Upcoming Events
2008
- 4/21/08 Monday at 6:30pm Baltimore, MD
I am Dancing Blue Flame (2008)
(for soprano, tenor saxophone, piano, Max/MSP and video)
Bonnie Lander Voice Recital - 3/29/08 Saturday 7:30pm
The Blue of the End (2007)
(for saxophone and organ)
New Music – Organically Grown
Current Projects
- Commissioned work
for percussionist Svetoslav Stoyanov - Song of the Darkness
Commissioned by musicology
prof. Andrew Talle
poem by John Irwin
(for mezzo soprano ,violin, viola, cello and vibraphone) - Commissioned work
for guitarist Benjamin Beirs - guitar duo for guitarist Tracy Anne Smith and Rob MacDonald
- Violin Concerto (in progress)
Past Events
2007
2006
2005
2004
C a l e n d a r
2008
- I am Dancing Blue Flame (2008)
(for soprano, tenor saxophone, piano, Max/MSP and video) - for soprano Bonnie Lander
Text by H.A. Kares
4/21/08 Monday at 6:30pm
Bonnie Lander Voice Recital
Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall
1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
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Bonnie Lander, soprano
Zachary Herchen, tenor saxophone
David Witmer, piano
Jenny Beck, Max/MSP
Ying-Chen Kao, video
- The Blue of the End (2007)
(for saxophone and organ) - for Jazz saxophonist Gary Thomas and organist Donald Sutherland
3/29/08 Saturday 7:30pm
New Music – Organically Grown
Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall
1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100
Sylvia Adalman Artist Recital Series
Dan Marcellus, Drums, Alumni Artist
Donald Sutherland, Organ
Gary Thomas, Tenor Saxophone
Jay Clayton, VoiceProgram:
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
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2007
- The Blue of the End (2007)
(for saxophone and organ) - for Jazz saxophonist Gary Thomas and organist Donald Sutherland
11/04/07 Sunday 4:00pm
Organized Sound
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 BellsProgram:
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
- "Collidescope"(2007)
(for video and dancers)
04/14/07 Saturday, 7:30pm
04/15/07 Sunday, 3:00pm
New Work 2007(A Collaborative Showcase)
Peabody Conservatory Friedberg Hall1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100Elizabeth Gahl, choreograher
Ying-Chen Kao, music/video
$14 adults
$7 childern, seniors and students with ID
- Haunted by an angel (2005)
(trio for baritone, violin and guitar) - Text by H.A. Kares
04/11/07 Wednesday, 7:00pm
Peabody Composition Department Recital
Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall
1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100Jason Buckwalter, baritone
Elise Blake, violin
Benjamin Beirs, guitar
- Black Carrot (2007)
(for bass clarinet and piano) - for clarinetist Stephen Pfleiderer
04/11/07 Wednesday, 7:00pm
Peabody Conservatory Cohen-Davison Hall
1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100Stephen Pfleiderer, bass clarinet
Michael Sheppard, piano
2006
- Living Music Concert Series (New York, NY)
- Ying-Chen Kao and David Witmer, composers
05/23/06 Tuesday, 8:00pm
Living Music
Christ&St. Stephen's Church
120 W 69 St New York ,NY 10023Ying-Chen Kao and David Witmer, composers
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
- Living Music Concert Series (Baltimore, MD)
- Ying-Chen Kao and David Witmer, composers
- Cloud Burst (2005) (world premiere)
(for cello and piano) - "530.623" (2004)
(Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Viola) - Winning work in the 2005 Peabody Camerata Student Composer Contest
05/13/06 Saturday, 8:00pm
Living Music
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
03/08/06 Wednesday,7:30pm
CAGE - Conservatory Avante-Garde Ensemble
Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall 1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202 410-659-8100Program:
Steve Reich- Music for Pieces of Wood
Ying-Chen Kao-Cloud Burst (world premiere)
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
2005
05/16/05 Saturday,7:30PM
Peabody Camerata
Peabody Conservatory Griswold HallNoah Weber-Clarinet in B-flat
Sonya Chung-Violin
Gwendolyn Fisher- Viola
05/05/05 Thursday,12:00PM
Thursday Noon Recital
"530.623" (2004) (Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Viola)
Peabody Conservatory Friedberg HallNoah Weber-Clarinet in B-flat
Sonya Chung-Violin
Gwendolyn Fisher- Viola
01/26/05 Wednesday, 6:00PM
"530.623" (2004) (Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Viola)
Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall
1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100Noah Weber-Clarinet in B-flat
Jesse Irons-Violin
Gwendolyn Fisher- Viola
2004
03/31/04 Wednesday, 8:00PM
Ying-Chen Kao / Senior Composition RecitalL. Austin Weeks Center for Recoding and Performance "Streaming"-come back on 3/31/2004 to experience this program live