The Chamber Orchestra of Boston will perform Oliver’s string sinfonietta Lunastella Fuga on October 21.  Lunastella Fuga was composed during the dog days of summer, nights spent gaping at the stars and wandering the New Hampshire woodland aglow in the otherworldly light of a blue moon.  It was commissioned and premiered by the Sinfonietta of Riverdale […]

Juventas New Music Ensemble will perform Oliver’s trio Connect All. We All Connect. (soprano, horn, piano) at the first ever Boston New Music Festival, a citywide showcase of Boston’s contemporary music scene. Connect All. We All Connect. is one of the tracks on Oliver’s forthcoming album You Are Not Alone.  It probes the strength and fragility of […]

The Hope College Wind Ensemble will reprise their spring performance of Krummholz Variations on a program of chamber music for winds and brass. The Ensemble is part of a nationwide consortium of ensembles that commissioned Krummholz Variations as a companion piece for the unique instrumentation of Stravinsky’s beloved Octet: flute, clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets and 2 trombones. Inspired […]

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 […]

Some Assembly Required performed Oliver’s octet Krummholz Variations April 21 at the Salem Old Town Hall, April 22 at the Korean Church of Boston, and April 23 at the All Newton Music School. Here are a few photos from the weekend.