Mantra Percussion presents an evening of my works, featuring the premiere of new works especially commissioned for the project. More details to follow!

The Deviant Septet premieres a new evening-length collaborative work from the six composers of Sleeping Giant (Robert Honstein, Jacob Cooper, Andrew Norman, Chris Cerrone, Timo Andres and myself).

I conduct the Red Light Ensemble in their premiere of a new collaborative score, played live to accompany Fritz Lang's classic silent film, Metropolis. The live score is composed by Christopher Cerrone, Adrian Knight, Kyle Hillbrand, Bob Pierzak, Vincent Raikhel, Liam Robinson, and Scott Wollschleger.

The Peninsula Women's Chorus, under the direction of Martin Benvenuto, premieres a new work of mine, set to a chunk of text from military cables exposed via Wikileaks as part of the Iraq War Logs. The program also includes works by Vincent Persichetti and Kirstina Rasmussen.

I conduct the brilliant and dedicated Wet Ink Ensemble in an exciting program that includes Beat Furrer's Still and John Cage's Ryoanji, alongside new works from composers Eric Wubbels and Kate Soper.

After presenting our music to students at the contemporary music program at Bowling Green State University, Philip White and I perform works from R We Who R We in town at the Clazel Theatre.

After a week-long residency at developing new material at Chicago's new creative incubator High Concept Laboratories, Philip White and I perform a concert at their incredible loft space on the near north side. More details forthcoming.

Baritone Mischa Bouvier, winner of the 2010 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, presents a recital with pianist Yegor Shevtsov. The duo will perform my piece I Carry Your Heart, along with works of Ravel, Bolcom, Eisler, and New York composer Yotam Haber.

Debbie Buck, concertmaster of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, performs Nobody's, my short work for solo violin, as part of a concert of chamber music from Brooklyn composers past and present.

Debbie Buck, concertmaster of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, performs Nobody's, my short work for solo violin, as part of a concert of chamber music from Brooklyn composers past and present.

Philip White and I perform new works from R We Who R We - along with some of our classic hits - for a Mid-Southern Connecticut crowd. This is the first stop of our tour to Chicago and back.

Thorton Contemporary Music Ensemble, under the direction of Robert Crockett, performs my mixed ensemble work Cordavi and Fig on a concert of music by "American, European and Japanese composers."

The Red Light Ensemble premieres my piece Crispy Gentlemen, and I will also conduct Keeril Makan's Mercury Songbirds, Morton Feldman's The Viola in My Life [I] and [II] (featuring the intense playing of violist Erin Wight), and the premiere of a new work by Scott Wollschleger.

The Boston New Music Initiative performs my piece Cordavi and Fig for thirteen instruments. Nathan Lofton conducts.

WKCR's daily morning program Cereal Music features interviews with myself, violist Erin Wight, and composer Scott Wollschlege in advance of our upcoming performance with Red Light New Music. Interview is scheduled for the first hour of broadcast.

Philip White and I perform new works from R We Who R We, at the Gaudeamus in NY Festival at Issue Project Room.

The Wet Ink Ensemble performs my piece Vessels at the Gaudeamus In NY Festival at Issue Project Room. Also on the program are works by Chris Trapani, Yoshi Onishi and Alex Mincek among others.

Philip White and I perform new works from our ongoing experiment R We Who R We, at a benefit/CD-release show for Ensemble Pamplemousse. Also performing are Maria Stankova and Byran Jacobs.

Philip White and I perform music from our ear-blasting lovefest R We Who R We - including brand-new tunes never before performed - at .... We share the bill with Evidence and Stephan Moore.

Ryan McAdams conducts the premiere of my new piece for the New York Youth Symphony, a commission I received as part of winning their First Music Prize this year. Also on the program is Tchaikovsky 4 and the first symphony of Leonard Bernstein, featuring mezzo-soprano Eve Gigliotti.

Pianist Yegor Shevtsov performs my solo piece Parlor Diplomacy, on a program alongside works of Debussy, Stravinsky, Boulez, Vince Raikhel and Reiko Futing.

Pianist Yegor Shevtsov performs my solo piece Parlor Diplomacy, on a program alongside works of Debussy, Stravinsky, Boulez, Vince Raikhel and Reiko Futing.

My new project Delusion Story headlines a show at Public Assembly, alongside a performance of Daniel Wohl's multimedia song-without-words cycle Corps Exquis, and a new project from the ever-invigorated Ken Thomson. More details to come soon.

The Boston New Music Initiative performs my choral piece Privilege, set to texts by The Wire creator David Simon.

I conduct the premiere of an evening-length work by Natacha Diels, the flutist/composer/electrician who is also her own weather system. Ensemble Pamplemousse, plus guest artists including vocalist Maria Stankovia, perform.

Bennett Brass (trumpeters Andy Kozar and Ben Grow, hornist Alana Vegter, trombonist Will Lang, and tubist Matt Muszynski) play one of my oldest pieces of instrumental music - my Brass Quintet (now over 10 years old) - alongside new works by Daniel Grabois and Nick Didkovsky, and older works by Rameau, Cage and Babbitt.

R We Who R We - my throttling popstravaganza duo with mad scientist Philip White - opens a show for Asthmatic Kitty's freshman act Juliana Barwick at Public Assembly. More details to come soon.

I'm joined by an all-star ensemble from the improvisational and experimental scene, for the premiere of an opera by James Ilgenfritz, based on the dystopian novel of William Burrough's The Ticket That Exploded. James is a brilliant bass player and composer and the most recent addition to my group Delusion Story. Honored to be in the company of Mellissa Hughes, Nick Hallett and Anne Rhode, I am one of four vocalists on this project which promises to be exciting, mind-bending and poignant.

A Fundraising Event for the 2011-12 Season of Sleeping Giant takes place at this lovely and spacious loft overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan. Guest performers include singer Mellissa Hughes, cellist Ashley Bathgate, and The Deviant Septet. Suggested donation of $40, with a $20 minimum will get you booze, music and views, and will help us create our new season of collaborative performances. RSVP to Chris @ c.cerrone@gmail.com

Ensemble Klang gives the American premiere of my piece "Cutest Little Arbitrage," which was commissioned for them by Gaudeamus Muziekweek. I had a great time working with this Holand-based ensemble comprised of musicians who met at Conservatory The Hague nearly ten years ago. They are in the States for a bit of a tour, and this will be a high-energy show for sure.

DZ4, an engaging and experimental new woodwind quartet (no flute!), plays a short little tune I've contributed to their ambitious project The Well-Tempered DZ4. As you may have guessed, they are playing a piece in every "key." (I chose g# minor). Brad Balliett, Alicia Lee, Alma Leibrecht and Arthur Sato play works by too many composers to list (but including some favorites like Ken Tomson, Eric Wubbels and the ever-friendly Glenn Cornett).

I conduct Red Light New Music's season opener, featuring John Luther Adams' The Light Within, Chaya Czernowin's Lovesong, and the world premiere of Christopher Cerrone's Wall Music, and Vincent Raikhel's cryovolcano (featuring the remarkably refined playing of cellist John Popham).

I'm honored to be a guest artist at the 2011 Gaudeamus Festival. On Friday Septmber 9, the quartet Sonnenborg (electric guitar, accordion, piano and percussion) will perform my piece Ghostspace (incidentally composed for that peculiar group of instruments). On Sunday Septmber 11, the provocative Ensemble Klang will premiere Cutest Little Arbitrage, a new work of mine commissioned by the Festival. The entire week looks to be full of great music - more info here.

Philip White and I perform selections of our raucous new collaboration, R We Who R We, as part of a showcase of music hosted by The Believer Magazine. More information coming soon.

The new new-music community center of Brooklyn - "think Darmstadt meets Cheers" reads their website - hosts an informal show featuring songs from my new project Delusion Story. An augmented and fired up band including Timo Andres, Leah Coloff, James Ilgenfritz, Nathan Koci, Taylor Levine, Ron Wiltrout and yours truly on vocals.

Philip White and I perform selections of our raucous new collaboration, R We Who R We, as part of Dither Electric Guitar Quartet's annual Extravaganza! This year's celebration features a star-studded cast of performers, including the classiest Marc Ribot, playing a set of music by John Cage.

Volti, the charismatic contemporary vocal ensemble under the soulful direction of Robert Geary, performs my piece Privilege at the national 2011 ChorusAmerica conference.

Pianist and composer Timo Andres premieres my new work Parlor Diplomacy, commissioned especially for this concert. Alongside this and his own work, he'll perform pieces by Chris Cerrone, Derek Johnson, Ingram Marshall, and Jacob Cooper (also a world premiere). Purchase tickets here.

The Chicago Children's Choir premieres Room For Something, a new commissioned work based on text by writer and activist Jonathan Kozol. Josephine Lee conducts.

Philip White and I perform our raucous new collaboration, R We Who R We, at this performance presented by the Electronic Music Foundation. Philip also premieres his newly commisioned work, /.