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2010
I am Dancing Blue Flame (2009 revision)
for soprano Bonnie Lander
Text by H.A. Kares

3/3/10 Wednesday 10 PM
The Stone
16 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009.

Bonnie Lander, soprano
Zachary Herchen, tenor saxophone
David Witmer, piano
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Frustration Factory (2009) (for saxophone quartet) (world premiere)
Commissioned by AM/PM saxophone quartet

1/16/10 Saturday 1:00 PM
33rd International Saxophone Symposium,
hosted by the US Navy Band
AM/PM saxophone quartet
George Mason University, Fairfax VA.
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ancient memory (2008) (for solo tenor trombone)

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

12/02/09 Wednesday 7:30 PM
- Composition Department Recital
Griswold Hall, Baltimore, MD
Richard Giarusso, baritone
Miles Jaques, clarinet
Andrew Talle, cello
Tim Hoft, piano

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ancient memory (2008) (for solo tenor trombone)

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)

Bach Recital Hall
民權西路53號B1 (捷運民權西路站)
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530.623 (2004) (trio for clarinet, violin and viola)
written for Noah Weber, Jesse Irons and Gwendolyn Fisher

5/30/09 Saturday 7:30 PM - Cambridge, MA 02138
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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530.623 (2004) (trio for clarinet, violin and viola)
written for Noah Weber, Jesse Irons and Gwendolyn Fisher

5/29/09 Friday 7:30 PM - Carlisle, MA 01741
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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Lilac.Star.Bird (2007)
written for for guitarist Tracy Anne Smith
Frist Prize of the 2009 Prix D'Ete composition Competition

4/16/09 Thursday 12:00pm - Baltimore, MD
Prix D'Ete Recital
Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall
Address: 1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-8100
Tracy Anne Smith, Guitar
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Frustration Factory (2009)
written for AM/PM Saxophone Quartet

4/10/09 Friday 8:00pm - Baltimore, MD
Rescheduled, new date TBA
Aesthetic Research Series
2225 Hargrove Alley
Baltimore, MD

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

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Surreal Perception (2008)
written for REDSHIFT ensemble

East Coast tour:

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
more information: click here
Tickets: $15/$10 students

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New Piece for AM/PM saxophone quartet (2009)
Commissioned by AM/PM saxophone quartet

Program will feature new music for saxophone quartet, including a chamber opera. Tentative Details:

3/07/09 - Broad Street Coffee Roasters
- Durham, NC
3/08/09 - Metro Gallery - Baltimore, MD
3/13/09 - TBA - Philadelphia, PA
3/14/09 - The Tank - New York, NY

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

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2008

Touch your Heart- Music from Formosa
11/08/08 Saturday 8:00PM
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.

Huai-En Tsai, tenor trombone

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

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

12/6/08 Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00 pm
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 in the Mattin Center on the Homewood Campus
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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
410-659-8100

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

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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, 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
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 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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"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
410-659-8100

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

$14 adults
$7 childern, seniors and students with ID

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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
410-659-8100

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

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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
410-659-8100

Stephen Pfleiderer, bass clarinet
Michael Sheppard, piano

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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 10023

Ying-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

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Living Music Concert Series (Baltimore, MD)
Ying-Chen Kao and David Witmer, composers

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

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Cloud Burst (2005) (world premiere)
(for cello and piano)

03/08/06 Wednesday,7:30pm
CAGE - Conservatory Avante-Garde Ensemble
Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall 1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202 410-659-8100

Program:
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

Baltimore city paper - Critic's Pick

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2005
"530.623" (2004)
(Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Viola)
Winning work in the 2005 Peabody Camerata Student Composer Contest

05/16/05 Saturday,7:30PM
Peabody Camerata
Peabody Conservatory Griswold Hall

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

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05/05/05 Thursday,12:00PM
Thursday Noon Recital
"530.623" (2004) (Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Viola)
Peabody Conservatory Friedberg Hall

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

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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
410-659-8100

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

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2004
Ying-Chen Kao / Senior Composition Recital

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

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

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