Winterbirds February Mini-Tour

February 20, 2020: Arlington Community Church

Arlington, VA, 7 pm

February 21: Woods Memorial Presbyterian

Severna Park, MD, 7 pm

February 23: Scuppernong Books, feat. The Difficulties

Greensboro, NC, 6:30 pm

John Jacob Niles Center for American Music

Winterbirds returns to the Niles Gallery for a performance of

new material and selections from the Appalachian repertoire.

November 15th, 2019, 12 noon

Listening to Conlon Nancarrow

A discussion of Nancarrow's life and work, and a

guided listening through some of his landmark pieces

Library of Musiclandria, Sacramento, CA

August 10th, 2019, 6:30 pm

Winterbirds Spring mini-tour

featuring lectures and performances at two historic Shaker

Villages (South Union and Pleasant Hill)

March 27th through 31st, 2019

Raleigh Area Flute Association:

Young Artist Competition Winner Recital

Krisztina Dér, flute

featuring "This is a picture of"

9 AM, November 10, 2018

Highland United Methodist Church, Raleigh, NC

Krisztina Dér, flute: Carroll Community College Guest Artist Recital

featuring "This is a picture of"

7:30 PM, October 11, 2018

Scott Center Theater

Carroll Community College, Westminster, MD

Krisztina Dér, flute: Liberty University Guest Artist Recital

featuring "This is a picture of"

7:30 PM, September 11, 2018

School of Music Concert Hall

Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

Roots and Branches

A program of compositions with roots in NC folk music,

featuring Winterbirds

7:30 pm, September 8th, 2018

Watson Hall, UNCSA, Winston-Salem, NC

Winterbirds

7 pm, July 23rd, 2018

​ Scuppernong Books, Greensboro, NC

Winterbirds and Stray Local

7pm, July 21st, 2018

Ted's Fun on the River, Wilmington, NC

Dunleath Porchfest

Winterbirds: new songs

12:30 pm, June 9th, 2018

Dunleath Historic Neighborhood, Greensboro, NC

Winterbirds: Turn/Reel

Poetry of the American Shakers set to new music

featuring Deena Rizkalla, Eric Eakes, Steve Landis, and

Mark Dillon

6 new Shaker songs, plus old songs and standards

8 pm, May 28th, 2018

Centennial Black Box Theater, Nashville, TN

more details here

​Krisztina Dér: Flute/Light

Featuring the world premier of

"This is a picture of," a collaboration with video artist

Jonathan Wall and fiddler Rich Hartness.

March 29, 2018

The Music Box, UMBC, Catonsville, Maryland

Upcountry Literary Festival

Winterbirds

March 23-24th, 2018

USC Union Auditorium, Union, SC

Atlantic World Arts 2017

A conference hosted by UNCG's AWRN.

Winterbirds and Stray Local

September 7-9, 2017

Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC

C4

"Standing Still At Dusk" for SATB Choir

June 8 and 10, 2017

Riverside Church Theater and

DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, NY

more details here

Tadeu Coelho and the UNCSA Flute Studio

"Lennon Variations" for flute ensemble

April 1, 2017

​ Watson Hall, UNCSA, Winston-Salem, NC

Classical Revolution Greensboro Composer Spotlight

I'll be the featured composer at CRG's annual spotlight on

local composers.

Featuring performances by STACKS and Quintet Sirocco.

March 12th, 2017; 8 pm; Gibb's Hundred Brewing

North Carolina Dance Festival

world premier of "Greensboro Moves," a collaboration with

choreographer Danielle Kinne, funded by a grant from

the SPARK! Fund.

November 12th, 2016; 7:30 pm

Van Dyke performance space, Greensboro Cultural Center

Maps world premier

My third collaboration with multimedia artist Jonathan Wall.

Commissioned and performed by Rodney Waschka

Arts NOW series; NC State University

October 12th, 2016; 7 pm, Broughton Hall

Hungry Mother

3 UNCSA alumni join forces for an evening of new and

experimental music, including my "On Repeats."

a/perture cinema, Winston Salem

June 20, 2016, 7:30

Collapss+Friends

The Collective performs with visting artists Loren

Groenendaal and Flandrew Fleisenberg.

March 21, 7:30 pm, Empire Books

Collapss Residency @ UMKC

University of Missouri, Kansas City

The Collective performs two shows

and gives masterclasses to the composition students

at UMKC.

April 11-16, 2016.

2016 North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference

"Flocking" for Saxophone Ensemble

UGA Saxophone Ensemble

March 12, 2016

3 pm, Hemmle Recital Hall, Texas Tech University

STACKS Duo: UNCG Collage Chamber Series

Stacks performs "On Repeats," my collaboration with

composer and video artist Jonathan Wall.

November 8th, 2015, 4 pm; UNCG Recital Hall

Confluence Performance Projects/Collapss:

"Home Again Before Yesterday"

Brianna Taylor's dance group performs in collaboration

with members of Collapss, including my sound

installation "Lineage."

Part of the 17 Days Festival.

September 18th and 19th, 2015, 8 pm; Crown Theater

Sax Open: STACKS Duo

Steve and Laurent perform at the 2015 World Saxophone

Congress, including my piece "On Repeats," a

collaboration with video artist and composer

Jonathan Wall.

Collapss in Paris

The Collective performs new and old works,

including the premier of my new work

"Douce Dame Jolie," commissioned by Tadeu Coelho

Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris

July 6, 2015, 7 pm

More info here.

Collapss in Lausanne

The Collective performs Christian Asplund's "Animalous"

in collaboration with Vienna's Tagtool and Lausanne's

ensemBle baBel

July 4th, 2015, 7:30 pm and 11 pm.

Collapss Pre-Tour Concert 2

The Collective performs in preparation for the

2015 Europe Tour

Empire Books, Greensboro NC

June 26th, 2015, 7 pm

Collapss @ EMF Fringe: Chamber Crawl

The Collective performs at various locations in

downtown Greensboro.

June 20th, 2015, 2-5:30 pm

Collapss Pre-Tour Concert 1

Mack and Mack Clothing Boutique

May 30th, 2015, 6 pm

ICAT Day: DISIS_3

A multimedia event featuring Virigina Tech's L2Ork

The premier of "Jupiter Flyby IV" for laptop ensemble,

commissioned by L2Ork

May 5, 2015

More info here

Collapss @ First Friday

the Collective performs for First Friday at the

Greenhill Gallery

Featuring vocalists Carole Ott and Jennifer Lazarz

May 1st, 2015, 7:30 PM

Collapss + Polyorchard

The Collective performs alongside Durham's experiemental

ensemble for John Zorn's famous game piece, twice!

March 29th, 2015: The Shed, Durham

April 3rd, 2015: Empire Books, Greensboro

2015 SEAMUS Conference: L2Ork

I conduct Virginia Tech's Linux Laptop Orchestra at SEAMUS,

including "Wherever We Are" by Bruno Ruviaro.

March 26-28, 2015

Greensboro Fringe Festival Presents:

Collapss: Reopen/Return

In honor of Empire Books' reopening under new ownership,

the Collective returns to its first performance space.

February 6th, 7:30 pm (doors at 7)

Collapss @ First Friday

Mack and Mack Clothing Boutique

Greensboro, NC

January 10th, 2015

Drifting: UNCSA Saxophone Studio in Recital

Lennon Variations (version for saxophone ensemble)

Watson Hall, UNCSA

December 7th, 2014, 2 pm

Forecast Music

"On Repeats" for two saxes and backing track,

with video by Jonathan Wall.

Mack and Mack, Greensboro NC

November 2nd, 2014. 3pm

COLLAPSS #9

The Collective performs at Elsewhere, one of Greensboro's

most iconic cultural centers, with members of the

Attentive software development company, makers of

Tagtool for iPad.

October 3rd, 2014, 7 pm

NM_GSO presents COLLAPSS #8

The Collective presents a concert of works by living composers

including Christian Asplund, Philip Glass, and

Andrew Weathers.

September 19th, 2014, Weatherspoon Art Museum, 6 pm

More info here as well as here.

Carolina Saxophone Festival

"On Repeats" for sax duo and electronics,

with video by Jonathan Wall.

Steve Stusek and Laurent Estoppey, saxophones

September 20th, 2014

UNCG Recital Hall, 10 am

Assemble, Unravel, Revolve:

Members of the Collective return for the Dog Days.

Greenhill Gallery, Greensboro Cultural Center

August 27th, 2014, 6 pm

Necessary Edges: Dasch Quartet in Recital

music from Renaissance to Contemporary.

Including my "Flocking," version for sax quartet+flute quartet

May 3rd, 2014, Eisenberg Social Hall, UNCSA

7:30 pm

COLLAPSS #7

The Collective returns with a concert of three large works:

Alejandro Rutty: City of Webs

David Kechley: Points of Departure

COLLAPSS: (Photography Improvisation)

April 25th, Empire Books, Greensboro NC

Doors at 7, music at 7:30

UNCG Saxophone Ensemble

Directed by Steve Stusek

Performing transcriptions and new works, including my

"Lennon Variations" (new version for sax ensemble)

Wednesday, March 16th, UNCG Recital Hall, 7:30

Laurent Estoppey: Finally Alone!

Laurent performing a concert of new solo saxophone music,

including my "I gotta use words" for tenor and computer

Friday, April 11th, UNCW Beckwith Recital Hall, 7:30

COLLAPSS Southern Tour 2014: 85 Live

An art adventure along Interstate 85

Show 1: Empire Books, Greensboro, NC

March 28th, 7:30 pm

Show 2: Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC

March 31st, 12 pm

Show 3: The Last Word Bookstore, Charlotte, NC

April 1st, 7:30 pm

Show 4: Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA

(guest show with Chamber Cartel)

April 2nd, 8 pm

Show 5: Westminster Academy, Atlanta, GA

April 3rd, 10:25 am

Show 6: Westminster Academy, Atlanta, GA

April 3rd, 1:50 pm

featuring Laurent Estoppey, Steve Stusek, Steven Landis,

Corey Denham, and Brianna Taylor

UNCSA Flute Ensemble

New music for ensemble including my "Lennon Variations"

Directed by Tadeu Coelho

Watson Hall, UNCSA, Winston Salem, NC

March 22, 2014

"Smoke:" uncsaX @ Krankie's

music by myself, Laurent Estoppey, Alex Kotch, and others

Krankie's Coffee, Winston Salem, NC

General Admission $8, Students $5

March 6, 2014

Greensboro Fringe Festival: Collisions and Conversations

A collaboration between COLLAPSS and Brianna Taylor's

Confluence Performance Projects

Empire Books, Greensboro, NC

February 7, 2014

Doors at 7, art at 7:30

Suggested Donation: $5

Greensboro Fringe Festival: The Geometry of Waking Up Alone

Choreography by Nicole Ramsay

Music by myself and Corey Denham

January 30 through February 1, 2014

6 pm, Greensboro Cultural Arts Center

COLLAPSS (Collective for Happy Sounds) #5: Holiday Edition

A new interdisciplinary arts ensemble.

Featuring music by Jonathan Wall

Improvisations by COLLAPSS

Empire Books, Greensboro, NC

December 20, 2013, 7:00 pm

COLLAPSS (Collective for Happy Sounds) #4

A new interdisciplinary arts ensemble.

Featuring music by Tom Johnson, Steven

Landis, and others.

Empire Books, Greensboro, NC

October 4, 2013, 7:00 pm

COLLAPSS (Collective for Happy Sounds) #3

A new interdisciplinary arts ensemble.

Featuring music by Isabel Mundry, Nicolas Scherzinger,

Chrisitian Marclay, David Biedenbender, and others.

Empire Books, Greensboro, NC

October 4, 2013, 7:00 pm

Composers in the Hood

The year's first concert by the UNCSA Composition Studio

"Always Something There to Rewind Me" for solo instrument

​ and computer

Laurent Estoppey, saxophone

UNCSA Hood Recital Hall

September 29, 2013, 2 pm

UNCG New Music Festival

10-year Student Retrospective Concert

"Always Something There to Rewind Me" for solo instrument

and computer

Laurent Estoppey, saxophone

UNCG School of Music Organ Hall

September 25, 2013, 5:30 pm

COLLAPSS (Collective for Happy Sounds) #2

A new interdisciplinary arts ensemble.

"Always Something There to Rewind Me" for solo instrument and computer

(4 consecutive performances by Steven Landis, Steve Stusek, Laurent Estoppey, and Corey Denham)

Also featuring music by John Cage, Tom Johnson, Justin

Mabry, and Philip Glass, and video art by Chris Cassidy

Empire Books, Greensboro, NC

August 23, 2013, 7:00 pm

COLLAPSS (Collective for Happy Sounds) #1

A new interdisciplinary arts ensemble, directed by myself

and Laurent Estoppey. Guest performance by Steve Stusek

"Harmonies II" for Saxophone and Computer

Daniel Arocho, Saxophone

Also featuring music by Tom Johnson, Mark Engebretson,

Steven Landis, and Maurizio Guerandi

Empire Books, Greensboro, NC

May 10, 2013, 7:00 pm

Trans/Re/Per Form

MFA Thesis Concert by Elisa Foshay, choreographer

"Imperfect Democracy" for 5 dancers, spoken word, saxophone,

and percussion (movement by Elisa, words by Dancers, music by me).

March 20/24 at Green Hill Gallery, Greensboro Cultural Center

March 27/April 4 at Gatewood Art Studio, UNCG

Bree Holstein, Dylan Reddish, Raina Cephas, Maggie Zhao,

Emily Redd, dance; Daniel Arocho, saxophone; Corey Denham,

percussion

Daniel Arocho, graduate saxophone recital

"Imperfect Democracy"

Dance by Elisa Foshay, music by me

March 29, 2013

Watson Hall, UNCSA

NASA Region VII

March 16, 2013

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

"Flocking" for Saxophone Quartet

Neo Quartet (graduate quartet at UNCSA)

SCI National Conference

February 13-16, 2013

Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

"Big Circles" for Amplified Viola and Electronics

Mary Harris, viola

Nu Ensemble

January 29, 2013

"Pop Mutations" (concerto for piano and chamber orchestra)

Kailey Miller, piano

Saxton Rose, director.

7:30 pm, Watson Hall, UNCSA

Electroacoustic Barn Dance

University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia

"Big Circles" for Amplified Viola and Interactive Electronics

Johanna Beaver, viola

November 8-10, 2012

UNCSA Performance Hour

"Flocking" for Saxophone Quartet

Neo Quartet (UNCSA Graduate Saxophone Quartet)

October 24, 2012

SCI Region VI Conference

West Texas A & M University, Canyon, Texas

"Cross Stringing" for Electric Guitar and Interactive Electronics

Brian Koenig, guitar

October 6, 2012

Composers in the Hood

UNCSA, Hood Hall, Winston-Salem, NC

"Flocking" for Saxophone Quartet

Neo Quartet (UNCSA Graduate Saxophone Quartet)

September 30, 2012, 2:00 pm

Artistic Resonance

Hosted by Elizabeth Kowalski

Read about the guest composers here.

"Jupiter Flyby III" for solo laptop performer

June 1, 2012, 7:30 pm, Hearst Tower Plaza, Charlotte NC

GLOrk (Greensboro Laptop Orchestra)

The semester's final concert for UNCG's classroom-based

laptop ensemble, directed by Dr. Mark Engebretson.

(I'm there as a special guest alumn.)

"Jupiter Flyby II" for laptop ensemble and electric guitar

May 1, 2012, 4 p.m., UNCG recital hall

The Trouble with Being Human These Days

UNCG music and dance students,

providing an hour of electronic preluding to

"The Trouble with Being Human These Days," a biography of

Zygmunt Bauman.

"Jupiter Flyby III" for solo Wii remote performer

April 25, 2012, 7 pm, EUC Lawn, UNCG

UNCG Student Composers @ Weatherspoon

New Electronic and Electro-Acoustic Works by

Rich, Wall, Landis, Koenig, and O'Shields,

April 19, 2012 5:30 pm, Weatherspoon Art Museum

Composers Making Noise

UNCG Society of Composers Student Chapter

New experimental electronic and electro-acoustic works

March 29, 2012, 8 pm, Mack and Mack Clothing Boutique,

downtown Greensboro

G_LEns (Greensboro Laptop Ensemble)

Music for 6 laptops and various instruments

Pieces by Rich, Wall, Landis, Koenig, and O'Shields

with improvised dance by Elisa Foshay

UNCG School of Music, Theater, and Dance

February, 28, 2012, 7:30 pm, room 110

Prime Movers

"Ongoing" by Elisa Foshay

Music by me

November 18 and 19, 2011,

UNCG Dance Theater

Dance at the Depot

"Ongoing" by Elisa Foshay

Music by me

October 29, 2011:

The Depot, Hillsborough NC

Hey, Mozart! Colombia

Arrangement of "Melodia Carnavalera" by Maria Romero

October 22, 2011

Auditorio Fabio Lozano, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

Bogota, Colombia.

8th annual UNCG New Music Festival

Noon, music for "Walking Music," outdoor performance

on UNCG's historic College Ave.

5:30 pm, "Seven Haiku," SCI Concert (Concert I)

September 26-30, 2011

Collage

"Jupiter Flyby II" for electric guitar and 4 motion synthesizers.

September 10, 2011

Aycock Auditorium, UNCG.

"Ongoing" (premier) by Elisa Foshay

Music by me

August 26, 2011

UNCG Dance Theater.

"Improvisation 1.2: Leaf Bellies and Roots."

Choreography by Elisa Foshay and Lindsey Drury

Music by me and Ned Emerson, Jr.

August 26, 2011

American Dance Festival, Duke University NC.