2013-2014
Spring
Six Studies in Black and White, featuring Sebastian Huydts and Lawrence Axelrod. Sherwood Community Music School, Concert Hall, Chicago, April 18.
- Balinese Ceremonial Music Colin McPhee
- Giant Variations (Chicago premiere) Martha Horst
- En blanc et noir Claude Debussy
- España Emmanuel Chabrier
- Figures de Résonances Henri Dutilleux
- Danses Roumaines Dinu Lipatti
Due East: Metals/Pipes at ISU. Postponed until 2015.
2012-2013
Spring
Metals/Pipes with Due East. Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Collaboraction’s ROOM 300.
- Constellations (2012) Laura Elise Schwendinger
- Xcymbalum (2013) Timothy Dwight Edwards
- Fortune Smiles (2012) Timothy Ernest Johnson
- Moving Toward Evening (2012) Elizabeth Start
- c_nz_n_ (2012) Julia Miller
- REFORM (2012) Kyong Mee Choi
- Broken Chains (2012) Martha Callison Horst
2011-2012
Spring
CUBE Ensemble. Thursday, May 24 2012. North Shore Baptist Church, Chicago
- Bogie vs. Bacall (2012) Timothy Ernest Johnson
- Rhapsody for Two (2010) Martha Calliston Horst
- Called Hers (2011) Elizabeth Start
- Miro (2012) Kyong Mee Choi
- Prêt Pour (2012) Tiffany Sevilla
- Punctuated! (2011) Lawrence Axelrod
- Mise-en-scène (2010) Laura Schwendinger
2010-2011
Avanti Guitar Trio. November 11, 2010. Nichols Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston, Illinois. Works by Johnson, Sevilla, Start, Horst, Miller, Edwards, Berkhout.
Ensemble Dal Niente. February 11, 2011. Sherwood Community Music School, Chicago. Works by Axelrod, Start, Miller, Horst, Johnson, Sevilla, Choi, Edwards, Schwendinger.
2009-2010
SIUC Percussion Group, Ronald Coulter, Director. March 29, 2010 at Altgeld Hall, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. Works by Cage & Harrisson, Felder, Start, Axelrod, Edwards, Horst.
SIUC Percussion Group, Ronald Coulter, Director. April 23, 2010 at Sherwood Conservatory, Chicago. Works by Cage & Harrisson, Felder, Start, Axelrod, Edwards, Horst.
SIUC Percussion Group, Ronald Coulter, Director. April 24, 2010 at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. Works by Cage & Harrisson, Felder, Start, Axelrod, Edwards, Horst.
2008-2009
Pianist Lawrence Axelrod. October 12, 2008 at North Shore Baptist Church, Chicago. Works by Chopin, Szymanowski, Axelrod, Harvey, Sevilla, Start, Bradfish, and Miller.
Live Digital Performances V, Featuring Ben Aldrich, Theremin and Elizabeth Start, electric cello. November 22, 2008 at Columbia College Music Center, Chicago. Pieces by Start, Sevilla, Saint-Säens, Edwards, Miller, Choi/Johnson and others.
Cyber Victorian Parlor Concert, May 11, 2009. Works by Axelrod, Edwards, Start, Sevilla, Miller, and others.
Residency at Outside the Box Festival, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, April, 2009.
Eric Mandat in Concert, University of Wisconsin, Madison Clarinet Festival, April, 2009.
2007-2008
Clarinetist Eric Mandat, November 18, 2007 at The Swedish American Museum Center at 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago. The program included works written specifically for Mr. Mandat by composers Elizabeth Start, Laura Elise Schwendinger, Lawrence Axelrod, Tiffany Sevilla, Martha Callison Horst, and Timothy Dwight Edwards.
Live Digital Performances IV at Casa de Sandia, 1359 W. 16th St., Chicago. Saturday Feb 23 7:30pm. Electronic works by Miller, Edwards, Ginther, Helvacioglu, Axelrod, Loewe, Sevilla, and Start.
2006-2007
Pinotage performs in the Sonic Impact Festival at the Museum of Contemporary Art. October 29, 2006. Works by Schwendinger, Start, Edwards, Axelrod, and Ginther.
Bassist David Murray at the Swedish American Museum Center. November 5, 2006. Works by Start, Schwendinger, Sevilla, Kertsman, Gershwin, Edwards and Axelrod.
Live Digital Performances III. Columbia College Chicago. Friday, March 2, 2007. Works by Julia Miller, Tera de Marez Oyens, Erdem Helvaciouglu, Tiffany Sevilla, Kathleen Ginther, Elizabeth Start and Timothy Dwight Edwards.
2005-2006
Live Digital Performances II at the Somnambulist Music Series. October 15, 2005. Works included “Bulgarian Stories” by Tiffany Sevilla, “leave (leaf) / believe” by Julia Miller, “Stochasm” by Timothy Dwight Edwards, “Triptych” by Timothy Dwight Edwards, “Little Girl” by Elizabeth Start, “Solo” by Andre Marquetti, and “Dome” (12 min) by Aaron Guice.
Live Digital Performances II at the Green Mill. October 30, 2005. Works by Start, Marquetti, Sevilla, Edwards, Miller, and Axelrod.
Live Digital Performances II at CalArts, December 19, 2005. [and independently funded tour] Works by Start, Sevilla, Edwards, Miller, Morehead. Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia California. December 19, 2005.
Guest composer Michael Pisaro. Members of the consortium and guest performers Jennifer Presar adn Syvart Dennen at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, performing works by Pisaro, Ginther and Sevilla.
The Lincoln Trio in a concert of premieres. May 1, 2006. Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston. Works by Sevilla, Start, Edwards, Miller, Marquetti, Axelrod and Schwendinger.
2004-2005
Live Digital Performances I – a concert exploring combinations of live audio and video processing, multichnnel digital audio with performances on violin, cello, piano, guitar and the spoken word. October, 2004. DePaul University Lecture Recital Hall. Works by Jens Hedman, Tiffany Sevilla, Julia Miller, Elizabeth Start, Andre Marquetti, Timothy Dwight Edwards.
Guest composer Paul Chihara. Elizabeth Start, cello; Helen Lukan, piano; Lawrence Axelrod, piano. December, 2004. Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art.
Ahlert & Schwab, virtuoso guitar and mandolin duo. Works by Tiffany Sevilla, Lawrence Axelrod, Timothy Edwards, Lauara Schwendinger, Andre Marquetti, Elizabeth Start, Julia Miller, and Jeffrey Harrington. May 5, 2005, Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston.
Ahlert & Schwab, virtuoso guitar and mandolin duo. Works by Tiffany Sevilla, Lawrence Axelrod, Timothy Edwards, Lauara Schwendinger, Andre Marquetti, Elizabeth Start, Julia Miller, and Jeffrey Harrington. May 7, 2005, Somnambulist Music Series, Casa de Sandia.
2003-2004
Pinotage: music for mezzo-soprano, flute, viola and harp. Sunday, February 29, 2004, 4 PM, Sherwood Conservatory Concert Hall, 1312 S. Michigan Avenue
Works by Lawrence Axelrod, Timothy Edwards, Kathleen Ginther, Andre Marquetti, Elizabeth Start, John Wallace, and Kurt Westerberg
Chicago Composers’ Consortium, featuring : violinist Jody Livo, cellist Melissa Bach, pianist George Radosavljevic, bassist David Murray, cellist Elizabeth Start, pianist Kurt Westerberg. Thursday, May 27, 2004, 7:30 PM, Curtiss Hall, Fine Arts Building
Works by Axelrod, Start, Westerberg, Marquetti, Edwards.
1999-2000
Chicago Composers’ Collective with special guest, Irish composer, Michael Mullen
Sunday, March 12, 2000, 8 PM, Hot House – With special guest, Irish composer, Michael Mullen. Pieces by Mullen, Marquetti, Edwards, Westerberg, Huydts.
WYT: Wu Man, pipa; Yushio Kurahashi, shakuhachi, Andor Toth, cello. Thursday, May 4, 2000, 8 PM, Chernin’s Center for the Arts. Works for pipa, shakuhachi and cello by John H. Wallace, Elizabeth Start, Pieter Snapper, Tiffany Sevilla, Andre Marquetti, Sebastian Huydts, Kathleen Ginther, and Timothy D. Edwards.
The Ariel Ensemble of Chicago: soprano, clarinet, cello, percussion, and piano. Friday, June 16, 2000, 8 PM, DePaul University Concert Hall. New works by member composers Kurt Westerberg, John H. Wallace, Elizabeth Start, Pieter Snapper, Tiffany Sevilla, Andre Marquetti, Sebastian Huydts, Kathleen Ginther, and Timothy D. Edwards.
1998-1999
Nouvelle Lumière String Quartet, members of the Elgin Symphony, special guest Marc Johnson, cello. April 27, 1999, 8 PM, Chernin’s Center for the Arts.
“The Exquisite Corpse” featuring Christy Vohs and the Chicago Chamber Music Collective, Sebastian Huydts, conductor. June 15, 1999, 8 PM, Chernin’s Center for the Arts, Chicago. The Exquisite Corpse is a collaborative work by Edwards, Ginther, Huydts, Snapper, Start, Wallace, Westerberg and other works by Elizabeth Start, Pieter Snapper, Kathleen Ginther, Sebastian Huydts, Timothy Edwards.
1997-1998
Winter – Eighth Blackbird
Spring – Electronic & Quintet
Wed., June 10, 1998, DePaul Concert Hall. Works by Pieter Snapper, Timothy Dwight Edwards, Howard Sandroff, Elizabeth Start, John Wallace
1996-1997
Fall – Eighth Blackbird and guest composer Bernard Rands
Dec. 11, 1996, DePaul Recital Hall, 8pm, $12/$6. Works by: Kowalkowski, Rands, Snapper, Start, Edwards
Spring – A Tribute to Frank Zappa at the Lounge Ax
Tues., April 8, 1997, Lounge Ax, 2438 N. Lincoln Avenue, 9pm, $5 cover, no drink minimum. Works by Timothy Dwight Edwards, Pieter Snapper, John Shirley, John Wallace, Frank Zappa, others?
1995-1996
Fall – Special guest, Tera de Marez Oyens
Wed, Nov. 8, 1995, TAC, 8pm, $10/$5. Works by Jeffrey Kowalkowski, Lawrence Axelrod, Tera de Marez Oyens (3), Kurt Westerberg, Betsy Start, Michael Pisaro
1994-1995
Fall
Nov. 2, 1994, Three Arts Club of Chicago, 1300 N. Dearborn Pkwy., 8pm.
Lawrence Axelrod: Still Life with Sea and Whales (1994) Susan Charles, soprano; Shannon Murphy, flute; Matthew Heaton and Steve Ramscell, guitars
Michael Pisaro: Alaska L.A., piano
Gustavo Leone: Musical Studies for Solo Harp Lynelle Kirkwood, harp
intermission
Jeffrey Kowalkowski: Five Piano Miniatures (questions and answers about urban violence) Matt Long, piano
Elizabeth Start: Four Briefs for solo cello (1983) E.S., cello
Kurt Westerberg: Night Music I for Solo Guitar Jeffrey Kust, guitar
Kathleen Ginther: On the Palmy Beach Diane Ragains, soprano; John Fairfield, horn; George Flynn, piano
Winter – The Digital Subversives, guest David Zicarelli
March 1, 1995, Carole Jones Gallery, 300 W. Superior, 8pm, $10/$5
Works by Atau Tanaka, Michael Pisaro(2), David Zicarelli/ Jonathan Bepler, Cort Lippe/ Zack Settel, Jeffrey Kowalkowski.
Spring – Featuring the music of Stephen L. Mosko
Works by Mosko, Axelrod, Ginther, Snapper
1993-1994
Winter – Featuring special guest Bruce Saylor
Nov. 3, 1993, Three Arts Club of Chicago, 8pm, lecture @ 7pm
[article in The Chicago Reader, Nov. 12, 1993: "Intro to Saylor is Easy Listening"]
works by ES, BS, BS, BS, MP, and LA
Winter
Wed. March 9, 1994, Carole Jones Gallery, 300 W. Superior, 8pm, talk w/ D. Erb @ 7pm
pieces by Donald Erb, John Hungerford-Shirley, Michael Pisaro, Kurt Westerberg
Spring
Wed, June 1, 1994, Three Arts Club of Chicago, 8pm, talk w/ A. Imbrie @ 7pm
[critic's choice in The Reader w/ photo of A.Imbrie]
Imbrie: Three Songs for Mixed Chorus (1965) Performed by In Terra Vox, Anna-Lise Pasch, director
Start: Fedge Stück (1994) JK, guitar
Snapper: dans l’oblique du froid (1992)
Intermission
Imbrie: Lisa Feurzig, soprano; Kurt Westerberg, piano
Axelrod: Ophélia (1992) fl, ob, clar, hn, vlnI, vlnII, vla, vc, pno, baritone, conductor
1992-1993
Fall
October 28, 1992, Lewis University, 2pm
November 4, 1992, TAC, 8pm
Works by Kurt Westerberg, Kathleen Ginther, Fengshi, Lawrence Axelrod
Winter
March 3, 1993, Carole Jones Gallery, 8pm, $10/$5
Works by ES, Julio Martin Viera, Tera de Marez Oyens, Pieter Snapper, Elizabeth Start/ Steve Voigt, Cort Lippe, James Mobberly.
Spring
June 9, 1993, Three Arts Club of Chicago, 8pm, $10/$5
Works by LA, John Eaton (2), Elizabeth Start, Kurt Westerberg.
1991-1992
Fall
Nov. 13, 1991, Church of the Ascension, 1119 N. LaSalle
Leone(a), Ferko(f), Snapper(a), Ginther(f), Pisaro(a), Start(f), Axelrod(a)
(conducted by…)
Winter
Feb. 26, 1992, Three Arts Club of Chicago and
Feb 28, 1992, The Unitarian Church of Hinsdale, 17 Maple, 8pm
Kathleen Ginther: Blue and Green Music Cheryl Smith and Daniel Zimmerman, violins; Lisa Hirschmugl, viola; Laura Blanchet, cello
Lawrence Axelrod: Nocturne LA, piano
Michael Pisaro: Songs of Love and Desolation Yvonne Koyzis, soprano; Matthew Heaton, guitar
Elizabeth Start: Quartet Caroline Pittman, flute; Dileep Gangoli, clarinet; Cheryl Smith, violin; Laura Blanchet, cello
Intermission
Lawrence Axelrod: Moesta et Errabunda Bonita Suzanne Hyman, mezzo-soprano; LA, piano
Elizabeth Start: Transmigration Caroline Pittman, flute; JK, guitar
Frank Ferko: Trio Pieces: five pieces for piano trio Michael McLean, violin; Rosanne Mostardinu, cello; Frank Ferko, piano
Spring 1
April 22, 1992, Three Arts Club of Chicago and
April 24, 1992, The Unitarian Church of Hinsdale, 17 Maple
Works by Kathleen Ginther, Pieter Snapper, Elizabeth Start, Lawrence Axelrod, T.J. Anderson, Mark Eliot Jacobs, and Alan Stout.
Spring 2 – Guest Artist: Kathleen Supové, piano
June 10, 1992, Three Arts Club of Chicago
Works by Snapper, Leone, Ginther, Axelrod, Start, Pisaro
1990-1991
FallWed, Nov. 14, 1990, TAC, 8pm
Works by Elizabeth Start, Matt Malsky, Lawrence Axelrod, Elizabeth Start, Ethan Nassireddin-Longo, Frank Ferko.
WinterFeb 27, 1991, Three Arts Club of Chicago, 8pm
Works by Kathleen Ginther, Lawrence Axelrod, Gusavo Leone, Bruce Saylor, Michael Pisaro.
SpringJune 12, 1991, Three Arts Club of Chicago
Works by Frank Ferko, Gustavo Leone, Michael Pisaro, Lawrence Axelrod, Elizabeth Start, Stephen Ferre
1989-1990
Fall
Tues, Nov. 14, 1989, Three Arts Club of Chicago, 8pm
Works by Jay Alan Yim, Ethan Nasreddin-Longo, Frank Ferko, Stephen Ferre, Lawrence Axelrod.
Winter
Feb. 28, 1990, Three Arts Club of Chicago, 8pm
Works by Jay Alan Yim, Elizabeth Start, Michael Pisaro, Kathleen Ginther, Matt Malsky
Spring
Wed., April 25, 1990. part of New Music Chicago’s Spring Festival (second half of program), Apr. 18-26, 1990
Works by Ginther, Pisaro, Axelrod.
June 13, 1990, Three Arts Club of Chicago, 8pm
Works by Elizabeth Start, Lawrence Axelrod, Michael Pisaro, Kathleen Ginther, Matt Malsky.
1988-1989
Winter – Inaugural concert.
Wed, Jan. 25, 1989, Three Arts Club of Chicago, 8pm
Works by Frank Ferko, Lawrence Axelrod, J. Kawarsky, Frank Ferko, Stephen Ferre.
Spring
Wed., June 14, 1989, Three Arts Club of Chicago, 8pm
Works by J. Kawarsky, Kathleen Ginther, Matthew Malsky, Stephen Ferre, Lawrence Axelrod.