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7/22: Bronx Arts Ensemble performs Canciones
The Bronx Arts Ensemble will perform Oliver’s string quartet Canciones de Monteverde in an outdoor concert at the Van Cortlandt House Museum. The program also includes music by Mimi Jones, Huang Ruo, and Hilliard Greene. After the concert, join BAE and Composers Now for a special post-concert discussion, moderated by Kennedy Center Honoree Tania León. […]
6/24: Juventas performs Still with Me and Connect All
Join Juventas New Music Ensemble this Saturday, June 24 for a free concert on the lawn at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, featuring Soprano Kelley Hollis, Hornist Anne Howarth and Pianist Julia Scott Carey. The performance includes two works by Oliver, Still With Me for horn and piano, and Connect All. We All Connect. […]
6/11 & 6/25: Music in Bloom!
Join Juventas New Music Ensemble for the third annual Music in Bloom at the New England Botanic Garden! This family friendly experience offers five chamber ensembles, performing simultaneously in different gardens across the NEBG landscape. Bring your own picnic or take advantage of food and drinks for sale on site. This year’s program features the […]
American Prize Finalist: The New Colossus
Oliver is a Finalist for the American Prize in Vocal Chamber Music for The New Colossus, his setting of the iconic Emma Lazarus Poem that graces the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty (“give me your tired, your poor”) Oliver writes: America was founded in 1776, a nation of immigrants. Now, we talk about walls, […]
3/15 Bronx Arts Ensemble performs Canciones
The Bronx Arts Ensemble will present the New York premiere of Oliver’s string quartet Canciones de Monteverde on March 15 at the legendary National Arts Club on Grammercy Park. In December 2019, I journeyed to Monterverde, Costa Rica, one of the most biodiverse planes on the planet. After a long day traveling from Boston, I […]
6/5 & 6/12: Music in Bloom!
Join Oliver for a magical evening of music al fresco at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill! Juventas New Music Ensemble presents Music in Bloom, a performance experience with five simultaneous chamber concerts in different gardens across the Tower Hill landscape. The program features the music of 23 composers, and includes Oliver’s trios […]