[ Current Events & Past Highlights ]

5.21.10: Albany, NY. The chamber ensemble of the Albany Symphony, The Dogs of Desire, will premiere a new work. 8pm showtime.

5.17.10: San Francisco, CA. The renowned choral ensemble Volti will premiere my new piece, "Privilege," under the direction of Robert Geary, artistic director.

1.23.10: Los Angeles, CA. Red Light New Music performs works of Vincent Raikhel, Scott Wollschleger, and Morton Feldman at The Wulf, 8pm.

1.18-23.10: San Diego, CA. Red Light New Music residency at University of California-San Diego. Performances, workshops and recordings include works of UCSD graduate students in composition.  

1.17.10: Huntsville, AL. Chris Coletti and The Huntsville Symphony Orchestra presents the premiere of my new Trumpet Concerto under the direction of Mei-Ann Chen, conductor.

12.12.09: New York, NY. Red Light New Music performs my arrangement of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas at their annual holiday benefit - I'm singing, accompanied by John Popham, Erin Wight and Caroline Shaw.

11.19.09: Brooklyn, NY. Two pieces from my work Body Soldiers, "Make It Out" and "You Have AIDS," performed at 21c. Liederabend, a co-production by Opera On Tap, VisionIntoArt and Beth Morrison. Taking place at Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO, this performance also featured works of Caleb Burhans, David T. Little, Missy Mazzoli, Leah Coloff, Corey Dargel and Nico Muhly among others.

10.22-11.17.09: Peterborough, NH. Artist-in-residence at The MacDowell Colony.

10.15.09: Brooklyn, NY. Premiere of Bryan Senti's ballet From the Margin, This Unmentioned, at Brooklyn Lyceum. Brownen MacArthur Dance Company performs, with 11 musicians and Ted Hearne, conductor.

9.13.09: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Katrina Ballads wins the 2009 Gaudeamus Competition.

5.5.09: Washington, DC. I conduct Morton Feldman's The Viola in My Life (I), Gerard Grisey's Vortex Temporum, Chris Cerrone's Reading a Wave, Liam Robinson's Piano Concerto and other works with Red Light New Music at a show at the Kennedy Center, starting at 6pm.

5.1-2.09: New York, NY. New York City Opera performed selections from KATRINA BALLADS as part of their contemporary music series VOX 2009: Showcasing American Composers. This performance will take place at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

4.7.09: Chicago, IL. Third Coast Percussion premiered my new piece THAW, which they commissioned from me, at The Chopin Theatre.

3.31.09: New York, NY. (7:30 pm) My piece CORDAVI AND FIG performed at Le Poisson Rouge by The Knights as part of the 2009 MATA Festival.

2.4.09: New York, NY. My piece VESSELS saw its New York premiere by Erin Wight, Caroline Shaw and David Broome, on a concert by Red Light New Music at the Chelsea Art Gallery (7:30pm). Also on the program were works by Charlie Wilmoth, Scott Wollschleger and a sick little horn duet by Gerard Grisey; as well as two new works by Liam Robinson and Vincent Raikhel, which I conducted.

12.30.08: New York, NY. My piece LAST MAN STANDING performed by Nathan Koci, Ron Wiltrout and Bill Carson at The Stone, as part of Homecoming/going, a welcome performance hodgepodge by Nathan Koci.

12.9.08: New York, NY. Michael Gordon's LIGHTNING AT OUR FEET, a new work produced by Ridge Theater, for which I wor premieres at BAM's Harvey Theater as part of the 2008 Next Wave Festival.

11.7.08: Minneapolis, MN. The stellar Minnesota Orchestra performs my piece PATRIOT on a subscription concert, under the direction of Osmo Vänskä, as part of the 2008 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute.

9.28.08: New York, NY. I'll be premiering new work at THE STONE (8pm and 10pm), and will be introducing my new band YOUR BAD SELF: Ron Wiltrout, drums; Nathan Koci, horn/accordion; Chris Coletti, trumpet; Eileen Mack, clarinets; Taylor Levine, electric guitar; with Miki-Sophia Cloud, violin; Matt Wright, trombone; Bill Carson, voice and myself on piano!

8.29.08: New Amsterdam Records to release a high-quality digital recording of KATRINA BALLADS in honor of the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

8.16.08: New York, NY. Concert performance of Jacob Cooper's TIMBERBRIT at the East River Music Festival. Show starts at 3pm - also on the bill is itsnotyouitsme, Matt Marks and the Li'l Death Band, and soloists Mark Dancigers and Alex Sopp. More info at ERMP and New Amsterdam Records.

5.2.08: Brooklyn, NY. Premiere of my new piece MY CATALONIA, performed by Newspeak Ensemble, as part of their concert "Music By, For and Against Frederick Rzewski." This show will take place at the Brooklyn Lyceum, and starts at 8pm. more info at newspeakmusic.org

5.2.08: New York, NY. My friend Jody Redhage will perform WARNING SONG at the Greenwich House (46 Barrow Street) as part of a concert on the Composers' Concordance series, at 8pm.

4.27.08: New Haven, CT. VESSELS will be performed at Anne Lanzilotti's recital at Sprague Hall, at 5pm. She is also performing da Falla, Franck, Hindemith's thorniest solo viola sonata and the Mozart Kegelstatt trio.

4.23.08: New Haven, CT. Premiere of VESSELS, my new trio for viola, violin and piano, at Sprague Hall. It will be performed by Anne Lanzilotti, Miki Sophia-Cloud and Jessica Osbourne, and I'm very much looking forward to it.

4.19.08: New York, NY. I will be conducting the premiere of Scott Wollschleger's NOVELLA NO. 2 as part of a concert by Red Light New Music at the Hungarian Cultural Forum - 447 Broadway (at Grand Street).This will be a great concert, also including music by Vincent Raikhel, Liam Robinson, Christopher Cerrone and the premiere of Evan Johnson's Auschnitte.

4.12.08: New Haven, CT. Jacob Cooper's TIMBERBRIT at Sudler Hall - 5pm

4.2.08: New Haven, CT. I will be conducting Chris Cerrone's READING A WAVE, and singing in the premiere of Bryan Senti's IN THE ALTAR OF MEMORY, SLOWLY UNDRESSING, at New Music New Haven, at Sprague Hall.

3.16.08: New York, NY. I premiered the role of Justin in Jacob Cooper's visionary new opera TIMBERBRIT, at The Tank.

3.10-12.08: We're in the studio at Avatar, making a recording of KATRINA BALLADS.

3.8.08: New York, NY. KATRINA BALLADS at the Greenwich House! more info

3.5.08: New Haven, CT. KATRINA BALLADS at Trinity Lutheran Church! more info

2.10.08: New York, NY. I'm conducting the latest concert with Red Light New Music at the Italian Academy at Columbia University. Includes music of Tiziano Manca, Salvatore Sciarrino, Luciano Berio and the premiere of READING A WAVE by Christopher Cerrone.

2.1.08: New York, NY. The Choir of St. Mary the Virgin (Robert McCormick, director) premieres my new MASS. Recording is now online.

1.13.08: Chicago, IL. Yes is a World presents the premiere of BODY SOLDIERS, a performance I put together with Mollie Stone, exploring the ways that South Africans are using choral music in the struggle against HIV-AIDS. This performance also includes some my own new music, as well as music by hiphop artist SKIM, and some very poweful footage by Anthony Morrison and Charlotte Royer. more info

1.11.08. Chicago, IL. Yes is a World presents KATRINA BALLADS at the Fine Arts Building.

10.11.07: New Haven, CT. My new vocal trio I REMEMBER is performed at Sprague Hall by Ruth Cunningham, Elizabeth Baber and Mellissa Hughes, along with the premiere of my new song I CARRY YOUR HEART, by Sylvia Rider, Trevor Gureckis and Chris Cerrone.

10.5.07: New York, NY. Some of my music opens a show for Ben Cassorla at the Brooklyn Lyceum. With performances by Elizabeth Baber, Ruth Cunningham, Mellissa Hughes, Allison Semmes, Anne Lanzilotti, David Skidmore, Chris Coletti and Jody Redhage.

7.29.07: San Francisco, CA. Cellist Jody Redhage performs my WARNING SONG on her solo concert at Old First Church. OOGOG opens.

5.31.07: Charleston, SC. Premiere of KATRINA BALLADS as part of the Piccolo Spoleto Footlight Series, in a production by New Music Collective and Yes is a World.

5.6.07: Chicago, IL. Ted conducts workshops of student compositions at Columbia College as part of a new-music residency by International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE).

5.3.07: New Haven, CT. American premiere of CORDAVI AND FIG at New Music New Haven concert at Sprague Concert Hall. Conducted by Julian Pellicano.

4.23.07: London, UK. Premiere of CORDAVI AND FIG at the Royal Academy of Music, conducted by Simon Baimbridge.

12.06: New York, NY. Red Light New Music presents a concert of contemporary works, including Fabien Levy’s a small treatise of love and geometry, conducted by Ted Hearne and performed  by Natacha Diels, Michael Ibrahim, Eileen Mack, John Popham, Amie Weiss.

10.21.06: Liverpool, UK. Ted conducts and plays in Ridge Theatre’s production of The Carbon Copy Building, a comic book opera by Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe.

10.15.06: New York, NY. Ted Hearne’s arrangements of J.G. Thirlwell’s MANOREXIA are presented at THE STONE, with featured performers by David Cossin, Felix Fann and David Hanlon.

10.8.06: New York, NY. Red Light New Music presents a concert at THE STONE, featuring the music of Daniel Vezza, including the premiere of Horizon (2006) conducted by Ted Hearne and featuring Matt Wright, trombone.

8.29.06: Montclair, NJ. Ted works as assistant conductor of David Lang’s opera The Difficulty of Crossing a Field, in a production by Ridge Theatre with music direction by Alan Johnson.

6.06-7.06: Ted travels to South Africa with Yes is a World thanks to a generous grant from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. A six-person coalition headed up by conductor Mollie Stone was there studying the ways in which traditional Xhosa and Zulu choral music is being used to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. More information at http://www.yesisaworld.org.

5.26.06: Charleston, SC. Premiere of HALF-LIFE by the New Music Collective with Nomos String Trio.

4.30.06: New York, NY. Yes is a World presents Music in the Social Sphere, featuring Samir Zarif’s anti-war jazz suite The Many Wines and Ted Hearne’s Cantata: Songs of the Divided, along with music by Ives, David T. Little, Björk and The Mountain Goats.

4.23.06: New York, NY. Red Light New Music presents a concert including Beat Furrer’s Gaspra, conducted by Ted Hearne.

2.3.06: Charleston, SC. Premiere of “23” by New Music Collective.

12.05: New York, NY. Red Light New Music presents their inaugural concert, featuring Grisey’s masterwork Vortex Temporum, conducted by Ted Hearne with performers Natacha Diels, Eileen Mack, Batya MacAdam-Somer, David Medine and Jody Redhage.

2.14.05: New York, NY. Yes is a World presents A New Wake at The Riverside Church, a benefit fundraiser for the Southeast Asian Tsunami relief efforts of Faithful America. Featured performers include Nellie McKay, Julia Lichten, Sam Oatts, Dinuk Wijeratne, Ben Cassorla Trio, and instrumentalists and singers from Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School.

2.2.05: New York, NY. Premiere of Daniel Vezza’s Pulsations for cello and string orchestra at Manhattan School of Music. Featuring cellist Ben Capps, conducted by Ted Hearne.

11.04: New York, NY. American premiere of Lost Objects, a staged oratorio by Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe, in a Ridge Theatre production directed by François Girard at the BAM Next Wave Festival. Ted worked as assistant conductor and production assistant.

8.19.04: Chicago, IL. Yes is a World presents The Quieting, featuring Britten’s Serenade for Tenor and Horn performed by Isaiah Robinson and Julie Beckel, along with works of Charles Ives Ted Hearne and Zach Abramson. Additional performances by Sam Oatts, Alejandro Acierto and members of the Chicago Youth Symphony.