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Alex Shapiro, composer email

 

Live Concerts and Broadcasts

 



Alex Shapiro
Alex Shapiro


Want to hear my music in concert?
Here's a listing of some performances
for which I have information.
Click on the title
to learn more about the piece.



If you know about additional performances,
drop me an email
and I'll post the info and links here!

 

___________________________

A composer's work is purely abstract without musicians bringing it to life. I'm grateful to the many musicians around the world who have put their time, energy and heart into bringing my notes into the air, and to the ears of audiences!

 

     

Nuthatch. Photo by Alex Shapiro.

     

 

Alex Shapiro is very, very fortunate that her pieces are performed on several hundred concerts each year. Listed below are selected ones in professional or university venues for which she has information.



Due solely to the many middle school and high school concerts on which her music appears (and not to any lack of gratitude!), those performances are NOT included here.

 
 

If you have programmed a Shapiro work or have an upcoming concert date, please email the information— as well as a program, if possible— to Alex by clicking HERE. She'll love hearing from you, and you'll be added to this page! Thanks!

 

Email Alex!

 

To have a look at earlier performances
from 2009-2024, please visit the
Concert Archive page, here
earlier concerts

 

 
     

 

2026 CONCERT CALENDAR

 

(Please note that the hundreds of high school performances each year
aren't included here, but we're equally enthusiastic about them!)

 

 
     
JANUARY 2026    
January 8, 2026
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Jason Gossett, conductor
West Virginia University School of Music
Loulie, Valerie and William Canady
Creative Arts Center
1436 Evansdale Drive
Morgantown, WV
https://creativeartsandmedia.wvu.edu/
school-of-music/ensembles
   
FEBRUARY 2026    
February 6, 2026
PAPER CUT
Sinfonisches Blasorchester der TU Dortmund
(Wind Band of TU Dortmund University)
Constantin Hesselmann, conductor
Audimax of TU Dortmund University
Dortmund, Germany
https://www.blasorchester.tu-dortmund.de/?4&1
February 8, 2026
BENEATH
Andre Granjo, conductor
Orquestra Academica da
Universidade de Coimbra
Casa da Música
Avenida da Boavista
604-610, 4149-071
Porto, Portugal
https://casadamusica.com/event/concerto-jobra-
educacao-4/?selected_session=46453
February 13, 2026
LIGHTS OUT
Laurier Wind Orchestra
Leah McGray, conductor
Savvas Chamberlain Music Building
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
https://www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/
faculty-of-music/assets/concert-programs/2026/
laurier-wind-orchestra-feb-13-2026.html
February 22, 2026
DESERT TIDE
Rebekah Givens, clarinet
Stretansky Concert Hall
Susquehanna University
514 University Ave
Selinsgrove, PA
https://www.susqu.edu/event/student-
recital-rebekah-givens-clarinet-anna-lesher-clarinet/
February 26, 2026
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Northwest Wind Symphony
Katy Strickland, conductor
Northwest Missouri State University
Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO
https://www.nwmissouri.edu/finearts/music/
ensembles/windsymphony/schedule.htm
 
MARCH 2026    
March 1, 2026
REMEMBRANCE
The National String Sinfonia
David Fanning, conductor
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
3604 Chatham Rd
Ellicot City, MD
https://www.livemusicproject.org/events/
169970/the-national-string-sinfonia-composhers-
works-modern-classic
March 5, 2026
LIGHTS OUT
DVC Symphonic Band
Kaitlin Bove, conductor
Diablo Valley College
Performing Arts Center
Mainstage
Pleasant Hill, CA
https://tickets.dvc.edu/event/dvc-dvc-bands-
present-night-at-the-museum-03-05-
2026?e=xyP
March 5, 2026
PAPER CUT
Schyler Adkins, conductor
University Texas of Permian Basin
University Symphonic Winds
Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center
The University of Texas Permian Basin
4901 E. University Blvd.
Odessa, TX
https://www.calendarwiz.com/eventboard/
event/?crd=utpbmusicdepartment&id=177767617
&theme=light
March 7, 2026
WATER VOYAGES
Carrie RavenStem, clarinet
Adria Sutherland, clarinet
International Music by Women Festival
Kossen Auditorium
Poindexter Hall
Mississippi University for Women
1100 College Street
Columbus, MS
https://www.muw.edu/musicbywomen/
March 7, 2026
REMEMBRANCE
The National String Sinfonia
David Fanning, conductor
New Spire Arts Stages
Weinberg Center for the Arts
15 W Patrick St
Frederick, MD
https://www.livemusicproject.org/events/
169972/the-national-string-sinfonia-composhers-
works-modern-classic
March 8, 2026
REMEMBRANCE
The National String Sinfonia
David Fanning, conductor
Calvary Lutheran Church
9545 Georgia Ave
Silver Spring, MD
https://www.livemusicproject.org/
events/169973/the-national-string-sinfonia-composhers-
works-modern-classic
March 8, 2026
OFF THE EDGE
Thornton Community Band
Jennifer L. Grice, conductor
Thornton High School
9351 N. Washington Street
Thornton, CO
http://www.thorntoncommunityband.org/
upcoming-concerts/
March 8, 2026
BIOPLASM
CSULB Honors Flute Quartet
Elise James, director
Flute Day at the Beach
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall
Cal State University Long Beach
1250 N. Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA
https://web.csulb.edu/colleges/cota/music/events/
March 9, 2026
BIOPLASM
CSULB Honors Flute Quartet
Elise James, director
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall
Cal State University Long Beach
1250 N. Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA
https://web.csulb.edu/colleges/cota/music/events/
March 18, 2026
POP MUSIC
KITCHEN SYNC
Carthage College Wind Orchestra
James Ripley, conductor
A. F. Siebert Chapel
Carthage College
2001 Alford Park Drive
Kenosha, WI
https://www.carthage.edu/arts/experience-the-arts/
music-concerts/event/75329-performing-art-series-
wild-prairie-winds-and-wind-orch
March 24, 2026
ELEGY
Christopher Keach, trumpet;
cellist and pianist TBA
Snell Music Theater
The Crane School of Music
SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
https://www.potsdam.edu/academics/crane-school-
music/crane-school-music-live-concert
March 28, 2026
LIGHTS OUT
Laurier Wind Orchestra
Leah McGray, conductor
Theatre Auditorium
75 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
https://events.dudesolutions.com/wlu/site/
music/event/laurier-wind-orchestra-concert-19/
Cowbirds. Photo by Alex Shapiro.
APRIL 2026    
April 1, 2026
DEPTH SOUNDING
Ball State Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble
Landon Day, conductor
Ball State University
Hargreaves Music Building
2000 W. University Ave.
Muncie, IN
https://www.bsu.edu/calendar/calendars/
academics/cfa/school-of-music?
mode=day&date=2026-04-01
April 5, 2026
PAPER CUT
Philip Steffe, conductor
Black Forest Band
Belchenhalle Münstertal
Abt-Columban-Weg 4
Untermünstertal, 79244
Münstertal, Germany
https://www.schwarzwaldkapelle.de/
index.php/termine/icalrepeat.detail/
2026/04/05/215/-/osterkonzert?filter_reset=1
April 10, 2026
DEPTH
University of Minnesota Symphonic Band
Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN
https://cla.umn.edu/music/news-events/events
April 12, 2026
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Indiana University All-Campus Band
Ally Capone, conductor
Musical Arts Center
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
101 N Jordan Ave
Bloomington, IN
https://music.indiana.edu/news-events/events/index.html
April 15, 2026
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Florida State University Campus Band
Keith Griffis, conductor
Opperman Music Hall (OMH)
Kuersteiner Music Bldg
114 N Copeland St.
Tallahassee, FL
https://music.fsu.edu/event/sinfonia-
and-university-campus-band-performance-2/
April 19, 2026
MOMENT
Austin Symphonic Band
Kyle Glaser, conductor
Luis "Chico" Portillo Performing Arts Center
Connally High School
13212 N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX
https://austinsymphonicband.org/events/
2026/4/26/concert
April 23, 2026
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Georgia State University Concert Band
Julianna Pinero, conductor
Georgia State University
Rialto Center for the Arts
80 Forsyth Street, NW
Atlanta, GA
https://calendar.gsu.edu/event/
wind_orchestraconcert_band
April 25, 2026
BIOPLASM
The Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir
Elizabeth Jolly, conductor
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church
Seattle, WA
https://www.seattleflutesociety.org/flute-choir
April 27, 2026
ROCK MUSIC
Stephen F. Austin University Band
Sara Rivas, conductor
Stephen F. Austin State University
Griffith Fine Arts Building, Turner Auditorium
1936 North St.
Nacogdoches, TX
https://graphite.sfasu.edu/events/view/
d9040244-e241-474f-9fbf-9602cb65fde6
April 29, 2026
DISTANCED
Southern Illinois University Wind Ensemble
Karlena Tucker, conductor
Shryock Auditorium
Southern Illinois University
1050 S Normal Ave
Carbondale, IL
https://music.siu.edu/events/
   
MAY 2026    
May, 2026
DEEP
John Lithco, tuba
McGill University
Montreal, Ontario, Canada
https://www.mcgill.ca/music/events
/calendar/upcoming
May 10, 2026
PAPER CUT
Philharmonia Winds
Caitlin Serpliss, conductor
Lincoln Theater
The University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT
https://www.hartford.edu/calendar/default.aspx
 
JUNE 2026    
     
Canadian Geese. Photo by Alex Shapiro.
JULY 2026    
     
AUGUST 2026    
     
SEPTEMBER 2026    
     
OCTOBER 2026    
     
Bald eagle. Photo by Alex Shapiro.
NOVEMBER 2026    
     
DECEMBER 2026    
     
     

 

 

Alex's first concert, age 11 months

Alex's first concert, age 11 months.
The sheet music is strewn on the floor:
even then, she much preferred to create her own!

 

 

Here are the 2025 concerts we know of that took place in licensed venues. If you know of additional ones, email Alex!

 

 

 

2025 CONCERT CALENDAR

 

(Please note that the hundreds of high school performances each year
aren't included here, but we're equally enthusiastic about them!)

 

 
     
JANUARY 2025    
January 8, 2025
MUSIC FOR TWO BIG INSTRUMENTS
Drew Olson, Tuba
Ji Young Lee, piano
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, WI
https://www.uwrf.edu/MUS/CalendarEvents.cfm
January 17, 2025
MOMENT
University Of The Pacific
Vu Nguyen, conductor
CA State Music Educators Conference (CASMEC)
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
Sacramento, CA
https://tcap.net/events/casmec-2025/
January 27, 2025
CHRONICLE
Stephanie Ycaza, tuba
Tew Recital Hall
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
1400 Spring Garden Street
Greensboro, North Carolina
https://vpa.uncg.edu/music/
FEBRUARY 2025    
February 2, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
U of A Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Angela Schroeder, conductor
University of Alberta
Winspear Centre
4 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, AB Canada
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/music/concert-listings/2025-02-02_honour-bands.html
February 6, 2025
AIRBORNE
Arizona State University Wind Symphony
Armand Hall, conductor
Gammage Hall
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
https://musicdancetheatre.asu.edu/events
February 16, 2025
DESERT TIDE
Preston Turner, saxophone
University of Tennessee
117 Natalie L. Haslam Music Center
1741 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville TN
https://calendar.utk.edu/event/
Single-Reed-Day-vc99?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=
widget&utm_source=Calendar
February 17, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
University of Missouri Wind Ensemble
Christian M. Noon, conductor
Missouri Theatre
University of Missouri
203 S 9th Street
Columbia, MO
https://theatre.missouri.edu/
February 20, 2025
DESERT NOTES
Off Broadway Ensemble:
Susan Tomkiewicz, oboe
Sara Fruehe, bassoon
Tatiana Muzanova, piano
Southeast Regional
College Music Society Conference
Berry College
Rome, Georgia
https://www.music.org/regional-conference-so.html
February 22, 2025
SPARK
Ana Cervantes, piano
Casa del Pozo
Centro, Guanajuato, Mexico
https://cervantespiano.com/?lang=en
February 23, 2025
DEEP
Michael Waddell, tuba
Molnar Recital Hall
Longwood University
201 High Street
Farmville, VA
https://www.longwood.edu/music/about/events/
February 23, 2025
LIQUID COMPASS
OU Wind Symphony
Terrence Leve, conductor
Catlett Music Center
University of Oklahoma
500 West Boyd
Norman, OK
https://www.ou.edu/finearts/music/
performances-events
February 24, 2025
LIQUID COMPASS
University of Kentucky Symphony Band
Adam Miller, conductor
University of Kentucky
Otis A. Singletary Center for the Arts
Singletary Concert Hall
405 Rose Street
Lexington, KY
https://finearts.uky.edu/music/events/
uk-symphony-band-uk-concert-band-concert
February 25, 2025
FIVE SQUARED
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
LHUCA Icehouse
511 Ave J
Lubbock, Texas
David Cho, conductor
https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/39080129/
sound-lubbock-lubbock-symphony-orchestra
February 25, 2025
LIQUID COMPASS
Tyler Junior College Symphonic Band
Jeremy Strickland, conductor
Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center
Wise Auditorium
1303 South Mahon Avenue
Tyler, TX
https://tockify.com/tjcevents/detail/3747/
1740533400000?tags=performing-arts&startms
=1738389600000
February 27, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Cleveland State University Wind Ensemble
Michael Komperda
Cleveland State University
Waetjen Auditorium
Cleveland, OH
https://artscievents.csuohio.edu/event/wind-ensemble
MARCH 2025    
March 1, 2025
SPARK
Ana Cervantes, piano
Casa del Pozo
Centro, Guanajuato, Mexico
https://cervantespiano.com/?lang=en
March 2, 2025
AIRBORNE
UW-Whitewater Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Glenn Hayes, conductor
Young Auditorium
930 W Main St
Whitewater, WI
https://www.uww.edu/youngauditorium/
ticket-services/music
March 2, 2025
PAPER CUT
Kellogg Community College Concert Band
Christopher Momcilovich, conductor
Kellogg Community College
Battle Creek, MI
https://kellogg.edu/about/events/
March 4, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Longwood University Wind Symphony
Michael Waddell, conductor
Longwood University
201 High Street
Farmville, VA
https://www.longwood.edu/music/about/events/
March 5, 2025
LIGHTS OUT
UC Davis Campus Band
Garrett Rigsby, conductor
University of California, Davis
Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA
https://arts.ucdavis.edu/event/
concert-bands-uc-davis-14
March 6, 2025
CHRONICLE
Stephanie Ycaza, tuba
Western Carolina University
Coulter Building
Recital Hall
1 University Drive
Cullowhee, NC
https://www.wcu.edu/learn/departments-schools-
colleges/fpa/music/calendar-of-music-
events.aspx?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent
%26eventid%3D1234340485
  March 7, 2025
SPARK
Ana Cervantes, piano
Fórum Cultural León
Auditorio Mateo Herrera
Museum of Art and History of Guanajuato
Prol, C. Calz. de los Heroes 908
La Martinica
37500 León de los Aldama
Guanajuato, Mexico
https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?
table=auditorio&table_id=885
March 7, 2025
PAPER CUT
Kellogg Community College Concert Band
Christopher Momcilovich, conductor
Kellogg Community College
Binda Performing Arts Center
450 North Ave.
Battle Creek, MI
https://kellogg.edu/
March 8, 2025
PAPER CUT
FSMCV Women's Symphonic Band
Eloísa Domínguez Carrasco, conductor
Alcoi Festival
Teatre Calderón d'Alcoi
Plaça d'Espanya, 14
03801 Alcoi (Alacant), Spain
https://home.ticketalcoi.com/ca/eventos/
banda-simfonica-de-dones-de-la-fsmcv/
March 9, 2025
SPARK
Ana Cervantes, piano
Casa-Museo Gene Byron
CP 36251
Marfil
Guanajuato, Mexico
https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?
table=museo&table_id=1054
March 11, 2025
AIRBORNE
UW-Whitewater Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Glenn Hayes, conductor
2025 New York Wind Band Festival
Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/
2025/03/11/2025-New-York-Wind-Band-
Festival-0800PM
March 14, 2025
CHORD HISTORY
Paul Glaab, piano
University of Applied Sciences
Northwestern Switzerland
Windisch-Musikkeller Campus
Bahnhofstrasse 6
5210 Windisch
Switzerland
https://www.fhnw.ch/en/
March 15, 2025
PAPER CUT
Harmonieorkest De Pinte
Hannes Beauprez, conductor
CC De Zwaan, Dorp 1, 9810
Nazareth, Belgium
https://www.harmonieorkest.be/2025/01/rondom/
 
March 16, 2025
SUSPENDED
Banda Sinfónica de Montevideo
Simone Menezes, conductor
Teatro Solís
Intendencia de Montevideo
Acceso Liniers s/n, Piso 2
CP11000
Montevideo, Uruguay
https://bandasinfonica.montevideo.gub.uy/
eventos/dia/2025-03-16
March 16, 2025
WATER VOYAGES
Sara Remoy, bassoon, clarinetist TBL
University of Arkansas
377 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville, AR
https://music.uark.edu/events/index.php
March 16, 2025
BENEATH
Eugene Springfield Community Orchestra
Tyler Boorman, conductor
Springfield High School
Springfield, OR
https://www.escorchestra.org/concerts
March 19, 2025
SPARK
Ana Cervantes, piano
Foro Cultural 81
Centro Histórico
Positos 81
Zona Centro
Guanajuato, Mexico
https://forocultural81.com
March 21, 2025
DEEP
Shawn Bellais, contrabassoon
Ohio University
Athens, OH
https://www.ohio.edu/fine-arts/music/live
March 22, 2025
SPARK
Ana Cervantes, piano
Foro Cultural 81
Centro Histórico
Positos 81
Zona Centro
Guanajuato, Mexico
https://forocultural81.com
March 26, 2025
WATER CROSSING
Lance Witty, flugelhorn
Huntington Recital Hall
Capital University
1 College and Main
Columbus, OH
https://capital.campuslabs.com/engage/
organization/conservatory/events
March 27, 2025
IMMERSION
TIGHT SQUEEZE
MUN Concert Winds
Dylan Rook Maddix, conductor
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
Memorial University
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
https://mun.ca/music/events-calendar/
March 29, 2025
SPARK
Ana Cervantes, piano
Casa Cuatro
Centro Histórico
San José #4
Alameda, 36251
Guanajuato, Mexico
March 29, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Coastal Carolina University Wind Ensemble
Garrett Griffin, conductor
Coastal Carolina University
Wheelwright Auditorium
100 Chanticleer Dr. E
Conway, SC
https://ccuarts.evenue.net/events/MUS
March 29, 2025
HOMECOMING
Queen City Freedom Band
Jon Noworyta, conductor
Christ Church Cathedral
318 E 4th St.
Cincinnati, OH
https://qcfb.org
 
Grass path. Photo by Alex Shapiro.
APRIL 2025    
April 3, 2025
BENEATH
Diablo Valley College Symphonic Band
Kaitlin Bove, conductor
Performing Arts Center
Diablo Valley College
321 Golf Club Road
Pleasant Hill, CA
https://www.dvc.edu/events/dvc-symphonic-
band-times-they-are-changin
April 5, 2025
FREE
Nantes Philharmonic
Frédéric Oster, conductor
Debussy Auditorium
Nantes Conservatory
4 Rue Gaëtan Rondeau 44200
Nantes, France
https://philhar.com/au-feminin/
April 12, 2025
MUSIC FOR TWO BIG INSTRUMENTS
Jarrod Briley, tuba
Elisabeth Tomczyk, piano
Berkman Recital Hall
University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT
https://www.hartford.edu/academics/schools
-colleges/hartt/calendar/default.aspx
April 13, 2025
WATER VOYAGES
Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island
Rickey Barnett, clarinet
Chris Harshman, bassoon
Greenbank Farm
Langley, WA
https://www.sowhidbey.com/24-25-season
April 16, 2025
DEEP
Joshua Wright, contrabassoon
Indiana University
Jacobs School of Music
Ford-Crawford Hall
Simon Music Center
200 S. Eagleson Ave.
Bloomington, IN
https://events.iu.edu/musiciub/event/
1564344-student-chamber-music-recital
April 19, 2025
OFF THE EDGE
University of Houston Symphonic Band
Jamey Kollar, conductor
Moores Opera House
University of Houston
3333 Cullen Boulevard, Room 120
Houston, TX
https://uh.edu/kgmca/music/events/
calendar/?view=e&id=645651#event
April 19, 2025
DEEP
Davis Lerner, bassoon
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/calendar/#/
April 22, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
West Virginia University Concert Band
Sarah Dawson, conductor
West Virginia University
Canady Creative Arts Center
Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre
1436 Evansdale Dr
Morgantown, WV
https://cal.wvu.edu/event/school-of-music
-concert-band
April 25, 2025
MOMENT
Micro Harmonie
Stéphane Pecorini, conductor
Salle de spectacles de Founex
Rte de Chataigneriaz 3
1297 Founex, Switzerland
https://micro-harmonie.ch/projets/projet-2025/
April 27, 2025
MOMENT
Micro Harmonie
Stéphane Pecorini, conductor
Salle Paderewski à Lausanne
All. Ernest-Ansermet 3
1003 Lausanne, Switzerland
https://micro-harmonie.ch/projets/projet-2025/
April 27, 2025
OFF THE EDGE
Waldorf University Wind Symphony
Garrett Arensdorf, conductor
Waldorf University
106 S. 6th St.
Forest City, Iowa
Boman Fine Arts Center
225 John K Hanson Drive
https://www.waldorf.edu/events/spring-
spectacular-wind-symphony-percussion-ensemble/
April 28, 2025
SUSPENDED
Crane Wind Ensemble
Brian Doyle, conductor
Hosmer Concert Hall
The Crane School of Music
SUNY Potsdam
44 Pierrepont Avenue
Potsdam, NY
https://getinvolved.potsdam.edu/event/10188142
April 29, 2025
PAPER CUT
Vermont State University
Castleton Wind Symphony
Joshua Thompson, conductor
Casella Theater
Fine Arts Center
45 Alumni Dr
Castleton, VT
https://vermontstate.edu/event/vtsu-castleton-wind-symphony/
   
MAY 2025    
May 1, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Symphony Band
Phillip A. Ostrander, conductor
Joey Elliott, conductor
Haas Fine Arts Center 156
121 Water Street
Eau Claire, WI
https://calendar.uwec.edu/event/
47857-contemporary-ensemble-concert
May 1, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Longwood University Wind Symphony
Michael Waddell, conductor
Jarman Auditorium
Longwood University
Farmville, VA
https://calendar.longwood.edu/event/19770-
wind-symphony-chamber-orchestra-camerata-amp
May 2, 2025
BREATHLESS
Premiere!
Mark Stevens, piano
Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
https://www.sdstate.edu/school-performing-
arts/music
May 3, 2025
PAPER CUT
The 505 Community Band
Geoffrey Harman, conductor
Del Norte Baptist Church
5800 Montgomery Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM
https://505communityband.org/concerts
May 4, 2025
TRAINS OF THOUGHT
Quincy University Symphonic Band
William Machold, conductor
Quincy University
Connie Niemann Center for Music
17th & Seminar Road
1800 College Ave
Quincy, IL
https://www.quincy.edu/qu-music-department-to
-host-symphonic-band-spring-concert/
May 9, 2025
LIGHTS OUT
WCSU Symphonic Band
Matthew Doiron, conductor
Western Connecticut State University
Veronica Hagman Concert Hall, VPAC
43 Lake Avenue Extension
Danbury, CT
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
wind-ensemble-and-symphonic-band-tickets-1042848807857
May 10, 2025
PAPER CUT
Concert Band of the GMV Lambsheim
Alexander Petry, conductor
Protestantische Kirche
Lambsheim, Germany
http://gmv-lambsheim.de/wp/elementor-557/
May 10, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Convergence Symphonic Band
Gary Gackstatter, conductor
Principia School
Ridgway Auditorium
13201 Clayton Rd.
Des Peres, MO
https://convergence.band
May 16, 2025
LIQUID COMPASS
Symphonic Wind Orchestra
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Fraser MacAulay, conductor
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Milton Court
1 Milton Street
London, England
https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/
symphonic-wind-orchestra-may2025
May 18, 2025
RE:PAIR
Philip Maina, clarinet
David Richmond, bassoon
Kenton College
Nairobi, Kenya
https://www.kentonschoolnairobi.com/music2023
   
JUNE 2025    
June 4, 2025
MOMENT
Western Washington University Symphonic Winds
Tyler Jones, conductor
Concert Hall
Western Washington University
516 High Street
Bellingham, WA
https://cfpa.wwu.edu/event/wwu-symphonic-bandsymphonic-winds-concert-0
June 9, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Chemeketa Concert Band
Eben A. Fernando Heldreth, conductor
Chemeketa Community College
4000 Lancaster Dr NE
Salem, OR
https://chemeketamusic.weebly.com/events.html
June 11, 2025
RE:PAIR
Jennifer Bouck, clarinet
Ashley Mania, bassoon
International Double Reed Society (IDRS)
Annual conference
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
https://idrs2025.org
June 30, 2025
WATER MAGIC
Premiere!
Laura Lentz and Alex Barbato, flutes
237 Berkeley St.
Rochester, NY
https://www.lauralentzflute.com
   
Speiden Island. Photo by Alex Shapiro.
JULY 2025    
July 5, 2025
OFF THE EDGE
PAPER CUT
The Idaho Band
Marcellus Brown, conductor
UW-Madison Summer Music Clinic
Mead Witter Concert Hall
455 N. Park Street
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
https://music.wisc.edu/concerts-events/
July 12, 2025
RE:PAIR
The Bridge Bassoon Duo:
Dana Brink, Andy Sledge, bassoons
Music at Penn Alps
Spruce Village Chapel
Grantsville, MD
https://www.musicatpennalps.org/concerts/
calendar/
July 19, 2025
OFF THE EDGE
Harmonie Municipale Schifflange
Eric Gherardi, conductor
Place de l'Hôtel de Ville
Esch-Sur-Alzette
https://festival7sois.eu/festival-2025/
esch-sur-alzette-2
SEPTEMBER 2025    
September 2, 2025
DEEP
Cayla Bellamy, bassoon
Colorado State University
Organ Recital Hall
1778 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO
https://music.colostate.edu/events/virtuoso-series-
concert-cayla-bellamy-basoon-isolated/
September 13, 2025
DESERT THOUGHTS
newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble
St. Mary's Episcopal
1307 Holmes St.
Kansas City, MO
https://www.newear.org/
September 14, 2025
DESERT THOUGHTS
newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble
All Souls Unitarian
4501 Walnutv Kansas City, MO
https://www.newear.org/
September 20, 2025
DEEP
Andrew Kohn, double bass
Church of the Ascension
4729 Ellsworth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
https://sites.google.com/view/
ascensionmusicandworshiparts/about-us/
the-communion-of-artists/musicians-composers
https://ascensionpittsburgh.org/
September 21, 2025
PAPER CUT
Taitung Senior Alumni Wind Orchestra
Taitung Art and Culture Center
No. 721, Section 1
Zhonghua Road
Taitung City, Taiwan
https://www.tsawo2022.com/
September 21, 2025
RE:PAIR
Jessi Rosinski, flute
Elizabeth England, oboe
North Truro
Cape Cod, MA
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/equinox-music-
party-tickets-1671580204389?aff=oddtdtcreator
September 22, 2025
DEEP
Andrew Kohn, double bass
Bloch Learning and Recital Hall
Creative Arts Center
West Virginia University
1436 Evansdale Drive
Morgantown, WV
https://creativeartsandmedia.wvu.edu/
school-of-music
September 27, 2025
DEEP
Laurent Flechier, contrabassoon
Salle Cherpin
11 rue St Antoine
69620 Theizé, France
https://www.pulsar717.org/programme/
September 30, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Mason Bands
Melissa Hall, conductor
CFA Concert Hall
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA
https://dpb-web.instantencore.com/program/
49396/celebration-in-motionbr55/page/240055/
home?cid=5206347
OCTOBER 2025    
October 15, 2025
BENEATH
Calvin Orchestra
Alexander Koops, conductor
Covenant Fine Arts Center
Calvin University
1795 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids, MI
https://calvin.edu/events/orchestra-
concert-1760571000
October 17, 2025
OFF THE EDGE
The Towson University Wind Symphony
Joseph Fischer, conductor
Oxon Hill High School
Prince George's County, MD
https://www.mdmea.org/2025-fall-in-service
October 26, 2025
LIGHTS OUT
Palos Verdes Symphonic Band
Mark Hamamura, conductor
The Salvation Army Torrance Corps
4223 Emerald Street
Torrance, CA
https://www.pvsband.org/calendar
October 29, 2025
DESERT TIDES
Some Light Reeding Duo:
Bryce Newcomer, clarinet
Andrea C. Baker, bassoon
Premiere!
COFAC Recital Hall
Western Illinois University
1020 Simpkins Circle
Macomb, IL
https://www.wiu.edu/cofac/recitalhall/index.php
   
Turn Island. Photo by Alex Shapiro.
NOVEMBER 2025    
November 2, 2025
KITCHEN SYNC
The Central Community College Concert Band
Krista Vazquez-Connelly, conductor
Central Community College
Columbus, Nebraska
https://www.cccneb.edu/search/?page=1&q=music
November 2, 2025
VIRAL
Banda Amizade
Carlos M. Marques, conductor
Renato Araújo Auditorium
Universidade de Aveiro
Campus Universitário de Santiago
Av. da Universidade
Aveiro, Portugal
https://universidadeaveiro.bol.pt/
Comprar/Bilhetes/163663-banda_amizade_por_outras_
bandas-universidade_de_aveiro
November 4, 2025
LIQUID COMPASS
Indiana University Concert Band
Jason Nam, conductor
Auer Hall
Indiana University
200 Jordan Ave
Bloomington, IN
https://events.iu.edu/musiciub/event/
1973810-concert-band
November 16, 2025
DESERT TIDES
Some Light Reeding Duo:
Bryce Newcomer, clarinet
Andrea C. Baker, bassoon
Premiere!
Squires Recital Hall
Virginia Tech
290 College Ave
Blacksburg, VA
https://sopa.vt.edu/events/performances.html
November 20, 2025
HOMECOMING
Oregon State University Wind Ensemble
Oliver Devereux, conductor
Detrick Concert Hall
Patricia Valian Reser Center
for the Creative Arts
470 SW 15th St
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
https://prax.universitytickets.com/
w/default.aspx?PageNumber=3
November 22, 2025
MASKED
Ensemble d'Harmonie de la Broye
Nicolas Mognetti, conductor
La Grande Salle de
Corcelles-près-Payerne
Rte de la Laiterie
1082 Corcelles-le-Jorat
Switzerland
https://www.harmonie-ehb.ch/
November 22, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
L'Orchestre d'Harmonie d'Épinal
Jean-Noël Auer, conductor
Louvière Auditorium
11 Rue de la Louvière, 88000
Épinal, France
https://www.vosgestelevision.tv/
Fil-info/Orchestre-Harmonie-Epinal
-fete-ses-130-ans-MH0i1OVOha.html
November 22, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Gueifães Martial Band
Moreira da Maia Music Band
Crestuma Musical Association
São Martinho do Campo Musical Band
Jorge Campos, conductor
Maia Conservatorio
Forum da Maia
Rua Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco N0 131
Maia 4470-174, Portugal
https://www.conservatoriodemusicadamaia.pt/
November 23, 2025
MASKED
Ensemble d'Harmonie de la Broye
Nicolas Mognetti, conductor
La Grande Salle de
Corcelles-près-Payerne
Rte de la Laiterie
1082 Corcelles-le-Jorat
Switzerland
https://www.harmonie-ehb.ch/
November 24, 2025
KITCHEN SYNC
Southern Virginia University Symphonic Band
Michael C. Black, conductor
Southern Virginia University
One University Hill Drive
Buena Vista, VA
https://app.svu.edu/public/events/7221300
November 26, 2025
IMMERSION
University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra
Holly De Caigny, conductor
University Theatre
University of Lethbridge
4401 University Drive
Lethbridge, Alberta
https://www.ulethbridge.ca/notice/events/349
November 26, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
Reinhardt University Wind Ensemble
Dennis Naughton, conductor
Flint Hall
Falany Performing Arts Center
Reinhardt University
7300 Reinhardt Circle
Waleska, GA
https://www.reinhardt.edu/events/
November 30, 2025
TIGHT SQUEEZE
York University Wind Symphony
William Thomas, Conductor
Tribute Communities Recital Hall
Accolade East Building
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
https://events.yorku.ca/events/
york-university-wind-symphony-
nov30/?occurrence=2025-11-30
   
DECEMBER 2025    
December 8, 2025
BENEATH
CSB Wind Ensemble
Benedicta Arts Center
Escher Auditorium
College of Saint Benedict/
Saint John's University
37 South College Avenue
St. Joseph, Minnesota
https://www.csbsju.edu/music/events-new/
December 14, 2025
INTROSPECTION
Virago Symphonic Orchestra
Berrefonds
Koesterhuis Antwerpen
2000 Antwerpen
Belgium
https://www.viragosymphonicorchestra.com/
December 20, 2025
PAPER CUT
Orquestra de Sopros
do Conservatório de Caldas da Rainha
Pedro Sobral Santos, conductor
Rua Arnaldo Fortes 32
Caldas da Rainha
Portugal
December 21, 2025
LIGHTS OUT
Nevi L. Zerkle, conductor
Iowa Pride Ensembles
Des Moines, IA
https://www.iowaprideensembles.org/
December 28, 2025
PAPER CUT
Banda Fundación Sanganxa
Jose Enrique Martínez Esteve, conductor
Avenida Jaume I, 69 -1st
46814 Ranges Range
Valencia, Spain
https://www.levante-emv.com/costera/
2025/12/29/concierto-llosa-ranes-recauda-1-125217705.html
 
     

 

 

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