST. PETERSBURG; human and laptop jam session; The Place, St. Petersburg, Russia, 8PM
15th American Corners, solo performance, sponsored by US State Department; a concert of American composers; works of Carol Alban, Beth Anderson, Denise Broadhurst, Alex Shapiro, Molly Thompson, and myself; Mayakovsky Library, St. Petersburg, Russia; 5PM
16th Premier of my work Angels Praise Thee for female voices; peformed by Second Breath; Agora Art Space, St. Petersburg, Russia; 7PM
17th SHARE-ST. PETERSBURG; human and laptop jam session; The Place, St. Petersburg, Russia, 8PM
23rd State Museum of Theatrical and Musical Arts; a concert of solo and chamber works, with baritone Alexander Luckmann; works of Mozart, Schubert, Alex Shapiro, Nickos Harizanos, Peter Fragitas, and others; St. Petersburg, Russia; 5PM
24th SHARE-ST. PETERSBURG; human and laptop jam session; The Place, St. Petersburg, Russia, 8PM
February 2008
4th American Center,solo performance lecture, sponsored by US State Department; a concert of American composers; works by Andrew List, Molly Thompson, Carol Alban, myself, and others; Moscow, Russia; 6PM
7th DOM, performance of solo works with film; works by Denise Broadhurst (Not Waving, But Drowning), Natasha Bogojevich/Hurt McDermott (BAJALICA), Christopher Kaufman (Music from Earth), William Susman/Steven Bilich (Native New Yorker, premier of solo version), and the world premiers of Demetrius Spaneas/Justin Heim Define Intervention and Elastic Stronghold (solo with electronics version); Moscow, Russia; 7PM
11th Open World Center; improvisational performance with vocalist Galina Parfenova and didjeredoo master Pyotr Nikoulin; Moscow, Russia; 7PM
15th Guest performance with Russian Romance singer Julia Polanskaya; all arrangements and orchestrations by me; Theater Estrada, St. Petersburg, Russia; 7PM
20th Solo performance (with guests) presented by the APXE Festival/International Symposium of Contemporary Arts and Humanities at the Michael Chemyakin Foundation; includes premier of my Spoken Origins for saxophone and electronics; St. Petersburg, Russia; 7PM
27th Omnibus Blackbox Music and Vision Festival; performance of solo works with film; works by Denise Broadhurst (Not Waving, But Drowning), Natasha Bogojevich/Hurt McDermott (BAJALICA), William Susman/Steven Bilich (Native New Yorker), premier of orchestral version of Demetrius Spaneas/Justin Heim Elastic Stronghold by the Omnibus Ensemble (me conducting), and the premier of Demetrius Spaneas/Nicolay Leonuv In Celebration of Sunrise; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 7PM
29th Special solo performance of American music at US Embassy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; program TBA; 7PM
March 2008
3rd Lecture/masterclass at Karakol College of Music, Karakol, Kyrgyzstan; 10AM
3rd Lecture on American music at American Corner, Karakol, Kyrgyzstan; 1PM
4th Lectures/masterclasses at American Music Center at Bishkek College of Music, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to students from the College of Music, Conservatory of Music, and American University of Central Asia; 10AM, American music; 1PM, Composition techniques.
5th Solo concert of American Music at Bishkek College of Music, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; 1PM
5th Solo concert/presentation of American women composers in honor of International Women's Day; works of Carol Alban, Denise Broadhurst, Alex Shapiro, Molly Thompson; US Ambassador's Residency, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; 6PM
6th Guest interview on Chanel 5 television "Excellent Morning" show; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; 8:30AM
6th Lecture/masterclass on composition techniques at American Music Center; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; 10AM
6th Lecture on American music at American Corner, Kent, Kyrgyzstan; 2PM
6th Guest interview on OK Radio; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; 6PM
9th Performance at The Stray Dog with the Society of Overtone People; St. Petersburg, Russia; 3PM
9th Premier of my work Episodes for cello and piano, by Susanne Friedrich, cello; New England Conservatory faculty recital, Boston, MA; 8PM
22 Performance on the Gala Concert at the Festival of Strange Music with the Society of Overtone People; St. Petersburg, Russia; 6PM
24-26 Guest lecturer/performer, Dniepropetrovsk Conservatory, includes two days of lectures and solo concert of American music on the 25th; Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine.
26th Presentation of the film Elastic Stronghold; film by Justin Heim, music by me; live chamber music and film version presented by ACM (Accessible Contemporary Music) at Sound of Silent Film Festival, Chicago, IL; 7PM
30th Performance of my work Episodes for cello and piano, by Susanne Friedrich; Clark University, Worcester, MA; 8PM
April 200810th International Symposium for Contemporary Arts and Humanities; presentation of children's art on Greek topics, with special concert of music by me and ensemble; Hermitage Museum; St. Petersburg, Russia; 6PM
15th Impovisational/Experimental duo concert with saxophonist Ilia Belorukov; will be transmitted on webradio: http://www.belive.in/index.php?ac_block=m_trans1; Gez 21, Pushkinskaya 10; St. Petersburg, Russia; 7PM
20th Concert at Beethovenhaus with Pianowaves (Susanne Kessel, piano; Leon Milo, composer and percussion); a concert of music by Beethoven, Michael Dennhoff, Leon Milo, Alex Shapiro, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and myself, including the premier of my piece "Gymnopaedia" for clarinet and piano; Bonn, Germany; 8pm
22nd Guest performer at The St. Petersburg Jazz Filarmonia; St. Petersburg, Russia; 8PM
29th Interational Symposium for Contemporary Arts and Humanities; performance and exhibition on Greek themes, include the premier of my new compositions Minotaurus, Europa, and Odysseus for jazz ensemble; Center of Creative Development and Education in Humanities; St. Petersburg, Russia; 5PM
May 2008
6th Improvisation concert relating to an exhibition of the paintings of Aleksander Kondrov; sponsored by the International Symposium for Contemporary Arts and Humanities; The Stray Dog, St. Petersburg, Russia; 6PM
11th Improvisation/free jazz duo concert with pianist Alexey Lapin; includes new works by me; Rimsky-Korsakov School, St. Petersburg, Russia; 7PM
15th ElectroMediaWorks Festival; Multimedia solo concert, includes Natasha Bogojevich Balajica, Nickos Harizanos Aeolian Windbag, William Susman Native New Yorker, and my In Celebration of Sunrise; Athens, Greece; 8PM
27th Concert and lecture on working with film and video; American Corners program (US State Department), St. Petersburg, Russia; 4PM
31rst Improvisation/free jazz duo concert with pianist Alexey Lapin; includes new works by me; GEZ21, Pushkinskaya 10, St. Petersburg, Russia; 8PM
June 2008
Russia and Latvia
Note: Dates and venues will be filled in by month as specifics are determined
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