2023-2024 Performances and Events
August 18, 2023
Splinter Reeds 10th Anniversary Party!
Dresher Ensemble Studio
Oakland, CA
Featuring a world premiere by Zachary James Watkins alongside works by local legends Theresa Wong, Mario Godoy, and Jordan Glenn with additional performances of Splinter favorites by Anthony Braxton and Ned McGowan.
August 20, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
Music for Eyes and Ears
Temescal Arts Center
Oakland, CA
Performing with Lisa Mezzacappa’s Experimental Band
August 24, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
Pamela Z's Carbon Song Cycle
Exploratorium
San Francisco, CA
August 26th at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. (two performances)
Pamela Z's Carbon Song Cycle
Exploratorium
San Francisco, CA
October 5th, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
New Ghosts Presents: Chris Corsano and Dana Jessen
Waterloo Arts Cafe
Cleveland, OH
Performing a solo electroacoustic improv set and duo set with Chris Corsano
October 18-21
Splinter Reeds residency at University of Missouri
October 20th, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Mizzou New Music Initiative presents Splinter Reeds
Sinquefield Music Center
Columbia, MO
October 26th, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
Cleveland Arts Prize Awards Ceremony
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, OH
2023 Recipient of the Cleveland Arts Prize
November 2-4, 2023
Splice Festival
Presenting (un) Wired: solo electroacoustic improvisation, and co-presenting a talk with Ted Moore
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
November 5, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Neverending Books
Trio Improv with Will Yager and Ted Moore
New Haven, CT
November 16-17, 2023
Splinter Reeds residency at Oregon State University
November 17th, 2023 at Noon
Splinter Reeds Concert at Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
Presenting works by Marc Mellits, Yannis Kyriakides, Dana Reason, and others.
November 18th, 2023 at 12:30 p.m.
Splinter Reeds Concert at University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
December 15, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project
Trio with Dennis Sullivan and Stephan Haluska
Convivium 33 Gallery
Cleveland, OH
January 24th, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Guest Soloist at the New Music Miami Festival
The Wolfsonian
Miami, FL
Presenting a solo electroacoustic concert featuring Orlando García’s prelude interlude and postlude alongside original compositions including (un) Wired and Through a fragile traverse.
February 8-10, 2024
Splinter Reeds at Taproot New Music Festival
Davis, CA
Presenting world premieres by Shahrzad Talebi, Philip Sink, Zoë Wallace, and Trey Makler.
February 17th, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Oberlin’s TIMARA Faculty Recital
Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater
Oberlin, OH
Premiering a new work by Steven Kemper for two bassoons and electronics.
March 4-7, 2024
Splinter Reeds residency at the Butler School of Music
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
March 7th, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Butler School of Music presents Splinter Reeds
Bates Recital Hall at UT-Austin
Austin, TX
Presenting works by Niloufar Nourbakhsh, Zachary James Watkins, Yannis Kyriakides, Paula Matthusen alongside world premieres by Mojgan Misaghi and Deniz Aslan
May 4-5, 2024 at TBA
Rushes Ensemble at the Long Play Festival
Brooklyn, NY
Presenting Michael Gordon’s Rushes for seven bassoons.
June 6-8, 2024
Guest artist at the Mannes Bassoon Festival
Presenting workshops, presenting a solo performance and serving on a panel discussion
Mannes School of Music
New York, New York
June 23-29, 2024
Core faculty at the SPLICE Institute
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
Check back often, as upcoming events get added throughout the year!
