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Opera Bites Call For Scores Selection

The Boston Opera Collaborative and Boston New Music Initiative have selected Oliver’s short opera Symposium for performance. It will be staged November 10-12 in their Opera Bites program, an evening of short operas. Symposium (libretto by Anne Ray) hovers over the vacant and impersonal landscape of cubicles and hotel conference rooms, following the inner mind of […]

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Photos from Juventas “Music in Flight”

Juventas performed Oliver’s trio “You Are Not Alone” March 22 & 23 to full houses at the American Repertory Theatre’s Oberon,  Here are a few images from the performance, featuring choreography by aerialist Tori Malkwalder. Olga Patramanskaya, violin Jonathan Butler, cello Julia Carey, piano Photography by Antares Meketa You Are Not Alone will be the title […]

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March 22 & 23: Juventas Performs “You Are Not Alone”

In a special preview of Oliver’s forthcoming album, Juventas will perform the title track, You Are Not Alone, on its “Music in Flight” program. You Are Not Alone is a deeply personal piece, composed as an anthem in honor of victims and survivors of breast cancer. These performances mark the work’s East Coast premiere. “Music in Flight” is a […]

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Mar. 5: TEMPO performs “Illuminated by the Light of Two Ships Passing in the Night”

The Epicenter Music Performance Organization (TEMPO), will perform Oliver’s trio Illuminated by the Light of Two Ships Passing in the Night (violin, cello, piano) on Sunday, March 5. Illuminated by the Light of Two Ships Passing in the Night is an ode to ephemeral beauty, inspired by conceptual artwork of Lawrence Weiner.  The piece is Oliver’s most performed […]

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Jan. 22: Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble performs “Krummholz Variations”

This month Oliver’s music returns to his beloved alma mater! The Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble (Matthew Marsit, conductor) will perform his chamber work Krummholz Variations, an alpine-inspired octet for flute, clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets and 2 trombones. The DCWE is part of a nationwide consortium that commissioned the piece. Sunday, January 22, 4:00pm Faulkner Recital Hall Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts 4 East […]

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The Dartmouth Profiles Oliver

The Dartmouth, American’s oldest college newspaper, profiled Oliver in this week’s Arts section. The feature was published in advance of the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble’s performance of Krummholz Variations on January 22. Click Here to Read the Article

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