Mikel Kuehn - Activities

Activities 2015

  • November 19, 2015, 8pm - Iktus Combo performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano) at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. 
  • November 18, 2015, 8pm - Iktus Combo performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano) at the Cincinnati Conservatory, Cincinnati, OH.
  • November 16, 2015, 8pm - Iktus Combo performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano) on the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music's Music at the Forefront series. Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. 
  • November 14, 2015, 8pm - Iktus Combo performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano) at Illinois State University, Normal IL.
  • November 13, 2015, 8pm - Iktus Combo performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano) at the 2nd Annual Southern Illinois University Guitar Festival, Carbondale, IL.
  • November 11, 2015, 8pm - Iktus Combo performs Color Fields (2008, tenor saxophone, vibraphone, guitar, piano) at SUNY Purchase, Westchester, NY.
  • October 24, 2015, 2:30pm - Rite of Passage (Hyperresonance V) (2014, bass clarinet and live electroacoustics) will be performed by Gunnar Owen Hirthe on the Bowling Green New Music Festival, Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. 
  • September 28, 2015, 4:30pm - Colored Shadows (2012, viola and live electroacoustics) performed by Ensemble Dal Niente's Ammie Brod at the International Computer Music Conference, Lyric Theater, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.
  • July 10, 2015, 5:00pm - Etchings (2009, saxophone quartet) performed at the World Saxophone Congress by Echo Rogue (Christopher Anderson, Don-Paul Kahl, Matthew Mahaffey, and Jeff Vickers). Cité de la musique et de la danse - Salle 24. Strasbourg, France.
  • June 22, 2015, 4-5:45pm - The Secret World of Bookends (2005, 4-channel fixed media) will be performed on the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. Abrons Arts Center, New York City.
  • June 10, 2015 - The Visual Resonance of Bookends (2012, 4-channel fixed media with image by Jean Detheux) screened at the Understanding Visual Music Conference (UVM) 2015, Bank of Brazil Cultural Center, Brasilia, Brazil.
  • June 2, 2015, 8pm. Crack (Hyperresonance I) (2001, flute, alto saxophone and fixed media) performed by Sara Baldini (flute) and Pieter Pellens (alto saxophone). Miry Concert Hall, Ghent, Belgium.
  • May 15-17, 2015 (Time TBA) - Mark Cox performs Jigsaw (1992, for solo tuba) at the ITA Midwest Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conference. Bryan Recital hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. 
  • May 1, 2015, 8pm - Duo d'Entre-Deux (Tommy Davis and Nick Zoulek) performs a transcription of Tag (2006, for two flutes) for two alto saxophones on Les concerts de la metropole, Oratoire du Sacré-Cœur, 4816 rue Garnier, Montréal, Canada.
  • April 18, 2015, 8:00pm - Rite of Passage (Hyperresonance V) (2014, bass clarinet and live electroacoustics) will be performed by Gunnar Owen Hirthe on the New Music from Bowling Green show at. 1464 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
  • April 5, 2015, 8:00pm - Tag (2005, for two flutes) performed by Octavian Moldovean and Eun Hae Oh on Eun Hae Oh's performance certificate recital. Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. 
  • March 26-28, 2015 - Rite of Passage (Hyperresonance V) (2014, bass clarinet and live electroacoustics) will be performed by clarinetist Marianne Gythfeldt on the Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the U.S. (SEAMUS) National Conference. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
  • March 10, 2015, 7:00pm - Resonances (2001, for soprano saxophone and piano) performed by Tommy Davis (saxophone) and Jason Noble (piano) at the University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • February 23-24, 2015 - Guest composer at the Eastman School of Music. Masterclass for student composers, talk on my music, and lecture on computer music.
  • February 14, 2015, 8:00pm - Crack (Hyperresonance I) (2001, flute, alto saxophone and fixed media) performed by Duo Zéphyr (Jean-Michel Goury, saxophone; Sophie Goury, flute) on the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Region 9 Conference. Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Calgary, Ontario, Canada.
  • February 11, 2015, 8:00pm - ...lilac shrieks and scarlet bellowings... (2010, visual music with images by Jean Detheux) will be performed on the Faculty Composers' Forum. Bryan Recital hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. 
  • February 10, 2015, 7:30pm - Crack (Hyperresonance I) (2001, flute, alto saxophone and fixed media) performed by Duo Zéphyr (Jean-Michel Goury, saxophone; Sophie Goury, flute). Muttart Hall, Alberta College, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • February 9, 2015, 6:00pm - I will be giving a talk about my work at the Manhattan School of Music.
  • February 8, 2015, 3:00pm -Rite of Passage (Hyperresonance V) (2014, bass clarinet and live electroacoustics) received its New York premiere by clarinetist Marianne Gythfeldt at Spectrum NYC as part of the New York City 2015 Composers Now Festival. 121 Ludlow, New York, New York.
  • January 28 - 31, 2015, Residency at Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois. Activities included:
    • January 30-31: Ensemble Dal Niente will be recording Between the Lynes (1994, flute, cello, and piano), Devouring Time (2010, marimba), and Undercurrents (2013, 14 instruments) for a portrait CD on New Focus Recordings.  Michael Lewanski, conductor.
    • January 29, 8:00pm: Ensemble Dal Niente presented four of my chamber works on a portrait concert at Northern Illinois University featuring Between the Lynes(1994, flute, cello, and piano), Unfoldings (2004, guitar), Devouring Time (2010, marimba), and Returning the Complement (2013, piano). Performers included Gregory Beyer (marimba), Winston Choi (piano), Emma Hospelhorn (flute), Jesse Langen (guitar), and Chris Wild (cello). The concert also included The Secret World of Bookends (2005, 4-channel fixed media).
    • January 29, 11am: Guest lecture: "Quotation in Contemporary Music" on the Northern Illinois University School of Music's All Student Convocation.
    • January 28, 6-8pm: Guest lecture on Max/MSP and my recent work for Northern Illinois University students.

Activities 2014

 

  • November 21, 2014, 2:30pm - Tag (2005, for two flutes) performed by Octavian Moldovean and Eun Hae Oh on the Woodwind Seminar. Choral Recital Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. 
  • November 8, 2014, 7:30pm - Rite of Passage (Hyperresonance V) (2014, bass clarinet and live electroacoustics) received its North-American premiere by clarinetist Marianne Gythfeldt on the Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival. Camp Concert Hall, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.
  • November 8, 2014 - Resonances (2007, soprano saxophone and piano) performed by Sumner Truax at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York.
  • November 4-8, 2014 - "...lilac shrieks and scarlet bellowings..." (2010, Jean Detheux, image; Mikel Kuehn music) will be screened at the Fresh Minds Festival. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
  • Oct 26, 2014 - Resonances (2007, soprano saxophone and piano) performed by Sumner Truax at the  LaSalle Street Church, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Oct 26, 2014 - Resonances (2007, soprano saxophone and piano) performed by Sumner Truax at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin.
  • October 17, 2014, 10:30am - Tag (2005, for two flutes) performed by Octavian Moldovean and Eun Hae Oh on the 2014 BGSU New Music Festival. Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. 
  • October 8, 2014, 11:30am - Live interview (along with Marianne Gythfeldt and Takuto Fukuda) on Seoul FM 103.3 "1013 Main Street." Seoul, Korea.
  • October 7, 2014, 7:30pm - Rite of Passage (Hyperresonance V) (2014, bass clarinet and live electroacoustics) will be premiered by clarinetist Marianne Gythfeldt on the Seoul International Computer Music Festival. Jayu Theater Opera House, Seoul, Korea.
  • September 26-October 2, 2014. Residency in Chengdu, China. Activities include:
    • October 1, 1:30-7:30pm - Honorary Judge of the Sichuan Province Voice Competition, Final Round.
    • September 30, 9:30-11:30am - Composition Masterclass at the Sichuan Conservatory. 
    • September 29, 2:30-4:30pm - Lecture on my music at Music at the Sichuan Conservatory.
    • September 29, 9:30-11:30am - Lecture on American Music at Sichuan Normal University. 
  • September 27, 2014, 7:30pm - Duo d'Entre-Deux (Tommy Davis and Nick Zoulek) performs a transcription of Tag (2006, for two flutes) for two alto saxophones.  Kent State University Music and Speech Center, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
  • September 26, 2014, 7:00pm - Duo d'Entre-Deux (Tommy Davis and Nick Zoulek) performs a transcription of Tag (2006, for two flutes) for two alto saxophones. Cla-Zel Theater, Bowling Green, Ohio.
  • Awarded a Barlow Endowment Commission for a new work for the Spektral Quartet.
  • Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.
  • Awarded an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award.
  • March 25, 2014, 8:00pm - Returning the Complement (solo piano, world premiere) performed by pianist Winston Choi at the University of Southern Mississippi New Music Festival. Bennett Auditorium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
  • March 18, 2014, 8:00pm - Crack (2001, for flute, alto saxophone and electroacoustics) performed by Elise Roy (flute) and Matthew Younglove (saxophone) on Elise Roy's DMA Recital. Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
  • February 23, 2014, 4:00pm - Crack (2001, for flute, alto saxophone and electroacoustics) performed by Elise Roy (flute) and Matthew Younglove (saxophone) on Matthew Younglove's DMA Recital. Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
  • January 24, 2014, 7:00pm - Crack (2001, for flute, alto saxophone and electroacoustics) performed by Elise Roy (flute) and Matthew Younglove (saxophone) on ADJective new Music's program "Two Hot." Gathered Gallery & Studios, Toledo, Ohio.
  • January 17, 2014, 9:30pm - Objet/Ombre (2008, for 12 saxophones and electroacoustics) performed by students of Fernando Ramos during SaxWeek 2014 at the ESMAE Politecnino do Porto. Teatro Helena Sá e Costa, Porto, Portugal.
  • January 10, 2014, 8:00pm - Crack (2001, for flute, alto saxophone and electroacoustics) performed by Chenoa Anderson (flute) and Allison Balcetis (saxophone). Convocation Hall, UTC-07, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • January 9, 2014, 5:00pm - Tag (2005, transcription for two alto saxophones) performed by Duo d'Entre Deux (Tommy Davis and Nick Zoulek, saxophones).  Café l'Artère, 7000 Ave du Parc, 17h-19h, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.