ADAM VIDIKSIS____________________
707 River Road ! Wilmington, DE 19809 " [email protected] # (917) 882-7397 $ www.vidiksis.com
EDUCATION
2013 Doctor of Musical Arts in composition, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Teachers included Maurice Wright, Cynthia Folio, and Joo Won Park
2008 Master of Music in composition, New York University, New York, NY
Teachers included Marc Antonio Consoli, Justin Dello Joio, and Dinu Ghezzo
2001 Bachelor of Arts in music, cum laude, Drew University, Madison, NJ
Minor in Humanities
Teachers included Norman Lowrey (composition), Garyth Nair (conducting),
Pablo Rieppi and Sherrie Maricle (percussion)
EXPERIENCE
I N H IGHER E DUCATION
2013–Adjunct Assistant Professor of Composition, currently held position
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
– Courses taught: Theory I & IV (written and aural skills), Orchestration,
Graduate Seminar in Analytical Techniques, Composition Lessons,
Fundamentals of Digital Synthesis, Composing Music for Films, Sound
Editing, Sound Recording, New Music Seminar
– Director and conductor of the Temple Composers Orchestra
– Director of the Boyer Electroacoustic Ensemble Project (BEEP)
– Co-curator of the electroacoustic concert series Cybersounds
– Faculty advisor to conTemplum, Boyer College’s new-music student
organization and student chapter of Society of Composers, Inc.
– Faculty advisor to Pitch, Please, Temple’s first LGBT a cappella student group
– Advisement of graduate and undergraduate students
– Curriculum development for the new B.S. in Music Technology
2015–Composition and Percussion Performance Faculty, currently held position
SPLICE Institute,Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI – Courses taught: Supercollider Composition Workshop, Electroacoustic
Performance Masterclass, Private Lessons
– Coordinator of Admissions and Calls
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EXPERIENCE
I N H IGHER E DUCATION – C ONTINUED
2009 Teaching Assistant in Music Theory and Composition
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
August 2009 to May 2013
– Courses taught: Theory (written and aural skills) I, III and IV, MIDI, Computers
in Musical Applications (Instructor of record), and Fundamentals of Digital
Synthesis
– Director and conductor of the Temple Composers Orchestra
– Director of the National Student Electroacoustic Music Event, a national
academic student conference
2000 Adjunct Lecturer – Director of Wind Ensemble; Affiliate Artist in Percussion
Drew University, Madison, NJ
Jun. 2000 – May 2009
– Courses taught: Wind Ensemble, Advanced Percussion (private lessons for
music majors in their junior and senior years), Basic Percussion (private
lessons for first- and second-year majors, minors, and capable nonmajors)
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
2011 New Music Controllers, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Teachers included Edgar Berdahl and Wendy Ju AWARDS
2015 Nominated for the Einstein Award for Best Experimental Film at the Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival (Welcome to Sugartown)
2015 ASCAPlus award recipient
2015 Honorable Mention for Best Sound Design, Phindie Critics’ Awards (On the Road for 17527 Miles)
2014 ASCAPlus award recipient
2013 Bruce Archibald Memorial Award in Music Theory
2013 ASCAPlus award recipient
2013 USSBA National Championship, Group I Open – 3rd place, Best Music, Best Percussion
2012 SCI/ASCAP Student Commission Competition winner for Region III
2012 Omaha Symphony New Music Symposium award winner
2012 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition Semifinalist
2012 ASCAPlus award recipient
2011 Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society
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AWARDS
C ONTINUED
2010 Dr. B. Stimson Carrow Tribute Award
2008 Jack Kreiselman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition
2007 USSBA National Championship, Group II Open – 2nd place, Best Music, Best Percussion
2006 USSBA National Championship, Group II Open – 3rd place, Best Visual
2001 Drew University Award in Music
2001 Dean’s List (multiple semesters)
2001 Jill Spurr-Titus Award Scholar (multiple semesters)
2001 Patricia Brady-Danzig Music Scholarship, Drew Recognition Scholarship
ARTISTIC AND RESEARCH RESIDENCIES
2015 Research residency at the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology,
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Zürich, Switzerland
Composer in residence/researcher — complete custom programming and new synthesis approaches for the Sensor Augmented Bass Clarinet (SABRe)
2014 The <fidget> space, Philadelphia, PA
Artist in residence
PUBLICATIONS
2016 Forthcoming—From the Outside: the Electroacoustic Percussionist, Philadelphia, PA.
2015 Expansions. Everett, PA: HoneyRock.
Marimba and Piano – HoneyRock Publishing (http://www.honeyrock.net)
2015 Trials and Tribulations. Everett, PA: HoneyRock.
Solo Multi-percussion – HoneyRock Publishing (http://www.honeyrock.net)
2014 Catalogue of compositions licensed by PARMA Recordings
2013 Transfigurations: A symphonic work for orchestra and live computer processing. (Doctoral dissertation), Available from ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing. (3564869).
2011 Drum amalgam. Everett, PA: HoneyRock.
Percussion Trio – HoneyRock Publishing (http://www.honeyrock.net)
2011 NGC 981. Everett, PA: HoneyRock.
Flute and Djembe – HoneyRock Publishing (http://www.honeyrock.net)
2011 A Song for Andrew Martin. Everett, PA: HoneyRock.
Solo Glockenspiel– HoneyRock Publishing (http://www.honeyrock.net)
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RECENT COMMISSIONS
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Federal Winds
Christopher Deviney, principle percussionist of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company
Ensemble Mise-en
Lawrence University Flute Choir
Naomi Sato, sho
Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Renegade Theater Company in conjunction with the Barnes Foundation
Bowerbird
He Sun, bass trombone
Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company
14th Street Theater
Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium
Luna Theater Company
Renegade Theater Company
The ElectroAcoustic Piano project, Keith Kirchoff, pianist
Víctor Pablo García-Gaetán, percussionist
Network for New Music, partly funded by a grant from New Music USA
Monsignor Farrell High School Band
Monsignor Farrell High School Band
Newark Academy
International Composers and Interactive Artists
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCES AND PERFORMANCES
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2015
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Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology – Connecticut College, New London, CT
SEAMUS National Conference – Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
New Music Gathering, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD
Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference – University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Electroacoustic Barn Dance – University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
International Computer Music Conference – University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Root Signals Festival – Jacksonville University, FL
Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium – NAISA, Toronto, ON
New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival – CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
SEAMUS National Conference – Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Electroacoustic Barn Dance – University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
Third Practice Festival – University of Richmond, VA
International Society for Improvised Music – New School, New York, NY
New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival – CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
SEAMUS National Conference – Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference – Ball State University, Muncie, IN
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PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCES AND PERFORMANCES
C ONTINUED
2013 International Csound Conference – Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
2013 Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium – NAISA, Toronto, ON
2013 SEAMUS National Conference – McNally Smith School of Music, St. Paul, MN
2013 New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival – CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
2013 Athens Slingshot – Athens, GA
2012 College Music Society National Conference – University of California, San Diego, CA
2012 Electroacoustic Barn Dance – University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
2012 Point of Departure, Mixed Drinks – Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Soundcrawl – Nashville, TN
2012 Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Conference – University of West Texas, Canyon, TX
2012 Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium – NAISA, Toronto, ON
2012 Omaha Symphony New Music Symposium – Omaha, NE
2012 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition – Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
2012 SEAMUS National Conference – Appleton, WI
2012 UAHuntsville New Music Festival – Huntsville, AL
2011 National Student Electronic Music Event – Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS AND GUEST LECTURES
2015 Live Processing Approach to Compositional Process: Structure and Aesthetics
10/2015 – University of Pittsburg, PA
10/2015 – University of Louisville, KY
10/2015 – Oberlin Conservatory, TIMARA, Oberlin, OH
1/2015 – Das Institute, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Switzerland
2013 Transfigurations: A symphonic work for orchestra and live computer processing
Doctoral monograph
4/2013 – Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Dissertation defense
2011 Tapbox, DSP: An intuitive gestural controller for the hand percussionist
4/2013 – SEAMUS National Conference, St. Paul, MN
2/2012 – Preliminary Finalist; Georgia Tech Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, Atlanta, GA
7/2011 – Stanford University, CCRMA, Palo Alto, CA
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OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE
I N S ECONDARY
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E LEMENTARY E DUCATION
2011 Percussion Instructor, Lead Instructor
Georgia E. Gregory Interdenominational School of Music, Philadelphia, PA
May 2011 to August 2011
– Created curriculum for the summer program
– Administered staff/faculty meetings
– Organized weekly student performances
2005 Assistant Director of Bands
Monsignor Farrell High School, Staten Island, NY
August 2005 to May 2009
– Distinctions:
2007 USSBA National Championship, Group II Open – 2nd place
Special awards: Best Music, Best Percussion
2006 USSBA National Championship, Group II Open – 3rd place
Special awards: Best Visual
2002 Private Music Instructor
Staten Island, NY
June 2002 to May 2009
– Instruction in piano, composition, and percussion
2001 Director of Music, cofounder
Holy Rosary Theater Group, Staten Island, NY September 2001 to May 2009
– Private organization formed in coordination with Holy Rosary Church to serve
the children and young adults of South Beach, Staten Island
– Weekly rehearsals in vocal performance
– Three theatrical performances annually
2001 Elementary Music Teacher
St. John Villa Academy, Staten Island, NY
September 2001 to January 2006
– Taught music appreciation and basic music making courses
– Grades pre-K through 8th
2001 Children’s Choir Director
Holy Rosary School, Staten Island, NY
September 2001 to June 2006
– Ages 7–12
– two rehearsals weekly
– weekly performance and church services
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OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE
I N S ECONDARY
AND
E LEMENTARY E DUCATION — C ONTINUED
2001 Elementary Music Teacher
Holy Rosary School, Staten Island, NY
September 2001 to December 2004
– Taught music appreciation and basic music making courses
– Grades pre-K through 8th
2001 Percussion Instructor
Tottenville High School, Staten Island, NY
September 2001 to November 2003
1997 Percussion Instructor
John Dickenson High School, Newark, DE
August 1997 to November 1997 (drum line competitive season)
1996 Percussion Instructor
Monsignor Farrell High School, Staten Island, NY
November 1996 to May 2002
LIVE ELECTRONIC PERFORMANCE COLLABORATIONS
R ECENT H IGHLIGHTED
CONCERTS
2014 ThingNY
<fidget> Fall Experiemntal Music Festival, Philadelphia, PA
10/2013 – Adam Vidiksis, stria [thing] remix
2013 Temple University Wind Symphony – directed by Emily Threinen
Temple University Performing Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
10/2013 – Mason Bates, Mothership
2013 The Crossing – directed by Donald Nally
Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA
6/2013 – Gene Coleman, Water of the Last Moment (premiere)
- featured performer with Toshi Nakamura (electronics) and Ko Ishikawa (sho)
2013 Network for New Music – directed by Jan Krzywicki
Haverford College, Haverford PA & Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
4/2013 – Eric Chasalow, Shatter and Glide (premiere)
– Benjamin Broening, Changing Light
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CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE
POSITIONS HELD
2010–Music director and conductor
Temple Composers Orchestra, Philadelphia, PA Position currently held
2011 Assistant conductor
Delaware County Symphony, Aston, PA
August 2011 to May 2013 – under music director Jeremy Gill
2008 Music director and conductor
Drew University Wind Ensemble, Madison, NJ
June 2000 to May 2008
1999 Assistant conductor
Summit Chorale and New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble, Summit, NJ
September 1999 to May 2000
– under music director Garyth Nair
INVITATIONAL CONDUCTING PERFORMANCES
H IGHLIGHTED C ONCERTS
2015 Bowerbird Ensemble – Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Adam Vidiksis, We begin everywhere
2014 Ensemble N_JP – Christ’s Church, Philadelphia, PA
Gene Coleman, Spiral Network
2013 Ensemble N_JP – Roulette, Brooklyn, NY & The Rotunda, Philadelphia, PA
Gene Coleman, Sendei Transmissions (world premiere); Spiral Network (NY premiere)
2013 Center Stage Productions – Neumann University, Aston, PA
Steven Sondheim, Sweeney Todd
2013 Ensemble N_JP – The Ibrahim Theater at International House, Philadelphia, PA
Gene Coleman, Spiral Network (world premiere)
2013 International Ballet Classique, Neumann University, Aston, PA
Saint-Saën, Le Carnaval des Animaux; Farina, Capriccio Stravagante
2012 Ensemble N_JP – The Ibrahim Theater at International House, Philadelphia, PA
Gene Coleman, Nine Chains (world premiere)
2011 Ensemble N_JP – Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Gene Coleman, Wave Upon Wave, Kyoto In_Ex / Naigai (Philadelphia premiere)
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INVITATIONAL CONDUCTING PERFORMANCES
H IGHLIGHTED C ONCERTS — C ONTINUED
2011 Sights and Sounds Film Festival, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Recorded music as well as live performance with the film
– Instructed nine student composers in a film scoring workshop to compose
music for short films
2010 Tyler/Boyer Collaboration Ensemble, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Conductor of a music/art collaboration between the students of the Boyer College of Music and Dance and Tyler School of Art at Temple University
2007 “Black Sea Symphony” Orchestra of the Oleg Danovski National Theater of Opera
and Ballet, Constanta, Romania Student guest conductor
Liszt, Les Preludes, Symphonic Poem No. 3; Kim, Korean Folk Song; Vidiksis, Divine Intervention
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
2015–Board of Directors, General Manager
Association for the Promotion of New Music; currently held position
– Program 3-4 concerts each year in New York City featuring living composers
– Direct the call for scores for new members
– Manage the budget for performances, bookkeeping, and financial plan
– Oversee all aspects booking performances, including finding venues, hiring
musicians, promotion, marketing, etc.
– Maintain the APNM website
– Collect member dues
2014–Executive Committee, Coordinator, Student Events
Society of Composers, Inc.; currently held position
– Create more stems of communication to address student benefits
– Work with the President, the Student Chapter Coordinator, and the Student
Rep to develop student conferences and events
– Mange and maintain the Student Regional Mixtape project
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SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
C ONTINUED
2013–Board of Directors, Director of Technological Development
Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States; currently held position
– Research, assess, and coordinate the implementation of new communication
technologies for the organization, including the national conference
submissions portal, organization website, member listservs, electronic
newsletter distribution, and student competition submission portal
– Work closely with executive board members and coordinating directors to
achieve a communications framework that cohesively meets the needs of
the various functions of the organization
– Manage the largest searchable database of electroacoustic music in the world
2012–Book proposal reviewer & book reviewer
Oxford University Press; currently held position
– Evaluate materials relating to book proposals on music technology history,
research, and pedagogy
SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE
2014 Committee for Curriculum Development, Music Technology
– Serve on a four person committee to develop curriculum for a new music
technology degree program at both the undergraduate and graduate levels
– Develop curriculum for music technology component for existing PhD
programs in Theory, Musicology, and Composition
– Create new courses for the revised Bachelor of Science in Music Technology
– Determine tracks for specializations in Audio Engineering, Music Production,
and Sonic Arts Research
– Develop course of study for a new Bachelors of Music in Music Technology
degree program expected September 2016
– Plan initial stages of curriculum development for Masters and PhD, expected
September 2017
2013–Faculty Advisor, Pitch, Please; currently held position
– Temple’s first LGBT a cappella student group
2013–Faculty Advisor, conTemplum; currently held position
– Temple’s new-music student organization and SCI student chapter
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SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE
C ONTINUED
2013 Conference Director
National Student Electronic Music Event and New Music Symposium (NSEME)
– Organized a juried national student conference held at Temple University in
March, 2013
– Administered national call for papers and works, organized juries, keynote
speaker (Ge Wang, Stanford University), and related performances
– Worked within budget to pay performers, venues, and vendors
2011 Program Coordinator
conTemplum, a new-music student organization and SCI student chapter
September 2011 to May 2012
– Arranged professional lectures and salons; speakers included: Daniel Asia
(University of Arizona), Laurie Altman, John Mackey, Steven Mackey
(Princeton University), and Michael Daugherty (University of Michigan)
– Organized performance and execution all student composition concerts for
the 2011-2012 academic year; seven concerts in all, from chamber music
to orchestra performances
2009 Vice President
conTemplum, a new-music student organization and SCI student chapter
September 2009 to May 2011
– Organized administrative meetings to coordinate various executive board
member responsibilities
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
R ECENT E VENTS
2015–Board of Directors
Impermanent Society of Philadelphia; currently held position
– Creation and management of the Nowhere Festival, an annual week-long
festival of experimental free improvisation in Philadelphia, featuring
musicians and dancers from around North America
– Host of panel discussion on free improvisation at Temple University
2013 Volunteer Instructor
Georgia E. Gregory Interdenominational School of Music, Philadelphia, PA
– Instruction on songwriting, composition, music production software, and
mobile music production technologies for inner city children in the north
Philadelphia community
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SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
R ECENT E VENTS — C ONTINUED
2012 Volunteer Lecturer
Martins Run Retirement Community, Media, PA
– Presentations on the music of Beethoven
SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
American Composers Forum
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Canadian Electroacoustic Community
College Music Society
conTemplum
HoneyRock Publishing
New York City Electroacoustic Music Society
International Computer Music Association
PARMA Recordings
Percussive Arts Society
Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society
Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States
Society of Composers, Inc.
SKILLS/SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
Audacity
Csound
DIY electronics
Final Cut
Finale
Garageband
Logic Pro
Mainstage
Max/MSP
Metasynth
Photoshop
Pixelmator
POV-ray
Pro Tools
PureData
Quartz Composer
Reaktor
Sibelius
Soundhack
Soundtrack Pro
Supercollider
Touch OSC
TV/Film scoring
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COMPOSITIONAL ACTIVITY
W ITH H IGHLIGHTED P ERFORMANCES
2015 Stillness Refracted
Sho and Live Processing (ca. 12:00) completed October 2015
Written for Naomi Sato
10/2015– Music on the Edge, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh, PA
10/2015– University of Louisville, KY
2015 Damn Dirty Apes
Fixed Media (ca. 20:00) completed August 2015
Written for the Renegade Theater Company
9/2015 – FDR Park, Philadelphia, PA, three-week run
2015 Local Equilibrium Dynamics
Piano and Percussion with Live Processing (ca. 11:00) completed June 2015
Written for SPLICE Ensemble
7/2015 – Dalton Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
2015 Cognition Condenser
Actors and Interactive Live Processing (ca. 12:00) completed June 2015
Written for the Renegade Theater Company
7/2015 – The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
2015 We Begin Everywhere
Chamber ensemble (ca. 10:00) completed May 2015
Written for Bowerbird Ensemble
6/2015 – Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2015 RRH
Fixed media (ca. 10:00) completed May 2015
Written for Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company
6/2015 – Overundertone Plus, <fidget> space, Philadelphia, PA
5/2015 – Christ Church Neighborhood House Theater, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Tachycardia
Bass trombone with or without live processing (ca. 9:00) completed April 2015
Written for He Sun
8/2015 – Peking University, Beijing, Haidian District, China
4/2015 – Rock Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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COMPOSITIONAL ACTIVITY
W ITH H IGHLIGHTED P ERFORMANCES , C ONTINUED
2015 Rashomon
Electronic score for Luna Theater Company (ca. 100:00) completed March 2015
3/2015 – Luna Theater, Philadelphia, PA —three week run
2015 On the Road for 17527 Miles
Voices, live processing, and fixed electronic sound (ca. 90:00) completed March 2015
Written for the 14th Street Company
2/2015 – Plays and Players, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Cellular Fantasy
Laptop Orchestra (ca. 8:00) completed January 2015
Written for the Boyer Electroacoustic Ensemble Project (BEEP)
3/2015 – Tyler B104, Presser Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2/2015 – Cybersounds, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2014 stria [thing] remix
Mixed ensemble and fixed digital media (ca. 8:00) completed November 2014
Written for collaborative performance with ThingNY
11/2014– <fidget> Fall Experimental Music Festival, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Comm
Percussion, live computer processing, and dancer (ca. 20:00) completed November 2014
11/2014– <fidget> Fall Experimental Music Festival, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Shadow Ko-Lho
Flute, Clarinet, and Live electronic performer (ca. 10:00) completed November 2014
11/2014– <fidget> Fall Experimental Music Festival, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Quills
Electronic score for Luna Theater Company (ca. 100:00) completed October 2014
11/2014– Luna Theater, Philadelphia, PA —three week run
2014 Things That Live in the Whirligig
Percussion and live computer processing (ca. 7:00) completed October 2014
9/2015 – Root Signals Festival, Terry Concert Hall, Jacksonville University, FL
7/2015 – Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium, Toronto, ON
7/2015 – PARMA Music Festival, 3S Artspace, Portsmouth, NH
7/2015 – New York Electronic Art Festival, Harvestworks, New York, NY
6/2015 – New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, Abrons Arts Center, NY
6/2015 – Overundertone Plus, <fidget> space, Philadelphia, PA
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COMPOSITIONAL ACTIVITY
W ITH H IGHLIGHTED P ERFORMANCES , C ONTINUED
T HINGS T HAT L IVE IN THE W HIRLIGIG , C ONTINUED
3/2015 – SEAMUS 2015, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
11/2014– Fire Museum Presents, The First Banana, Philadelphia, PA
11/2014– <fidget> Fall Experimental Music Festival, Philadelphia, PA
2014 The Hunchback of Notre Dame… A mute play
Percussion, live processing, and electronic sound (ca. 70:00) completed September 2014
Co-composed with Dr. Joo Won Park, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
9/2014 – First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA — two week run
2014 Unlinked Chains
Laptop Orchestra (ca. 5:30) completed August 2014
11/2014– <fidget> Fall Experimental Music Festival, Philadelphia, PA
10/2014– Cybersounds, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Down & Out
Digital Media (ca. 3:03) completed August 2014
2013 Hyperdyne
Tenor drum and live audio processing (ca. 10:00) completed Novemeber 2013
12/2013– Fall Experimental Music Festival, <fidget> space, Philadelphia, PA
1/2014– LocalArtsLive Showcase, St. Paul’s Church, Chestnut Hill, PA
2013 Social Systems of Automated Behavior
Mixed Electroacoustic Ensemble (ca. 8:00) completed October 2013
11/2013– Boyer Electroacoustic Ensemble Project, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Trials and Tribulations
Solo Percussion (ca. 5:23) completed October 2013
11/2013– Victor Pablo García-Gaetán Recital, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Expansions
Marimba and Piano (ca. 5:30) completed September 2013
12/2013– New Music Ensemble, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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COMPOSITIONAL ACTIVITY
W ITH H IGHLIGHTED P ERFORMANCES , C ONTINUED
2013 Stria [feather] remix
Digital Media (ca. 15:58) completed September 2013
10/2014– Association for the Promotion of New Music, Dixon Place Theater, New York, NY
4/2014 – SEAMUS National Conference, Wesleyan, CT
6/2014 – New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
5/2014 – Cybersounds, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
10/2013– International Csound Conference, Berklee School of Music,
Boston, MA
2013 Transfigurations
Orchestra and Live Computer Processing (ca. 22:00) completed February 2013
2/2013 – Temple Composers Orchestra, Ethical Society of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
3/2013 – Temple Composers Orchestra, Temple Performing Arts Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Sympathy
SATB Choir (ca. 5:20) completed February 2013
4/2013 – Temple University Concert Choir (Paul Rardin, director), Temple Performing Arts Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2012
synapse_circuit
Percussion and Electronics, (ca. 8:00) completed October 2012
Commissioned by Network for New Music through a grant from Met Life Creative Connections
9/2015 – International Computer Music Conference, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
11/2014– Electroacoustic Barn Dance, University of Mary Washington,
Fredericksburg, VA
11/2014– Third Practice Festival, University of Richmond, VA
8/2014 – PARMA Music Festival, Portsmouth, NH
3/2014 – Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference, Muncie, IN
10/2013– <fidget> space, Douglas Khan book launch, Philadelphia, PA
8/2013 – Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium 2012, Wynchwood Barns,
Toronto, ON
4/2013 – SEAMUS National Conference, St. Paul, MN
4/2013 – New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
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COMPOSITIONAL ACTIVITY
W ITH H IGHLIGHTED P ERFORMANCES , C ONTINUED
SYNAPSE _ CIRCUIT ,
C ONTINUED
3/2013 – National Student Electronic Music Event, Rock Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
3/2013 – Athens Slingshot, The World Famous, Athens, GA
1/2013 – William Way LGBT Community Center, Philadelphia, PA
10/2012– Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Abandonment Issues
Digital Media (ca. 2:04) completed September 2012
6/2015 – Overundertone Plus, <fidget> space, Philadelphia, PA
4/2014 – SEAMUS National Conference, Wesleyan, CT
10/2012– Point of Departure dance company, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Physics: a sonata in four movements based on theoretical ideas
Flute, Violoncello, Piano, (ca. 11:40) completed March 2012
4/2012 – Glaux ensemble, Rock Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Little Flying Machines
Chamber Orchestra, (ca. 6:37) completed February 2012
4/2012 – Temple Composers Orchestra, Ethical Society of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
4/2012 – Temple Composers Orchestra, Ambler Learning Center, Temple University, Ambler, PA
2012 Nightfall Hysteria
Wind Ensemble, (ca. 15:40) completed February 2012
11/2015 – University of Florida Wind Symphony, Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference, Gainesville, FL
3/2012 – Temple University Wind Symphony (Emily Threinen, director) Temple Performing Arts Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Impromptus for the Tapbox DSP
DIY Electronics, (ca. 10:00) completed February 2012
4/2012 – Philadelphia Tech Week, The Fidget Space, Philadelphia, PA
3/2012 – Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, Georgia Tech,
Atlanta, GA
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COMPOSITIONAL ACTIVITY
W ITH H IGHLIGHTED P ERFORMANCES , C ONTINUED
2011 The Faith
Voice and Piano, (ca. 3:00) completed November 2011
12/2011– Tim Gonzalez, tenor; and Katelyn Bouska, piano, Presser Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Prelude
Piano, (ca. 4:30) completed November 2011
12/2011– Katelyn Bouska, Presser Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Aurora
Horn and Double bass, (ca. 7:40) completed September 2011
11/2011– Kristina Gannon, horn; and Jerrell M. Jackson, bass, Rock Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Grandfather’s Seahorse
Solo harp, (ca. 5:55) completed September 2011
10/2011– Dani Bash, Rock Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Mitochondrial Dreams
Percussion and Electronics, (ca. 8:00) completed September 2011
4/2013 – Network for New Music, Community College of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, PA
3/2013 – Athens Slingshot, The World Famous, Athens, GA
1/2013 – William Way LGTB Community Center, Philadelphia, PA
11/2012– Electroacoustic Barn Dance, University of Mary Washington,
Fredericksburg, VA
10/2012– Soundcrawl, Nashville, TN
10/2012– Society of Composers Region VI Conference, West Texas A & M
University, Canyon, TX
8/2012 – Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium 2012, Wychwood Barns,
Toronto, ON
7/2012 – Region III winner of the SCI/ASCAP 2012 Student Commission
Competition
4/2012 – Performed at Philadelphia Tech Week, The Fidget Space,
Philadelphia, PA
2/2012 – Cybersounds Philadelphia, Rock Hall, Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA
2/2012 – Cybersounds NYC, HI ART! Studio, New York, NY
2/2012 – SEAMUS National Conference, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
11/2011– N SEME conference, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD
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COMPOSITIONAL ACTIVITY
W ITH H IGHLIGHTED P ERFORMANCES , C ONTINUED 2011 Fantasia for the Tapbox DSP
DIY Electronics, (ca. 5:00) completed July 2011
7/2011 – Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
2011 DDM-1
Percussion Ensemble (buckets), (ca. 5:00) completed June 2011
6/2011 – Georgia E. Gregory Interdenominational School of Music, Philadelphia, PA
2011 From the Ashes
Chamber Orchestra, (ca. 7:00) completed March 2011
6/2012 – Omaha Symphony (Ernest Richardson, conductor), KANEKO Gallery, Omaha, NE
3/2011 – Temple Composers Orchestra, Ambler Learning Center, Temple University, Ambler, PA
3/2011 – Temple Composers Orchestra, Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia, PA
2010 String Quartet: Machine Sounds and Industrial Impulses
String Quartet, (ca. 11:30) completed November 2010
2/2011 – Momenta String Quartet, HI ART Studio, Manhattan, NY
2010 Ouroboros
Digital Media, (6:25) completed October 2010
5/2011 – L’occhio e la macchina, Conservatorio di Musica, Frosinone, Italy
2/2011 – Cybersounds, Rock Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Drum Amalgam
Percussion Trio, (ca. 2:30) completed September 2010
Published by HoneyRock Publishing (www.honeyrock.net)
2/2012 – UAH Percussion Ensemble (Deborah Loach, director), Huntsville New Music Festival, University of Alabama, Huntsville
10/2010– Three For All, Rock Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2010 A Song for Andrew Martin
Solo Glockenspiel, (ca. 6:45) completed September 2010
Published by HoneyRock Publishing (www.honeyrock.net)
10/2010– Víctor Pablo García-Gaetán, Rock Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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W ITH H IGHLIGHTED P ERFORMANCES , C ONTINUED
2010 Roboface in Space: Happy Madeday
Visual Music, (ca. 3:01) completed April 2010
2/2012 – Cybersounds Philadelphia, Rock Hall, Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA
2010 Pathway
Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Violoncello, Piano, (ca. 4:36) February 2010
4/2010 – Tyler/Boyer Collaborative Project Ensemble, Presser Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Nebulae: Gravitational Collapse and Star Formation
Chamber Orchestra, (ca. 5:20) completed January 2010
3/2010 – Temple Composers Orchestra, First Unitarian Church,
Philadelphia, PA 3/2010 – Temple Composers Orchestra, Ambler Learning Center, Temple University, Ambler, PA
2009 NGC 981
Flute and Djembe, (ca. 4:15) completed October 2009
Published by HoneyRock Publishing (www.honeyrock.net)
11/2012– Christine Erlander Beard, flute; Tomm Roland, djembe; College Music
Society National Conference, San Diego, CA
4/2012 – Tracy Doyle, flute; James Doyle, percussion; Leon Memorial Hall, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO
3/2011 – Cynthia Folio, flute; Adam Vidiksis, djembe; HI ART Studio, Manhattan, NY
2/2010 – Cynthia Folio, flute; Adam Vidiksis, djembe; Andrea Clearfield’s Salon,
Philadelphia, PA
11/2009– Cynthia Folio, flute; Adam Vidiksis, djembe; Rock Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Doxology
Percussion Ensemble (ca. 1:30) completed April 2009
Commissioned by Monsignor Farrell High School
9/2009 – Farrell Band (Larry Christiansen, director), Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
5/2009 – Farrell Band (Larry Christiansen, director), Msgr. Farrell HS,
Staten Island, NY
2009 A Blessing
Wind ensemble and SAB choir, (ca. 6:00) completed January 2009
3/2009 – Holy Rosary Church, Staten Island, New York, NY
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W ITH H IGHLIGHTED P ERFORMANCES , C ONTINUED
2008 Episode for Flute and Piano
Flute and piano duet, (ca. 5:25) completed March 2008
9/2009 – Adrian Baule, flute; Mark Livshits, piano; Ortlieb’s Jazz House, Philadelphia, PA
4/2008 – Katherine Hamilton, flute; Roopa Avula, piano; Steinhardt School, NYU, New York, NY
2008 The Palisades
Clarinet, Viola, Percussion, Narrator, and Electronics, (ca. 5:30) completed March 2008
4/2008 – Hilary Kromnick, clarinet; Brittany Osman, viola; Adam Vidiksis, percussion; Laurel Fulcher, narrator; Steinhardt School, NYU,
New York, NY
2008 Arp 87
Electric guitar, Piano, and Percussion, (ca. 8:00) completed February 2008
4/2008 – Pedro da Silva, guitar; Lucía Caruso, piano; Adam Vidiksis, percussion; Steinhardt School, NYU, New York, NY
2008 Duet for Saxes
Alto and tenor saxophone, (ca. 5:50) completed February 2008
4/2010 – Vincent Rosario, alto sax; and Aaron Stewart, tenor sax; Presser Hall,
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
5/2008 – Laurie D’Amico, alto sax; Meredith Sullivan; tenor sax; Saint John’s Church, Greenwich Village, New York, NY
4/2008 – Laurie D’Amico, alto sax; Meredith Sullivan; tenor sax; Steinhardt School, NYU, New York, NY
2007 Pillars in the Sea
Woodwind Quintet, (ca. 4:40) completed November 2007
4/2008 – Lindsey Eckenroth, flute; Dana Sperber, oboe; Hilary Kromnick, clarinet; Daniel Rocha, horn; and Jacob Lynn, bassoon; Steinhardt School, NYU, New York, NY
2007 Divine Intervention
Full Orchestra, (ca. 8:00) completed August 2007
Commissioned by International Composers and Interactive Artists
10/2007– Black Sea Symphony (Adam Vidiksis, conducting) Oleg Danovski National Theater of Opera and Ballet, Constanta, Romania
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W ITH H IGHLIGHTED P ERFORMANCES , C ONTINUED
2007 Dance to Remember
Flute, Bass clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, and Piano, (ca. 6:35) completed July 2007
7/2007 – NYU Contemporary Music Seminar Ensemble (Adam Vidiksis, conducting) Frederick Lowe Theater, NYU, New York, NY
2007 The Elegant Universe
Concert Band, (ca. 6:00) completed February 2007
Commissioned by families of students at Newark Academy as a senior gift
5/2007 – Newark Academy Concert Band (Amy Emelianoff, director), Newark Academy, Livingston, NJ
2007 Sound and Fury of the Skies
Marching Band/Wind Ensemble, (ca. 9:12) completed Apr. 2007
Commissioned by Monsignor Farrell High School
5/2013 – Farrell Band (Larry Christiansen, director), Msgr. Farrell High School, Staten Island, NY
5/2008 – Farrell Band (Larry Christiansen, director), Msgr. Farrell High School, Staten Island, NY
11/2007– Farrell Band (Larry Christiansen, director), Raven Stadium, Baltimore,
MD; Awards: Best Music, Group II open
5/2007 – Farrell Band (Larry Christiansen, director), Msgr. Farrell HS, Staten Island, NY
2007 Trio for Flute, Horn, and Piano
(ca. 4:17) completed March 2007
4/2008 – Katherine Hamilton, flute; Max Jacaobson, horn; and Roopa Avula, piano; Steinhardt School, NYU, New York, NY
5/2007 – Katherine Hamilton, flute; Max Jacaobson, horn; and Roopa Avula, piano; Dorothy-Young Center for the Arts, Drew University,
Madison, NJ
2006 Dragons of the Mind
Flute Ensemble, (ca. 3:37) completed September 2006
12/2006– Drew University Wind Ensemble, Dorothy-Young Center for the Arts, Drew University, Madison, NJ
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W ITH H IGHLIGHTED P ERFORMANCES , C ONTINUED
2006 Mismeasure of a Man
Percussion Ensemble, (ca. 4:36) completed September 2006
10/2006– NYU Percussion Ensemble (Jonathan Hass, director), Frederick Lowe
Theater, NYU, New York, NY
2006 In You, My Hope and Strength
Wind Octet and Piano, (ca. 6:38) completed March 2006
5/2006 – Drew University Wind Ensemble, Dorothy-Young Center for the Arts, Drew University, Madison, NJ
2005 A Nautical Mile
Concert Band, (ca. 5:50) completed September 2005
11/2005– Drew University Wind Ensemble, Dorothy-Young Center for the Arts, Drew University, Madison, NJ
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