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2010

5/7/10 Friday TBA
2010年台灣之夜音樂會
Pianist Jenny Lin solo recital
Washington DC/Maryland

on behalf of the Taiwanese-American Cultural Center
Washington DC

Performing Arts Centers at Montgomery College
Washington DC/Maryland

Formosa, the Old Train (2010)
for solo piano
Commissioned by Jenny Lin

Jenny Lin, piano

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3/3/10 Wednesday 10 PM
Zach Herchen and Guests
The Stone, New York, NY

The Stone
16 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009.

I am Dancing Blue Flame (2010 revision)
for soprano Bonnie Lander
Text by H.A. Kares

Bonnie Lander, soprano
Zachary Herchen, tenor saxophone
David Witmer, piano

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1/16/10 Saturday 1:00 PM
33rd International Saxophone Symposium,
hosted by the US Navy Band
Fairfax VA

AM/PM saxophone quartet
George Mason University, Fairfax VA.

Frustration Factory (2009) PREMIERE
(for saxophone quartet)
Commissioned by AM/PM saxophone quartet

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1/15/10 Friday 7:30 PM
Trombone for Two
亞歷山大、高崇文長號聯合音樂會
Kaohsiung Music Center (高雄市音樂館演奏廳),
Kaohsiung Taiwan.

ancient memory (2008) (for solo tenor trombone)

由高雄市交響樂團的兩位長號演奏家帶來一整晚的長號獨奏及重奏曲目，曲目自巴洛克時期一直到現代國人作品，另外，還有改編自小提琴獨奏極為炫技的柴爾達斯，將長號宏偉又柔美的特性發揮的淋漓盡致，精彩可期。
Ticket Info: NT 150 欲購票請洽年代售票系統

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2009

12/02/09 Wednesday 7:30 PM
- Composition Department Recital
Griswold Hall, Baltimore, MD

Solitary (2009) (for bariton, clarinet, cello and piano)
Commissioned by Dr. Andrew Talle
poem by Dr. Hollis Robbins

Richard Giarusso, baritone
Miles Jaques, clarinet
Andrew Talle, cello
Tim Hoft, piano

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7/04/09 Saturday 7:30 PM - Bach Recital Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
Huai-En Tsai Trombone Recital (長號給妳的甜美與哀愁)

ancient memory (2008) (for solo tenor trombone)

Bach Recital Hall
民權西路53號B1 (捷運民權西路站)

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5/30/09 Saturday 7:30 PM - Cambridge, MA
Arcturus Chamber Ensemble

530.623 (2004) (trio for clarinet, violin and viola)

Arcturus Chamber Ensemble
Jesse Irons, violin
Sarah Darling, viola
Thomas Weissschnur, clarinet

Lowell House Junior Common Room
Harvard University
Address: 10 Holyoke Place Cambridge, MA 02138

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5/29/09 Friday 7:30 PM - Carlisle, MA
Arcturus Chamber Ensemble

530.623 (2004) (trio for clarinet, violin and viola)

Arcturus Chamber Ensemble
Jesse Irons, violin
Sarah Darling, viola
Thomas Weissschnur, clarinet

First Religious Society - On the Green
Address: 27 School Street Carlisle, MA 01741

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4/16/09 Thursday 12:00pm
Prix D'Ete Recital
Baltimore, MD

Lilac.Star.Bird (2007)
Frist Prize of the 2009 Prix D'Ete composition Competition

Lilac.Star.Bird (2007)
written for for guitarist Tracy Anne Smith

Tracy Anne Smith, Guitar

Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall
Address: 1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100
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4/10/09 Friday 8:00pm - Baltimore, MD
Aesthetic Research Series
Rescheduled, new date TBA

Frustration Factory (2009)
written for AM/PM Saxophone Quartet

Jeremiah Baker, Soprano Saxophone
Zachary Herchen, Alto Saxophone
Miguel A. Bolivar, Tenor Saxophone
Cara Salveson, Baritone Saxophone

2225 Hargrove Alley
Baltimore, MD

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1/29/09 Thursday 8:00pm - Towson, MD
1/30/09 Friday 8:00pm - Baltimore, MD
2/01/09 Sunday 8:00pm - New York, NY

East Coast tour:

Surreal Perception (2008)
written for REDSHIFT ensemble

1/29/09 Thursday 8:00pm - Towson, MD
Towson University
Recital Hall
Center for the Arts, 2nd Floor
Address: Osler and Cross Campus Drive, Towson, MD 21252
Tickets: free

1/30/09 Friday 8:00pm - Baltimore, MD
2640 Sunday Room, Baltimore, MD
more information: click here
Tickets: $10/$5 students

2/01/09 Sunday 8:00pm - New York, NY
St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery, New York
Address: 131 East 10th St, New York, NY 10003, is located at the intersection of 10th and Stuyvesant Streets and 2nd Avenue in the East Village in New York City
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Tickets: $15/$10 students

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2008

11/08/08 Saturday 8:00PM - Towson, MD
Touch your Heart- Music from Formosa

Stephens Hall Theater, Towson University

    

Take a musical journey through songs and tales with a group of talents from Taiwan, the island nation, also known as Formosa. After centuries of progress that incorporated traditional Chinese culture, Japanese culture and Western culture, Taiwan has developed a culture of its own, which is rich in cultural contrast and spiritual distinction. This concert, featuring Taiwanese music that draws from both traditional and contemporary influences in a selection of folk songs and new compositions, provides a kaleidoscopic view of Taiwan’s multicultural dynamism. This program is organized in cooperation with the Taiwan American Association-Greater Baltimore Chapter.

ancient memory (2008) (for solo tenor trombone)

RESERVE TICKETS: 410-704-2787
Tickets: $15 general; $12 seniors & students, and $10 AA&CC members

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12/6/08 Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Baltimore, MD

Song of the Darkness (2008)
(for mezzo soprano ,violin, viola, cello and vibraphone)
Commissioned by musicology prof. Andrew Talle

the Interfaith Center on the Homewood Campus

Diane Schaming, mezzo soprano
Vieen Leung, violin
Kate Zahradnik, viola
Andrew Talle, cello
Lane Harder, vibraphone

12/8/2008 Monday:
Meet and greet the composers and poet from 3:00 to 4:00
Johns Hopkis University
the Mattin Center on the Homewood Campus

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4/21/08 Monday at 6:30pm
Bonnie Lander Voice Recital
Baltimore, MD

I am Dancing Blue Flame (2008) PREMIERE
(for soprano, tenor saxophone, piano, Max/MSP and video)
for soprano Bonnie Lander
Text by H.A. Kares

Bonnie Lander, soprano
Zachary Herchen, tenor saxophone
David Witmer, piano
Jenny Beck, Max/MSP
Ying-Chen Kao, video

Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall
1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100

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3/29/08 Saturday 7:30pm
New Music – Organically Grown
Baltimore, MD

Sylvia Adalman Artist Recital Series

The Blue of the End (2007)
(for saxophone and organ)
Commissioned by Jazz saxophonist Gary Thomas and organist Donald Sutherland


Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall
1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100

Dan Marcellus, Drums, Alumni Artist
Donald Sutherland, Organ
Gary Thomas, Tenor Saxophone
Jay Clayton, Voice

Program:
Tim Murphy: Escapements
Ying Chen Kao: The Blue of the End
Jay Clayton: Fortune Cookie
Jerry Granelli: Raga
Gary Thomas: Seehear Suite Movement II
Jay Clayton: 7/8 Thing

$15 Adults
$10 Seniors
$5 Students with ID

2007

11/04/07 Sunday 4:00pm
Organized Sound
Baltimore, MD

Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall
1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100

Donald Sutherland, Organ
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Narrator
Gary Thomas, Saxophone
Elizabeth Dow, Soprano
Matt Horwitz-Lee, Violin
Asheton Lemay, Tubular Bells

Program:
Ying Chen Kao: The Blue of the End
David Bennett Thomas: Juliet
William Albright: The King of Instruments

$15 Adults
$10 Seniors
$5 Students with ID

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04/14/07 Saturday, 7:30pm
04/15/07 Sunday, 3:00pm
New Work 2007(A Collaborative Showcase)
Baltimore, MD

"Collidescope" (2007)
(for video and dancers)

Elizabeth Gahl, choreograher
Ying-Chen Kao, music/video

Peabody Conservatory Friedberg Hall1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100
$14 adults
$7 childern, seniors and students with ID

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04/11/07 Wednesday, 7:00pm
Peabody Composition Department Recital
Baltimore, MD



Haunted by an angel (2005)
(trio for baritone, violin and guitar)
Text by H.A. Kares

Jason Buckwalter, baritone
Elise Blake, violin
Benjamin Beirs, guitar

Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall
1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100

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04/11/07 Wednesday, 7:00pm
Stephen Pfleiderer's Recital
Baltimore, MD

Black Carrot (2007)
(for bass clarinet and piano)
Commissioned by clarinetist Stephen Pfleiderer

Stephen Pfleiderer, bass clarinet
Michael Sheppard, piano

Peabody Conservatory Cohen-Davison Hall
1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100

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2006

05/23/06 Tuesday, 8:00pm
Living Music Concert Series
New York, NY

Ying-Chen Kao and David Witmer, composers



Christ&St. Stephen's Church
120 W 69 St New York ,NY 10023

Music of composer Ying-Chen Kao and David Witmer

Artists:
Jesse Irons, violin
Martin P. Shultz, violin
Karin Hardin, viola
Jason Fisher, viola
Caleb Jones, cello
Sam Matthews, cello
Hui-Chuan Chen, piano
David Witmer, Piano
Stephen Pfleiderer, clarinet

Guest composers:
Christopher Theofanidis, Osvaldo Golijov

$5 Admission

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05/13/06 Saturday, 8:00pm
Living Music Concert Series
Baltimore, MD

Ying-Chen Kao and David Witmer, composers



An die Musik
409 North Charles Street Second Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
A wine reception will follow the concert!

Ying-Chen Kao and David Witmer, composers
Artists:
Jesse Irons, violin
Martin P. Shultz, violin
Yang Lu, viola
Karin Hardin, viola
Caleb Jones, cello
Sam Matthews, cello
Hui-Chuan Chen, piano
David Witmer, Piano
Stephen Pfleiderer, clarinet

Guest composers:
Christopher Theofanidis, Osvaldo Golijov

$8 / $5 Student

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03/08/06 Wednesday,7:30pm
CAGE (Conservatory Avante-Garde Ensemble)
Baltimore, MD

Baltimore city paper:
Critic's Pick

Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall 1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202 410-659-8100

Program:
Steve Reich: Music for Pieces of Wood
Ying-Chen Kao: Cloud Burst (PREMIERE)
(for cello and piano)
Commissioned by Michael Kannen, head of Peabody’s Chamber music department, and founding member of the Brentano String Quartet.
Lou Harrison: Varied Trio (for violin, piano and percussion)
John Cage: Wonderful Widow of Eighteen
Springs
Portishead: Humming
John Cale: Selections from the movie Kiss

Artists:
McGregor Boyle, Audio Engineer, Claves
Matthew P. Dingels, Tenor
Michael Formanek, Double Bass
Jesse Irons, Violin, Claves
Ann Teresa Kang, Piano, Synthesizer, Director
Michael Kannen, Violoncello
Courtney Orlando, Violin, Vocals, Claves
Karine Rousseau, Viola
Tracy Anne Smith, Electric Guitar
Svetoslav Stoyanov, Percussion
Andrew Talle, Violoncello, Claves

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2005

05/16/05 Saturday,7:30PM
Peabody Camerata
Baltimore, MD

Winning work in the 2005 Peabody Camerata Student Composer Contest



Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall

"530.623" (2004)
(Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Viola)

Noah Weber-B-flat Clarinet
Sonya Chung-Violin
Gwendolyn Fisher- Viola

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05/05/05 Thursday,12:00PM
Thursday Noon Recital
Baltimore, MD

Peabody Conservatory Friedberg Hall

"530.623" (2004)
(Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Viola)

Noah Weber-B-flat Clarinet
Sonya Chung-Violin
Gwendolyn Fisher- Viola

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01/26/05 Wednesday, 6:00PM
Baltimore, MD

Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall
1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100

"530.623" (2004)
(Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Viola)

Noah Weber-B-flat Clarinet
Jesse Irons-Violin
Gwendolyn Fisher- Viola

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2004

03/31/04 Wednesday, 8:00PM
Ying-Chen Kao / Senior Composition Recital
Coral Gables, FL

L. Austin Weeks Center for Recoding and Performance "Streaming"-come back on 3/31/2004
to experience this program live

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