Sean Shepherd

May.22.2008

Radialsystem, Berlin-Mitte
8:00 PM
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Composer Portrait: Sean Shepherd

Scharoun Ensemble
presented in conjunction with the American Academy in Berlin

Lumens
Preludes
Three by three by four, three new trios: premiere
New work for Scharoun Octet: premiere.

program also includes works by major influences Jacob Druckman (USA), Oliver Knussen (UK), and Marc-Andre Dalbavie (FRANCE).

June.20.2008

Jubilee Hall. Aldeburgh, UK
3:00 PM
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Seagulls on High (2007)
Britten-Pears Ensemble
Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor

May.10.2009

Kennedy Center, Washington, DC.
Contemporary Music Week
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Metamorphoses (2004)
National Symphony Orchestra
Brad Lubman, conductor

May.23.2009

Severance Hall. Cleveland, OH
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The Cleveland Orchestra
Oliver Knussen, conductor


Recent performances:

Jan.15.2007

Auer Concert Hall. Bloomington, IN
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Preludes (2005)
Jihye Chang Sung, piano

Program includes: Preludes by Justin Merritt and Don Freund and Etudes by Ohana, Debussy, Ligeti, Corigliano

July.14.2007

First Presbyterian Church, Albany Street, Cazenovia, NY
8:00 PM
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Preludes (2005)
Sar Shalom Strong, piano

Cazenovia Counterpoint, the summer festival of the Society for New Music

May.21.2007

Paul Hall. The Juilliard School.
8:00 PM
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Preludes (2005)
Aaron Wunsch, piano

April.30.2007

Weill Recital Hall. New York, NY
8:00 PM
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Aperture in Shift (2006)
New York Youth Symphony Chamber Musicians
Lisa Tipton, director

March.3.2007

Nightingale Concert Hall, University of Nevada, Reno
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String Quartet (2005) *premiere performance
Formalist Quartet (in residence at CALARTS)

Feb.19.2007

Monday Evening Concerts
Zipper Concert Hall. Los Angeles, CA.
8:00 PM
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Lumens (2005)
Xtet
Don Crockett, conductor

Feb.4.2007

Barnes Hall, Cornell University
3:00 PM
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Preludes (2005)
Xak Bjerken, piano

July.26.2006

Choral Hall, Ball State University. Muncie, IN.
International Double Reed Society Annual Conference
3:00 PM
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Vignette: Four Trinkets (2006) for oboe, english horn and piano.

Keri McCarthy, Oboe; Anna Mattix, English Horn, presenters.

July.13.2006

Harris Concert Hall, Music School. Aspen, Colorado
8:30 PM
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Lumens (2005)
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Sean Shepherd, conductor

Also, check out Aspen Public Radio for a live interview with Sean, Christopher Rouse, and Aspen Music School dean Joan Gordon, broadcasting Tuesday the 11th at 1PM.

June.11.2006

Greenwich House. New York, NY
8:00 PM
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Preludes (2005)
Aaron Wunsch, piano
Arete Ensemble, Melinda Faylor, director

May.09.2006

Orchestra Hall. Minneapolis, Minnesota
1:35 PM
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surface tension (2003)
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor

April.07.2006

Barnes Hall, Cornell University
8:00 PM
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Filament Song (2006)
Frederic Lacroix, piano
Cornell Festival Chamber Orchestra, Sean Shepherd, conductor

February.11.2006

Barnes Hall, Cornell University
8:00 PM
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Lumens (2005) *commissioned by Ensemble X
Ensemble X
Cynthia Johnston Turner, conductor

November.01.2005:

University of Texas, Austin. School of Music
8:00 PM
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Metamorphoses
UT New Music Ensemble
Dan Welcher, conductor

July.24.2005

Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Center, Lenox, MA
10:00 AM
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Vignette: four Vinaigrettes (2003/5)
Clint Foreman, flute
Brad Shimizu, Oboe
James Zimmerman, Clarinet
Fei Xie, Bassoon
Brian Blanchard, Horn

Fellows of TMC presented Vignette: four Vinaigrettes (yes, a new dressing, Honey Dijon, made its appearance...) on the Tanglewood Music Center Chamber Music series.

April.17.2005

Barnes Hall, Cornell University
8:00 PM
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We postponed the J Quartet (Jennifer Curtis, Joe Puglia, Joy Fellows and Ji-Soo Ok)'s premiere of Sean’s String Quartet. Check back for updates about a fall 2005 premiere in Ithaca or New York.

March.9.2005

Chez Bushwick, Brooklyn
8:00 PM
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Erik Carlson and Miranda Sielaff premiered "Me", for violin/viola duo. Erik and Miranda, along with percussionist Michael Caterisano and cellist Loren Dempster, form the New York Miniaturist Ensemble, a group that is dedicated to performing works that embody purity and brevity of material- pieces that include less than (or in this case exactly) 100 notes.

December.2.2004

Noontime Music - Lincoln Hall, Cornell University
12:30 PM
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To get her/Together (piano trio)
Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players

October.22 & 29.2004

Paul Hall, Juilliard
The Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music
8:00 PM
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Metamorphoses
The New Juilliard Ensemble &
The Manson Ensemble (RAM)
Simon Bainbridge, conductor

October.26.2004

Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress
8:00 PM
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I believe in democracy
The Election Singers
Judith Clurman, director

April.19.2004

Paul Hall, Juilliard
Student Composer's Concert 8:00 PM
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Vignette: Three Vinaigrettes
David Buck, flute
Kyle Knox, clarinet
Yousun Chung, oboe
Evan Kuhlmann, bassoon
Matthew Muehl-Miller, horn

April.15.2004

Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Julliard Orchestra
Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor
8:00 PM
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surface tension, Sean Shepherd
So To Speak, Nico Muhly
Harmonasium, Justin Messina
An Unbroken Chain to Infinity, Wayne Oquin

22,000 notes in 14 minutes - you don’t want to miss it.