Performance Schedule
The schedule is arranged in reverse chronological order, with upcoming events listed first and least recent events listed last.November 2016
Gloria, for Choir and Chamber Orchestra, combined choirs of Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland Max Aeberli, conductor and St. Gallen, Switzerland, Bernhard Bichler, conductor, November 26 and 27, concerts in both Rapperswil-Jona and St. Gallen, Switzerland
May 2016
An Empty Place, Sartartia Middle School String Orchestra (Sugar land, Texas), Ann Victor, conductor, Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) Concerts, April 29 and May 19th.
April 2016
An Empty Place, Sartartia Middle School String Orchestra (Sugar land, Texas), Ann Victor, conductor, Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) Concerts, April 29 and May 19th.
Anne Frank: A Living Voice, Bel Canto Children's Chorus, Joy Hirokawa, conductor; and Cantor Elizabeth Shammash, May 4, at 7 pm, Tiferet Bet Israel, 1920 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell, PA
March 2016
Anne Frank: A Living Voice, with string orchestra PREMIERE, Colorado State University Women Choir and the CSU Concert String Chamber Orchestra, Dr. Bryan Olsen (CSUWC) and Leslie Stewart (CSUCO), conductors, Mar. 4, (excerpted movements), Mar. 5 (complete work), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Anne Frank: A Living Voice, Friday, March 4, 2016, 7:30 PM, Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, El Paso, TX University of Texas El Paso Choirs and Bella Voce Singers (NYC) In Concert Dr. Elisa Fraser Wilson (UTEP) and Jessica Corbin (BVS), conductors
February 2016
It Is the Silence, from Anne Frank: A Living Voice, University of Oklahoma at Norman Women’s Chorus, Dr. David Howard, conductor, Sutton Concert Series Feb. 21, 3 pm, Sharp Concert Hall, Norman, OK
A Canticle of Blessing, for SSAA, Violin, Tibetan Singing Bowls/ Bells, Partners In Praise Girls Choir, Julia Fahey, Artistic Director, North Central ACDA 2016 Conference, Feb. 20, 8:45 am, SOS, Sioux Falls, SD
December 2015
WORLD PREMIERE: A Canticle of Blessing, for SSAA, Violin, Tibetan Singing Bowls/ Bells, Partners In Praise Girls Choir, Julia Fahey, Artistic Director, Dec. 19, 7:00 pm, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Brooklyn Park, MN
Grandmother, The Lyrebird Young Women's Choir, An Homage to Our Home, Works by Minnesotan Women Composers, Anika Kildegaard, conductor,December 12th, 7:00 at the Danish American Center( 3030 West River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN), and Sunday, December 13th at 3:00 in the Schubert Club's Museum in the Landmark Center, St. Paul, MN
November 2015
Invocation and Remembrance, for trumpet and organ, Steve Bingner and Connie Schuelka, November 1, First Unitarian Universalist Church, Rochester, Minnesota
Baettirlokken from the Norwegian Folk Series, performed by Lumina, “Under One Sky” in concert with with Calliope Women's Chorus, Saturday, Nov. 14, 7 pm, Jeanne D’Arc Auditorium, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota
Let Us Sing!, Boise State University's Vox Angelis Women’s Choir, Dr. C. Michael Porter, conductor, Choral Collage Concert, November 8, 7:30pm, Morrison Center Main Hall, Boise State University, Boise, ID
Anne Frank: A Living Voice, Houston Girls Chorus and the Axiom Quartet, Ms. Kimberly Tobola, conductor, Sunday, November 1, 5pm,, Faith Lutheran Church, 4600 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX
October 2015
Sautrall and Baettirlokken from the Norwegian Folk Series, performed by Lumina, women’s vocal ensemble, Minnesota Public Radio Artists in Residence, performances in schools, October 26, in Saint Paul, Fridley, and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
In the Shadow I will Sing!, Marietta College Concert Choir, Verses Left to Write, Fall Concert, Dr. Daniel Monek, conductor, Oct. 23, 7:30 pm, First Congregational UCC Marietta, 318 Front St, Marietta, Ohio
Sunshine and Cloudless Sky, featured at the Wisconsin Badgers Honor Choir Festival, Oct. 12, Marco Melendez (Milwaukee Children's Choir) and Dr. Randall Meder (UW Green Bay), 7:30 pm, Luther Memorial Church, 1021 University Ave., Madison, WI
Sautrall and Baettirlokken from the Norwegian Folk Series, performed by Lumina, women’s vocal ensemble, St. Paul Classical Music Crawl, Saturday, Oct. 10, 4-6 pm, The Show Art Gallery in Lowertown, St. Paul, Minnesota
July 2015
World Premiere, of new work for clarinet, viola and piano, Lori Baruth (Cl.), Kirsti Petraborg (Vla.), and Cathy Rodland (Organ), Lutheran Summer Music Festival Sunday, Luther College CFL; July 19, Decorah IA
Gloria, for Chorus and Orchestra,(European Premiere) Musik-Kurswochen Arosa 2015 Festival-Chor, conducted by Max Aeberli, Arosa, Switzerland, July 11
Invocation and Remembrance, for trumpet and organ, John Cord and Cathy Rodland, Lutheran Summer Music Hymn Festival, Luther College CFL, Decorah IA
Children of Light, for SATB choir and organ, LSM Chapel Choir Jonathan Wessler, organ, conducted by Michael Zemek, Lutheran Summer Music Hymn Festival, Luther College CFL, Decorah IA
June 2015
In the Shadow I will Sing!, featured at The Ohio Choral Directors Association State Conference SATB Reading Session, June 24, Otterbien University, Westerville, OH
Anne Frank: A Living Voice, On what would have been Anne Frank's 86th birthday, the piece was streamed on American Public Media's Choral Works Initiative with comments by Tesfa Wondemagegnehu on June 12. Follow this link to hear the broadcast and piece performed by the San Francisco Girls Chorus, conducted by Dr. Susan McMane.
May 2015
Sunshine and Cloudless Sky, Women of Note, Greater Long Beach California Area, Carla Strandberg, Director, May 21 and 22, 7 pm, Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, Long Beach, CA
Anne Frank: A Living Voice, St. Gallen Singschule Youthchoir and Manesse Quartett, Bernhard Bichler, conductor, May 10, 6 pm, Church of St. Mangen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Baettirlokken, Clara Osowski, mezzo soprano, and Lumina Women's Ensemble, Grace: Songs for Motherhood, Sunday, May 10th, 4 pm, St. Timothy Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN
Hinei Mah Tov: Two Brothers, Isidore Newman School choir and the combined ISAS choirs in New Orleans, Amanda Wadsworth, conductor, May 9, 11 am, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Songs of Hope and Promise Choral Arts of Chattanooga, Michael Devine, conductor, May 2nd, 7 pm, First Baptist Church, Chattanooga, TN
April 2015
Anne Frank: A Living Voice, for women's voices and string quartet, Asian premiere on April 23 in Korea by the professional Gwacheon City Women's Choir, Mr. Hee-churl Kim, artistic director, in Gwacheon's 1,000 seat auditorium. Featured on a concert to commemorate the first anniversary of the 2014 Korean Sewol ferry ship tragedy, in memory of the 304 people who died.
Variations on a Norwegian Folk Tune for Chamber Orchestra (Minnesota Public Radio Broadcast)
Variations on a Norwegian Folk Tune for Chamber Orchestra, performed by the MN Sinfonia, Jay Fishman, conductor, featured piece on MPR host Steve Staruch's Regional Spotlight, April 23.
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, Western Michigan University Cantus Femina, Dee Gauthier, conductor, April 19, 3:00 pm, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
March 2015
Sunshine and Cloudless Sky, Treble Choir and Orchestra, St. Croix Preparatory Academy, Karen Biedrzycki, conductor, March 1, 4 pm, Trinity Lutheran Church, Stillwater, MN
WORLD PREMIERES: Norwegian Folk-Inspired Chamber Concert, featuring new works for mezzo soprano, tenor, instrumental ensembles, and choir by Linda Tutas Haugen. March 28, 7:30 pm, Mindekirken, The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church, Minneapolis, MN
Featuring Clara Osowski, mezzo soprano; Gary Ruschman, tenor; Charles Asch, 'cello.
Be Still and Know, Temple Choir, First United Methodist Church, Erik Nussbaum, conductor, Allegra Montanari and Laura Deming, cellists, March 29, 8:30 and 11:00 am services, First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple, Chicago, IL.
January 2015
Psalm 42, Soli Deo Gloria, Fresno Pacific University's Pacific Artist Series, Dr. Julie Carter, artistic director, January 22, 7:30 pm, Ashley Auditorium, Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, CA
The Fable of Old Turtle, Abington Symphony Orchestra, John Sall, conductor, January 24, 3 pm, Family Concert with Linda Tutas Haugen, Narrator, and Keith Bear, Native American Flute, Abington Presbyterian Church, Abington, PA
December 2014
You Are Worthy, Our Lord and God, Senior Choir of the Illawarra Grammar School, Christmas Celebration, Jane McIntosh, director, Figtree, New South Wales, Australia
Let Us Sing, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Anne Tomlinson, Artistic Director, Dec. 7 and 14, Pasadena Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, CA
Let Us Sing!, Muhlenberg College Chamber Singers, Candlelight Carols service, Michael Schnack, conductor, December 7, 3:30 (live broadcast) and 7:30pm, Egner Memorial Chapel, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Let Us Sing!, Muhlenberg College Chamber Singers, Candlelight Carols service, Michael Schnack, conductor, December 6, 7:30 pm, Egner Memorial Chapel, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Let Us Sing!, The Bel Canto Childrens Chorus, Joy Hirokawa, conductor, Nov. 23 and Dec. 5, Red Hill, PA
November 2014
The Fable of Old Turtle, Goshen College Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Christopher H. Fashun, conductor, November 21, 11 am and 7:30 pm, Children's Concerts with Linda Tutas Haugen, Narrator, and Keith Bear, Native American Flute, Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, Goshen, IN
October 2014
WORLD PREMIERE, Variations on a Norwegian Folk Tune for Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Sinfonia, Jay Fishman, conductor, October 19, 2pm, Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, MN
WORLD PREMIERE, Variations on a Norwegian Folk Tune for Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Sinfonia, Jay Fishman, conductor, October 17, 7pm, Johnson High School, St. Paul, MN;
September 2014
Myself, from Three Portraits for Clarinet and Piano, Premiere, Pat O'Keefe, and Nicola Melville, September 16, 7 pm, New Ruckus' Composer Night, Studio Z, St. Paul, MN
August 2014
Anne Frank: A Living Voice, Going Beyond Words, August 31 radio broadcast, performed by the Western MI University Cantus Femina, Dee Gaultier, conductor, NCCO Conference (CO), Stan Schmidt, Host/Producer www.GoingBeyondWords.com
Invocation and Remembrance for Trumpet and Organ, Martin Hodel, trumpet; Kraig Windschitl, organ, featured on Composers Datebook, American Public Media, August 1
July 2014
Anne Frank: A Living Voice, Governor's School of North Carolina Women's Chorus, David H. Connell, conductor, July 18, North Carolina Governor's School, Winston-Salem, NC
May 2014
Anne Frank: A Living Voice, Chamber Choir of Pittsburgh School for the Choral Arts and Members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival, Kathryn Barnard, director, May 19, 7:30 pm, Levy Hall, Rodef Shalom Congregation, in collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Holocaust Center, Pittsburgh, PA
April 2014
An Empty Place, Corona del Sol High School Orchestra, Alex Dudley, conductor, April 29, Arizona State Orchestra Festival, Tempe, AZ
Sunshine and Cloudless Sky, Skylark Women's Ensemble, Dr. Lisa Lutter, conductor, Monday, April 28, Holocaust Remembrance, Temple Beth Haverim Shir Shalom, Mahwah, NJ
Sunshine and Cloudless Sky, Skylark Women's Ensemble, Dr. Lisa Lutter, conductor, Sunday, April 27, Invictus concert - Benefit for Haiti w/ tributes to Nelson Mandela and 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, 3pm, Sharp Theater, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ
Let Us Sing! The Badger State Girl Choir, conducted by Kevin Meidl, April 14 - 7:30 pm, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, presenting The American Musical Tradition
Transformations of Darkness and Light, performed by the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra, Brendan Townsend, conductor, April 5, 7:30pm, Recital Hall, Texas A and M International University (TAMIU), Laredo, TX
March 2014
An Empty Place, The Cypress Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Glynnes Lanthier, March 23, 3:00 pm, The Berry Center, 8877 Barker Cypress,Cypress, TX
Anne Frank: A Living Voice, Bella Voce Singers, Jessica Corbin, conductor, March 22, 7 pm, St. George Theatre, Staten Island, NY
February 2014
The Fable of Old Turtle, with Native American flutist, Keith Bear and the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, William Schrickel, conductor, February 2, 3pm, Johnson Senior High School, St. Paul, MN The Fable of Old Turtle, with Native American flutist, Keith Bear and the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, William Schrickel, conductor, February 9 - 3pm, St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church, St. Joseph Campus, Hopkins, MN