Fall 2024 | Canadian Premiere, Three Encounters | Toronto, CAN
Three Encounters (2023), commissioned by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music for César Aguilar as part its Composing Earth initiative, receives its Canadian premiere by César Aguilar (countertenor) and Yolanda Tapia (piano). Music by Timothy Peterson. Text by Shaun Tan. Performance details forthcoming.
November 13-16, 2024 | Talk It Out Cited by Percussive Arts Society International Convention | Indianapolis, IN
Talk It Out (2019) cited by PASIC as reference composition in its call for submissions for New Music/Research Presents: The Drum Set Beyond Its Roots. Talk It Out recommended to PASIC participants for performance in “Chamber/Mixed Ensemble” category at upcoming convention. Click HERE for more information.
July 28-August 4, 2024 | Composer Fellow, Chamber Music Conference of the East | Hamilton, NY
Invited as Composer Fellow to Chamber Music Conference of the East at Colgate University. Click HERE for more information.
May 1, 2024 | Performance, Aries | Glendale, CA
Aries for piano solo, commissioned by Nic Gerpe for the Makrokosmos50 Project, performed by Nic Gerpe at Glendale Noon Concerts series (click HERE for more information). Sanctuary of Glendale City Church. 12:10pm. Free admission.
April 28, 2024 | World Premiere, Three Encounters | Los Angeles, CA
Three Encounters (2023), commissioned by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music for César Aguilar as part its Composing Earth initiative, receives its world premiere by Jordan Jones (countertenor) and Timothy Peterson (piano). Music by Timothy Peterson. Text by Shaun Tan. MacDonald Recital Hall, USC. 3pm. Free admission.
April 22, 2024 | Performance, Duet for Body Percussion | Commerce, TX
Duet for Body Percussion (2015) performed by Danyel Buentello and Brenley Rowland. Jack and Lou Finney Concert Hall, Texas A&M University-Commerce. Details forthcoming.
April 17, 2024 | Performance, Duet for Body Percussion | Towson, MD
Duet for Body Percussion (2015) performed by Derek Skidmore and Coda McDonald. Harold J. Kaplan Concert Hall, Towson University. 6pm ET.
March 24, 2024 | World Premiere, Homage to Jon Larsen | Los Angeles, CA
Homage to Jon Larsen (2024) selected for Electro-Acoustic Showcase. Schoenfeld Hall, University of Southern California. 7:30pm PT.
March 3, 2024 | World Premiere, “Snail” | Los Angeles, CA
“Snail,” the final movement of Three Encounters (2023), commissioned by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music for César Aguilar as part its Composing Earth initiative, receives its world premiere by Graycen Gardner (soprano) and Timothy Peterson (piano). Music by Timothy Peterson. Text by Shaun Tan. Newman Recital Hall, USC. 7pm. Free and open to the public.
February 27, 2024 | Performance, “Winter Sister” | Los Angeles, CA
“Winter Sister” (2022) selected for performance at Thornton Edge concert. Text by Catherine Pond. Performance by Laurel Irene (soprano) and Timothy Peterson (piano). Newman Recital Hall, University of Southern California. 7:30pm PT.
November 2, 2023 | Performance, “Winter Sister” | Los Angeles, CA
“Winter Sister” (2022) performed by Graycen Gardner (soprano) and Timothy Peterson (piano) at USC Composers’ Showcase. Newman Recital Hall. 7pm. Free and open to the public.
October 27, 2023 | World Premiere Reading by TAK Ensemble, “Mirrored in Her Eyes” | Los Angeles, CA
TAK Ensemble gives reading of “Mirrored in Her Eyes,” feat. poetry by Sara Fetherolf. Ramo Recital Hall, USC. 11am. Free and open to the public.
October 14, 2023 | Performance, Aries | Irvine, CA
Aries for piano solo, commissioned by Nic Gerpe for the Makrokosmos50 Project, performed by Nic Gerpe at Irvine Valley College as part of 14th Annual Midnight Blue Concert showcasing contemporary music. Irvine Valley College, Building A 300, Rehearsal Studio A 311.
October 13, 2023 | Performance, Aries | Pasadena, CA
Aries for piano solo, commissioned by Nic Gerpe for the Makrokosmos50 Project, performed by Nic Gerpe at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music as part of ArtNight Pasadena. Barrett Hall, PCM. 8pm. Free and open to the public.
February 2-3, 2023 | NY Premieres, The Why Collective, Mixt: A Living Gallery | New York, NY
Feb. 2: Shorelines (feat. text by Catherine Pond) receives its NY premiere by Sophie Delphis (mezzo-soprano) and Doori Na (violin).
Feb. 3: “Dream Elegy” (feat. text by Catherine Pond) receives its live world premiere by Sydney Anderson & Chelsea Helm (soprano).
Both events presented at the cell theatre. 7-10pm. Click here for tickets.
October 28, 2022 | Performance, New Opera West, Fright Festival | Los Angeles, CA
The Séance (feat. libretto by Sara Fetherolf) receives its second company performance by New Opera West. MiMoDa Studio. 8pm. Click here for tickets.
October 11, 2022 | World Premiere, Prima Voce Emerging Artists | Pasadena, CA
“The Linen Spells” (feat. text by Sara Fetherolf), commissioned for baritone Joel Balzun and pianist Brent McMunn by Prima Voce Emerging Artists, premieres at Balzun’s recital. Pasadena Conservatory of Music. 7:30pm.
October 1, 2022 | Performance, Makrokosmos50 Project | Los Angeles, CA
Aries for piano solo performed by Nic Gerpe at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles as part of the Resonance Collective’s Golden Thread concert series. Click here to reserve/purchase pay-what-you-can tickets.
September 18, 2022 | Performance, Wicked GOAT Concert Series (Launch) | Pasadena, CA
Talk It Out (2019) performed by Damon Zick (alto sax.), Nic Gerpe (piano), and Trevor Anderies (drums) at Pasadena Conservatory of Music’s inaugural Wicked GOAT Concert Series. Barrett Hall. 4pm. Free admission. RSVP here.
August 28, 2022 | Performance, Makrokosmos50 Project | Honolulu, HI
Aries (2022) performed by Nic Gerpe at Orvis Auditorium, University of Hawai’i, Honolulu. 4pm HAST. Free admission. Presented by Ebb & Flow Arts.
August 26, 2022 | Hawaiian Premiere, Makrokosmos50 Project | Kihei, Maui, HI
Aries (2022) receives its Hawaiian premiere at ProArts Playhouse. 7:30pm HAST. Nic Gerpe, piano. Free admission. Presented by Ebb & Flow Arts.
June 26, 2022 | World Premiere, Cincinnati Song Initiative | Virtual
Winter Sister (feat. text by Catherine Pond), commissioned by the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the Cincinnati Song Initiative (CSI), receives its world premiere by Ann Toomey (soprano) and Samuel Martin (piano) at CSI’s virtual Let It Be New concert. 4-5:30pm ET. Click here for more information.
June 6, 2022 | Welsh Premiere, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama | Cardiff, Wales
Duet for Body Percussion (2015) receives its Welsh premiere by Niamh Lister and Daniel Lauro. Dora Stoutzker Hall, RWCMD.
March 15, 2022 | LA Premiere, Makrokosmos50 Project | Los Angeles, CA
Aries (2022) receives its LA premiere by Nic Gerpe at Tuesdays at Monk Space concert series.
March 12, 2022 | World Premiere, Makrokosmos50 Project | San Francisco, CA
Aries (2022) receives its world premiere by pianist Nic Gerpe at San Francisco Center for New Music. This work, inspired by Movement 10. Spring-Fire (Aries) of George Crumb’s Makrokosmos, Volume 1, was commissioned as part of Gerpe’s Makrokosmos 50 project, organized in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Crumb’s seminal work.
February 8, 2022 | Italian Premiere, Corpo Musicale La Cattolica | Cantù, Italy
Duet for Body Percussion (2015) performed by Lorenzo Orsenigo and Alessio Turconi (Corpo Musicale La Cattolica) in concert held in celebration of Saint Apollonia. Teatro Fumagalli, via San Giuseppe, 9. Doors open at 8:45pm.
February 4, 2022 | Honorable Mention, OSSIA New Music 2021/2022 International Call for Score | Rochester, NY
Talk It Out (2019) awarded Honorable Mention in international competition hosted by Eastman School of Music’s student-run organization OSSIA New Music.
Fall 2021 - Spring 2022 | Award, NATS Mentorship Program for Composers | USA
Selected by the National Association of Teachers of Singing to receive one-on-one mentorship from Grammy Award-winning composer Libby Larsen for eight months; program will culminate in a commission from the Cincinnati Song Initiative to be premiered in Spring 2022.
Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2021 | Performances, Trio Dionysus | Scottsdale & Glendale, AZ
Phosphenes (2019) performed by Trio Dionysus (Dylan Ward & Alastair Wright, saxophones; Juliana Witt, piano) on Oct. 31 at Episcopal Church of the Nativity (Scottsdale, AZ) and on Nov. 1 at Arizona Christian University (Glendale, AZ).
Oct. 31, 2021 | Performance, KC Vitas | Kansas City, MO
Harp My Bones (2018) selected for performance at KC Vitas’s Halloween-themed Octetoberfest concert. Tickets available for purchase here.
Oct. 1, 2021 | West Coast Premiere, HEAR NOW Music Festival | Los Angeles, CA
Talk It Out (2019), commissioned by ThreeForm, selected to be performed at contemporary music festival featuring work by Los Angeles-based composers. Details forthcoming.
October 1-29, 2021 Postponed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Residency, Blue Mountain Center | Blue Mountain Lake, NY
August 15, 2021 | Performance, La Jolla Music Society - “Takeover” Series | San Diego, CA
Shorelines (2018) selected for performance by Guadalupe Paz (mezzo-soprano) and Byungchan Lee (violin).
August 5, 2021 | Performance, Lawrence Opera Theatre | Lawrence, KS
The Séance (2019) receives its company premiere from Lawrence Opera Theatre.
June 3, 2021 | Performance, New Music on the Bayou | Monroe, LA
Phosphenes (2019), commissioned by Russell Kerns, selected to be performed at contemporary music festival directed by Mel Mobley and Greg Lyons. 7pm CDT, Monroe Downtown Gallery Crawl. Click here for free live stream.
June 3, 2021 | Presentation, MusCan (Canadian University Music Society) | Edmonton, Alberta, CA
Talk It Out (2019), commissioned by ThreeForm, selected to be performed at the Canadian University Music Society Annual Conference, hosted virtually at the University of Alberta. Performance postponed to a later date due to COVID-19. Composer round table discussion scheduled for June 3, 2021.
May 27, 2021 | Performance, Beth Morrison Projects | Brooklyn, NY
Harp My Bones (2018) selected for performance at Beth Morrison Projects’ first Next Generation concert, which will be streamed from National Sawdust alongside works by nine other first-round finalists. Click here for more info.
May 22, 2021 | Performance (Central European Premiere), Intl. Percussion Ensemble Week | Bjelovar, Croatia
Duet for Body Percussion (2015) to be performed by Luka Ivir and Frank Štrbac at International Percussion Ensemble Week in Bjelovar, Croatia.
April 23, 2021 | World Premiere, New Sounds Quartet | Columbia, SC
String quartet, commissioned by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, to be premiered at the University of South Carolina by the New Sounds Quartet, directed by Ari Streisfeld. Click here for more info.
April 8, 2021 | Performance, Utah State University | Logan, UT
String Trio No. 1 performed by Olivia Jensen, Brenley Mason, and Rebecca Hales at USU’s Crossing Borders – 21st Century Chamber Music from Diverse Voices concert, featuring works by Iman Habibi, Michael Thomas Foumai, and Kerwin Young.
March 8, 2021 | Award, Tribeca New Music | New York, NY
Talk It Out (2019) recognized with Merit Award in Tribeca New Music’s national Young Composer Competition, Division 1. Click here for more info.
March 5, 2021 | Award, Kaleidoscope | Los Angeles, CA
Selected as finalist in international call for scores. Talk It Out (2019) considered for performance in 2021-2022 season by musicians of Kaleidoscope LA.
January 30, 2021 | World Premiere, Mahour Arbabian’s MM Recital | Ann Arbor, MI
Phosphenes (2019), commissioned by Russell Kerns, to be premiered by Walter Puyear (soprano saxophone), Jeremy Howell (alto saxophone), and Mahour Arbabian (piano) on Arbabian’s recital, presented in partial fulfillment of her MM in Collaborative Piano. 5pm live stream.
2021 (TBD) Postponed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Performance, Dot The Line Festival | Virtual
Talk It Out (2019) to be performed by Don O’Connor (alto sax.), Eunmi Ko (piano), and Robert McCormick (drum set) at Dot The Line, an international contemporary music festival based in Seoul that highlights new work by Korean and American composers. [Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.]
August 16, 2020 Postponed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Performance, La Jolla Music Society - “Takeover” Series | San Diego, CA
Shorelines (2018) selected for performance. [Performance cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.]
August 16, 2020 Postponed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Performance, Lawrence Opera Theatre | Lawrence, KS
The Séance (2019) to receive its company premiere. Details forthcoming.
July 18-26, 2020 | Composition Scholarship, N.E.O. Voice Festival | Los Angeles, CA
Awarded scholarship to compose new vocal work and study contemporary vocal technique in workshops directed by Laurel Irene, David Harris, and Fahad Siadat.
June 1-19, 2020 Postponed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Residency, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts | Nebraska City, NE
May 7, 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic | World Premiere, Powell Brumm’s MM Recital | Los Angeles, CA
Air and Angels (2020), featuring the poetry of John Donne, to be premiered by baritone Powell Brumm on his recital, presented in partial fulfillment of his MM in Vocal Arts. 8pm, Art Share L.A., 801 E 4th Place, Los Angeles, Ca 90013.
May 4-24, 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Residency, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts | Saratoga, WY
May 3, 2020 Postponed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | West Coast Premiere, HEAR NOW Music Festival | Los Angeles, CA
Talk It Out (2019), commissioned by ThreeForm, selected to be performed at contemporary music festival featuring work by Los Angeles-based composers. Tickets available. 5pm, First Lutheran Church of Venice, 815 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291.
April 26, 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Performance, Jason Byer’s MM Recital | Los Angeles, CA
Flirt (2018) to be performed by Jason Byer (piano) and Emma McCartney (flute) on Byer’s recital, presented in partial fulfillment of his MM in Keyboard Collaborate Arts. 4:30pm, Simon Ramo Recital Hall, University of Southern California, 800 W 34th St, Los Angeles, CA 90007.
April 19, 2020 Postponed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | World Premiere, Mahour Arbabian’s MM Recital | Ann Arbor, MI
Phosphenes (2019), commissioned by Russell Kerns, to be premiered by Walter Puyear (soprano saxophone), Jeremy Howell (alto saxophone), and Mahour Arbabian (piano) on Arbabian’s recital, presented in partial fulfillment of her MM in Collaborative Piano. 8pm, Stamps Auditorium, Walgreen Drama Center, 1226 Murfin Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
March 29, 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Performance, Victoria Lawal’s MM Recital | Los Angeles, CA
Harp My Bones (2018) to be performed by Victoria Lawal (soprano) and Alex Lansburgh (piano) at Lawal’s recital, presented in partial fulfillment of her MM in Vocal Arts. 7:30pm, Jeanette MacDonald Recital Hall, University of Southern California, 840 W 34th St, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
March 8, 2020 | Performance, NASA 2020 Biennial Conference | Temple, AZ
Talk It Out (2019) to be performed by ThreeForm at the North American Saxophone Alliance’s biennial conference. 1pm, Evelyn Smith Theatre, Arizona State University, 50 E. Gammage Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281.
February 7-9 & 14-16, 2020 | Performances, One Ounce Opera | Austin, TX
The Séance (2019) selected for multiple performances at company’s 5th Annual Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera festival. 8pm (Feb. 7-8, 14-15), 2pm (Feb. 9, 16), The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX.
January 21, 2020 | World Premiere, ThreeForm | Winston-Salem, SC
Talk It Out (2019), commissioned by ThreeForm, premiered on trio’s debut recital. ThreeForm is saxophonist Robert Young, pianist M. Maxwell Howard, and percussionist Timothy Sullivan. 7:30pm, Watson Hall, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, 1533 S Main St, Winston-Salem, NC 27127.
November 17, 2019 | East Coast Premiere, Hartford Opera Theater | Hartford, CT
The Séance (2019) selected for performance at company’s New In November festival. 7pm, Christ Church Cathedral, 45 Church St, Hartford, CT 06103.
November 2-3, 2019 | East Coast Premiere, Calliope’s Call | Marblehead & Boston, MA
Harp My Bones (2018) selected for multiple performances by Evan Leontis (soprano) and Chelsea Whitaker (piano) on art song society’s Sounds of Unity concerts. Nov. 2, 4pm, Old North Church, 35 Washington St, Marblehead, MA 01945. Nov. 3, 7:30pm, Old West Church, 131 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114.
October 10, 2019 | World Premiere, Molly Collier-O’Boyle’s MM Recital | Melbourne, AUS
Unspoken (2019), commissioned by violist Molly Collier-O’Boyle, premiered by Collier-O’Boyle, Jarrad Linke (clarinets), Alison Fane (vibraphone), and Jamie Knight (marimba). 1pm, Australian National Academy of Music, South Melbourne Town Hall, 210 Bank Street, South Melbourne VIC 3205, Australia.
September 18, 2019 | Performance, USC Arts Showcase | Los Angeles, CA
“Becoming a Nightingale” from Harp My Bones (2018) selected for performance by Victoria Lawal (soprano) and Timothy Peterson (piano) to represent the USC Thornton School of Music’s Division of Classical Performance and Composition at university-wide showcase celebrating the inauguration of President Carol Folt. 7pm, Bovard Auditorium, University of Southern California, 3551 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
May 30, 2019 | Performance, Boston Court Pasadena - Emerging Artist Series: Kaileigh Riess, Soprano | Pasadena, CA
Harp My Bones (2018) performed by Kaileigh Riess (soprano) and Brent McMunn (piano) at Riess’s recital. 8pm, Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106.
May 9, 2019 | Performance, New Opera West | Los Angeles, CA
The Séance (2019) featured on company’s launch performance. 7:30pm, Art Share L.A., 801 E 4th Place, Los Angeles, Ca 90013.
May 9, 2019 | Performance, Emma McCartney’s Graduate Certificate Recital | Los Angeles, CA
Flirt (2019), commissioned by Isabel Gleicher, performed by Emma McCartney (flute) and Timothy Peterson (piano). 3pm, Jeanette MacDonald Recital Hall, University of Southern California, 840 W 34th St, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
April 12, 2019 | Performance, New Opera Workshop | Los Angeles, CA
The Séance (2019) performed at Composition Forum. 11am, Simon Ramo Recital Hall, University of Southern California, 800 W 34th St, Los Angeles, CA 90007.
April 10, 2019 | Performance, Music@RushHour | Los Angeles, CA
Flirt (2019), commissioned by Isabel Gleicher, performed by Emma McCartney (flute) and Timothy Peterson (piano). 5pm, Simon Ramo Recital Hall, University of Southern California, 800 W 34th St, Los Angeles, CA 90007.
April 7, 2019 | World Premiere, Timothy Peterson’s MM Recital | Los Angeles, CA
Recital featuring compositions composed during MM degree program, including world premiere of The Séance (2019). 3:30pm, Jeanette MacDonald Recital Hall, University of Southern California, 840 W 34th St, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
March 30, 2019 | Performance, Alex Lansburgh’s DMA Recital | Los Angeles, CA
Harp My Bones (2018) performed by Kaileigh Riess (soprano) and Alex Lansburgh (piano) at Lansburgh’s recital, presented in partial fulfillment of his DMA in Keyboard Collaborate Arts. 12pm, Alfred Newman Hall, University of Southern California, 700 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
March 29, 2019 | Performance, New Opera Workshop | Los Angeles, CA
The Séance (2019) performed at Vocal Forum. 12pm, Alfred Newman Hall, University of Southern California, 700 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
March 24, 2019 | Performance, Kaileigh Riess’s MM Recital | Los Angeles, CA
Harp My Bones (2018) performed by Kaileigh Riess (soprano) and Timothy Peterson (piano) at Riess’s recital, presented in partial fulfillment of her MM in Vocal Arts. 8pm, Alfred Newman Hall, University of Southern California, 700 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089.