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May 25: Opera Fayetteville Performs “Symposium”

It’s Oliver’s Arkansas debut!  Opera Fayetteville will perform Oliver’s short opera Symposium in its annual Opera in Bloom program, a festival of 10-minute operas.  Catch it in pop-up performances around town May 16-24, or at the May 25 grand finale concert at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. Symposium (story and libretto by Anne Ray) hovers over a vacant […]

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May 19: Musical Chairs Performs “My Elephant Cloud”

Spring is in the air! The Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble will perform My Elephant Cloud, Oliver’s quintet for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, inspired by lazy days in the New England Outdoors. The program also includes music by Mozart, Ravel, Bach, Tina Kenny Jones and Franz Doppler. Saturday, May 19 at 3:00pm Oakwood Heights Community Church 345 […]

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April 30: Martinson, Davis & Henry perform “Connect All”

Joann Martinson will perform Connect All. We All Connect. in a new soprano-clarinet-piano arrangement with Trevor Davis and Joseph Henry. An accomplished soprano, Ms. Martinson’s awards include the “Audience Favorite” and the Puccini Award with the Orpheus Competition and the Orchestral Performance Award with the Bel Canto Institute. Her opera roles include Barbarina, Norina, Yum-Yum, Violetta […]

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April 28 & 29: West Medford Open Studios

On April 29 & 30, over 70 artists across Medford, Massachusetts open their doors to the public. Oliver will be exhibiting his “listening gallery” at the Brooks School on 388 High Street. Stop by chat about the process of composing a piece, and purchase recordings and sheet music. For more information on West Medford Open Studios […]

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April 14: Oliver’s Debut as Artistic Director of Juventas

April 14 is Oliver’s debut as the Artistic Director of Juventas! He’s curated a program entitled Five Years Later: Songs of Hope & Resilience, commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Boston marathon bombings. The concert promotes conversation and reflection on the 2013 tragedy through a global lens, with eight works by emerging composers that explore terrorism, loss […]

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American Prize Finalist

Just announced: Oliver is Finalist for the American Prize in Vocal Chamber Music Composition. The recognition is for Connect All. We All Connect., a piece on  You Are Not Alone, his new album with Juventas. Commissioned by Anne Howarth, Connect All. We All Connect. probes the strength and fragility of human connection through poignant lyrics by master palindromist Barry […]