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March 2007A benefit concert for the Jazzschool and the Berkeley Young People's Symphony Orchestra, with Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh. With YPSO Music Director David Ramadanoff and Master of Ceremonies Jake Heggie, the program featured my composition Trane of Thought .
November 2006
Friends Mark Delpriora (guitar) and Laurel Zucker (flute), premiered Pollock Plays Jazz, at the Festival of New American Music in Sacramento. The piece was commissioned by Mark & Laurel, who also gave the East Coast premiere in December '06 at the New York Flute Club. It was released on Cantilena Records in February 2007.
February 2006
I helped organize and performed in the Instant Message Festival at ODC Theater. IM '06 featured performer/composer/improvisers Fred Frith, Paul Dresher, Ned Rothenberg, Music Without Walls, and the sf Sound Group, led by Matt Ingalls.
February 2005 - 2006
On a Train Heading South toured the U.S. including shows at the Joyce Theatre (New York) and the Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts (San Francisco). Commissioned by ODC Dance and created with choreograher Brenda way and visual designer Alex Nichols, the piece examines inattention to global warming through the lens of the Cassandra myth. On a Train garnered significant media attention and praise, including a presentation at the 2005 Sierra Summit and an interview on WGBH's Living on Earth, the weekly environmental news and information program distributed by National Public Radio.
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