The Bronx Arts Ensemble will present the New York premiere of Oliver’s string quartet Canciones de Monteverde on March 15 at the legendary National Arts Club on Grammercy Park. In December 2019, I journeyed to Monterverde, Costa Rica, one of the most biodiverse planes on the planet. After a long day traveling from Boston, I […]
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May 25, 2022
6/5 & 6/12: Music in Bloom!
Join Oliver for a magical evening of music al fresco at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill! Juventas New Music Ensemble presents Music in Bloom, a performance experience with five simultaneous chamber concerts in different gardens across the Tower Hill landscape. The program features the music of 23 composers, and includes Oliver’s trios […]
May 15, 2022
6/4: Juventas performs The Emerald Necklace
Juventas New Music Ensemble will reprise Oliver’s newest work The Emerald Necklace June 4 at Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site. The program, entitled “Lungs of the City” commemorates the bicentennial of Frederick Law Olmsted, widely considered the father of American Landscape Architecture. The Emerald Necklace was co-commissioned by Landscape Music, the American Wild Ensemble, […]
May 3, 2022
May 27 & 28: American Wild Performs Emerald Necklace
Memorial Day Weekend, the American Wild Ensemble will take Oliver’s newest work The Emerald Necklace on the road to New York City! The Emerald Necklace was co-commissioned by the American Wild Ensemble with Landscape Music, Michigan Tech Department of Visual and Performing Arts and Juventas for Lungs of the City: Olmsted’s Parks in Music, a […]
April 25, 2022
May 20 & 21: Kalliope performs Bonne Année
The Kalliope Reed Quintet will perform Oliver’s Bonne Année in two performances, May 20 & 21. Commissioned by Kalliope, this effervescent work pays homage to New Year’s Even in Paris. Oliver writes: For centuries, Paris has been a beacon for artists and intellectuals from around the world, who travel to the city’s hallowed grounds to […]
March 10, 2022
3/26: Juventas Premieres The Emerald Necklace
Juventas New Music Ensemble will premiere Oliver’s newest work The Emerald Necklace on its March 26 program “Lungs of the City.” The concert celebrates Frederick Law Olmsted, widely considered the father of American Landscape Architecture. The Emerald Necklace was co-commissioned by Landscape Music, the American Wild Ensemble, Michigan Tech Department of Visual and Performing Arts […]