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Sean Shepherd

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Previous events

April.20.2010

Auer Concert Hall. Indiana University

8:00 PM

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These Particular Circumstances (2009)

Indiana University New Music Ensemble

David Dzubay, conductor

April.16,17.2010

Symphony Space, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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These Particular Circumstances (2009): premiere

New York Philharmonic

CONTACT!, the New Music Series

Alan Gilbert, conductor

April.12.2010

Symphony Space, New York

7:30 PM

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the birds are nervous, the birds have scattered (2008)

Cutting Edge Concerts

performed by Sequitur

July.23.2009

Library Theatre, Birmingham Conservatoire. Birmingham, UK.

International Double Reed Society World Conference

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Twilight (2001)

Kim Walker, Bassoon

IDRS Festival Quartet

May.23.2009

Severance Hall. Cleveland, OH

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Wanderlust (2009): premiere

The Cleveland Orchestra

Oliver Knussen, conductor

May.10.2009

Kennedy Center, Washington, DC.

Contemporary Music Week

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Metamorphoses (2004)

National Symphony Orchestra

Brad Lubman, conductor

February.15.2009

Warsaw, Poland

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Lutoslawski Society Award Laureate Concert

String Quartet (2005)

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.22.2008

Radialsystem V, Berlin-Mitte

8:00 PM

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Composer Portrait: Sean Shepherd

Scharoun Ensemble Berlin

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).

Jan.15.2008

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 Syracuse 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.