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Feb. 28: World Premiere, “Connect All. We All Connect.”
It’s the 100th Performance of Oliver’s Music! Anne Howarth (horn), Abra Bush (soprano) and Yukiko Ueno Egozy (piano) will premiere Oliver’s newest work, Connect All. We All Connect. The piece was commissioned by Anne Howarth (Radius Ensemble, Vento Chiaro, Lexington Symphony), with original text by master palindromist Barry Duncan. Barry Duncan’s poem, brilliantly reversible in its construction, is a fragile […]
“Moon Over Appalachia” Release Day!
Oliver’s new EP recording Moon Over Appalachia is out – download your copy today! Moon Over Appalachia is a folk-inspired suite for cello, beautifully performed by cellist David Russell. iTunes | Amazon | CD Baby Also, download the free digital booklet here
American Prize Special Citation
Oliver was awarded a special citation for the American Prize in orchestral composition, “celebrating the variety and vitality of American Composers of works for orchestra. The recognition is for his work “Journey the West,” co-commissioned by Chinese Symphonic Masterpieces at Harvard University and the Bronx Arts Ensemble.
October 24: Brookline Symphony premieres “Fairsted: A Brookline Overture”
On October 24 the 75-piece Brookline Symphony Orchestra will premiere Oliver’s newest work Fairsted: A Brookline Overture. Commissioned by the Brookline Symphony Orchestra, Fairsted is a celebration of the Town of Brookline, Massachusetts and Frederick Law Olmsted, one of its most iconic residents. The program also includes Sarasota’s virtuosic Carmen Fantasy for clarinet and orchestra, and the rarely performed Kalinnikov Symphony No. 1. […]
May 5 & 6: Juventas Premieres “The Cellist is Dead”
Juventas New Music Ensemble will premiere Oliver’s new murder mystery operetta, The Cellist is Dead (libretto by Meghan Fitzgerald). The performance will be at the American Repertory Theater’s Club Oberon, a cabaret style venue with cocktail table seating and refreshments. Tuesday, May 5, 7:30pm Wednesday, May 6, 7:30pm Juventas New Music Ensemble Club Oberon 2 Arrow Street Cambridge, […]
April 28 & May 2: Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble performs “My Elephant Cloud”
The Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble (MCCE) will perform Oliver’s work My Elephant Cloud (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano) in their concert series at the Culture Lounge (Staten Island Ferry Terminal) and Staten Island Museum. MCCE is the sixth ensemble to present My Elephant Cloud. The music was inspired by summer days spent cloud-watching in the New […]