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Category Archives: Performances
July 20: Music at Penn Alps Premieres “Willow Spring Path”
On July 20, Karen Lau, Brent Weber and Joseph Yungen will premiere Oliver’s newest piece Willow Spring Path at Music at Penn Alps in Grantsville, Maryland. Music at Penn Alps selected Oliver as the winner of its 2019 commission competition, from a pool of 124 entries. Inspired by one of Oliver’s favorite walks in the Middlesex Fells Reservation, Willow Spring […]
Tonight on Seattle’s Classical KING FM 98.1
Oliver’s Journey to the West will be played tonight on Classical KING FM 98.1 “Musical Chairs,” moderated by guest host Rachel Ciprotti of the Seattle Chamber Players. Hear it live 7pm PST / 10pm EST Online stream link: https://player.streamguys.com/classic…/…/sgplayer/player.php Mobile stream link: http://classicalking.streamguys1.com/king-fm-mp3
June 9: Juventas Performs New Colossus & Love Letters
Sunday June 9, join Juventas for a free, outdoor performance at Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site. The ensemble will perform Oliver’s Love Letters and The New Colossus, as well as music by Nell Shaw Cohen, Mari Kotskyy, Rachel Panitch and Emma Wine. Sunday, June 9, 3:00pm Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site […]
June 1: Juventas Performs “Love Letters”
On June 1, Juventas will perform Love Letters (flute, clarinet, string quartet), the music Oliver wrote as a wedding gift for his husband Landscape Architect Chris Beagan. The piece is currently a Finalist for both the American Prize in Chamber Music Composition and the Cum Laude Music Award. The concert, entitled Pride: Hand in Hand, commemorates the […]
April 13: Juventas Performs ” The New Colossus”
On April 13, Juventas will present the Boston premiere of The New Colossus, Oliver’s setting of the iconic words that grace the Statue of Liberty. Over a century ago, author Emma Lazarus penned a sonnet so powerful it would come to symbolize America’s place in the world for generations. “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp,” she wrote. […]
March 10: Musical Chairs “The New Colossus”
The Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble will premiere Oliver’s newest work The New Colossus on March 10. Over a century ago, author Emma Lazarus penned a sonnet so powerful it would come to symbolize America’s place in the world for generations. “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp,” she wrote. “Give me your tired, your poor.” Oliver has set these […]