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“Fairhaven Bay” at Boston New Music Festival
Following premiere performances in California, Georgia and Michigan, Oliver’s new work Fairhaven Bay (clarinet, cello, piano) arrives home to Massachusetts. Juventas will perform the work on the Boston New Music Festival Keynote Concert. The centerpiece of the festival, the Keynote Concert features short performance by an A-list selection of Boston’s contemporary groups. Saturday, October 27, 7:30pm […]
Oct. 20: Chamber Orch. of Boston Performs “We Exist”
Boston fans: missed the premiere performances of We Exist in June? There’s one more opportunity! The Chamber Orchestra of Boston has partnered with the New Hampshire Master Chorale to bring this powerful new piece to their October 20 concert. “The piece responds to the 2017 violence in Charlottesville, Virginia—and the tepid response from the highest level of […]
October 4: “Fairhaven Bay” at Michigan Tech
Following September premiere performances in Vallejo, CA and Atlanta, GA, Fairhaven Bay continues its cross-country journey this Thursday with a performance at Michigan Tech University. Oliver’s newest work, Fairhaven Bay (clarinet, cello, piano) was inspired by the legendary section of the Sudbury River, a favorite haunt of Thoreau. The music was composed for Landscape Music: Rivers & Trails, a nationwide concert series […]
Sept. 29: Atlanta Contemporary performs “Fairhaven Bay”
The premiere performances of Fairhaven Bay continue this weekend with the Atlanta Contemporary Ensemble. Oliver’s newest work, Fairhaven Bay (clarinet, cello, piano) was inspired by the legendary section of the Sudbury River, a favorite haunt of Thoreau. The music was composed for Landscape Music: Rivers & Trails, a nationwide concert series celebrating the 50th anniversaries of the National Trails Systems […]
Sept. 23: Citywater Premieres “Fairhaven Bay”
The Citywater Ensemble will premiere Oliver’s newest work Fairhaven Bay (clarinet, cello, piano) September 23 at the Visions of the Wild Festival in Vallejo, CA. Inspired by the legendary section of the Sudbury River, Fairhaven Bay was written for Landscape Music: Rivers & Trails, a nationwide concert series celebrating the 50th anniversaries of the National Trails Systems and Wild & Scenic […]
Ragdale Foundation Residency
Oliver is on residency at the Ragdale Foundation September 10 – October 5. Located on the former estate of renowned architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, Ragdale offers artists time and space to work in an inspirational setting. While, in residence, Oliver is working on In the Direction of Dreams, a new work for clarinet, cello and […]