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Flute New Music Consortium Profiles Oliver

The Flute New Music Consortium profiled Oliver for their Composer Spotlight Series.  Read the article here.

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June 3: Trio Mélange Performs “Connect All.”

New Music on the Bayou selected Oliver’s trio Connect All We All Connect (soprano, horn, piano) from its international call for scores.  Trio Mélange will perform the piece on June 3 at the festival’s finale concert in the Strauss Theatre Center. Connect All. We All Connect. (lyrics by Barry Duncan) probes the strength and fragility of human connection. At […]

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NewMusicShelf Carries Oliver’s Catalog

NewMusicShelf, a marketplace for sheet music from independently published composers,  is now carrying Oliver’s catalog. The first title is Illuminated by the Light of Two Ships Passing in the Night (violin, cello, piano)—Oliver’s most performed work—and additional pieces are coming soon.

July 28 – August 17: VCCA Fellowship

The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) has invited Oliver back for a fourth fellowship this summer.  A storied artist colony on 400 acres of Blue Ridge farmland, VCCA provides composers, authors and visual artists space and time to work in an inspirational setting. While in residence, Oliver will be working on a new arrangement of his short opera Symposium, to […]

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May 7: Eastman, Stanley & Chubet perform “Connect All”

This Sunday, Sarah Eastman, Justin Stanley and James Chubet will reprise their November performance of Oliver’s Connect All. We All Connect., at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Canton, Massachusetts.  The piece probes the strength and fragility of human connection, with poignant text by master palindromist Barry Duncan. Sunday, May 7, 10:30am First Parish Unitarian Universalist 1508 […]

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April 29 & 30: West Medford Open Studios

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

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