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 […]

The New Hampshire Master Chorale (Dan Perkins, Director) will premiere Oliver’s newest work Eve – Absinthe – Alice November 19 & 20.  This three-movement choral work, commissioned by NHMC, sets evocative poetry from author Ruth Kessler’s book Fire Ashes Wings (Finishing Line Press, 2013). Saturday, November 19, 8:00pm Atrium Lobby 7 Eagle Square Concord, NH Sunday, November 20, 4:00pm Congregational […]

The Indiana Wind Symphony will perform Oliver’s alpine-inspired Krummholz Variations in Carmel, IN.  The ensemble is part of a 13-member consortium that commissioned the piece as a companion for the instrumentation of Stravinsky’s Octet (flute, clarinet, two bassoons, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones). The program also includes music by Faure, Beversluis, Bird… and of course Stravinsky! Saturday, October 22, 7:30pm […]

Some Assembly Required will perform Oliver’s trio Connect All. We All Connect. (soprano, horn, piano) on its “Metal, Voice and Strings Program.” Connect All. We All Connect. (lyrics by master palindromist Barry Duncan) explores the interconnectedness of people in today’s world. At times fragile and questioning, at times confident and affirming, the piece ultimately sounds a message […]

Horn player Anne Howarth will reprise her popular program “Music Inspired by Words │Words Inspired by Music,” which includes Oliver’s work Connect All. We All Connect (soprano, horn, piano). The piece was commissioned by Anne, with original text by master palindromist Barry Duncan. Barry Duncan’s poem, brilliantly reversible in its construction, is a fragile and deeply moving exploration of interconnectedness. Sunday, […]

Trio Veritas will perform Oliver’s trio Fanfare of the Importance of Imagination (violin, cello, piano) in three concerts.  The rousing piece is an ode to great leaps of faith in following one’s dreams. The program, entitled “Amerigo” also includes music by Mendelssohn, Boyd and Leshnoff. Sunday, September 18 at 1:00pm Silver Center for the Arts, Smith Recital Hall 114 Main Street Plymouth, NH […]