December 5, 2017, 8pm - Hypercube performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano). Daniel Recital Hall, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina.
December 1-6, 2017, TBA - The Secret World of Bookends...(2005, fixed media) performed at MA/IN 2017, (MAtera INtermedia festival), Matera, Italy.
December 1-6, 2017, TBA - ...lilac shrieks and scarlet bellowings... (2010 for fixed media with image by Jean Detheux) performed at MA/IN 2017, (MAtera INtermedia festival), Matera, Italy.
November 15, 2017, 7:30pm - Double Labyrinth (1999), flute and marimba) performed by Paul Mizzi (flute) and Jon Clancy (marimba) on the Tactus series. Miller Recital Hall, Manhattan School of Music, New York, New York.
November 6, 2017, 8:00pm - Polyvalence I (2017, piano and interactive electroacoustics). Performed by Daniel Koppelman. Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina.
November 2, 2017, 8:00pm - Polyvalence I (2017, piano and interactive electroacoustics). Performed by pianist Daniel Koppelman. University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
November 1, 2017, 8:00pm - Polyvalence I (2017, piano and interactive electroacoustics). Performed by pianist Daniel Koppelman. Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia.
October 30, 2017, 8:00pm - Polyvalence I (2017, piano and interactive electroacoustics). Performed by pianist Daniel Koppelman. Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia.
October 25, 2017, 8:00pm - Chimera (2017, flute and piano) performed by Conor Nelson (flute), and Thomas Rosenkranz (piano). Bryan Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
October 19, 2017, 8:00pm - U.S. premiere of Fromm commissioned work, Chimera (2017, flute and piano), performed by Conor Nelson (flute), and Thomas Rosenkranz (piano). Bowling Green New Music Festival, Kobacker Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
October 15, 2017, 4:00pm - Hypercube performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano). Le Poisson Rouge, New York, New York.
September 15, 2017, 8:00pm - World premiere of Fromm commissioned work, Chimera (2017, flute and piano), performed by Conor Nelson (flute), and Thomas Rosenkranz (piano). Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Chengdu, China.
September 11, 2017, 2:30pm - Lecture recital and pre-premiere performance on/of Fromm commissioned work, Chimera (2017), for flute and piano. Performed by Conor Nelson (flute), and Thomas Rosenkranz (piano). Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Chengdu, China.
June 25, 2017, 8pm - Rite of Passage (2014, bass clarinet and electroacoustics), performed by Marianne Gythfeldt on the NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival. Abrons Arts Center, New York, New York.
June 24, 2017 - Entanglements (2014, bass clarinet and electroacoustics) recording session. Marianne Gythfeldt, bass clarinet. Oktaven Audio, New York, NY.
June 6, 2017, 6pm - Entanglements (2016, guitar and harp) performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) (Dan Lippel, guitar and Nuiko Wadden, harp). Miller Theater "Pop-Up" Concert. Columbia University, New York, NY.
June 4, 2017 - Entanglements (2016, guitar and harp) recording session. Dan Lippel, guitar and Nuiko Wadden, harp. Oktaven Audio, New York, NY.
May 19, 2017, 7:00pm - Colored Shadows (2012, viola and electroacoustics), performed on Ellen Ruth Rose's faculty recital at UC Davis. Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center. Davis, California.
May 13, 2017, 5:00pm - Crack (2001, flute, alto saxophone, and electroacoustics) performed by the Alea Duo (Paul Mizzi, flute and Chi Him Chik, saxophone) on the 2017 New Music Gathering. Bryan Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
May 11, 2017, 5:00pm - Double Labyrinth (1999), flute and marimba) performed by Kenneth Cox (flute) and Henrique Batista (marimba) on a master class for Steven Schick at the 2017 New Music Gathering. Bryan Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
May 7, 2017, 8:30pm - Devouring Time (2014, solo marimba), performed by Gregory Beyer on "Dal Niente Presents: Gregory Beyer, Percussion." Constellation. 3111 N. Western Ave., Chicago, Illinois.
April 13, 2017 - Awarded the "Professor of Creative Arts Excellence" distinguished professorship at Bowling Green State University.
March 30, 2017, 11:30pm - Hypercube performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano). Denton Hall Auditorium, Acadia University School of Music. Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
March 26, 2017, 8:00pm - Hypercube performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano). D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland. St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
March 20, 2017, 8:00pm - Hypercube performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano). Baker Center for the Arts Recital Hall, Muhlenberg College, 2400 W. Chew St., Allentown, Pennsylvania.
March 17, 2017, 7:30pm - Crack (2001, flute, alto saxophone, and electroacoustics) performed by the Alea Duo (Paul Mizzi, flute and Chi Him Chik, saxophone) on the Ball State New Music Festival. Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.
March 3, 2017, 7:30pm - Polyvalence I (2017, piano and interactive electroacoustics). Performed by pianist Daniel Koppelman. University of the Pacific, Stockton, California.
March 1, 2017, 8:00pm - Double Labyrinth (1999), flute and marimba) performed by Kenneth Cox (flute) and Henrique Batista (marimba) on the Faculty Composers' Forum. Bryan Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
March 1, 2017, 8:00pm - Crack (2001, flute, alto saxophone, and electroacoustics) performed by the Alea Duo (Paul Mizzi, flute and Chi Him Chik, saxophone) on the Faculty Composers' Forum. Bryan Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
February 28, 2017, 8:00pm - Polyvalence I (2017, piano and interactive electroacoustics). World Premiere by pianist Daniel Koppelman. Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina.
February 20, 2017, 7:30pm - Crack (2001, flute, alto saxophone, and electroacoustics) performed by the Duo Zephyr (Sophie Goury, flute and Jean-Michel Goury, saxophone) at the University of Nebraska at Kearny.
February 18, 2017, 8:00pm - Hypercube performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano). "Music on the Edge," Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
February 16, 2017, 7:30pm - Hypercube performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano). "Connoisseur Series," Miller Concert Hall, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.
February 14, 2017, 7:30pm - Hypercube performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano). Pittman Recital Hall, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.
February 13, 2017, 7:30pm - Hypercube performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano). Sretan Center Concert Hall, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Activities 2016
December 16, 2016, 1:00pm - Crack (2001, flute, alto saxophone, and electroacoustics) performed on the 2016 Asian Saxophone Congress by the Alea Duo (Paul Mizzi, flute and Chi Him Chik, saxophone). National Chiayi Universtiy, Chiayi, TAIWAN.
December 14, 2016, 11:00am - Several works from my new portrait CD, Object/Shadow are featured on the "New Muse, Episode 46: SEAMUS Meets Mikel Kuehn" radio program, Rochester New York.
December 4, 2016, 3:00pm - Entanglements (2016, guitar and harp) performed on the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) "Untempered" program by Dan Lippel (guitar) and Nuiko Wadden (harp). Large Auditorium, Delaware County Community College, Media, Pennsylvania.
December 3, 2016, 6:30pm - Crack (2001, flute, alto saxophone, and electroacoustics) performed on the 2016 Arts X Festival by the Alea Duo (Paul Mizzi, flute and Chi Him Chik, saxophone). Bryan Art Gallery Commons, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
November 12, 2016, 10:08am - Unfoldings (2004, solo guitar) played on WHUS 91.7 FM "Pushing the Envelope: Music Decidedly Left of Center (Avant-garde) with Joel Krutt" radio program, Storrs, Connecticut.
November 11, 2016: Object/Ombre, the first portrait CD of Kuehn's work is released on New Focus Recordings viaNaxos, iTunes, Amazon, BandCamp, etc.. The CD features performances by Ensemble Dal Niente (Michael Lewanski, cond.), Flexible Music, and the BGSU Saxophone Ensemble in addition to solo works interpreted by percussionist Gregory Beyer, cellist Craig Hultgren, and guitarist Daniel Lippel. Composer/Flutist/Icon Harvey Sollberger has provided extensive program notes for the occasion. For more information or for purchase visit: New Focus,Naxos, Amazon, iTunes, and BandCamp.
November 9, 2016, 7:30pm - The Spektral Quartet performs String Quartet No. 1 (If on a winter's night...) during their Institute for New Music residency at Northwestern University. Northwestern University, Galvin Hall, Chicago, Illinois.
November 8, 2016, 10:53am. Between the Lynes (1994, for flute, cello, and piano) played on WRUV 90.1 FM "The Floating Head of Zsa Zsa" radio program, Burlington, Vermont.
October 21, 2016, 8pm - The Spektral Quartet performs String Quartet No. 1 (If on a winter's night...) on the Bowling Green New Music Festival. Kobacker Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
October 11, 2016, 10pm - Chiaroscuro (2007, for cello and electroacoustics) broadcast on KGNU 88.5 FM, “The Present Edge,” with Ann Cantelow radio program, Boulder Colorado.
September 15, 2016, 5pm - Marianne Gythfeldt performs Rite of Passage (2014, bass clarinet and electroacoustics) on the International Computer Music Conference/Guadeamus Muziekweek. Fentener van Vlissingen in the Conservatory of Utrecht. Utrecht, The Netherlands.
July 29, 2016, 1pm. World premiere of Entanglements by Dan Lippel (guitar) and Nuiko Wadden (harp) on the Mostly Mozart OpenICE Micro Commissions Concert. Lincoln Center, New York, New York.
June 12, 2016, 8:30pm - The Spektral Quartet performs String Quartet No. 1 (If on a winter's night...) on their season finalé at Constellation. 3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, Illinois.
June 8, 2016, 8:00pm - Pianist Stephanie Titus performs Circular Variations (2011, solo piano) at the New Music on the Point festival, Leicester, Vermont.
June 3, 2016, time TBA - The Spektral Quartet performs String Quartet No. 1 (If on a winter's night...) at Comfort Station. 2579 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, Illinois.
May 30, 2016, 9:00pm - Ensemble AKA (Marilène Provencher-Leduc and Tommy Davis) performs Crack (2001, flute alto sax and electroacoustics) for the Montreal Contemporary Music Lab. Cafe Resonance, Montreal, Canada.
May 22, 2016, 1pm - Hypercube Music (formerly Iktus Combo) performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano) at the Queens New Music Festival. Main Stage, 44‐02 23rd Street, Long Island City, Queens, New York.
May 16, 2016, time TBA - The Spektral Quartet performs String Quartet No. 1 (If on a winter's night...) live on WFMT (FM 98.7) Chicago. The performance will be live streamed here (time TBA).
May 6, 2016, 3pm - The Spektral Quartet performs String Quartet No. 1 (If on a winter's night...) at the Outer Ear Series. Experimental Sound Studio. 5925 N Ravenswood, Chicago, Illinois.
May 1, 2016. Guest Composer at the University of Chicago:
1-2:30pm. Pre-concert talk about my music including an overview of String Quartet No. 1 (If on a winter's night...). University of Chicago, Classics Building, room 110.
3pm - The Spektral Quartet gives the premiere of String Quartet No. 1 (If on a winter's night...). This concert will also include my work Colored Shadows (2012, viola and live electroacoustics) performed by Doyle Armbrust in addition to works by UC graduate composition students. Fulton Hall, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
April 30, 2016, 5-10pm - Join me at Dal Niente's PARTY 2016 where pianist Winston Choi will perform Returning the Complement (2013). Dal Niente Studio & 3rd Floor Commons, 4045 North Rockwell StreetChicago, Illinois.
April 27, 2016, 7pm - The Spektral Quartet will be holding an open rehearsal of my first string quartet. Fulton Hall, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
April 23, 2016, 8pm - Rite of Passage (Hyperresonance V) (2014, bass clarinet and live electroacoustics) performed on the DMA recital of clarinetist Gunnar Owen Hirthe. Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
April 22, 2016, 8pm - Rite of Passage (Hyperresonance V) (2014, bass clarinet and live electroacoustics) performed by clarinetist Marianne Gythfeldt on Collide-o-Scope Music's concert at Tenri Cultural Institute. 43A West 13th St.,New York, New York.
March 23, 2016, 8pm - Crosstalk (2005/14, flute and violin) performed by Conor Nelson (flute) and Caroline Chin (violin) on the Faculty Composers Forum. Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
February 19, 2016, 8:00pm - ...blue circles streamed, like rainbows in the sky... (2015, piano and live electroacoustics) performed by Marilyn Nonken at New York University. NYU Blackbox Theater, 82 Washington Square East, New York, New York.
February 19, 2016, 8pm - Iktus Combo performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano). Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.
February 18, 2016, 8pm - Iktus Combo performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano). Fine Arts Recital Hall, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas.
February 1, 2016, 7:30pm - ...blue circles streamed, like rainbows in the sky... (2015, piano and live electroacoustics) performed by Marilyn Nonken at Le Poisson Rouge, New York, New York (world premiere).
February 1, 2016, 4pm, pianist Stephanie Titus performs Circular Variations (2011, solo piano) at Bluffton University. Bluffton, Ohio.
January 27, 2016, 8pm - World premiere of ...blue circles streamed, like rainbows in the sky... (2015, piano and live electroacoustics) by Marilyn Nonken at the University of Pennsylvania. I will also be talking to the UPenn composition students before the recital.
January 13, 2016, 8pm - World premiere of Crosstalk (2005/14, flute and violin), by Conor Nelson (flute) and Caroline Chin (violin). Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.