Official site of composer Andrea Clearfield. Biography, list of works with audio, score samples, reviews and program notes, photographs, upcoming performances.
August 17, 2018
Performance of “Be It My Loss” from Winter Songs: The Drift of Things, with mezzo-soprano Sarah Coit and pianist Nikolay Verevkin at Ravinia Festival Steans Music Institute, Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park, Il.
August 18, 2018
Performance of Andrea’s Compass Kaleidoscope, by the Curtis woodwind quintet in residence as part of the opening concert for Music From Angelfire festival, Angelfire Community Center, NM, 7pm. Info here.
August 22, 2018
Premiere of Earth Door/Sky Door for large chamber ensemble, commissioned by Music From Angelfire, at the Music From Angelfire Festival in Northern, NM where Andrea was invited as the 2018 Composer-In-Residence, 7pm, Angelfire Community Center. Info here.
August 23, 2018 Earth Door/Sky Door, commissioned by Music From Angelfire, at the Music From Angelfire Festival in Northern, NM where Andrea was invited as the 2018 Composer-In-Residence, 7pm, Taos Center for the Arts. Info here.
August 25, 2018
Andrea will perform in her chamber arrangement of the Tse Go La Suite for voice, string quintet, percussion and piano at the Music From Angelfire Festiva, Taos Center for the Arts, 3pm. She will also offer a pre-concert lecture at 2:30. More information and tickets here.
August 26, 2018
Ireland premiere of Three Songs for Oboe and Double Bass (after poems by Neruda), St. Barrahane’s Festival of Music in Castletownshend, Co. Cork, Ireland
September 15, 2018 Three Songs for Violin and Bass at the Pittsburgh Festival for New Music performed Dawn Posey and Amanda Rice-Johnston of the Kassia Ensemble. More info TBA.
September 26, 2018
Presentation and performance of Andrea’s music at the Women’s International Study Center with Heidi Svoboda, gongs and percussion, Santa Fe, NM, 5:30pm. More details TBA.
October 20, 2018
Princeton Girlchoir and The College of New Jersey Chorale, John Leonard, director, will perform the entire Tse Go La cantata (At the threshold of this life) for double chorus, chamber orchestra and digital audio. More info TBA.
October 21, 2018
Princeton Girlchoir and The College of New Jersey Chorale, John Leonard, director, will Tse Go La (At the threshold of this life), a cantata on rites of passage for double chorus, chamber orchestra and digital audio. More info TBA.
November 9, 2018
Premiere of new choral work set to the Song of Hannah (1 Samuel 2: 1-9) commissioned by the Women’s Sacred Music Project at the Episcopal Cathedral in Philadelphia with the Cathedral Singers directed by Tom Lloyd during the opening Eucharist of the Diocesan Convention, 6pm.
January 12, 2019 MILA, Great Sorcerer to libretto by Jean-Claude van Itallie and Lois Walden, commissioned by Gene Kaufman and Terry Eder at the Prototype Festival Works in Progress, NYC, 1pm. Details TBA.
January 13, 2019 MILA, Great Sorcerer to libretto by Jean-Claude van Itallie and Lois Walden, commissioned by Gene Kaufman and Terry Eder at the Prototype Festival Works in Progress, NYC, 1pm. Details TBA.
February, 2019 (more info TBA) Into the Blue selected as a Colorado All-State Choir piece, conducted by Stephen Caldwell, Buell Theater, Denver, CO.
March 10
TRIBUTE: Concert of Andrea’s chamber and vocal music presented by Michal Schmidt and TRIBUTE Series, Ethical Society, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, 3pm
March 26
Choral work featured by Grammy-award winning chorus, Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin Texas. Info here.
March 31
Premiere of Electric guitar concerto, Jordon Dodson, soloist, commissioned by Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Kimmel Center, Perelman Hall, Philadelphia, 2:30pm
April 1
Electric guitar concerto, Jordan Dodson, guitar, commissioned by Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Kimmel Center, Perelman Hall, Philadelphia, 7:30pm
Past Performances
August 12, 2018 Tides of Breath for low flute choir at the National Flute Convention, Orlando, Florida, Chris Potter, conductor.
July 29, 2018
Keynote speaker and performer at the SAI National Convention at Westin Kierland Resort and Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona, Kierland Ballroom, 9:30am
July 14, 2018
Sacra Profana performs Tse Go La on their SCI 2018 Summer Choral Intensive concert, First United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio S, San Diego, CA, 7pm. More information here.
July 11, 2018
Presentation and performance, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, Wyoming, 1:30pm
July 10, 2018 “Amok” from The Golem Psalms cantata performed by Cheah Chan Duo on their program Broad Stripes and Bright Stars, The Chapel Of St Bart’s Church, 325 Park Ave, New York, New York, 8pm. Tickets here.
July 1, 30, 2018
Andrea will perform “Widening Circles” for piano solo and improvisations to poetry by Doris Ferleger at Group Motion Dance Company’s 50 Year Celebration at the Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster. More info here.
June 27, 2018
Performance of Andrea’s vocal and chamber music at North of History Salon Space in New York City featuring Cheah/Chan Duo, Jonathan Hulting-Cohen and Nadine Shank, Sheila Brown and Juliana Osinchuk, Matthew Cohen and Zhenni Li, Heather Antonissen and Andrea Clearfield. North of History Salon space is at 445 Columbus Avenue and 81st, NYC, 7:30pm, $20 at the door. Wine will be served.
June 24, 2018 Trax for octet performed as part of Relâche New Music Ensemble’s 40 Year Anniversary, 2pm, University of Pennsylvania Museum. Details here.
June 23, 2018
In celebration of the Relâche Ensemble’s 40 Year Anniversary (Andrea was keyboard player for over 25 years), Andrea will serve on a panel at 10:30am at University of Pennsylvania Museum. Concert following panel. More info here and on the Museum’s website here.
June 3, 2018
Lirit Women’s Chamber Choir, Renee Bouthot, Artistic Director, will perform Sarah and Jocheved from Women of Valor, Temple Emanu-El, Toronto, 7:30pm.
June 2 and June 3, 2018 Tse Go La with the AngelCity Chorale, Sue Fink, Artistic Director as part of “One World Many Voices” at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3300 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010. Both concerts at 7pm. More info here.
May 5, 2018
Performance of Three Songs for Violin and Bass (after poems by Neruda) with the Bell’Art Ensemble at the Living Room Chamber Music Project, Pittsburgh, PA. Ashley Freeburn, violin, John Moore, bass. Info here.
May 3, 2018
Program Curator and Lecturer, One Book Jewish Community Salon, 7pm, lecture on Salons with chamber music by Fanny Mendelssohn and J.S. Bach. Ivy Hall, 6331 Lancaster Ave., Overbrook, PA. Performers include Min-Young Kim, violin; Michael Schmidt, cello and Debra Lew Harder, piano. 6331 Lancaster Avenue. Information here. WRTI article here.
April 29, 2018
Premiere of Widening Circles, a piano solo commissioned by Network for New Music honoring Linda Reichert’s 33 years as Artistic Director. “A Note of Thanks” will take place at Settlement Music School, Philadelphia, 1:30pm, 416 Queen Street, Philadelphia Information here.. Philadelphia Inquirer article here.
April 29, 2018
Performance of Three Songs for Violin and Bass (after poems by Neruda) with the Bell’Art Ensemble at the Living Room Chamber Music Project, Pittsburgh, PA. Ashley Freeburn, violin, John Moore, bass. Information here.
April 29, 2018 Shar Ki Ri from Tse Go La cantata will be performed by Chanteuses women’s choir, Judy Britt, Artistic Director, Wells Chapel at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, 11427 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento, California, 4pm. Details here.
April 25, 2018
SOMOS National Poetry Month presents Transformed by Fire for baritone, chorus and piano to poetry by Ariana Kramer, Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux Street, Taos, NM, 7pm. Mark Jackson, baritone. Free admission. Information here.
April 24, 2018 Rhapsodie for flute, violin, voila, cello and harp performed by Dolce Suono Ensemble on the Dolce Suono Ensemble Presents series as part of their Debussy Centennial Project II with guest harpist, Bridget Kibbey, Trinity Center for Urban Life, 22nd and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, 7pm
April 20, 2018 The Force of the Storm performed by Cheah-Chan Duo (Phillip Cheah, baritone and Trudy Chan, piano), Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 7pm. More concert info here.
April 18, 2018
Guest speaker at Rector’s Tea at Yale-National University of Singapore, Saga College, 7:00pm
April 15, 2018
Nashirah Chorale, Julia Zavadsky, director, performs Farlorn Alemen (Losing Everybody) at the Annual Holocaust Memorial Ceremony, 1pm presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Info here.
April 15, 2018
Performance of Shape of my Soul for treble choir and string quartet to poetry by Susan Windle with the Berkeley Women’s Community Chorus, Montclair Presbyterian Church, 5701 Thornhill Drive, Oakland, CA, 4pm. More info here.
April 15, 2018
San Antonio Chamber Choir performs Farlorn Alemen, Rick Bjella, director, Central Library, 3pm, free concert, San Antonio, Tx Info here.
April 14, 2018
Performance of Shar Ki Ri (Mountain to the East) with the Vassar Women’s Choir, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, Christine Howlett, director
April 14, 2018
San Antonio Chamber Choir performs Farlorn Alemen, Rick Bjella, director, on their program “San Antonio: Our Life, Our Music” at Mission San Jose, 7:30pm, free concert. Info here.
April 14, 2018
Arias from Women of Valor(Leah, Rachel, Ruth) performed by Anne Slovin at Indiana University, Auer Hall, Jacobs School of Music, 2pm
April 12, 2018
YaJing Zhang performs Unremembered Wings at the University of Northern Colorado
April 11, 2018
Visiting Composer, Presentation and Performance of Tse Go La Suite at Yale-National University of Singapore, at the Symposium “Meaningful Endings/Purposeful Aging: Art Science and Innovation”, 5pm. More information here.
April 8 2018 Dream Variations cantata to poetry by Langston Hughes, scored for SATB chorus, flute, viola, harp and organ, performed by Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir of Vassar College at Christ Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie, NY, 4:30pm, Christine Howlett, Director. Concert info here.
April 7, 2018
Concert premiere of Now Close The Windows, for treble choir and piano with MSU Women’s Ensemble, Sandra Snow, director, Michigan State, Fairchild Theater, Lansing, MI.
April 2, 2018 Convergence performed by violist Sheila Brown and pianist Julie Nishimura at University of Maryland, 7pm
March 28, 2018 Shar Ki Ri from Tse Go La cantata will be performed by Chanteuses choir, Judy Britts, Artistic Director, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1300 N. Street, Sacramento, California, noon. Details here.
March 25, 2018 Tse Go La cantata for double chorus, chamber orchestra and digital audio performed by Atlanta Young Singers, Paige Mathis, Artistic Director, Church @ Ponce & Highlands, 8pm, Atlanta, GA. More information here.
March 24, 2018
Performance of Tse Go La with the Atlanta Young Singers, 3pm, Chirch at Ponce & Highlands, Atlanta, GA. More information here.
March 22, 2018
Visiting Composer, Emory University, Presentation at the Emory Composition Seminar, 2:30pm, Atlanta, GA
March 16, 2018 Jocheved for women’s chorus, flute, percussion and piano will be performed at Temple Ramat Zion, on a concert honoring Jewish women composers, Noreen Green, conductor, Northridge, CA, 7:30pm
March 13, 2018
Hornist Bailey Meyers performs River Melos for horn and piano at Peabody Conservatory, 1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD, 5pm
March 12, 2018 Convergence for Viola and Piano performed by Sheila Brown and Julie Nishimura on their concert “Tiger Lily Music” at the University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall, Rosell Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Tickets available at the door.
March 10, 2018
Performance of Convergence for Viola and Piano with Sheila Brown and Julie Nishimura at University of Delaware, Gore Hall, 8pm. Tickets at the door.
March 8, 2018
Kassia Ensemble performs Three Songs for Oboe and Bass (after poems by Neruda) at Chatham University, 7:30pm. Details here and on Facebook.
March 8, 2018
Nashirah Jewish Chorale performs Farlorn Alemen (Losing Everyone) to poetry by Holocaust survivor Sima Faitelson at the American Choral Directors Association in Pittsburgh, 2 sessions, 2:15pm and 3:15pm, Monongahela room. More information here.
March 7, 2018 Daughter of the Sea performed by Duo Agosto at Bryan Hall Theater of Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 8pm. Information here.
March 1, 2018
Andrea will present on her Tibetan music fieldwork and perform her Tibetan inspired works at the Sweet Briar College Library, Reahard Gallery, Amherst, Virginia on their VCCA/SBC Salon, 8pm. More information here.
February 28, 2018 Unremembered Wings performed by Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, soprano saxophone and Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano at Columbus State University, 4225 University Ave, Columbus, GA
February 27, 2018 Unremembered Wings performed by Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, soprano saxophone and Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano at Florida State University, 600 W College Ave, Tallahassee, FL
February 19, 2018 Unremembered Wings performed by Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, soprano saxophone and Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano at University of Northern Iowa, 1227 W 27th St, Cedar Falls, IA
February 18, 2018 Unremembered Wings performed by Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, soprano saxophone and Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano at Luther College, 700 College Dr, Decorah, IA
February 17, 2018
Performance of a space between, Lee Hinkle, marimba with 21st Century Consort strings at the Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Washington, DC, 5pm on their concert honoring Leonard Bernstein “Lenny’s Legacy”. Details on the brochure here.
February 13, 2018
Internationally renowned tubist, Oystein Baadsvik, performs HVATI for tuba and piano at the Royal College of Music, 1:00pm, West Parry Room.
February 12, 2018 Guest speaker, University of Maryland – College Park, Composition Colloquium, 11:30am
February 11, 2018 Premiere of a space between for Lee Hinkle, marimba, with string quartet, Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland – College Park, 3pm, commissioned by Global Premiere.
February 8 – 10, 2018
Ohio State University, Women’s Glee Club directed by Kristina MacMullen, will perform The Kiss. Details TBA.
February 6, 2018 Women of Valor Chamber Oratorio performed at Lipscomb University, Ward Hall, 7pm with Jean Miller – soprano; Sara Crigger – mezzo-soprano; LaJuana Gill – narrator; Jeff Burnham – piano; Jessica Blevins – violin; Chris Nelsen – percussion. Info here.
January 30, 2018
Guest speaker at Temple University, Paley Library, 12:30 – 1:50pm, free admission: Tibetan Music Fieldwork and Creative Responses. Details here.
January 28, 2018
Kassia Ensemble performs Three Songs for Violin and Bass at St. Vincent’s College, 2800 Main St, Bridgeport, CT
January 9, 2018 Daughter of the Sea performed by Duo Agosto at Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, CT, 9:55am, free and open to the public. More info here.
January 7, 2018 River Melos performed by Ava Ordman, horn and Derek Polischuk, piano on a concert featuring women composers at The GRAM (Grand Rapids Art Museum), 2pm, Grand Rapids, MI. More information here.
January 1, 2018 Dream Variations cantata performed by University of Texas at Austin Chorale, Suzanne Pence, Director, broadcast at 9:00 pm Central Time locally on KMFA-fm (89.5), and can be heard worldwide via livestream at www.kmfa.org.
December 1, 2017
Premiere of Khandroma, commissioned by The Esoterics, Eric Bank, Artistic Director, 8pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 5805 NE 45th St., Seattle, WA, poetry by Sienna Craig.
December 2, 2017 Khandroma performed by The Esoterics, Eric Banks, Artistic Director, 8pm, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 4142 42nd Avenue SW, West Seattle, WA
December 3, 2017
“You Bring Out the Doctor in Me” for tenor and piano at the 25th Anniversary AIDS Quilt Songbook at National Sawdust, Brooklyn, 7pm. More info here.Tickets. here.
December 3, 2017 Khandroma performed by The Esoterics, Eric Banks, Artistic Director, 7pm, Christ Episcopal Church, 310 North K Street, Tacoma, WA
November 15, 2017
Performance of Round for Three Muses for percussion solo and percussion ensemble at Adams State University, 208 Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa, Colorado as part of their ETHOS Project program, James Doyle, director
November 12, 2017 Dream Variations, cantata to poetry by Langston Hughes for SATB chorus, flute, viola, harp and organ performed by the University of Texas at Austin Chorale, Suzanne Pence, director
October 4, 2017
Guest speaker at the Brodsky Salon, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, PA
September 10, 2017
Founder/Co-host/Curator of the The Salon Aspen in the historic Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado, 5pm. This 5 year Anniversary celebration program will features an exciting line up of Americana, folk, world, classical, contemporary, interdisciplinary, dance and visual artists.More info on our Facebook page here.Buy tickets here!
September 9, 2017
The Salon in Carbondale, Colorado, co-host/curator with Alya Howe at the Launch Pad 74 St 4th St. Carbondale CO. Americana, folk, world, classical, contemporary, interdisciplinary, dance and visual arts, 7pm. More info on our Facebook page here.
September 6, 2017
Broadcast of Transformed by Fire on Cultural Energy, KCEI, 90.1 at 4pm, Taos, NM
September 6, 2017
An encore performance of Transformed By Fire (which was sold out at its premiere) with Mark Jackson, baritone and Andrea Clearfield, piano. Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux Street, Taos, NM,7pm. Free admission. Donations encouraged. More information on the Facebook Event Page here.
August 30 2017
Andrea and poet Ariana Kramer present on their collaborative work Transformed by Fire, for the Aldo Leopold Foundation at the Harwood Museum, Taos, N.M. More information here.Facebook event page here. August 27, 2017
Guest speaker at Unity Church, Taos, NM, 10am. Information here.
August 20, 2017
Andrea will speak on her Tibetan Music Fieldwork and perform her Tibetan inspired compositions with Heidi Svobada, gongs. High Frequency Loft, 1335 Gusdorf Road, Taos, NM, 7 – 9pm. Info here.Facebook page here.
August 18, 2017
Andrea and Heidi Svobada, percussion will perform Andrea’s Tse Go La Chamber Suite at the Apache Drums Friday Night Soiree, 6-8pm, Lamadera, NM. Andrea will also present on her Tibetan music fieldwork. More info here.
August 4, 2017
Performance of The Kiss by Mirabai Women’s Ensemble, directed by Sandra Snow at First Presbyterian Church of Lansing’s Molly Grove Chapel, 510 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, MI, 7:30pm. $20/$10 Facebook event page.
July 22, 2017
Andrea’s vocal music performed at Umbrian Serenades in Soria, Spain, Shannon Coutler, soprano, Thomas Purviance, piano. More info here.
June 9, 2017 Women of Valor Chamber Oratorio performed at the Thomas H. Olbricht Christian Scholars’ Conference at Lipscomb University School of Music, 9am, 1 University Park Dr, Nashville, TN
Sara Crigger, Nashville Symphony, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Mezzo-soprano, Jeff Burnham, Lipscomb University, Belmont University, Nashville Symphony, Pianist, Jean Miller, Lipscomb University School of Music, Soprano Claire Frederick, Lipscomb University College of Bible and Ministry, Respondent, Mark Sneed, Lubbock Christian University, Respondent
May 22 2017
KMFA Broadcast from the Butler School of Music: UT New Music Ensemble, Clearfield: RABSONG SHAR, Dan Welcher, radio host, 9:00 central (89.5), livestream
April 28, 2017
Performance of Rabsong Shar for soprano, electronics and chamber orchestra, New Music Ensemble, University of Texas at Austin, Dan Welcher, director. Andrea will speak about the work prior to the concert. More info here.
April 27, 2017
“Miriam”, “Michael”, “Ruth”, “Esther” and “Eishes Hayil” from Andrea’s Women of Valor Oratorio (Hila Plitmann, soprano, Rinat Shaham, mezzo-soprano, Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Noreen Green, conductor) broadcast on KUSC at 10pm PCT.
April 26, 2017
Performance of Tse Go La and Shar Ki Ri with the Women’s Chorus of Pacific Lutheran University, Dr. Brian Galante, director, 8pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall, Wheeler St. South, Tacoma, WA 98447
April 24, 2017
Visiting composer, University of Texas at Austin, Composition Forum , 4pm.
April 22, 2017
World premiere of Round for Three Muses for percussion solo with percussion ensemble commissioned by Yun Ju Pan Percussion Ensemble (Yun Ju Pan, Kathryn Irwin, Alex Smith, and Emilio Monreal), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 12 noon. The ensemble will also perform this work on tour in Taiwan and Japan, Summer 2017.
April 21, 2017 Convergence performed by violist Matthew Cohen at the Juilliard School, Morse Hall, NYC, 4pm.
April 20, 2017
Guest speaker at Michigan State University’s Musical Memories residency group on “audience engagement”, 10am, East Lansing, MI
April 20, 2017
Guest presenter, graduate composition seminar, Michigan State University, 4pm
April 2, 2017 Poet of the Body and the Soul performed by the Temple University Concert Choir, Paul Rardin, Artistic Director at Temple Performing Arts Center, 1837 N. Broad St, Phila, 4:00pm. Info here.
April 2, 2017 Songs of the Wolf performed by hornist Theresa Lei at the University of British Columbia on a concert of women composers, 5pm
March 29, 2017
Guest speaker and performer:”Tibetan music fieldwork and Creative Responses”, Temple University Paley Library, 1:00pm. Info here.
March 29, 2017 River Melos for trombone and piano on the CD “It’s About Time” with Ava Ordman will be broadcast on WFCF, Flagler College radio, 88.5 FM out of St. Augustine, FL on the show “Music of our Mothers”, Ellen Grolman, host, between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m EST Listen here: https://www.musicofourmothers.com/archives-past-shows
March 23, 2017
Andrea is guest lecturer at Temple University Center City, “The Art of Listening”, 1515 Market, Philadelphia, Rm. 518, 5:45 pm.
March 22, 2017
Andrea is guest lecturer at Temple University Center City, “The Art of Listening”, 1515 Market, Philadelphia, Rm. 518, 5:45 pm.
March 21, 2017 Shar Ki Ri performed at SUNY Potsdam, The Crane School of Music, Phoenix Ensemble, Rebecca Reames, Artistic Director, Hosmer Hall, 7:30pm, free and open to the public
March 19, 2017
HVATI for tuba and piano performed by virtuoso tubist, Oystein Baadsvik at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Olso, 5pm
March 13, 2017
Performance of Compass Kaleidoscope by Christiana Winds, the faculty woodwind quintet at the University of Delaware, Roselle Center for the Arts in Gore Recital Hall, 8pm. More info here.
March 12, 2017
Andrea is guest speaker, performer and workshop leader at the New Thought Center of Hawaii, 9:30 – 11:30am, 2 – 4pm. Info here.
March 10, 2017
Performance of A Reminiscence Sing for soprano, soprano saxophone and piano, Bezanson Recital Hall on the campus of UMASS Amherst. 7:30pm, Brandon Nowakowski, saxophone
March 8, 2017 Farlorn Alemen part of presentation on Yiddish music by Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Artistic Director and Jewish music scholar, Dr. Noreen Green at the ACDA National Convention in Minneapolis, MN. Details TBA
March 7, 2017
Performance of Songs of the Wolf on a recital of works by women composers at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 6:45pm, Werner Recital Hall,Jessica Pinkham, horn
March, 6, 2017 Tse Go La for men’s chorus and chamber ensemble performed at Louisiana State University, Trey Davis, Artistic Director, 102 School of Music Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
March 5, 2017 When I am Woman performed by the Cincinatti Women’s Chorus and Earlham College Women’s Chorus on UNITE! in celebration of International Women’s Day, tickets here, The Sanctuary at Community Matters, 2110 St Michael St, Cincinnati, OH, 3pm, Danielle Steele, artistic director. More info here. Listen to the work here.
March 4, 2017 When I am Woman performed by the Cincinatti Women’s Chorus and Earlham College Women’s Chorus on UNITE! in celebration of International Women’s Day, tickets here, The Sanctuary at Community Matters, 2110 St Michael St, Cincinnati, OH, 7pm, Danielle Steele, artistic director. More info here. Listen to the work here.
February 23, 2017
Jocheved and Rachel arias from Women of Valor Oratorio performed at Celebration of Women and Music by Dr. Noreen Green, presented by Jewish Arts, Inc, North Shore Temple Emanuel, and Emanuel Synagogue at North Shore Temple Emanuel, Sydney, Australia
February 19, 2017
Spain premiere of Three Songs for Oboe and Double Bass with Günter Karl-Heinz Vogl, Principal Bass, Granada City Orchestra in Spain (Orquesta Ciudad de Granada). 12 ºº in the “Auditorio Manuel de Falla” en Granada.
February 19, 2017 Tse Go La performed by the Otterbein University Chorus, Gayle Walker, director in a concert of Asian inspired music. Info here and on Facebook here, 170 W Park St, Westerville, Ohio, 8pm
February 18, 2017 Convergence performed by violist Matt Cohen, 8:30pm, Morse Hall at Juilliard, NYC
February 18, 2017 Tse Go La cantata performed at the California ACDA by the California All-State Choir, Sandra Snow, conductor, Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, San Jose
February 18, 2017 Into the Falcon’s Eye for two horns and piano will be performed at Northwestern University, IL by Valerie Whitney. Listen to the work here. More info TBA
February 16, 2017
Oystein Baadsvik and Rena Hashimoto perform HVATI for tuba and piano at Ceciliakapellet, Oskarshamn, Sweden
February 12, 2017
Virtuoso tubist, Oystein Baadsvik will give the world premiere of Andrea’s new work for tuba and piano, HVATI, commissioned by Froydis Ree Wekre in Karlshamn, Sweden. He will take the work on a concert tour of Sweden following the premiere. More on Oystein here.
January 31, 2017
Guest Lecturer, The Curtis Institute of Music Composers Seminar, Presentation on Tibetan Music Fieldwork and Creative Responses, 1726 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2017
Three Songs for Oboe and Bass (After Poems By Pablo Naruda) will be performed on Symphony Nova’s series at Trident Bookstore, Boston, Mass.
January 26, 2017
Andrea will participate in a composers roundtable as part of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia’s “All American” program. Christ Church, Philadelphia, 7:00pm. Moderated by Joel Gibbs.
January 18, 2017
Oboe Duo Agosto perform Daughter of the Sea, 7 movement work at the University of Alabama, 6pm. More info here.
January 17, 2017
Oboe Duo Agosto perform Daughter of the Sea, a 7 movement work incorporating staging at Georgia State University, Kopleff Recital Hall, 9:30am. More info here.
January 8, 2017
A Dream of Trees for violin/bass duo performed by Martha Woolvard, violin and Jack Unzicker, St. Marks Church, 2024 S. Collins, Arlington, TX 76010, 5pm
December 11, 2016
Curator/host of the Main Line Reform Temple Salon, 3pm, free and open to the public. Program features classical, world, folk, opera, contemporary music and other genres. Program info TBA. 410 Montgomery Ave, Wynnewood, PA. Directions here
December 10, 2016
Bella Voce Singers performs Tse Go La at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 21 Sidney Place, Brooklyn Heights, NY, 7pm Info and tickets here.
December 5, 2016
Trax for Marimba Quartet performed by the University of Maryland Percussion Ensemble, directed by Lee Hinkle, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall 8 pm (free).
December 4, 2016
Founder/Co-host/Curator of the Salon at Justice Snow’s in the historic Wheeler Opera House building, Aspen, Colorado, 5pm. This program features folk, world, classical, contemporary, interdisciplinary, dance and visual art. Tickets and info here.
December 4, 2016
Bella Voce Singers performs Tse Go La at Art on the Corner Series, Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 7420 Fourth Avenue, Bay Ridge, NYC, 3pm. Info and tickets here.
November 8, 2016
World premiere at UT Arlington of A Dream of Trees, commissioned by Martha Walvoord, violin and Jack Unzicker, bass, Irons Recital Hall, 7:30pm
November 6, 2016
Three Songs for Oboe and Bass (after poems by Neruda) performed at Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland, Maine by VentiCordi
November 5, 2016 Trax for Marimba Quartet will be performed as part of the “Women in Percussion Festival”, University of Delaware, Lee Hinkle, director. Details TBA.
November 5, 2016 Alleluia for SATB chorus will be performed by the PCCH Gallery Choir at Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill’s Festival of Music and Art, Daniel Spratlin, Director, 8pm in the PCCH Sanctuary. Concert also includes music by Caroline Shaw and Anna Thorvaldsdottir. Free will donation.
October 23, 2016
Three Songs for Oboe and Bass performed by VentiCordi, Studzinsky Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, 7:30pm
October 23, 2016 Shar Ki Ri performed by Spectra, John Perkins, Director, at the Schrott Center for Performing Arts, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
October 22, 2016 Gaia for soprano, oboe and piano will be performed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC by 21st Century Consort, 5pm. More info here.
October 18, 2016 Duo Agosto will perform Andrea’s 7 movement duo for oboe and English Horn, Daughter of the Sea at a Guest Artist Recital, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall at The University of South Alabama, 7:30pm
October 17, 2016 Duo Agosto will perform Andrea’s 7 movement duo for oboe and English Horn, Daughter of the Sea at Marsh Auditorium at The University of Southern Mississippi, 6pm
October 5, 2016 River Melos will be performed by University of Arkansas Faculty members hornist Tim Thompson and pianist Tomoko Kashiwagi at Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, University of Arkansas, 7:30pm
October 2, 2016
Three Songs for Oboe and Double Bass (after poems by Neruda) performed at University of Southern Carolina, Freeman Sunday Faculty Concert, 3pm. More information and tickets here.
September 17 and 18
Andrea’s commissioned arrangements will be premiered by the two performances with the Taos Chamber Music Group, Nancy Laupheimer, flutist and artistic Director. The Taos Chamber Music Group commissioned arrangements of Andrea’s Tibetan-inspired chamber works for flute, string quartet and piano (Tse Go La and Lung-Ta, Harwood Museum, Taos, N.M. 5:30pm. Press release here.
September 11
Co-host/Curator of the Salon at Justice Snow’s in the historic Wheeler Opera House building, Aspen, Colorado, 5pm. This program features folk, world, classical, contemporary, interdisciplinary, poetry and dance. Andrea will also be performing with performance artist, Alya Howe. Tickets here.
September 5
Andrea’s music will be broadcast as part of Marvin Rosen’s program on Philadelphia composers, Classical Discoveries, 5:30 – 11:00am. Archival audio will be available here: http://www.classicaldiscoveries.org/index_08_30_2016_temporary_file.html
August 12, 2016 Compass Kaleidoscope (5 movement woodwind quintet) will be performed by the Pennsylvania Quintet at the National Flute Convention in San Diego, CA, 12:30pm, Chamber Music 1, Atlas Ballroom
August 10, 2016 Compass Kaleidoscope (5 movement woodwind quintet) performed by The Pennsylvania Quintet at Mt. Miguel Covenent Village, Bailey Center, San Diego, 6:30. Presented by Penn State College of Arts and Architecture
July 27, 2016 When I am Woman for treble choir and piano, commissioned by the Pennsylvania Girlchoir to poetry by Sonia Sanchez, will be performed at the Girlchoir National Convention, “Let Freedom Sing” and the concert at their Festival Concert. Arcadia University at the Castle, 450 S Easton Rd, Glenside, PA 19038.
July 25, 2016
Broadcast of The Golem Psalms cantata, Sanford Sylvan, baritone, The Mendelssohn Club, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia conducted by Alan Harler on Canada’s FM 98.5 CKWR on the show Women in Music with Tom Quick, 9pm – 11pm.
July 4, 2016 That Summer: A Fantasia on Family commissioned and premiered by the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus for men’s chorus, piano and percussion. GALA Festival, Denver, Colorado, 2pm. Libretto by Tom Gualtieri, Joseph Buches, Artistic Director. Details here.
June 18, 2016
Performance of That Summer: A Fantasia on Family, cantata commissioned and premiered by the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus for men’s chorus, piano and percussion.
Epworth United Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach,DE. More info here.
June 14, 2016
Andrea will perform Tse Go La at Marble House Project in Dorset, Vermont, 6pm. More info here
June 3,4 2016
World premiere of That Summer: A Fantasia on Family, cantata commissioned and premiered by the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus for men’s chorus, piano and percussion. Prince Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 7:30pm. Libretto by Tom Gualtieri, Joseph Buches, Artistic Director. Facebook event page here. Concerts at 8pm and 2pm. More info here.
May 27, 2016
Pianist with the Relache Ensemble performing music with film with Play-On-Philly, Temple Unversity, 7:30pm. More info coming soon.
May 22, 2016 Farlorn Alemen and Canyon from “The Rim of Love” cantata performed by soprano Lisa Willson and Michal Schmidt at the Ethical Society, Rittenhouse Square at “Tribute VIII: Michal Schmidt, pianist and cellist”, 7:30pm
May 17, 2016
Performance of Sagitta for flute and guitar by Dolce Suono Ensemble, Mimi Stillman, Artistic Director at the Curtis Institute of Music, Gould Hall, 1616 Locust Street, Philadelphia, 7:00pm. More info TBA here.
May 12 and May 15, 2016
Performances of Tse Go La with Bella Voce Singers, Jessica Corbin, Artistic Director, Brooklyn, NY. Listen to an excerpt here. Info on the work here. Details TBA
May 6, 2016 Tse Go Laperformed at the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble Spring Concert at the Herb Alpert School of Music, The Wild Beast, 8pm, California Institute of the Arts, Fahad Siadat, conductor
May 4, 2016
World premiere of Farlorn Alemen for flute and guitar by Duo Sequenza, Debra Silvert, flute, Paul Bowman, guitar on their program of American Composers for National Chamber Music Month. Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, Indiana. This is a new arrangement of the work.
May 3
Curator and MC of an intercultural Salon concert for the Interfaith Center of Philadelphia at their annual awards ceremony, “Dare to Understand”, celebrating former Mayor, Honorable Michael Nutter and Baha’i faith leader Gity Banan-Etemad, 7pm, Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 23 S. 38th Street. Program info here and here.
May 1
Curator/host of the Main Line Reform Temple Salon, 3pm, free and open to the public. Features Terry Eder, Steve Giordano, Carla Jenkins, Downtown Shimmy, Paul Fejko, David Kontak and more! 410 Montgomery Ave, Wynnewood, PA. Directions here.
April 24, 2016
Jocheved for women’s chorus, solo voice, percussion and piano performed by Women’s Voices Chorus, “The Womanly God of Song”, First Presbyterian Church, Durham, North Carolina
April 23, 2016 Songs of the Wolf performed by Kristin Fowler, horn at Indiana University, 2pm. Streaming info TBA.
April 21 2016
World premiere of Rabsong Shar for soprano and chamber orchestra commissioned by the University of Arkansas New Music Ensemble, Jamal Deon Duncan, director, Moon Sook Park, soprano, The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 7:30pm, Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center. Info here.
April 20 2016
A concert of Andrea’s chamber music including her woodwind quintet Compass Kaleidoscope, violin concerto Romanza (arr. for vln and piano),Marimba Concertino (arr. for mba and piano) and Ob/Eh duo Daughter of the Sea at the University of Arkansas, Fine Arts Center, 340 N. Garland Ave., Fayetteville, 3pm. Free and open to the public. More info here.
April 19 2016 Romanza for Violin and Piano performed by Aaron Schwartz, violin and Luz Manriquez, piano at Kresge Theater, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, 7:30pm
April 19 2016
University of Arkansas women’s choir will perform movements from Andrea’s Tibetan cantata, Tse Go La under the direction of Stephen Caldwell.
April 17, 2016
Performance of Tse Go La and Shar Ki Ri at University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Kimball Hall with the University Chorale, Rhonda J. Fuelberth, conductor, 347 Westbrook Music Building, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0100, 3pm
April 10, 2016 Songs of the Wolf performed by Kristin Fowler, horn at Virginia Tech University, Squires Recital Salon, 1:00 p.m. EST. Live streaming here.
April 10
Co-host/Curator of the Salon at Justice Snow’s in the historic Wheeler Opera House building, Aspen, Colorado, 5pm. This program features folk, world, classical, dance and visual art including Philadelphian Phyllis Chapell, virtuoso pianist Karolina Syrovatkova and touring nomads, Genna & Jesse. Read the recent article in the Aspen Times here.
April 10, 2016
Performance of River Melos, Rusty Holmes, horn, at the University of Texas at Austin, Jessen Auditorium, 7:30pm.
April 6, 2016
Guest lecturer at California Institute of the Arts for presentations of her Tibetan music fieldwork and to coach the Cal Arts chorale on her work, Tse Go La, for upcoming performance.
April 4, 2016
Andrea’s oratorio on Biblical women, Women of Valor will be recorded in Los Angeles with award-winning vocalists, Hila Plitmann and Rinat Shaham with celebrity narrator, Tova Feldshuh and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Dr. Noreen Green, conductor.
April 2, 2016
The MS All State Women’s Honor Choir will be performing Shar Ki Ri (from Andrea’s Tibetan cantata, Tse Go La) at their state ACDA/MMEA Conference at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, Sandra Snow, conductor. Listen to the work here.
March 31
The Lyrique Quintette perform Compass Kaleidoscope at Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, Fine Arts Building, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 7:30pm.
March 28, 2016
Performance of Poet of the Body and the Soul, The College of New Jersey Chorus, John Leonard, director, Mayo Concert Hall, 6:30pm.
March 13, 2016
Performance of Tse Go La and Shar Ki Ri at University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Kimball Hall with the University Chorale, Rhonda J. Fuelberth, conductor, 347 Westbrook Music Building, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0100, 7:30pm
March 13, 2016
Laura Greenwald, soprano with Warren Helms, piano perform arias from my oratorio on Biblical women, Women of Valor, Caldwell University, Alumni Theater, Caldwell, NJ, 4pm on a concert entitled “Uncommon Women”. Info here.
March 13, 2016
Australian premiere of River Melos with Susan de Weger, horn and Ensemble Goldentree, 75 Reid Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, 2:30pm. Details for the concert celebrating music by women composers, here.
March 12, 2016
Performance of Convergence with Daniel Foster, principal violist with the National Symphony and Lisa Emenheiser, pianist presented by 21st Century Consort, Christopher Kendall, Artistic Director, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, McEnvoy Theater. 5pm concert preceded by a 4pm concert discussion, free admission, reception to follow. More info here.
March 11, 2016
Performance of Tse Go La and Shar Ki Ri for double chorus, percussion and piano, John Leonard, conductor. Andrea will also present a power point lecture on her Tibetan music fieldwork, The College of New Jersey, 1:30pm. Info here and here.
March 9, 2016
Tune in to a program of Women Composers: “In Praise of Women” including my trio for 2 horns and piano, Into the Falcon’s Eye and many excellent women composers. 5:30 – 11pm. WRPB 103.3FM Princeton, NJ and on the internet here. FB event page here.
March 5, 2016
World premiere of Alleluia, commissioned by the Mendelssohn Club in honor of Maestro Alan Harler.
7:30pm, Temple Performing Arts Center, Philadelphia. Also a premiere by composer Jennifer Higdon. Info here.
February 29 – March 1, 2016
Visiting composer at Michigan State University. See list of Andrea’s master classes, lectures and concerts in East Lansing here.
February 29, 2016
Presentation and Masterclass at Michigan State University, East Lansing, 4pm, free event. Info here.
March 1, 2016
Andrea’s lecture: “Creating New Spaces for Music: An innovative use of the 19th Century Salon concept model” at Michigan State University, 11:30 am. More info here.
March 1, 2016 Tse Go La, Tibetan Cantata for double chorus, electronics and chamber orchestra will be performed at Michigan State University where Andrea will be composer in residence, Sandra Snow, conductor, Fairchild Theater, 7:30, free of charge. Andrea will give a lecture/demonstration prior to the concert. Info here.
February 28, 2016
Performance of Tibetan inspired works at private Salon concert in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 3pm.
February 27, 2016
Norwegian premiere of Convergence performed by Karoline Vik Hegge, violist, on a concert of contemporary chamber music by women “Østoganza” at Rådhussalen in Trondheim Folkebibliotek at 14.00, Trondheim, Norway. Facebook page here.
February 20, 2016
“Rachel’s aria” from Andrea’s cantata on Biblical women, Women of Valor, will be performed by the Viklarbo Ensemble at Salon Prober-Cohen, Tarzana, California, Rachel Freed, soprano, Maria Newman, violin, Wendy Prober, piano, 7:30pm.
February 12, 2016 Tse Go La performance at The College of New Jersey with the College Chorale and the Princeton Girlchoir
February 7, 2016
Premiere of River Melos, for trombone and piano with Ava Ordman, trombone faculty at Michigan State University, venue TBA. The work was commissioned and recorded by Denise Tryon, horn, The Philadelphia Orchestra
January 24, 2016 Dolce Suono Ensemble performs Andrea’s chamber work Spirit Island at their Women Pioneers of American Music, Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, 3pm. Works by Beach, Seeger, Bauer, Higdon, Clearfield. Tickets here. More info here.
January 18, 2016
Grace Schafer, horn, performs Songs of the Wolf at Penn State University, 7:30pm.
December 29, 2015 Nashirah Jewish Chorale performs Nes Gadol Hayah Sham for chorus, cello and piano at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Holiday program, 11:00am.
December 6, 2015
Andrea is co-host/curator of The Salon at Justice Snow’s in Aspen, Colorado featuring music, dance and performance art. Tickets and program here. Facebook Page here.
December 5, 2015
Performance of Into the Falcon’s Eye for 2 horns and piano, Anna Pierson, Master of Music Recital at Pollack Hall, McGill University, Montreal, 8pm
November 23, 2015 Shar Ki Ri (Mountain to the East) will be performed by Triad: Boston Choral Collective at United First Parish Church, 1266 Hancock St, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169, 8pm. More info here.
November 22, 2015 White Lotus for chorus, piano and electronics with video, Just as Mist from a Mirror Fades for countertenor, piano, electronics and video featuring work by painter Martha Boyden and Poet of the Body and the Soul to poetry by Walt Whitman performed by Schola Cantorum on Hudson, Deborah Simpkin King, Artistic Director. Church of the Immaculate Conception, 30 North Fullerton Avenue, Montclair NJ 07042
November 22, 2015
Into the Blue for SATB chorus, flute, vibraphone and piano performed by the Brandeis University Chorus conducted by Robert Duff, Brandeis University Department of Music, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453
November 21, 2015
Premiere of White Lotus for chorus, piano and electronics with video, Just as Mist from a Mirror Fades for countertenor, piano, electronics and video featuring work by painter Martha Boyden and Poet of the Body and the Soul to poetry by Walt Whitman performed by Schola Cantorum on Hudson, Deborah Simpkin King, Artistic Director. St. John’s in the Village, 224 Waverly Place (at 11th Street), Greenwich Village, NYC 10014
November 21, 2015 Shar Ki Ri (Mountain to the East) will be performed by Triad: Boston Choral Collective at Harvard-Epworth Chuch, 1555 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 8pm. More info here.
November 21 and 22, 2015
Manfred Fischbeck & Group Motion Dance Company perform a new work with my music, Awake At Dawn, on their Spiel Uhr Series: 8pm both nights at the Meeting House Theater, CEC, 3500 Lancaster Ave., Phila.
November 10, 2015
Performance of Andrea’s 5 movement woodwind quintet Compass Kaleidoscope with the Pennsylvania Quintet, Temple University, Esther Boyer College of Music, Rock Hall, Philadelphia, 7:30pm. More info here.
November 8, 2015 Daughter of the Sea, a 7 movement work for Oboe/English Horn, inspired by poetry by Pablo Neruda will be performed at the University of Hartford, Hartt School of Music, Berkman Recital Hall, 5:00pm by Duo Agosto.
October 25, 2015 Tse Go La from Andrea’s Tibetan cantata Tse Go La will be performed on the program “Music from around the world” at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Doylestown, PA with the Bucks County Choral Society and the Keystone State Boychoir conducted by Thomas Lloyd, 4pm. More info here.
October 18, 2015
Acclaimed flutists Mimi Stillman and Bart Feller will perform my work AfterBach, a tribute to Julius Baker at the NY Flute Club, 5:30pm. More info here.
October 9, 2015 Shar Ki Ri (Mountain to the East) will be performed by Lawrence University Women’s Choir, Lawrence Memorial Chapel, Appleton, WI, 8pm, conducted by Stephen M. Sieck. Info here. October 4, 2015
a href=”http://www.andreaclearfield.com/works/chamber/daughter-of-the-sea/”>Daughter of the Sea will be performed by Duo Agosto at the Cultural Arts Center at the Whitney Center in Hamden, CT, 4pm.
September 27, 2015
Catherine Millike, oboe and Emma Sullivan, bass perform Three Songs for Oboe and Bass after poems by Neruda at Queensland Conservatorium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3pm. More information here.
September 17, 2015
Ysolt Clark and Peter Luff perform Into the Falcon’s Eye for two horns and piano at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia, Ian Hanger Recital Hall, 8pm
September 6, 2015
The Salon at Justice Snow’s 3 Year Anniversary: Andrea is co-host and curator of the Salon at Justice Snow’s in the Wheeler Opera House building, Aspen, Colorado. She will perform Rachmaninov with Nancy Steltmann, cello and Chopin with Alya Howe, performance artist. Tickets and program here. Read the article in the Aspen Times here.
August 30, 2015
Presentation and performance of Andrea’s Tibetan inspired music at William Osborne and Abbie Conant’s Salon in Taos, New Mexico, 7pm, free admission. Click here for details. Read the story in artsjournal.com
August 27 2015
Performance with Heidi Svobada, gongs in Taos, NM at a private event
August 7, 2015 Daughter of the Sea, 7 movement work for Oboe and English Horn Duo at The McAuley, Part of the Mercy Community, 2021 Albany Avenue, West Hartford, Conn. Info here.
August 7, 2015 River Melos for horn and piano will be performed at the 2015 International Horn Symposium in LA at the Colburn School, Zipper Hall, 2:30pm with Denise Tryon (Horn, The Philadelphia Orchestra) and Julie Nishamura, piano.The work is included on Denise’s new CD “SO-LOW” on Bridge Records and the CD and publication release with Brass Arts Unlimited will take place at the Symposium.
July 29, 2015
Andrea is a featured composer on “Music of Our Mothers”. Songs of the Wolf will be broadcast between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. Stream the show live via iheartradio.com by searching for WFCF, Flagler College Radio, 88.5 FM in St. Augustine,FL.
May 31, 2015 Tse Go La (from the cantata of the same name) will be performed by the West Village Chorale on their program “Hymn to the Goddess”, 5pm at Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, NYC. More information and tickets here.
May 29, 30 and 31st, 2015 Daughter of the Sea, 7 movement work for Oboe and English Horn Duo will be performed with Full Force Dance Theater at the Hartt School, University of Hartford, Roberts Theater. May 29 and 30 at 8pm, May 31st at 2pm. Roberts Theater, Handel Performing Arts Center, Hartford, CT 06112.
May 3, 2015
Andrea is founder and co-curator of The Salon at Justice Snow’s with Alya Howe, featuring classical, jazz, Americana, puppetry, film and performance art. $25 includes complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres. Wheeler Opera House Building, East Hyman Avenue, Aspen, CO – 5-7pm Facebook Page. Tickets here.
April 26, 2015 Daughter of the Sea, 7 movement duo for oboe and English horn, will be performed by Duo Agosto at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 1150 Boston Turnpike, Bolton, CT, 3pm. More info here.
April 24, 2015
Andrea’s Marimba Concertino will be performed by soloist Philip O’Banion with the Temple University Contemporary Music Ensemble, Jay Krush, conductor at Temple University, Rock Hall, 7:30pm.
April 19, 2015
Andrea is host and curator of the Main Line Reform Temple Salon featuring Modero Indonesian Dance Company; Magdaliz Roura and her Latin Trio Crisol and more, free admission, reception following.
Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Avenue Wynnwood, PA 19096 – 3pm More info here
April 18 and 19, 2015 Unimagined Bridges for Native American flute and silver flute presented by the Taos Chamber Music Group, Arthur Bell Auditorium at the Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM – 5pm, Lisamarie McGrath and Nancy Laupheimer, flutes. Information here.
April 17, 2015
Church of the Advent Library Series features Duo Agosto performing my 7 movement Daughter of the Sea for Oboe and English Horn, Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer Street, Boston, Mass, 8pm. Info here.
April 16 – 18, 2015
Andrea will be composer and pianist in residence at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA with the Relâche Ensemble. Performance on April 17 featuring ensemble repertoire and student works. Andrea will be also giving a master class. Details TBA.
April 14,2015 Compass Kaleidoscope, woodwind quintet performed by the Pennsylvania Quintet at West Virginia University, Evansdale Campus, Creative Arts Center, Morgantown, WV, 7:30pm More info here.
April 13,2015 Califia and the Trespassers, collaborative work with film/poetry by Quintan Ana Wikso and my electroacoustic score, presented by the International Alliance for Women in Music Congress in partnership with Wake Forest University, streamed live and also on website here.
April 12, 2015 Compass Kaleidoscope (premiere) for woodwind quintet, commissioned and premiered by the Pennsylvania Quintet in celebration of their 30 Year Anniversary, Penn State University, Esber Recital Hall, 4pm. Andrea will be composer in residence at Penn State that week. Info here.
April 11, 2015 The Shape of My Soul for treble choir and string quartet performed by the Michigan State University Women’s Choir under the direction of Sandra Snow.
April 11, 2015
Concert featuring Andrea’s chamber music at http://www.psu.edu/, Eisenhower Chapel, State College, PA as part of her residency at the university, 8pm
March 24, 2015
Andrea will be visiting composer at New Jersey City University in Jersey City for a concert of her chamber music and a lecture on her Tibetan music fieldwork and compositions.
April 2, 2015, Andrea will be guest composer at Hope College, Holland, MI. 11:00am, offering a lecture on her Tibetan music fieldwork. In the afternoon she will give composition masterclasses.
April 6, 2015 Andrea will be guest composer at Michigan State to coach the Michigan State University Women’s Chorus, Sandra Snow, conductor.
April 5, 2015Andrea will be performing Chopin, Brahms and Debussy piano works at a salon concert in Grand Rapids Michigan, Carol Moore, host, 3pm.
March 10, 2015 The Kiss for treble chorus, cello and piano with the Women’s Chorus of Dallas, Melinda Imthurn, Artistic Director at the Dallas City Performance Hall, Dallas, Tx, 7:00pm
March 8, 2015 Farlorn Alemen (premiere of choral cycle) commissioned by Harmonium Choral Society, performed on their concert Dark Night of the Soul, Morristwon United Methodist Church, on the Green in Morristown, NJ – 3pm. Info here.
March 7, 2015 Farlorn Alemen (premiere of choral cycle) commissioned by Harmonium Choral Society, performed on their concert Dark Night of the Soul, Morristwon United Methodist Church, on the Green in Morristown, NJ – 8pm. Info here.
March 7, 2015 Califia electroacoustic score with film by Quintan Ana Wikswo at the Women Composers Festival of Hartford, 9:30 – 11:30am at the
Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 Details here. Purchase tickets here.
March 1, 2015
NYC premiere of Convergence for viola and piano, NYC premiere of Convergence, “The New York Viola Society presents music of Women Composers”, Grace Episcopal Church of Brooklyn, 254 Hicks St, 7pm. Shane Barker, viola, Ekaterina Popova, piano. Free admission.
February 26 Andrea’s electroacoustic work, Califia will be performed at Converse College School of the Arts 2015 Southeastern Composers League Annual Forum, Petrie School of Music, Spartanburg, SC, 7:30pm.
February 17 and 18, 2015
Andrea will be in residence as pianist and composer with The Relâche Ensemble at Dickinson College, coaching and premiering student works. Dickinson College, 272 W High St, Carlisle, PA.
February 9, 2015 Daughter of the Sea for Oboe/English Horn Duo will be performed by Duo Agosto at Union College’s Taylor Time! Concert Series, curated by Hilary Tann, 5pm, 807 Union Street, Schenectady, NY 12308
February 7, 2015
“Tse Go La” and “Shar Ki Ri” from Andrea’s Tibetan cantata, Tse Go La
The Colorado All State Women’s Choir will perform “Tse Go La” and “Shar Ki Ri” in chamber version for treble choir, flute, harp and percussion at their All State Choir Festival Concert, Sandra Snow, conductor. BellCo Theatre (Wells Fargo Theater), Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street Denver, CO 80202 More info here
January 31, 2015 Three Songs for Oboe and Bass
Andrea’s work after poems by Neruda is presented on the Chameleon Arts Ensemble series in Boston, Deborah Boldin, Artistic Director. First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA – 8pm Tickets here
January 18, 2015
AfterBach (premiere) for flutists Mimi Stillman (Artistic Director, Dolce Suono) and Jeffrey Khaner (Principal Flute, The Philadelphia Orchestra) honoring Julius Baker and Dolce Suono Ensemble’s 10 Year Anniversary. Also works by Richard Danielpour, Daniel Dorff, Jeremy Gill, Heidi Jacob, Jan Krzywicki, Robert Maggio, and James Primosch.Trinity Center for Urban Life, South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA – 3pm More info here
December 14, 2015
Andrea is host and curator of the Main Line Reform Temple Salon featuring Elizabeth Morgan; Eddie Bruce; Hothouse Dixieland Trio; Svitanya Eastern European Women’s Ensemble; Alfred James Band; Dave Posmontier and Bob Howell, free admission, reception following.
Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Avenue Wynnwood, PA 19096 – 3pm More info here
December 11 and 13, 2014 Califia and the Trespassers, collaborative work with Group Motion Company, Quintan Ana Wikswo (film/poetry) and Andrea’s electroacoustic score will be presented as part of Group Motion’s Spiel Uhr series, showcasing the winners of the International Alliance for Women in Music Annual Concert Award. After the Dec. 11th performance, Andrea will give a Composer to Composer talk through the American Composers Forum. Info here.
Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA – 8pm More info and tickets here
December 7, 2014
Andrea is founder and co-curator of The Salon at Justice Snow’s featuring classical, jazz, Americana, puppetry, film and performance art. $25 includes complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres
Wheeler Opera House Building, East Hyman Avenue, Aspen, CO – 5-7pm Facebook Page Tickets here
November 21, 2014
Three Songs for Violin and Bass performed by Dr. Martha Walvoord and Jack Unzicker at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas, Wright Music Building, Recital Hall, 6pm
November 26, 2014
Andrea’s duo for Oboe and English Horn, Daughter of the Sea, will be performed at the Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Canada by Charles Huang and Ling-Fei Kang, Rolston Hall, 7:30pm. More info here
December 2, 2014
Excerpts from Andrea’s cantata Tse Go La
Performed by the Michigan State University Women’s Chamber Ensemble, conducted by Sandra Snow.
Fairchild Theatre, MSU Auditorium, East Lansing, MI, 7:30pm More info here
December 1, 2013
The Harwood Museum presents: Ceremony and Celebration
Harwood Museum, Arthur Bell Auditorium, Taos, NM – 2pm
A multi-media event of poetry, performance art, music and photography celebrating the spirit and landscape of New Mexico. Featured poet Devreaux Baker, and performance artist Pat Maccabe will perform new work accompanied by a slide show of photographs by Lenny Foster and original music by Andrea Clearfield. Free to the public, all ages are welcome.
November 17, 2013
Nes Gadol Hayah Sham
Egner Memorial Chapel, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Nes Gadol Hayah Sham (A Miracle Happened There) for SATB, cello and piano performed by Muhlenberg Concert Choirs, Michael Schnack, Conductor, Director of Choral Activities
November 16, 2013
Three Tenses of Light
Historic St. Paul’s Church, Newburyport, Mass. – 8pm
Three Tenses of Light, commissioned by the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, will be performed by the Candlelight Chorale with string quartet under the direction of Jay Lane.
November 14, 2013
Three Tenses of Light
St. Paul’s Church, Newburyport, Mass. – 8pm
Three Tenses of Light, commissioned by the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, will be performed by the Candlelight Chorale with string quartet under the direction of Jay Lane.
November 2, 2013
Nes Gadol Hayah Sham
Egner Memorial Chapel, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA – 8pm
Nes Gadol Hayah Sham (A Miracle Happened There) for SATB chorus, cello and piano performed by Muhlenberg Concert Choirs, Michael Schnack, Conductor, Director of Choral Activities
October 12, 2013
Three Songs for Oboe and Bass (After poems by Neruda)
Centre Stage Theatre, 501 River Street, Greenville, SC, 29601 – 2pm and 7pm
The Greenville Symphony Orchestra presents Spotlight Chamber Music Series featuring Andrea’s Three Songs for Oboe and Double Bass with Ginny Metzger, oboe and Tim Easter, double bass. Also on the program are works by Schulhoff, Kohs and Ravel.
September 28, 2013
Calafia
Christ Church, 20 N American St, Philadelphia – 8pm
Premiere of new electro-acoustic work in collaboration with Quintan Ana Wikswo, filmmaker/poet, Gloria Justen and Manfred Fischbeck with Group Motion Dance Company. Free admission
www.newspacesnewformats.com/#!califia-and-the-trespassers/c1xb5
September 14, 2013
Rhapsodie
MAAS building, 325 N Randolph St., Philadelphia (Northern Liberties) – 8:00pm
Andrea’s Rhapsodie for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp performed as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival
September 13, 2013
Rhapsodie
MAAS building, 325 N Randolph St., Philadelphia (Northern Liberties) – 8:00pm
Andrea’s Rhapsodie for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp performed as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival
September 12, 2013
Rhapsodie
MAAS building, 325 N Randolph St., Philadelphia (Northern Liberties) – 8:00pm
Andrea’s Rhapsodie for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp performed at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival
September 6, 2013
Convergence
Pianoforte Series on Chicago’s WFMT (98.7 FM), noontime series
Convergence for viola and piano (commissioned by Barbara Westphal) will be broadcast live with Michael Hall, viola. Also on the broadcast will be Rebecca Clarke’s Sonata for Viola and Piano and a new work by Christian Ellenwood.
July 19, 2013
Andrea’s Vocal Works
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill – 7:30pm
Andrea’s art songs and arias will be featured at the CoOperative Vocal Program through Westminster Choir College.
June 27, 2013
A Reminiscence Sing
International Double Reed Society Conference at the University of Redlands, CA – 4pm
Kimberly Gratland James, mezzo-soprano, Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh,oboe and Barbara Blegen, pianist perform Andrea’s “A Reminiscence Sing” set to poetry by Walt Whitman
June 24, 2013
Andrea’s chamber music in Cortona, Italy
Hotel Oasi Neumann, Cortona, Italy – 6pm
Andrea’s music will be presented at the Cortona Sessions for New Music preceded by a talk with Andrea www.cortonasessions.com/. Lecture 3pm, performance at 6pm includes “And low to the lake falls home” for flute and piano, “Unremembered Wings” for saxophone and piano
June 23, 2013
Prayer for soprano, narrator and orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles – 7:30pm
Andrea’s “Prayer” will be performed by David Streets, narrator, Diane Whyte Clayton, soprano, and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony directed by Noreen Green. The concert, KindredSpirits will benefit the Cancer Support Community, and also features Grammy award winner, Melissa Manchester. www.lajewishsymphony.com/2013.html#kindred
May 11, 2013
“You Bring Out the Doctor in Me” premiere, AIDS Quilt Song Book
William Way LGBT Community Center, Philadelphia. 1315 Spruce St. Philadelphia, PA 19107 – 7pm
World premiere of commission for the AIDS Quilt Songbook with Michael Slattery, tenor and Thomas Bagwell, pianist to poetry by Dr. Rafael Campo. www.waygay.org/index.php/site/view/330
April 19, 2013
Kawa Ma Gyur (The Unchanging Pillar)
Music West Building Atrium, 150 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, 52240 – 8pm
Kawa Ma Gyur for ob, bsn, vln, vla, vlc, and percussion inspired by Andrea’s music fieldwork in northern Nepal will be performed at the Women Composers Concert.
More info: iowawomencomposers.wordpress.com
April 14, 2013
Tse Go La (At the threshold of this life)
University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music – 3pm
Performance of cantata for double chorus, chamber orchestra and electronics, inspired by Tibetan music field research, University Chorale and New Music Ensemble
April 3, 2013
Kawa Ma Gyur (The Unchanging Pillar)
University of Iowa School of Music, Iowa City, IA – 3pm
Work for violin, viola, cello, oboe, bassoon, percussion and electronics with Stephanie Patterson, bassoon and friends
March 27, 2013
Trax
University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music, Bates Recital Hall, UT Campus (Robert Dedman Drive) – 7:30pm
Octet for flute, oboe, clarinet/sax, viola, bass, bassoon, piano and percussion, performed by UT New Music Ensemble, conducted by Dan Welcher
March 27, 2013
Tse Go La (At the threshold of this life)
University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music, Bates Recital Hall, (Robert Dedman Drive) – 7:30pm
Performance of cantata for double chorus, chamber orchestra and electronics, inspired by Tibetan music field research, University Chorale, Women’s chorus and New Music Ensemble conducted by Dan Welcher. Free admission.
March 27, 2013
3 Songs for Oboe and Bass
University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music – 8pm
Performed by UT Faculty members DaXun Zhang and Rebecca Henderson
March 23, 2013
Convergence (arrangement for saxophone and piano)
Lycoming College – Saxophone Day – 8pm
Jason Laczkoski, saxophone will perform the premiere of the arrangement of Convergence for Saxophone and Piano (originally commissioned and premiered by Barbara Westphal for viola and piano)
March 19, 2013
Reminiscence
Broyhill Music Center’s Recital Hall, Appalachian State University, NC – 8pm
“Reminiscence” performed by Alicia Chapman, English horn and Hiu-Wah Au, piano on a concert celebrating women composers
February 1, 2013
Electronic work for Itty Neuhaus’ installation
Esther Massry Gallery, The College of Saint Rose, 1002 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 – 5-7pm
Electronic music for visual artist Itty Neuhaus’ new multi media installation “Understory” on mysteries from the sea. Opening reception, 5 – 7pm. Artist panel, 7pm. www.strose.edu/gallery
January 27, 2013
The Drift of Things; Winter Songs
Academy of Vocal Arts, 1920 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19103- 3pm
9 movement song cycle for mezzo-soprano, baritone and piano commissioned by LyricFest for their 10 year anniversary season. The work will be performed by baritone, Randall Scarlata, mezzo Katherine Pracht and pianist Laura Ward. Also on the program are excerpts from Schubert’s Winterreise and a new work by Daron Hagen, www.lyricfest.org. 215.432.5946,lyricfest.org/featured1213/new-journey-into-song-a-winters-journey
January 20, 2013
Jocheved
University United Methodist Church, Chapel Hill, North Carolina – 3pm
Gloria et Pax with Women’s Voices Chorus, Artistic Director, Allan Friedman perform Jocheved for treble chorus, narrator, oboe, piano and percussion, poetry by Sandy Shanin. Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2854 www.womensvoiceschorus.org
January 19, 2013
Jocheved
First Presbyterian Church, Durham, North Carolina – 4pm
Gloria et Pax with Women’s Voices Chorus, Artistic Director, Allan Friedman perform Jocheved for treble chorus, narrator, oboe, piano and percussion, poetry by Sandy Shanin. Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2854 www.womensvoiceschorus.org
January 15, 2013
A Reminiscence Sing
Central Washington University, 400 East University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926 – 8pm
Work for soprano, oboe and piano to poetry by Walt Whitman, performed by Kimberly James, Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh and Christopher Hahn. www.cwu.edu/
January 5, 2013
Unremembered Wings
George Mason University, Harris Theater, Fairfax, VA – 2pm
36th Annual US Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone
www.navyband.navy.mil/saxophone_symposium.shtml
Performances
Upcoming Performances
August 17, 2018
Performance of “Be It My Loss” from Winter Songs: The Drift of Things, with mezzo-soprano Sarah Coit and pianist Nikolay Verevkin at Ravinia Festival Steans Music Institute, Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park, Il.
August 18, 2018
Performance of Andrea’s Compass Kaleidoscope, by the Curtis woodwind quintet in residence as part of the opening concert for Music From Angelfire festival, Angelfire Community Center, NM, 7pm. Info here.
August 22, 2018
Premiere of Earth Door/Sky Door for large chamber ensemble, commissioned by Music From Angelfire, at the Music From Angelfire Festival in Northern, NM where Andrea was invited as the 2018 Composer-In-Residence, 7pm, Angelfire Community Center. Info here.
August 23, 2018
Earth Door/Sky Door, commissioned by Music From Angelfire, at the Music From Angelfire Festival in Northern, NM where Andrea was invited as the 2018 Composer-In-Residence, 7pm, Taos Center for the Arts. Info here.
August 25, 2018
Andrea will perform in her chamber arrangement of the Tse Go La Suite for voice, string quintet, percussion and piano at the Music From Angelfire Festiva, Taos Center for the Arts, 3pm. She will also offer a pre-concert lecture at 2:30. More information and tickets here.
August 26, 2018
Ireland premiere of Three Songs for Oboe and Double Bass (after poems by Neruda), St. Barrahane’s Festival of Music in Castletownshend, Co. Cork, Ireland
September 15, 2018
Three Songs for Violin and Bass at the Pittsburgh Festival for New Music performed Dawn Posey and Amanda Rice-Johnston of the Kassia Ensemble. More info TBA.
September 26, 2018
Presentation and performance of Andrea’s music at the Women’s International Study Center with Heidi Svoboda, gongs and percussion, Santa Fe, NM, 5:30pm. More details TBA.
October 20, 2018
Princeton Girlchoir and The College of New Jersey Chorale, John Leonard, director, will perform the entire Tse Go La cantata (At the threshold of this life) for double chorus, chamber orchestra and digital audio. More info TBA.
October 21, 2018
Princeton Girlchoir and The College of New Jersey Chorale, John Leonard, director, will Tse Go La (At the threshold of this life), a cantata on rites of passage for double chorus, chamber orchestra and digital audio. More info TBA.
November 9, 2018
Premiere of new choral work set to the Song of Hannah (1 Samuel 2: 1-9) commissioned by the Women’s Sacred Music Project at the Episcopal Cathedral in Philadelphia with the Cathedral Singers directed by Tom Lloyd during the opening Eucharist of the Diocesan Convention, 6pm.
November 16, 2018
Performance of Avalokiteshvara</a> (Compassion) at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA. Co-presented by Longwood Gardens and Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. More info TBA.
January 12, 2019
MILA, Great Sorcerer to libretto by Jean-Claude van Itallie and Lois Walden, commissioned by Gene Kaufman and Terry Eder at the Prototype Festival Works in Progress, NYC, 1pm. Details TBA.
January 13, 2019
MILA, Great Sorcerer to libretto by Jean-Claude van Itallie and Lois Walden, commissioned by Gene Kaufman and Terry Eder at the Prototype Festival Works in Progress, NYC, 1pm. Details TBA.
February, 2019 (more info TBA)
Into the Blue selected as a Colorado All-State Choir piece, conducted by Stephen Caldwell, Buell Theater, Denver, CO.
March 10
TRIBUTE: Concert of Andrea’s chamber and vocal music presented by Michal Schmidt and TRIBUTE Series, Ethical Society, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, 3pm
March 26
Choral work featured by Grammy-award winning chorus, Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin Texas. Info here.
March 31
Premiere of Electric guitar concerto, Jordon Dodson, soloist, commissioned by Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Kimmel Center, Perelman Hall, Philadelphia, 2:30pm
April 1
Electric guitar concerto, Jordan Dodson, guitar, commissioned by Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Kimmel Center, Perelman Hall, Philadelphia, 7:30pm
Past Performances
August 12, 2018
Tides of Breath for low flute choir at the National Flute Convention, Orlando, Florida, Chris Potter, conductor.
July 29, 2018
Keynote speaker and performer at the SAI National Convention at Westin Kierland Resort and Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona, Kierland Ballroom, 9:30am
July 14, 2018
Sacra Profana performs Tse Go La on their SCI 2018 Summer Choral Intensive concert, First United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio S, San Diego, CA, 7pm. More information here.
July 11, 2018
Presentation and performance, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, Wyoming, 1:30pm
July 10, 2018
“Amok” from The Golem Psalms cantata performed by Cheah Chan Duo on their program Broad Stripes and Bright Stars, The Chapel Of St Bart’s Church, 325 Park Ave, New York, New York, 8pm. Tickets here.
July 1, 30, 2018
Andrea will perform “Widening Circles” for piano solo and improvisations to poetry by Doris Ferleger at Group Motion Dance Company’s 50 Year Celebration at the Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster. More info here.
June 27, 2018
Performance of Andrea’s vocal and chamber music at North of History Salon Space in New York City featuring Cheah/Chan Duo, Jonathan Hulting-Cohen and Nadine Shank, Sheila Brown and Juliana Osinchuk, Matthew Cohen and Zhenni Li, Heather Antonissen and Andrea Clearfield. North of History Salon space is at 445 Columbus Avenue and 81st, NYC, 7:30pm, $20 at the door. Wine will be served.
June 24, 2018
Trax for octet performed as part of Relâche New Music Ensemble’s 40 Year Anniversary, 2pm, University of Pennsylvania Museum. Details here.
June 23, 2018
In celebration of the Relâche Ensemble’s 40 Year Anniversary (Andrea was keyboard player for over 25 years), Andrea will serve on a panel at 10:30am at University of Pennsylvania Museum. Concert following panel. More info here and on the Museum’s website here.
June 3, 2018
Lirit Women’s Chamber Choir, Renee Bouthot, Artistic Director, will perform Sarah and Jocheved from Women of Valor, Temple Emanu-El, Toronto, 7:30pm.
June 2 and June 3, 2018
Tse Go La with the AngelCity Chorale, Sue Fink, Artistic Director as part of “One World Many Voices” at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3300 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010. Both concerts at 7pm. More info here.
May 5, 2018
Performance of Three Songs for Violin and Bass (after poems by Neruda) with the Bell’Art Ensemble at the Living Room Chamber Music Project, Pittsburgh, PA. Ashley Freeburn, violin, John Moore, bass. Info here.
May 3, 2018
Program Curator and Lecturer, One Book Jewish Community Salon, 7pm, lecture on Salons with chamber music by Fanny Mendelssohn and J.S. Bach. Ivy Hall, 6331 Lancaster Ave., Overbrook, PA. Performers include Min-Young Kim, violin; Michael Schmidt, cello and Debra Lew Harder, piano. 6331 Lancaster Avenue. Information here. WRTI article here.
April 29, 2018
Premiere of Widening Circles, a piano solo commissioned by Network for New Music honoring Linda Reichert’s 33 years as Artistic Director. “A Note of Thanks” will take place at Settlement Music School, Philadelphia, 1:30pm, 416 Queen Street, Philadelphia Information here.. Philadelphia Inquirer article here.
April 29, 2018
Performance of Three Songs for Violin and Bass (after poems by Neruda) with the Bell’Art Ensemble at the Living Room Chamber Music Project, Pittsburgh, PA. Ashley Freeburn, violin, John Moore, bass. Information here.
April 29, 2018
Shar Ki Ri from Tse Go La cantata will be performed by Chanteuses women’s choir, Judy Britt, Artistic Director, Wells Chapel at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, 11427 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento, California, 4pm. Details here.
April 25, 2018
SOMOS National Poetry Month presents Transformed by Fire for baritone, chorus and piano to poetry by Ariana Kramer, Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux Street, Taos, NM, 7pm. Mark Jackson, baritone. Free admission. Information here.
April 24, 2018
Rhapsodie for flute, violin, voila, cello and harp performed by Dolce Suono Ensemble on the Dolce Suono Ensemble Presents series as part of their Debussy Centennial Project II with guest harpist, Bridget Kibbey, Trinity Center for Urban Life, 22nd and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, 7pm
April 20, 2018
The Force of the Storm performed by Cheah-Chan Duo (Phillip Cheah, baritone and Trudy Chan, piano), Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 7pm. More concert info here.
April 18, 2018
Guest speaker at Rector’s Tea at Yale-National University of Singapore, Saga College, 7:00pm
April 15, 2018
Performance of “Sarah” from Andrea’s cantata Women of Valor at the Piano on the Rocks International Festival, Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, Artistic Director, 3pm, United Methodist Church, Sedona, AZ. Concert info here.
April 15, 2018
Nashirah Chorale, Julia Zavadsky, director, performs Farlorn Alemen (Losing Everybody) at the Annual Holocaust Memorial Ceremony, 1pm presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Info here.
April 15, 2018
Performance of Shape of my Soul for treble choir and string quartet to poetry by Susan Windle with the Berkeley Women’s Community Chorus, Montclair Presbyterian Church, 5701 Thornhill Drive, Oakland, CA, 4pm. More info here.
April 15, 2018
San Antonio Chamber Choir performs Farlorn Alemen, Rick Bjella, director, Central Library, 3pm, free concert, San Antonio, Tx Info here.
April 14, 2018
Performance of Shar Ki Ri (Mountain to the East) with the Vassar Women’s Choir, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, Christine Howlett, director
April 14, 2018
San Antonio Chamber Choir performs Farlorn Alemen, Rick Bjella, director, on their program “San Antonio: Our Life, Our Music” at Mission San Jose, 7:30pm, free concert. Info here.
April 14, 2018
Arias from Women of Valor (Leah, Rachel, Ruth) performed by Anne Slovin at Indiana University, Auer Hall, Jacobs School of Music, 2pm
April 12, 2018
YaJing Zhang performs Unremembered Wings at the University of Northern Colorado
April 11, 2018
Visiting Composer, Presentation and Performance of Tse Go La Suite at Yale-National University of Singapore, at the Symposium “Meaningful Endings/Purposeful Aging: Art Science and Innovation”, 5pm. More information here.
April 8 2018
Dream Variations cantata to poetry by Langston Hughes, scored for SATB chorus, flute, viola, harp and organ, performed by Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir of Vassar College at Christ Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie, NY, 4:30pm, Christine Howlett, Director. Concert info here.
April 7, 2018
Concert premiere of Now Close The Windows, for treble choir and piano with MSU Women’s Ensemble, Sandra Snow, director, Michigan State, Fairchild Theater, Lansing, MI.
April 6, 2018
Premiere of “Tides of Breath” for low flute choir, Chris Potter, conductor, commissioned by Sue Blessing to be featured on the 2018 International Low Flute Festival, Sheraton Reston Hotel, 11810 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, Virginia. Information, concert schedule and registration here.
April 2, 2018
Convergence performed by violist Sheila Brown and pianist Julie Nishimura at University of Maryland, 7pm
March 28, 2018
Shar Ki Ri from Tse Go La cantata will be performed by Chanteuses choir, Judy Britts, Artistic Director, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1300 N. Street, Sacramento, California, noon. Details here.
March 25, 2018
Tse Go La cantata for double chorus, chamber orchestra and digital audio performed by Atlanta Young Singers, Paige Mathis, Artistic Director, Church @ Ponce & Highlands, 8pm, Atlanta, GA. More information here.
March 25, 2018
Omaha Chamber Music Society performs Andrea’s Lung-Ta (The Windhorse) and Songs of the Wolf at Omaha’s Jewish Community Center on their program “A Prayer for Peace”, 3pm. More info here or on Facebook here.
March 24, 2018
Performance of Tse Go La with the Atlanta Young Singers, 3pm, Chirch at Ponce & Highlands, Atlanta, GA. More information here.
March 22, 2018
Visiting Composer, Emory University, Presentation at the Emory Composition Seminar, 2:30pm, Atlanta, GA
March 16, 2018
Jocheved for women’s chorus, flute, percussion and piano will be performed at Temple Ramat Zion, on a concert honoring Jewish women composers, Noreen Green, conductor, Northridge, CA, 7:30pm
March 13, 2018
Hornist Bailey Meyers performs River Melos for horn and piano at Peabody Conservatory, 1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD, 5pm
March 12, 2018
Convergence for Viola and Piano performed by Sheila Brown and Julie Nishimura on their concert “Tiger Lily Music” at the University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall, Rosell Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Tickets available at the door.
March 10, 2018
Performance of Convergence for Viola and Piano with Sheila Brown and Julie Nishimura at University of Delaware, Gore Hall, 8pm. Tickets at the door.
March 8, 2018
Kassia Ensemble performs Three Songs for Oboe and Bass (after poems by Neruda) at Chatham University, 7:30pm. Details here and on Facebook.
March 8, 2018
Nashirah Jewish Chorale performs Farlorn Alemen (Losing Everyone) to poetry by Holocaust survivor Sima Faitelson at the American Choral Directors Association in Pittsburgh, 2 sessions, 2:15pm and 3:15pm, Monongahela room. More information here.
March 7, 2018
Daughter of the Sea performed by Duo Agosto at Bryan Hall Theater of Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 8pm. Information here.
March 1, 2018
Andrea will present on her Tibetan music fieldwork and perform her Tibetan inspired works at the Sweet Briar College Library, Reahard Gallery, Amherst, Virginia on their VCCA/SBC Salon, 8pm. More information here.
February 28, 2018
Unremembered Wings performed by Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, soprano saxophone and Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano at Columbus State University, 4225 University Ave, Columbus, GA
February 27, 2018
Unremembered Wings performed by Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, soprano saxophone and Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano at Florida State University, 600 W College Ave, Tallahassee, FL
February 19, 2018
Unremembered Wings performed by Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, soprano saxophone and Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano at University of Northern Iowa, 1227 W 27th St, Cedar Falls, IA
February 18, 2018
Unremembered Wings performed by Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, soprano saxophone and Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano at Luther College, 700 College Dr, Decorah, IA
February 17, 2018
Performance of a space between, Lee Hinkle, marimba with 21st Century Consort strings at the Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Washington, DC, 5pm on their concert honoring Leonard Bernstein “Lenny’s Legacy”. Details on the brochure here.
February 13, 2018
Internationally renowned tubist, Oystein Baadsvik, performs HVATI for tuba and piano at the Royal College of Music, 1:00pm, West Parry Room.
February 12, 2018 Guest speaker, University of Maryland – College Park, Composition Colloquium, 11:30am
February 11, 2018 Premiere of a space between for Lee Hinkle, marimba, with string quartet, Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland – College Park, 3pm, commissioned by Global Premiere.
February 8 – 10, 2018
Ohio State University, Women’s Glee Club directed by Kristina MacMullen, will perform The Kiss. Details TBA.
February 6, 2018
Women of Valor Chamber Oratorio performed at Lipscomb University, Ward Hall, 7pm with Jean Miller – soprano; Sara Crigger – mezzo-soprano; LaJuana Gill – narrator; Jeff Burnham – piano; Jessica Blevins – violin; Chris Nelsen – percussion. Info here.
January 30, 2018
Guest speaker at Temple University, Paley Library, 12:30 – 1:50pm, free admission: Tibetan Music Fieldwork and Creative Responses. Details here.
January 28, 2018
Kassia Ensemble performs Three Songs for Violin and Bass at St. Vincent’s College, 2800 Main St, Bridgeport, CT
January 27, 2018
Kassia Ensemble performs Three Songs for Violin and Bass in Wexford, Pittsburgh, PA
January 9, 2018
Daughter of the Sea performed by Duo Agosto at Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, CT, 9:55am, free and open to the public. More info here.
January 7, 2018
River Melos performed by Ava Ordman, horn and Derek Polischuk, piano on a concert featuring women composers at The GRAM (Grand Rapids Art Museum), 2pm, Grand Rapids, MI. More information here.
January 1, 2018
Dream Variations cantata performed by University of Texas at Austin Chorale, Suzanne Pence, Director, broadcast at 9:00 pm Central Time locally on KMFA-fm (89.5), and can be heard worldwide via livestream at www.kmfa.org.
December 1, 2017
Premiere of Khandroma, commissioned by The Esoterics, Eric Bank, Artistic Director, 8pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 5805 NE 45th St., Seattle, WA, poetry by Sienna Craig.
December 2, 2017
Khandroma performed by The Esoterics, Eric Banks, Artistic Director, 8pm, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 4142 42nd Avenue SW, West Seattle, WA
December 3, 2017
“You Bring Out the Doctor in Me” for tenor and piano at the 25th Anniversary AIDS Quilt Songbook at National Sawdust, Brooklyn, 7pm. More info here. Tickets. here.
December 3, 2017
Khandroma performed by The Esoterics, Eric Banks, Artistic Director, 7pm, Christ Episcopal Church, 310 North K Street, Tacoma, WA
November 15, 2017
Performance of Round for Three Muses for percussion solo and percussion ensemble at Adams State University, 208 Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa, Colorado as part of their ETHOS Project program, James Doyle, director
November 12, 2017
Dream Variations, cantata to poetry by Langston Hughes for SATB chorus, flute, viola, harp and organ performed by the University of Texas at Austin Chorale, Suzanne Pence, director
November 9, 2017
Round for Three Muses performed at the 2017 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana by Yun Ju Pan Ensemble, 10am. Schedule posted here.
November 7, 2017
Performance of Daughter of the Sea with Duo Agosto at the University of Northern Colorado, Milne Auditorium, 8pm
November 4, 2017
Tse Go La and Shar Ki Ri performed by Canzona Women’s Ensemble, conducted by Cricket Handler on their program “Songs from Distant Lands”, San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church, 1515 Fredericks St. in SLO, CA, 3pm
November 4, 2017
Songs of the Wolf performed by hornist Allison Abbie at Goodson Chapel, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA 11am
October 18, 2017
Broadcast of Women of Valor Oratorio, Albany Records on ACDA Radio and ChoralNet, Stan Schmidt, Host, Going Beyond Words.
October 18, 2017
Broadcast of Women of Valor Oratorio, Albany Records on WORT 89.9FM/HD starting at 6:21am
October 17, 2017
Performance of Daughter of the Sea with Duo Agosto at the University of Kentucky, Niles Gallery, 12:30pm
October 8, 2017
Broadcast of the entire Women of Valor Oratorio, Albany Records on Classical 90.7, KVNO . That broadcast can be streamed by going to KVNO.ORG (click on upper left, “Listen”) on Going Beyond Words saluting the vocal and Choral Art, 12 noon Central Time, Stan Schmidt, Host.
October 4, 2017
Guest speaker at the Brodsky Salon, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, PA
September 10, 2017
Founder/Co-host/Curator of the The Salon Aspen in the historic Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado, 5pm. This 5 year Anniversary celebration program will features an exciting line up of Americana, folk, world, classical, contemporary, interdisciplinary, dance and visual artists.More info on our Facebook page here. Buy tickets here!
September 9, 2017
Dolce Suono Trio performs Spirit Island at the Brandywine Museum. More info and tickets here.
September 9, 2017
The Salon in Carbondale, Colorado, co-host/curator with Alya Howe at the Launch Pad 74 St 4th St. Carbondale CO. Americana, folk, world, classical, contemporary, interdisciplinary, dance and visual arts, 7pm. More info on our Facebook page here.
September 6, 2017
Broadcast of Transformed by Fire on Cultural Energy, KCEI, 90.1 at 4pm, Taos, NM
September 6, 2017
An encore performance of Transformed By Fire (which was sold out at its premiere) with Mark Jackson, baritone and Andrea Clearfield, piano. Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux Street, Taos, NM,7pm. Free admission. Donations encouraged. More information on the Facebook Event Page here.
August 30 2017
Andrea and poet Ariana Kramer present on their collaborative work Transformed by Fire, for the Aldo Leopold Foundation at the Harwood Museum, Taos, N.M. More information here. Facebook event page here.
August 27, 2017
Guest speaker at Unity Church, Taos, NM, 10am. Information here.
August 20, 2017
Andrea will speak on her Tibetan Music Fieldwork and perform her Tibetan inspired compositions with Heidi Svobada, gongs. High Frequency Loft, 1335 Gusdorf Road, Taos, NM, 7 – 9pm. Info here. Facebook page here.
August 18, 2017
Andrea and Heidi Svobada, percussion will perform Andrea’s Tse Go La Chamber Suite at the Apache Drums Friday Night Soiree, 6-8pm, Lamadera, NM. Andrea will also present on her Tibetan music fieldwork. More info here.
August 11, 2017
Timecycle for soprano and clarinet performed at Michigan City Chamber Music Festival, First Presbyterian Church of Michigan City
121 W 9th St, Michigan City, Indiana. Bill King, clarinet. Facebook event page here. More information here.
August 4, 2017
Performance of The Kiss by Mirabai Women’s Ensemble, directed by Sandra Snow at First Presbyterian Church of Lansing’s Molly Grove Chapel, 510 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, MI, 7:30pm. $20/$10 Facebook event page.
July 22, 2017
Andrea’s vocal music performed at Umbrian Serenades in Soria, Spain, Shannon Coutler, soprano, Thomas Purviance, piano. More info here.
July 14-16, 2017
Performance of Three Songs for Bassoon and Bass (after poems by Neruda) at the C’mon Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. More info TBA.
June 27, 2017
Curator and host of a 1917-themed Salon concert for the exhibition: 1917-How One Year Changed the World at the National Museum of American Jewish History, 7pm in the Museum Theater, 101 South Independence Mall East, Philadelphia. Tickets and program information here.
June 21, 2017
Round for Three Muses for Yun Ju Pan Percussion Ensemble at Tojo Gakuen Art University, Tokyo
June 16, 2017
HVATI performed by world renowned tuba soloist, Oystein Baadsvik at the Domaine Forget music camp, Québec, Canada
June 16, 2017
Round for Three Muses with Yun Ju Pan Percussion Ensemble at SooChow University in Taipei, Taiwan. More info here.
June 9, 2017
Women of Valor Chamber Oratorio performed at the Thomas H. Olbricht Christian Scholars’ Conference at Lipscomb University School of Music, 9am, 1 University Park Dr, Nashville, TN
Sara Crigger, Nashville Symphony, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Mezzo-soprano, Jeff Burnham, Lipscomb University, Belmont University, Nashville Symphony, Pianist, Jean Miller, Lipscomb University School of Music, Soprano Claire Frederick, Lipscomb University College of Bible and Ministry, Respondent, Mark Sneed, Lubbock Christian University, Respondent
June 9, 2017
Round for Three Muses with Yun Ju Pan Percussion Ensemble in Macau, China. More info TBA
June 8, 2017
River Melos performed by trombonist Ava Ordman at the International Women’s Brass Conference, Rowen University. More info TBA.
April 30, 2017
Miriam’s Dance, from Women of Valor Oratorio, performed by Hila Plitmann, soprano with the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Dr. Noreen Green, conductor, “Journeys: From Darkness to Light”, 7pm. American Jewish University, Gindi Auditorium, Los Angeles. More info here.
May 22 2017
KMFA Broadcast from the Butler School of Music: UT New Music Ensemble, Clearfield: RABSONG SHAR, Dan Welcher, radio host, 9:00 central (89.5), livestream
April 28, 2017
Performance of Rabsong Shar for soprano, electronics and chamber orchestra, New Music Ensemble, University of Texas at Austin, Dan Welcher, director. Andrea will speak about the work prior to the concert. More info here.
April 27, 2017
“Miriam”, “Michael”, “Ruth”, “Esther” and “Eishes Hayil” from Andrea’s Women of Valor Oratorio (Hila Plitmann, soprano, Rinat Shaham, mezzo-soprano, Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Noreen Green, conductor) broadcast on KUSC at 10pm PCT.
April 26, 2017
Performance of Tse Go La and Shar Ki Ri with the Women’s Chorus of Pacific Lutheran University, Dr. Brian Galante, director, 8pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall, Wheeler St. South, Tacoma, WA 98447
April 24, 2017
Visiting composer, University of Texas at Austin, Composition Forum , 4pm.
April 22, 2017
World premiere of Round for Three Muses for percussion solo with percussion ensemble commissioned by Yun Ju Pan Percussion Ensemble (Yun Ju Pan, Kathryn Irwin, Alex Smith, and Emilio Monreal), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 12 noon. The ensemble will also perform this work on tour in Taiwan and Japan, Summer 2017.
April 21, 2017
Convergence performed by violist Matthew Cohen at the Juilliard School, Morse Hall, NYC, 4pm.
April 20, 2017
Guest speaker at Michigan State University’s Musical Memories residency group on “audience engagement”, 10am, East Lansing, MI
April 20, 2017
Guest presenter, graduate composition seminar, Michigan State University, 4pm
April 10, 2017
Women of Valor Oratorio broadcast on WORT 89.9FM/HD, WORT-FM Listener-Sponsored Community Radio, 5:30am, Central Time
April 9, 2017
Triad: Boston’s Choral Collective performs Poet of the Body and the Soul, 8:00pm, Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, 155 Power House Boulevard, Somerville, MA
April 8, 2017
Triad: Boston’s Choral Collective performs Poet of the Body and the Soul, 8:00pm, Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
April 2, 2017
Poet of the Body and the Soul performed by the Temple University Concert Choir, Paul Rardin, Artistic Director at Temple Performing Arts Center, 1837 N. Broad St, Phila, 4:00pm. Info here.
April 2, 2017
Songs of the Wolf performed by hornist Theresa Lei at the University of British Columbia on a concert of women composers, 5pm
March 29, 2017
Guest speaker and performer:”Tibetan music fieldwork and Creative Responses”, Temple University Paley Library, 1:00pm. Info here.
March 29, 2017
River Melos for trombone and piano on the CD “It’s About Time” with Ava Ordman will be broadcast on WFCF, Flagler College radio, 88.5 FM out of St. Augustine, FL on the show “Music of our Mothers”, Ellen Grolman, host, between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m EST Listen here: https://www.musicofourmothers.com/archives-past-shows
March 23, 2017
Andrea is guest lecturer at Temple University Center City, “The Art of Listening”, 1515 Market, Philadelphia, Rm. 518, 5:45 pm.
March 22, 2017
Andrea is guest lecturer at Temple University Center City, “The Art of Listening”, 1515 Market, Philadelphia, Rm. 518, 5:45 pm.
March 21, 2017
Shar Ki Ri performed at SUNY Potsdam, The Crane School of Music, Phoenix Ensemble, Rebecca Reames, Artistic Director, Hosmer Hall, 7:30pm, free and open to the public
March 19, 2017
HVATI for tuba and piano performed by virtuoso tubist, Oystein Baadsvik at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Olso, 5pm
March 13, 2017
Performance of Compass Kaleidoscope by Christiana Winds, the faculty woodwind quintet at the University of Delaware, Roselle Center for the Arts in Gore Recital Hall, 8pm. More info here.
March 12, 2017
Andrea is guest speaker, performer and workshop leader at the New Thought Center of Hawaii, 9:30 – 11:30am, 2 – 4pm. Info here.
March 10, 2017
Performance of A Reminiscence Sing for soprano, soprano saxophone and piano, Bezanson Recital Hall on the campus of UMASS Amherst. 7:30pm, Brandon Nowakowski, saxophone
March 8, 2017
Farlorn Alemen part of presentation on Yiddish music by Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Artistic Director and Jewish music scholar, Dr. Noreen Green at the ACDA National Convention in Minneapolis, MN. Details TBA
March 8, 2017
Three Songs for Oboe and Violin is broadcast on Second Inversion’s 24-hour Women in (New) Music Marathon in honor of International Women’s Day. More info here. Listen here.Classical KING FM 98.1
March 7, 2017
Performance of Songs of the Wolf on a recital of works by women composers at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 6:45pm, Werner Recital Hall,Jessica Pinkham, horn
March, 6, 2017
Tse Go La for men’s chorus and chamber ensemble performed at Louisiana State University, Trey Davis, Artistic Director, 102 School of Music Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
March 5, 2017
When I am Woman performed by the Cincinatti Women’s Chorus and Earlham College Women’s Chorus on UNITE! in celebration of International Women’s Day, tickets here, The Sanctuary at Community Matters, 2110 St Michael St, Cincinnati, OH, 3pm, Danielle Steele, artistic director. More info here. Listen to the work here.
March 4, 2017
When I am Woman performed by the Cincinatti Women’s Chorus and Earlham College Women’s Chorus on UNITE! in celebration of International Women’s Day, tickets here, The Sanctuary at Community Matters, 2110 St Michael St, Cincinnati, OH, 7pm, Danielle Steele, artistic director. More info here. Listen to the work here.
March, 4, 2017
Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, soprano saxophone with Nicholas Shaneyfelt, piano perform Unremembered Wings at Music by Women Festival, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS
February 23, 2017
Jocheved and Rachel arias from Women of Valor Oratorio performed at Celebration of Women and Music by Dr. Noreen Green, presented by Jewish Arts, Inc, North Shore Temple Emanuel, and Emanuel Synagogue at North Shore Temple Emanuel, Sydney, Australia
February 19, 2017
Spain premiere of Three Songs for Oboe and Double Bass with Günter Karl-Heinz Vogl, Principal Bass, Granada City Orchestra in Spain (Orquesta Ciudad de Granada). 12 ºº in the “Auditorio Manuel de Falla” en Granada.
February 19, 2017
Tse Go La performed by the Otterbein University Chorus, Gayle Walker, director in a concert of Asian inspired music. Info here and on Facebook here, 170 W Park St, Westerville, Ohio, 8pm
February 18, 2017
Convergence performed by violist Matt Cohen, 8:30pm, Morse Hall at Juilliard, NYC
February 18, 2017
Tse Go La cantata performed at the California ACDA by the California All-State Choir, Sandra Snow, conductor, Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, San Jose
February 18, 2017
Into the Falcon’s Eye for two horns and piano will be performed at Northwestern University, IL by Valerie Whitney. Listen to the work here. More info TBA
February 16, 2017
Oystein Baadsvik and Rena Hashimoto perform HVATI for tuba and piano at Ceciliakapellet, Oskarshamn, Sweden
February 14, 2017
Oystein Baadsvik and Rena Hashimoto perform HVATI for tuba and piano at Wallenbergsalen, Östergötlands museum in Sweden
February 12, 2017
Virtuoso tubist, Oystein Baadsvik will give the world premiere of Andrea’s new work for tuba and piano, HVATI, commissioned by Froydis Ree Wekre in Karlshamn, Sweden. He will take the work on a concert tour of Sweden following the premiere. More on Oystein here.
January 31, 2017
Guest Lecturer, The Curtis Institute of Music Composers Seminar, Presentation on Tibetan Music Fieldwork and Creative Responses, 1726 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2017
Three Songs for Oboe and Bass (After Poems By Pablo Naruda) will be performed on Symphony Nova’s series at Trident Bookstore, Boston, Mass.
January 26, 2017
Andrea will participate in a composers roundtable as part of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia’s “All American” program. Christ Church, Philadelphia, 7:00pm. Moderated by Joel Gibbs.
January 18, 2017
Oboe Duo Agosto perform Daughter of the Sea, 7 movement work at the University of Alabama, 6pm. More info here.
January 17, 2017
Oboe Duo Agosto perform Daughter of the Sea, a 7 movement work incorporating staging at Georgia State University, Kopleff Recital Hall, 9:30am. More info here.
January 8, 2017
A Dream of Trees for violin/bass duo performed by Martha Woolvard, violin and Jack Unzicker, St. Marks Church, 2024 S. Collins, Arlington, TX 76010, 5pm
December 11, 2016
Curator/host of the Main Line Reform Temple Salon, 3pm, free and open to the public. Program features classical, world, folk, opera, contemporary music and other genres. Program info TBA. 410 Montgomery Ave, Wynnewood, PA. Directions here
December 10, 2016
Bella Voce Singers performs Tse Go La at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 21 Sidney Place, Brooklyn Heights, NY, 7pm Info and tickets here.
December 5, 2016
Trax for Marimba Quartet performed by the University of Maryland Percussion Ensemble, directed by Lee Hinkle, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall 8 pm (free).
December 4, 2016
Founder/Co-host/Curator of the Salon at Justice Snow’s in the historic Wheeler Opera House building, Aspen, Colorado, 5pm. This program features folk, world, classical, contemporary, interdisciplinary, dance and visual art. Tickets and info here.
December 4, 2016
Bella Voce Singers performs Tse Go La at Art on the Corner Series, Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 7420 Fourth Avenue, Bay Ridge, NYC, 3pm. Info and tickets here.
November 8, 2016
World premiere at UT Arlington of A Dream of Trees, commissioned by Martha Walvoord, violin and Jack Unzicker, bass, Irons Recital Hall, 7:30pm
November 6, 2016
Three Songs for Oboe and Bass (after poems by Neruda) performed at Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland, Maine by VentiCordi
November 5, 2016
Trax for Marimba Quartet will be performed as part of the “Women in Percussion Festival”, University of Delaware, Lee Hinkle, director. Details TBA.
November 5, 2016
Alleluia for SATB chorus will be performed by the PCCH Gallery Choir at Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill’s Festival of Music and Art, Daniel Spratlin, Director, 8pm in the PCCH Sanctuary. Concert also includes music by Caroline Shaw and Anna Thorvaldsdottir. Free will donation.
October 23, 2016
Three Songs for Oboe and Bass performed by VentiCordi, Studzinsky Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, 7:30pm
October 23, 2016
Shar Ki Ri performed by Spectra, John Perkins, Director, at the Schrott Center for Performing Arts, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
October 22, 2016
Gaia for soprano, oboe and piano will be performed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC by 21st Century Consort, 5pm. More info here.
October 18, 2016
Duo Agosto will perform Andrea’s 7 movement duo for oboe and English Horn, Daughter of the Sea at a Guest Artist Recital, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall at The University of South Alabama, 7:30pm
October 17, 2016
Duo Agosto will perform Andrea’s 7 movement duo for oboe and English Horn, Daughter of the Sea at Marsh Auditorium at The University of Southern Mississippi, 6pm
October 5, 2016
River Melos will be performed by University of Arkansas Faculty members hornist Tim Thompson and pianist Tomoko Kashiwagi at Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, University of Arkansas, 7:30pm
October 2, 2016
Three Songs for Oboe and Double Bass (after poems by Neruda) performed at University of Southern Carolina, Freeman Sunday Faculty Concert, 3pm. More information and tickets here.
September 17 and 18
Andrea’s commissioned arrangements will be premiered by the two performances with the Taos Chamber Music Group, Nancy Laupheimer, flutist and artistic Director. The Taos Chamber Music Group commissioned arrangements of Andrea’s Tibetan-inspired chamber works for flute, string quartet and piano (Tse Go La and Lung-Ta, Harwood Museum, Taos, N.M. 5:30pm. Press release here.
September 11
Co-host/Curator of the Salon at Justice Snow’s in the historic Wheeler Opera House building, Aspen, Colorado, 5pm. This program features folk, world, classical, contemporary, interdisciplinary, poetry and dance. Andrea will also be performing with performance artist, Alya Howe. Tickets here.
September 5
Andrea’s music will be broadcast as part of Marvin Rosen’s program on Philadelphia composers, Classical Discoveries, 5:30 – 11:00am. Archival audio will be available here: http://www.classicaldiscoveries.org/index_08_30_2016_temporary_file.html
August 12, 2016
Compass Kaleidoscope (5 movement woodwind quintet) will be performed by the Pennsylvania Quintet at the National Flute Convention in San Diego, CA, 12:30pm, Chamber Music 1, Atlas Ballroom
August 10, 2016
Compass Kaleidoscope (5 movement woodwind quintet) performed by The Pennsylvania Quintet at Mt. Miguel Covenent Village, Bailey Center, San Diego, 6:30. Presented by Penn State College of Arts and Architecture
July 27, 2016
When I am Woman for treble choir and piano, commissioned by the Pennsylvania Girlchoir to poetry by Sonia Sanchez, will be performed at the Girlchoir National Convention, “Let Freedom Sing” and the concert at their Festival Concert. Arcadia University at the Castle, 450 S Easton Rd, Glenside, PA 19038.
July 25, 2016
Broadcast of The Golem Psalms cantata, Sanford Sylvan, baritone, The Mendelssohn Club, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia conducted by Alan Harler on Canada’s FM 98.5 CKWR on the show Women in Music with Tom Quick, 9pm – 11pm.
July 4, 2016
That Summer: A Fantasia on Family commissioned and premiered by the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus for men’s chorus, piano and percussion. GALA Festival, Denver, Colorado, 2pm. Libretto by Tom Gualtieri, Joseph Buches, Artistic Director. Details here.
June 18, 2016
Performance of That Summer: A Fantasia on Family, cantata commissioned and premiered by the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus for men’s chorus, piano and percussion.
Epworth United Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach,DE. More info here.
June 14, 2016
Andrea will perform Tse Go La at Marble House Project in Dorset, Vermont, 6pm. More info here
June 3,4 2016
World premiere of That Summer: A Fantasia on Family, cantata commissioned and premiered by the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus for men’s chorus, piano and percussion. Prince Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 7:30pm. Libretto by Tom Gualtieri, Joseph Buches, Artistic Director. Facebook event page here. Concerts at 8pm and 2pm. More info here.
May 27, 2016
Pianist with the Relache Ensemble performing music with film with Play-On-Philly, Temple Unversity, 7:30pm. More info coming soon.
May 22, 2016
Farlorn Alemen and Canyon from “The Rim of Love” cantata performed by soprano Lisa Willson and Michal Schmidt at the Ethical Society, Rittenhouse Square at “Tribute VIII: Michal Schmidt, pianist and cellist”, 7:30pm
May 17, 2016
Performance of Sagitta for flute and guitar by Dolce Suono Ensemble, Mimi Stillman, Artistic Director at the Curtis Institute of Music, Gould Hall, 1616 Locust Street, Philadelphia, 7:00pm. More info TBA here.
May 12 and May 15, 2016
Performances of Tse Go La with Bella Voce Singers, Jessica Corbin, Artistic Director, Brooklyn, NY. Listen to an excerpt here. Info on the work here. Details TBA
May 6, 2016
Celebrity Guest at the Rittenhouse Square Committee for The Philadelphia Orchestra, performance of Tse Go La, Doubletree Hotel, Broad and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, 12 noon.
May 6, 2016
Tse Go La performed at the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble Spring Concert at the Herb Alpert School of Music, The Wild Beast, 8pm, California Institute of the Arts, Fahad Siadat, conductor
May 4, 2016
World premiere of Farlorn Alemen for flute and guitar by Duo Sequenza, Debra Silvert, flute, Paul Bowman, guitar on their program of American Composers for National Chamber Music Month. Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, Indiana. This is a new arrangement of the work.
May 3
Curator and MC of an intercultural Salon concert for the Interfaith Center of Philadelphia at their annual awards ceremony, “Dare to Understand”, celebrating former Mayor, Honorable Michael Nutter and Baha’i faith leader Gity Banan-Etemad, 7pm, Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 23 S. 38th Street. Program info here and here.
May 1
Curator/host of the Main Line Reform Temple Salon, 3pm, free and open to the public. Features Terry Eder, Steve Giordano, Carla Jenkins, Downtown Shimmy, Paul Fejko, David Kontak and more! 410 Montgomery Ave, Wynnewood, PA. Directions here.
April 24, 2016
Jocheved for women’s chorus, solo voice, percussion and piano performed by Women’s Voices Chorus, “The Womanly God of Song”, First Presbyterian Church, Durham, North Carolina
April 23, 2016
Songs of the Wolf performed by Kristin Fowler, horn at Indiana University, 2pm. Streaming info TBA.
April 21 2016
World premiere of Rabsong Shar for soprano and chamber orchestra commissioned by the University of Arkansas New Music Ensemble, Jamal Deon Duncan, director, Moon Sook Park, soprano, The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 7:30pm, Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center. Info here.
April 20 2016
A concert of Andrea’s chamber music including her woodwind quintet Compass Kaleidoscope, violin concerto Romanza (arr. for vln and piano),Marimba Concertino (arr. for mba and piano) and Ob/Eh duo Daughter of the Sea at the University of Arkansas, Fine Arts Center, 340 N. Garland Ave., Fayetteville, 3pm. Free and open to the public. More info here.
April 19 2016
Romanza for Violin and Piano performed by Aaron Schwartz, violin and Luz Manriquez, piano at Kresge Theater, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, 7:30pm
April 19 2016
University of Arkansas women’s choir will perform movements from Andrea’s Tibetan cantata, Tse Go La under the direction of Stephen Caldwell.
April 17, 2016
Performance of Tse Go La and Shar Ki Ri at University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Kimball Hall with the University Chorale, Rhonda J. Fuelberth, conductor, 347 Westbrook Music Building, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0100, 3pm
April 10, 2016
Songs of the Wolf performed by Kristin Fowler, horn at Virginia Tech University, Squires Recital Salon, 1:00 p.m. EST. Live streaming here.
April 10
Co-host/Curator of the Salon at Justice Snow’s in the historic Wheeler Opera House building, Aspen, Colorado, 5pm. This program features folk, world, classical, dance and visual art including Philadelphian Phyllis Chapell, virtuoso pianist Karolina Syrovatkova and touring nomads, Genna & Jesse. Read the recent article in the Aspen Times here.
April 10, 2016
Performance of River Melos, Rusty Holmes, horn, at the University of Texas at Austin, Jessen Auditorium, 7:30pm.
April 6, 2016
Guest lecturer at California Institute of the Arts for presentations of her Tibetan music fieldwork and to coach the Cal Arts chorale on her work, Tse Go La, for upcoming performance.
April 4, 2016
Andrea’s oratorio on Biblical women, Women of Valor will be recorded in Los Angeles with award-winning vocalists, Hila Plitmann and Rinat Shaham with celebrity narrator, Tova Feldshuh and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Dr. Noreen Green, conductor.
April 2, 2016
The MS All State Women’s Honor Choir will be performing Shar Ki Ri (from Andrea’s Tibetan cantata, Tse Go La) at their state ACDA/MMEA Conference at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, Sandra Snow, conductor. Listen to the work here.
March 31
The Lyrique Quintette perform Compass Kaleidoscope at Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, Fine Arts Building, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 7:30pm.
March 28, 2016
Performance of Poet of the Body and the Soul, The College of New Jersey Chorus, John Leonard, director, Mayo Concert Hall, 6:30pm.
March 13, 2016
Performance of Tse Go La and Shar Ki Ri at University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Kimball Hall with the University Chorale, Rhonda J. Fuelberth, conductor, 347 Westbrook Music Building, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0100, 7:30pm
March 13, 2016
Laura Greenwald, soprano with Warren Helms, piano perform arias from my oratorio on Biblical women, Women of Valor, Caldwell University, Alumni Theater, Caldwell, NJ, 4pm on a concert entitled “Uncommon Women”. Info here.
March 13, 2016
Australian premiere of River Melos with Susan de Weger, horn and Ensemble Goldentree, 75 Reid Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, 2:30pm. Details for the concert celebrating music by women composers, here.
March 12, 2016
Performance of Convergence with Daniel Foster, principal violist with the National Symphony and Lisa Emenheiser, pianist presented by 21st Century Consort, Christopher Kendall, Artistic Director, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, McEnvoy Theater. 5pm concert preceded by a 4pm concert discussion, free admission, reception to follow. More info here.
March 11, 2016
Performance of Tse Go La and Shar Ki Ri for double chorus, percussion and piano, John Leonard, conductor. Andrea will also present a power point lecture on her Tibetan music fieldwork, The College of New Jersey, 1:30pm. Info here and here.
March 9, 2016
Tune in to a program of Women Composers: “In Praise of Women” including my trio for 2 horns and piano, Into the Falcon’s Eye and many excellent women composers. 5:30 – 11pm. WRPB 103.3FM Princeton, NJ and on the internet here. FB event page here.
March 5, 2016
World premiere of Alleluia, commissioned by the Mendelssohn Club in honor of Maestro Alan Harler.
7:30pm, Temple Performing Arts Center, Philadelphia. Also a premiere by composer Jennifer Higdon. Info here.
February 29 – March 1, 2016
Visiting composer at Michigan State University. See list of Andrea’s master classes, lectures and concerts in East Lansing here.
February 29, 2016
Presentation and Masterclass at Michigan State University, East Lansing, 4pm, free event. Info here.
March 1, 2016
Andrea’s lecture: “Creating New Spaces for Music: An innovative use of the 19th Century Salon concept model” at Michigan State University, 11:30 am. More info here.
March 1, 2016
Tse Go La, Tibetan Cantata for double chorus, electronics and chamber orchestra will be performed at Michigan State University where Andrea will be composer in residence, Sandra Snow, conductor, Fairchild Theater, 7:30, free of charge. Andrea will give a lecture/demonstration prior to the concert. Info here.
February 28, 2016
Performance of Tibetan inspired works at private Salon concert in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 3pm.
February 27, 2016
Norwegian premiere of Convergence performed by Karoline Vik Hegge, violist, on a concert of contemporary chamber music by women “Østoganza” at Rådhussalen in Trondheim Folkebibliotek at 14.00, Trondheim, Norway. Facebook page here.
February 25, 2016
Farlorn Alemen presented by Dr. Noreen Green at the 2016 American Choral Directors Association Conference, Western Division, Pasadino, CA at a lecture on Yiddish and Ladino Music.
February 20, 2016
“Rachel’s aria” from Andrea’s cantata on Biblical women, Women of Valor, will be performed by the Viklarbo Ensemble at Salon Prober-Cohen, Tarzana, California, Rachel Freed, soprano, Maria Newman, violin, Wendy Prober, piano, 7:30pm.
February 12, 2016
Tse Go La performance at The College of New Jersey with the College Chorale and the Princeton Girlchoir
February 10 – 13, 2016
Tse Go La, chamber scoring, will open the Texas Music Educators Association, performed by the San Antonio Chamber Chorus, San Antonio, TX, Rick Bjella, Artistic Director.
February 7, 2016
Premiere of River Melos, for trombone and piano with Ava Ordman, trombone faculty at Michigan State University, venue TBA. The work was commissioned and recorded by Denise Tryon, horn, The Philadelphia Orchestra
January 24, 2016
Dolce Suono Ensemble performs Andrea’s chamber work Spirit Island at their Women Pioneers of American Music, Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, 3pm. Works by Beach, Seeger, Bauer, Higdon, Clearfield. Tickets here. More info here.
January 18, 2016
Grace Schafer, horn, performs Songs of the Wolf at Penn State University, 7:30pm.
December 29, 2015
Nashirah Jewish Chorale performs Nes Gadol Hayah Sham for chorus, cello and piano at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Holiday program, 11:00am.
December 13, 2015
Andrea is host and curator of the Main Line Reform Temple Salon in Wynnewood, PA, 3pm. Program and details here. Facebook page here.
December 6, 2015
Andrea is co-host/curator of The Salon at Justice Snow’s in Aspen, Colorado featuring music, dance and performance art. Tickets and program here. Facebook Page here.
December 5, 2015
Performance of Into the Falcon’s Eye for 2 horns and piano, Anna Pierson, Master of Music Recital at Pollack Hall, McGill University, Montreal, 8pm
November 25, 2015
Daughter of the Sea will be performed by Duo Agosto at the Wen-Hui Auditorium of Chiayi University in Taiwan, 7:30pm.
November 23, 2015
Shar Ki Ri (Mountain to the East) will be performed by Triad: Boston Choral Collective at United First Parish Church, 1266 Hancock St, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169, 8pm. More info here.
November 22, 2015
White Lotus for chorus, piano and electronics with video, Just as Mist from a Mirror Fades for countertenor, piano, electronics and video featuring work by painter Martha Boyden and Poet of the Body and the Soul to poetry by Walt Whitman performed by Schola Cantorum on Hudson, Deborah Simpkin King, Artistic Director. Church of the Immaculate Conception, 30 North Fullerton Avenue, Montclair NJ 07042
November 22, 2015
Into the Blue for SATB chorus, flute, vibraphone and piano performed by the Brandeis University Chorus conducted by Robert Duff, Brandeis University Department of Music, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453
November 21, 2015
Premiere of White Lotus for chorus, piano and electronics with video, Just as Mist from a Mirror Fades for countertenor, piano, electronics and video featuring work by painter Martha Boyden and Poet of the Body and the Soul to poetry by Walt Whitman performed by Schola Cantorum on Hudson, Deborah Simpkin King, Artistic Director. St. John’s in the Village, 224 Waverly Place (at 11th Street), Greenwich Village, NYC 10014
November 21, 2015
Shar Ki Ri (Mountain to the East) will be performed by Triad: Boston Choral Collective at Harvard-Epworth Chuch, 1555 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 8pm. More info here.
November 21 and 22, 2015
Manfred Fischbeck & Group Motion Dance Company perform a new work with my music, Awake At Dawn, on their Spiel Uhr Series: 8pm both nights at the Meeting House Theater, CEC, 3500 Lancaster Ave., Phila.
November 10, 2015
Performance of Andrea’s 5 movement woodwind quintet Compass Kaleidoscope with the Pennsylvania Quintet, Temple University, Esther Boyer College of Music, Rock Hall, Philadelphia, 7:30pm. More info here.
November 8, 2015
Daughter of the Sea, a 7 movement work for Oboe/English Horn, inspired by poetry by Pablo Neruda will be performed at the University of Hartford, Hartt School of Music, Berkman Recital Hall, 5:00pm by Duo Agosto.
October 25, 2015
Tse Go La from Andrea’s Tibetan cantata Tse Go La will be performed on the program “Music from around the world” at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Doylestown, PA with the Bucks County Choral Society and the Keystone State Boychoir conducted by Thomas Lloyd, 4pm. More info here.
October 18, 2015
Acclaimed flutists Mimi Stillman and Bart Feller will perform my work AfterBach, a tribute to Julius Baker at the NY Flute Club, 5:30pm. More info here.
October 9, 2015
Shar Ki Ri (Mountain to the East) will be performed by Lawrence University Women’s Choir, Lawrence Memorial Chapel, Appleton, WI, 8pm, conducted by Stephen M. Sieck. Info here.
October 4, 2015
a href=”http://www.andreaclearfield.com/works/chamber/daughter-of-the-sea/”>Daughter of the Sea will be performed by Duo Agosto at the Cultural Arts Center at the Whitney Center in Hamden, CT, 4pm.
September 27, 2015
Catherine Millike, oboe and Emma Sullivan, bass perform Three Songs for Oboe and Bass after poems by Neruda at Queensland Conservatorium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3pm. More information here.
September 17, 2015
Ysolt Clark and Peter Luff perform Into the Falcon’s Eye for two horns and piano at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia, Ian Hanger Recital Hall, 8pm
September 6, 2015
The Salon at Justice Snow’s 3 Year Anniversary: Andrea is co-host and curator of the Salon at Justice Snow’s in the Wheeler Opera House building, Aspen, Colorado. She will perform Rachmaninov with Nancy Steltmann, cello and Chopin with Alya Howe, performance artist. Tickets and program here. Read the article in the Aspen Times here.
August 30, 2015
Presentation and performance of Andrea’s Tibetan inspired music at William Osborne and Abbie Conant’s Salon in Taos, New Mexico, 7pm, free admission. Click here for details. Read the story in artsjournal.com
August 27 2015
Performance with Heidi Svobada, gongs in Taos, NM at a private event
August 16, 2015
Daughter of the Sea, 7 movement work for Oboe and English Horn Duo with choreography by Katie Stevinson-Nollet will be performed at the International Double Reed Symposium in Tokyo by Duo Agosto. Info here.
August 7, 2015
Daughter of the Sea, 7 movement work for Oboe and English Horn Duo at The McAuley, Part of the Mercy Community, 2021 Albany Avenue, West Hartford, Conn. Info here.
August 7, 2015
River Melos for horn and piano will be performed at the 2015 International Horn Symposium in LA at the Colburn School, Zipper Hall, 2:30pm with Denise Tryon (Horn, The Philadelphia Orchestra) and Julie Nishamura, piano.The work is included on Denise’s new CD “SO-LOW” on Bridge Records and the CD and publication release with Brass Arts Unlimited will take place at the Symposium.
July 29, 2015
Andrea is a featured composer on “Music of Our Mothers”. Songs of the Wolf will be broadcast between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. Stream the show live via iheartradio.com by searching for WFCF, Flagler College Radio, 88.5 FM in St. Augustine,FL.
May 31, 2015
Tse Go La (from the cantata of the same name) will be performed by the West Village Chorale on their program “Hymn to the Goddess”, 5pm at Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, NYC. More information and tickets here.
May 29, 30 and 31st, 2015
Daughter of the Sea, 7 movement work for Oboe and English Horn Duo will be performed with Full Force Dance Theater at the Hartt School, University of Hartford, Roberts Theater. May 29 and 30 at 8pm, May 31st at 2pm. Roberts Theater, Handel Performing Arts Center, Hartford, CT 06112.
May 3, 2015
Andrea is founder and co-curator of The Salon at Justice Snow’s with Alya Howe, featuring classical, jazz, Americana, puppetry, film and performance art. $25 includes complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres. Wheeler Opera House Building, East Hyman Avenue, Aspen, CO – 5-7pm Facebook Page. Tickets here.
April 26, 2015
Daughter of the Sea, 7 movement duo for oboe and English horn, will be performed by Duo Agosto at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 1150 Boston Turnpike, Bolton, CT, 3pm. More info here.
April 24, 2015
Andrea’s Marimba Concertino will be performed by soloist Philip O’Banion with the Temple University Contemporary Music Ensemble, Jay Krush, conductor at Temple University, Rock Hall, 7:30pm.
April 19, 2015
Andrea is host and curator of the Main Line Reform Temple Salon featuring Modero Indonesian Dance Company; Magdaliz Roura and her Latin Trio Crisol and more, free admission, reception following.
Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Avenue Wynnwood, PA 19096 – 3pm
More info here
April 18 and 19, 2015
Unimagined Bridges for Native American flute and silver flute presented by the Taos Chamber Music Group, Arthur Bell Auditorium at the Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM – 5pm, Lisamarie McGrath and Nancy Laupheimer, flutes. Information here.
April 17, 2015
Church of the Advent Library Series features Duo Agosto performing my 7 movement Daughter of the Sea for Oboe and English Horn, Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer Street, Boston, Mass, 8pm. Info here.
April 16 – 18, 2015
Andrea will be composer and pianist in residence at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA with the Relâche Ensemble. Performance on April 17 featuring ensemble repertoire and student works. Andrea will be also giving a master class. Details TBA.
April 14,2015
Compass Kaleidoscope, woodwind quintet performed by the Pennsylvania Quintet at West Virginia University, Evansdale Campus, Creative Arts Center, Morgantown, WV, 7:30pm More info here.
April 13,2015
Califia and the Trespassers, collaborative work with film/poetry by Quintan Ana Wikso and my electroacoustic score, presented by the International Alliance for Women in Music Congress in partnership with Wake Forest University, streamed live and also on website here.
April 12, 2015
Compass Kaleidoscope (premiere) for woodwind quintet, commissioned and premiered by the Pennsylvania Quintet in celebration of their 30 Year Anniversary, Penn State University, Esber Recital Hall, 4pm. Andrea will be composer in residence at Penn State that week. Info here.
April 11, 2015
The Shape of My Soul for treble choir and string quartet performed by the Michigan State University Women’s Choir under the direction of Sandra Snow.
April 11, 2015
Concert featuring Andrea’s chamber music at http://www.psu.edu/, Eisenhower Chapel, State College, PA as part of her residency at the university, 8pm
March 24, 2015
Andrea will be visiting composer at New Jersey City University in Jersey City for a concert of her chamber music and a lecture on her Tibetan music fieldwork and compositions.
April 2, 2015, Andrea will be guest composer at Hope College, Holland, MI. 11:00am, offering a lecture on her Tibetan music fieldwork. In the afternoon she will give composition masterclasses.
April 6, 2015 Andrea will be guest composer at Michigan State to coach the Michigan State University Women’s Chorus, Sandra Snow, conductor.
April 5, 2015Andrea will be performing Chopin, Brahms and Debussy piano works at a salon concert in Grand Rapids Michigan, Carol Moore, host, 3pm.
March 10, 2015
The Kiss for treble chorus, cello and piano with the Women’s Chorus of Dallas, Melinda Imthurn, Artistic Director at the Dallas City Performance Hall, Dallas, Tx, 7:00pm
March 8, 2015
Farlorn Alemen (premiere of choral cycle) commissioned by Harmonium Choral Society, performed on their concert Dark Night of the Soul, Morristwon United Methodist Church, on the Green in Morristown, NJ – 3pm. Info here.
March 7, 2015
Farlorn Alemen (premiere of choral cycle) commissioned by Harmonium Choral Society, performed on their concert Dark Night of the Soul, Morristwon United Methodist Church, on the Green in Morristown, NJ – 8pm. Info here.
March 7, 2015
Califia electroacoustic score with film by Quintan Ana Wikswo at the Women Composers Festival of Hartford, 9:30 – 11:30am at the
Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
Details here. Purchase tickets here.
March 1, 2015
NYC premiere of Convergence for viola and piano, NYC premiere of Convergence, “The New York Viola Society presents music of Women Composers”, Grace Episcopal Church of Brooklyn, 254 Hicks St, 7pm. Shane Barker, viola, Ekaterina Popova, piano. Free admission.
February 28
Andrea’s electronic work, Califia with filmmaker/poet Quintan Ana Wikswo, will be shown at the Electroacoustic Listening Room, Cal State University Fullerton New Music Festival, 10am, Recital Hall.
February 26 Andrea’s electroacoustic work, Califia will be performed at Converse College School of the Arts 2015 Southeastern Composers League Annual Forum, Petrie School of Music, Spartanburg, SC, 7:30pm.
February 17 and 18, 2015
Andrea will be in residence as pianist and composer with The Relâche Ensemble at Dickinson College, coaching and premiering student works. Dickinson College, 272 W High St, Carlisle, PA.
February 9, 2015
Daughter of the Sea for Oboe/English Horn Duo will be performed by Duo Agosto at Union College’s Taylor Time! Concert Series, curated by Hilary Tann, 5pm, 807 Union Street, Schenectady, NY 12308
February 7, 2015
“Tse Go La” and “Shar Ki Ri” from Andrea’s Tibetan cantata, Tse Go La
The Colorado All State Women’s Choir will perform “Tse Go La” and “Shar Ki Ri” in chamber version for treble choir, flute, harp and percussion at their All State Choir Festival Concert, Sandra Snow, conductor. BellCo Theatre (Wells Fargo Theater), Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street Denver, CO 80202
More info here
February 1, 2015
Three Songs for Oboe and Bass
Andrea’s work after poems by Neruda is presented on the Chameleon Arts Ensemble series in Boston. Goethe-Institut Boston, 170 Beacon Street, Boston, MA – 4pm
Tickets here
January 31, 2015
Three Songs for Oboe and Bass
Andrea’s work after poems by Neruda is presented on the Chameleon Arts Ensemble series in Boston, Deborah Boldin, Artistic Director. First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA – 8pm
Tickets here
January 18, 2015
AfterBach (premiere) for flutists Mimi Stillman (Artistic Director, Dolce Suono) and Jeffrey Khaner (Principal Flute, The Philadelphia Orchestra) honoring Julius Baker and Dolce Suono Ensemble’s 10 Year Anniversary. Also works by Richard Danielpour, Daniel Dorff, Jeremy Gill, Heidi Jacob, Jan Krzywicki, Robert Maggio, and James Primosch.Trinity Center for Urban Life, South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA – 3pm
More info here
December 14, 2015
Andrea is host and curator of the Main Line Reform Temple Salon featuring Elizabeth Morgan; Eddie Bruce; Hothouse Dixieland Trio; Svitanya Eastern European Women’s Ensemble; Alfred James Band; Dave Posmontier and Bob Howell, free admission, reception following.
Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Avenue Wynnwood, PA 19096 – 3pm
More info here
December 11 and 13, 2014
Califia and the Trespassers, collaborative work with Group Motion Company, Quintan Ana Wikswo (film/poetry) and Andrea’s electroacoustic score will be presented as part of Group Motion’s Spiel Uhr series, showcasing the winners of the International Alliance for Women in Music Annual Concert Award. After the Dec. 11th performance, Andrea will give a Composer to Composer talk through the American Composers Forum. Info here.
Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA – 8pm
More info and tickets here
December 7, 2014
Andrea is founder and co-curator of The Salon at Justice Snow’s featuring classical, jazz, Americana, puppetry, film and performance art. $25 includes complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres
Wheeler Opera House Building, East Hyman Avenue, Aspen, CO – 5-7pm
Facebook Page
Tickets here
November 21, 2014
Three Songs for Violin and Bass performed by Dr. Martha Walvoord and Jack Unzicker at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas, Wright Music Building, Recital Hall, 6pm
November 26, 2014
Andrea’s duo for Oboe and English Horn, Daughter of the Sea, will be performed at the Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Canada by Charles Huang and Ling-Fei Kang, Rolston Hall, 7:30pm. More info here
December 2, 2014
Excerpts from Andrea’s cantata Tse Go La
Performed by the Michigan State University Women’s Chamber Ensemble, conducted by Sandra Snow.
Fairchild Theatre, MSU Auditorium, East Lansing, MI, 7:30pm
More info here
December 1, 2013
The Harwood Museum presents: Ceremony and Celebration
Harwood Museum, Arthur Bell Auditorium, Taos, NM – 2pm
A multi-media event of poetry, performance art, music and photography celebrating the spirit and landscape of New Mexico. Featured poet Devreaux Baker, and performance artist Pat Maccabe will perform new work accompanied by a slide show of photographs by Lenny Foster and original music by Andrea Clearfield. Free to the public, all ages are welcome.
November 17, 2013
Nes Gadol Hayah Sham
Egner Memorial Chapel, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Nes Gadol Hayah Sham (A Miracle Happened There) for SATB, cello and piano performed by Muhlenberg Concert Choirs, Michael Schnack, Conductor, Director of Choral Activities
November 16, 2013
Three Tenses of Light
Historic St. Paul’s Church, Newburyport, Mass. – 8pm
Three Tenses of Light, commissioned by the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, will be performed by the Candlelight Chorale with string quartet under the direction of Jay Lane.
November 14, 2013
Three Tenses of Light
St. Paul’s Church, Newburyport, Mass. – 8pm
Three Tenses of Light, commissioned by the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, will be performed by the Candlelight Chorale with string quartet under the direction of Jay Lane.
November 2, 2013
Nes Gadol Hayah Sham
Egner Memorial Chapel, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA – 8pm
Nes Gadol Hayah Sham (A Miracle Happened There) for SATB chorus, cello and piano performed by Muhlenberg Concert Choirs, Michael Schnack, Conductor, Director of Choral Activities
October 12, 2013
Three Songs for Oboe and Bass (After poems by Neruda)
Centre Stage Theatre, 501 River Street, Greenville, SC, 29601 – 2pm and 7pm
The Greenville Symphony Orchestra presents Spotlight Chamber Music Series featuring Andrea’s Three Songs for Oboe and Double Bass with Ginny Metzger, oboe and Tim Easter, double bass. Also on the program are works by Schulhoff, Kohs and Ravel.
September 28, 2013
Calafia
Christ Church, 20 N American St, Philadelphia – 8pm
Premiere of new electro-acoustic work in collaboration with Quintan Ana Wikswo, filmmaker/poet, Gloria Justen and Manfred Fischbeck with Group Motion Dance Company. Free admission
www.newspacesnewformats.com/#!califia-and-the-trespassers/c1xb5
September 14, 2013
Rhapsodie
MAAS building, 325 N Randolph St., Philadelphia (Northern Liberties) – 8:00pm
Andrea’s Rhapsodie for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp performed as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival
September 13, 2013
Rhapsodie
MAAS building, 325 N Randolph St., Philadelphia (Northern Liberties) – 8:00pm
Andrea’s Rhapsodie for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp performed as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival
September 12, 2013
Rhapsodie
MAAS building, 325 N Randolph St., Philadelphia (Northern Liberties) – 8:00pm
Andrea’s Rhapsodie for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp performed at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival
September 6, 2013
Convergence
Pianoforte Series on Chicago’s WFMT (98.7 FM), noontime series
Convergence for viola and piano (commissioned by Barbara Westphal) will be broadcast live with Michael Hall, viola. Also on the broadcast will be Rebecca Clarke’s Sonata for Viola and Piano and a new work by Christian Ellenwood.
July 19, 2013
Andrea’s Vocal Works
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill – 7:30pm
Andrea’s art songs and arias will be featured at the CoOperative Vocal Program through Westminster Choir College.
June 27, 2013
A Reminiscence Sing
International Double Reed Society Conference at the University of Redlands, CA – 4pm
Kimberly Gratland James, mezzo-soprano, Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh,oboe and Barbara Blegen, pianist perform Andrea’s “A Reminiscence Sing” set to poetry by Walt Whitman
June 24, 2013
Andrea’s chamber music in Cortona, Italy
Hotel Oasi Neumann, Cortona, Italy – 6pm
Andrea’s music will be presented at the Cortona Sessions for New Music preceded by a talk with Andrea www.cortonasessions.com/. Lecture 3pm, performance at 6pm includes “And low to the lake falls home” for flute and piano, “Unremembered Wings” for saxophone and piano
June 23, 2013
Prayer for soprano, narrator and orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles – 7:30pm
Andrea’s “Prayer” will be performed by David Streets, narrator, Diane Whyte Clayton, soprano, and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony directed by Noreen Green. The concert, KindredSpirits will benefit the Cancer Support Community, and also features Grammy award winner, Melissa Manchester. www.lajewishsymphony.com/2013.html#kindred
May 11, 2013
“You Bring Out the Doctor in Me” premiere, AIDS Quilt Song Book
William Way LGBT Community Center, Philadelphia. 1315 Spruce St. Philadelphia, PA 19107 – 7pm
World premiere of commission for the AIDS Quilt Songbook with Michael Slattery, tenor and Thomas Bagwell, pianist to poetry by Dr. Rafael Campo. www.waygay.org/index.php/site/view/330
April 19, 2013
Kawa Ma Gyur (The Unchanging Pillar)
Music West Building Atrium, 150 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, 52240 – 8pm
Kawa Ma Gyur for ob, bsn, vln, vla, vlc, and percussion inspired by Andrea’s music fieldwork in northern Nepal will be performed at the Women Composers Concert.
More info: iowawomencomposers.wordpress.com
April 14, 2013
Tse Go La (At the threshold of this life)
University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music – 3pm
Performance of cantata for double chorus, chamber orchestra and electronics, inspired by Tibetan music field research, University Chorale and New Music Ensemble
April 3, 2013
Kawa Ma Gyur (The Unchanging Pillar)
University of Iowa School of Music, Iowa City, IA – 3pm
Work for violin, viola, cello, oboe, bassoon, percussion and electronics with Stephanie Patterson, bassoon and friends
March 27, 2013
Trax
University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music, Bates Recital Hall, UT Campus (Robert Dedman Drive) – 7:30pm
Octet for flute, oboe, clarinet/sax, viola, bass, bassoon, piano and percussion, performed by UT New Music Ensemble, conducted by Dan Welcher
March 27, 2013
Tse Go La (At the threshold of this life)
University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music, Bates Recital Hall, (Robert Dedman Drive) – 7:30pm
Performance of cantata for double chorus, chamber orchestra and electronics, inspired by Tibetan music field research, University Chorale, Women’s chorus and New Music Ensemble conducted by Dan Welcher. Free admission.
March 27, 2013
3 Songs for Oboe and Bass
University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music – 8pm
Performed by UT Faculty members DaXun Zhang and Rebecca Henderson
March 23, 2013
Convergence (arrangement for saxophone and piano)
Lycoming College – Saxophone Day – 8pm
Jason Laczkoski, saxophone will perform the premiere of the arrangement of Convergence for Saxophone and Piano (originally commissioned and premiered by Barbara Westphal for viola and piano)
March 19, 2013
Reminiscence
Broyhill Music Center’s Recital Hall, Appalachian State University, NC – 8pm
“Reminiscence” performed by Alicia Chapman, English horn and Hiu-Wah Au, piano on a concert celebrating women composers
February 1, 2013
Electronic work for Itty Neuhaus’ installation
Esther Massry Gallery, The College of Saint Rose, 1002 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 – 5-7pm
Electronic music for visual artist Itty Neuhaus’ new multi media installation “Understory” on mysteries from the sea. Opening reception, 5 – 7pm. Artist panel, 7pm. www.strose.edu/gallery
January 27, 2013
The Drift of Things; Winter Songs
Academy of Vocal Arts, 1920 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19103- 3pm
9 movement song cycle for mezzo-soprano, baritone and piano commissioned by LyricFest for their 10 year anniversary season. The work will be performed by baritone, Randall Scarlata, mezzo Katherine Pracht and pianist Laura Ward. Also on the program are excerpts from Schubert’s Winterreise and a new work by Daron Hagen, www.lyricfest.org. 215.432.5946,lyricfest.org/featured1213/new-journey-into-song-a-winters-journey
January 20, 2013
Jocheved
University United Methodist Church, Chapel Hill, North Carolina – 3pm
Gloria et Pax with Women’s Voices Chorus, Artistic Director, Allan Friedman perform Jocheved for treble chorus, narrator, oboe, piano and percussion, poetry by Sandy Shanin. Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2854 www.womensvoiceschorus.org
January 19, 2013
Jocheved
First Presbyterian Church, Durham, North Carolina – 4pm
Gloria et Pax with Women’s Voices Chorus, Artistic Director, Allan Friedman perform Jocheved for treble chorus, narrator, oboe, piano and percussion, poetry by Sandy Shanin. Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2854 www.womensvoiceschorus.org
January 15, 2013
A Reminiscence Sing
Central Washington University, 400 East University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926 – 8pm
Work for soprano, oboe and piano to poetry by Walt Whitman, performed by Kimberly James, Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh and Christopher Hahn. www.cwu.edu/
January 5, 2013
Unremembered Wings
George Mason University, Harris Theater, Fairfax, VA – 2pm
36th Annual US Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone
www.navyband.navy.mil/saxophone_symposium.shtml
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