Schedule

Concert Schedule (may include personal appearances)

Frankenstein—The Movie Opera and Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Upcoming performances in 2024 at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Northwest Sinfonietta, Density 512, University of Alberta Wind Ensemble, Wellington Wind Ensemble, and others to be announced

The Slave, Opera in Two Acts
Welsh National Opera

Voices for tenor soloist, SATB chorus, ensemble (hour-long requiem)
Daniel Mutlu, tenor, Ember Choral Arts, Deborah Simpkin King, Central Synagogue, NYC, and Temple Shaaray Tefila, Bedford, Westchester

Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon, conductor, Reagan Library and Museum, Simi, California

Music of Danae Xanthe Vlasse
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Shapiro, conductor,
Sangeeta Kaur and Hila Plitmann, singers
Abbey Road Studios, London, U.K.

Recording of In the Light of the Sun, Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Stathis Karapanos, soloist, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Shapiro, conductor, at Angel Studios, Islington, London, U.K., April 24, 2024

Frankenstein-The Movie Score (pre-COVID over 60 performances and a recording by the CBSO of the Overture)

Orquesta Sinfonica de Puerto Rico, Rafael Enrique Irizarry , conductor

Western Piedmont Symphony, Matthew Thomas Troy, October 29, 2021, J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, Hickory, North Carolina

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Michael Shapiro, direttore, Auditorium di Milano Fondazione Cariplo, October 30 and 31, 2021, Milan, Italy

Oper Trier, Andrey Litvinenko, conductor, German premiere, November 18, 2021, Trier, Germany

Remix Ensemble, Brad Lubman, conductor, Casa da Musica, Porto, Portugal
February, 2023

Steamboat Springs Festival, Mark Gould, conductor, July 2, 2022
Principals of major American symphony orchestras

Strings Music Festival Logo

University of Memphis Wind Ensemble, Albert Nguyen, conductor, Overton Park Shell, Memphis, Tennessee

Arkansas Tech University Wind Ensemble, Daniel Belongia, conductor

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Kraemer, conductor, March 11, 2023ICO - Intimate, Classic, Original

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Kraemer, conductor, September, 2023
Newfields (Indianapolis Museum of Art)

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Julian Pellicano, conductor

The Atlanta Opera, Michael Shapiro, conductor

Citrus College Wind Ensemble, Glendora, California

Filarmonica Nossa Senhora das Neves, Helio Soares, conductor, Delgado, Portugal

Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca
Bronxville Choir, Maria Abeshouse, conductor
Pelham Memorial High School Auditorium, Pelham, New York, December 13, 2023

Ember Choral Arts, Deborah Simpkin King, conductor
Friday, May 17, 2024 at 7:30 pm- Actors’ Chapel, NYC
Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 5:00 pm- Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair

The Babbling Orchestra
Elliott Forrest, narrator, Rockland Symphony Orchestra, Nicole Peragine, conductor

Cello Variations
Christopher Ahn (UCLA)(Milken Foundation) – video recording (YouTube)

American Interludes for piano
Lara Downes performances of Tending at University of Maryland, the Mondavi Center, and Wave Hill, Riverdale, NY.

Passages for piano
Steven Beck world premiere, Bargemusic, Brooklyn, NY, and recording on Paumanok Records

In Every One for band
Kennesaw State University, David Kehler, conductor

Tending for band
University of Memphis, Albert Nguyen, conductor

Yiddish Quartet and Piano Quintet Performance and Recording
Argus String Quartet and Steven Beck, piano
Bargemusic, Brooklyn, New York and recordings at Abeshouse Studios, South Salem, New York

Broadcast Interviews
SiriusXM Symphony Hall, Classics on Film
Vincent Caruso, host

WQXR Radio (New York City)
Elliott Forrest, host

VPM Radio (Virginia Public Radio)
Mike Goldberg, host

Harmonious World Podcasts (U.K.)
Hilary Robertson, host

WFMT Radio (Chicago)
Maggie Reberg, host

KDFC Radio (San Francisco)
Jeff Freymann, host

WGTE Radio (Toledo)
Haley Taylor, host

WGTE Radio (Toledo)
Brad Creswell, host

KPOG Radio (Bandon, OR)
Chip Cassin, host

Rio Grande Guardian Podcast
Mario Munoz, host

KZYX Radio (Philo, CA)
Patrick Gomes, host

WBJC Radio (Baltimore, MD)
Kati Harrison, host

Interplay, Conversations in Music, broadcasts over FaceBook, Vimeo, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts

Past Events

2020-2021 Season
International cable and radio (over 300 recent radio plays of Second Symphony, Overture to Frankenstein-The Movie Opera, Second Sonata for Violin and Piano, Michael’s Songbook, Archangel Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Perlimplinito, Roller Coaster, and Widorama!)
BBC, CBC, SiriusXM, US, U.K., Canadian, Australian, Polish, and South African stations

In-flight Entertainment (American Airlines and British Airways and other carriers)
Tim Fain, Steven Beck, and Ariadne Greif recordings

October 30, 2020
Interludes for piano premiere broadcast
Lara Downes, piano
Mondavi Center, UC Davis
Davis, California

July 3, 2020
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Strings Music Festival, Mark Gould, conductor
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC

June 6, 2020
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Schrott Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, Indiana
POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC

June & July 2020

Radio and cable broadcasts of Second Symphony performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Michael Shapiro, conductor on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Bradley Stoke Radio in the U.K., Sirius XM Symphony Hall, and on over thirty (30) United States public and commercial radio stations

June 17, 2020
Peace Variations for solo violin
Tim Fain, violin
Stradivari Society, live broadcast from Montana

May 16, 2020
Peace Variations for solo violin
Tim Fain, violin
Resilience, live broadcast from Montana

April & May 2020
Radio and cable broadcasts of Archangel Concerto for Piano and Orchestra and Perlimplinito 
British Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and on over fifty (50) United States public and commercial radio stations including fourteen (14) interviews

April 26, 2020
SiriusXM Living American
Symphony Hall, Channel 76 (four other dates to be announced and available as a download)

April 21, 2020
SiriusXM Living American
Symphony Hall, Channel 76

March 23 to April 9, 2020
Broadcast on BBC 3 of
Roller CoasterPerlimplinito, Opera Sweet, A Lace Paper Valentine, Widorama!, and Archangel Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Steven Beck, piano
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC Now)
Michael Shapiro, conductor

March 2020
Voices – Ani Ma’amin

George Washington University Singers
Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Washington, D.C.
POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC

February 23, 2020
Passages (selections)
Philadelphia Premiere
Michael Shapiro, piano
Performance at Andrea Clearfield’s Salon in Philadelphia (private event)

November 3, 2019
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Rogue Valley Symphonic Band
Daniel Kocurek, conductor
Southern Oregon University  Recital Hall, Ashland, Oregon

October 31, 2019
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Connecticut College Orchestra
Matthias Elmer, conductor
New London, Connecticut

Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Sonoma State University Symphony Wind Ensemble
Andy Collinsworth, conductor
Weill Hall
Rohnert, California

October 30, 2019
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Texas Woman’s University Wind Symphony
Carter Biggars, conductor
Margo Jones Performance Hall
Denton, Texas

Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Sonoma State University Symphony Wind Ensemble
Andy Collinsworth, conductor
Weill Hall
Rohnert, California

October 29, 2019
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
University of Hawaii Wind Ensemble, Jeffrey Boeckman, conductor
University Ballroom, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Honolulu, Hawai‘i

October 26, 2019
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Yakima Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Golan, conductor
Capitol Theater, Yakima, Washington

Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Wesleyan University Orchestra, Nadya Potemkina, conductor
Middletown, Connecticut

October 19, 2019
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
York Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Golan, conductor
Appel Center for the Performing Arts, York, Pennsylvania

July 2019
Archangel Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Perlimplinito,
Roller Coaster, 
and Widorama
CD and digital download releases (Paumanok Records)

July 29-30, 2019
Ariadne Greif, soprano
Michael Shapiro, piano
Recording sessions of Dublin Songs and Canciones
Adam Abeshouse Studio

June 2019
Chorus America
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 13-15, 2019
Recording of Roller Coaster, Perlimplinito, Opera Sweet, A Lace Paper Valentine, Widorama!, and Archangel Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Steven Beck, piano
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC Now)
Michael Shapiro, conductor

May 1, 2019
Terezin Chamber Music Foundation Yom HaShoah Concert, Mark Ludwig, narrator
Temple Shaaray Tefila of Northern Westchester
Bedford Corners, New York

March 17, 2019
Ol’ Mississippi Sings the Blues
University of Memphis Symphonic Band, Albert Nguyen, conductor
Chattanooga, Tennessee

March 16, 2019
Ol’ Mississippi Sings the Blues
University of Memphis Symphonic Band, Albert Nguyen, conductor
Nashville, Tennessee

March 15, 2019
Ol’ Mississippi Sings the Blues
University of Memphis Symphonic Band, Albert Nguyen, conductor
University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

March 13-16, 2019
Teaching residency at University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

March 11, 2019
Ol’ Mississippi Sings the Blues
Kennesaw State University Symphonic Band, David Kehler, conductor
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia

Widorama!
Kennesaw State University Symphonic Band, David Kehler, conductor
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia

March 10-13, 2019
Teaching residency at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia

December 19-22, 2018
Midwest Clinic
Chicago, Illinois

December 4, 2018
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic
Jeffery Meyer, conductor
Lendok Film Studio, St. Petersburg, Russia

October 30, 2018
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Dallas Winds, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Moody Performance Hall, Dallas, Texas

October 30, 2018
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra, James Tapia, conductor
Setnor Auditorium, Syracuse, New York

October 27, 2018
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
United States Navy Band, Captain Kenneth Collins, conductor
AFI Silver Theater, Silver Spring, Maryland

Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Livingston Symphony Orchestra
Anthony LaGruth, conductor

October 26, 2018
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
United States Navy Band, Captain Kenneth Collins, conductor
AFI Silver Theater, Silver Spring, Maryland

October 21, 2018
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
ASU Symphony Orchestra, Jeffery Meyer, conductor
Mesa Art Center, Mesa, Arizona

October 20, 2018
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
ASU Symphony Orchestra, Jeffery Meyer, conductor
Gammage Auditorium, ASU, Phoenix, Arizona

October 19, 2018
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Piedmont Wind Symphony, Matthew Thomas Troy, conductor
Reynolds Auditorium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Alexandra Guerin, conductor
Mason Theatre
Rideau Lakes Orchestra, Perth, Canada

May 23, 2018
Frankenstein-The Movie Score
Dragefjellets Musikkorps
Michael Shapiro, conductor
Bergen International Festival
Torgallmennigen, Bergen, Norway