Sean's Upcoming 2011 Events:
*** denotes premiere performances
underlined text indicates a link to an event/artist site
Friday May 13th, 9:00 AM
"Time Streams: Space and Flow", solo recital
works by: Klatzow, Thompkins, Carter, Schwantner, Xenakis
Michelsen Hall, UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
Friday May 20
"Percussion In PA" Festival
Performance with Becktet
***Mysteries of Harry Burdick - Aaron Staebell
***Bloom - Ivan Trevino
June 1st - June 10th
nief-norf summer festival
Furman University
Greenville, SC
Tuesday June 21st
Inuksuit - John Luther Adams
Morningside Park
New York, NY
Thursday July 7th
Recording Session with Volta Trio
SUN - Baljinder Sekhon
Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
Friday August 12th, 7:00 PM
Lincoln Center Presents:
Tan Dun: Martial Arts Trilogy
Metropolis Ensemble
Lincoln Center Plaza at 62nd St
New York, NY
Monday, August 22nd
Dusk Variations: A Steve Reich Celebration
Music for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich
eighth blackbird and Third Coast Percussion
Millenium Park
Chicago, IL
Saturday, August 27th
Water
***World Premiere - Kamran Ince,
Water - Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe
Present Music
Marcus Center's Uihlien Hall
Milwaukee, WI
*** denotes premiere performances
underlined text indicates a link to an event/artist site
Friday May 13th, 9:00 AM
"Time Streams: Space and Flow", solo recital
works by: Klatzow, Thompkins, Carter, Schwantner, Xenakis
Michelsen Hall, UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
Friday May 20
"Percussion In PA" Festival
Performance with Becktet
***Mysteries of Harry Burdick - Aaron Staebell
***Bloom - Ivan Trevino
June 1st - June 10th
nief-norf summer festival
Furman University
Greenville, SC
Tuesday June 21st
Inuksuit - John Luther Adams
Morningside Park
New York, NY
Thursday July 7th
Recording Session with Volta Trio
SUN - Baljinder Sekhon
Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
Friday August 12th, 7:00 PM
Lincoln Center Presents:
Tan Dun: Martial Arts Trilogy
Metropolis Ensemble
Lincoln Center Plaza at 62nd St
New York, NY
Monday, August 22nd
Dusk Variations: A Steve Reich Celebration
Music for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich
eighth blackbird and Third Coast Percussion
Millenium Park
Chicago, IL
Saturday, August 27th
Water
***World Premiere - Kamran Ince,
Water - Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe
Present Music
Marcus Center's Uihlien Hall
Milwaukee, WI
Sean's Past Events
Saturday April 30th, 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
OCC Percussion Ensemble performs works by Beal, Lang, O'Meara, Pawassar, Skidmore, and Zivkovic
Central New York Day of Percussion
Storer Auditorium, Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York
Friday April 29th, 11:15 AM
OCC Percussion Ensemble performs works by Beal, Lang, O'Meara, Pawassar, Skidmore, and Zivkovic
Storer Auditorium, Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York
Thursday April 28th, 7:00 PM
OCC Percussion Ensemble performs works by Beal, Lang, O'Meara, Pawassar, Skidmore, and Zivkovic
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York
Sunday April 17th, 3:00 PM
***Lennon Scatters and Fleeces His Flock - John Liberatore
John Graham, viola; Sean Connors, percussion
John Graham Solo Viola Recital
Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester, New York
Saturday April 16th, 6:30 PM
***this is what a blizzard sounds like in my brain - Matt Evans
Art Awake
w/ MEV and the Extra Sleeves
Alliance Building
Rochester, NY
Thursday April 14th
Improv Set with Dinner Music
Opening for Parts and Labor
Bug Jar
Rochester, NY
Sunday April 10th, 7:00 PM
Nazarth College Composition Faculty Recital
Heat - Jennifer Bellor
Nazareth College
Rochester, NY
Saturday April 30th, 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
OCC Percussion Ensemble performs works by Beal, Lang, O'Meara, Pawassar, Skidmore, and Zivkovic
Central New York Day of Percussion
Storer Auditorium, Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York
Friday April 29th, 11:15 AM
OCC Percussion Ensemble performs works by Beal, Lang, O'Meara, Pawassar, Skidmore, and Zivkovic
Storer Auditorium, Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York
Thursday April 28th, 7:00 PM
OCC Percussion Ensemble performs works by Beal, Lang, O'Meara, Pawassar, Skidmore, and Zivkovic
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York
Sunday April 17th, 3:00 PM
***Lennon Scatters and Fleeces His Flock - John Liberatore
John Graham, viola; Sean Connors, percussion
John Graham Solo Viola Recital
Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester, New York
Saturday April 16th, 6:30 PM
***this is what a blizzard sounds like in my brain - Matt Evans
Art Awake
w/ MEV and the Extra Sleeves
Alliance Building
Rochester, NY
Thursday April 14th
Improv Set with Dinner Music
Opening for Parts and Labor
Bug Jar
Rochester, NY
Sunday April 10th, 7:00 PM
Nazarth College Composition Faculty Recital
Heat - Jennifer Bellor
Nazareth College
Rochester, NY
Tuesday March 29th, 8:00 PM
***Duo for Percussion - Alan Schindler
OSSIA New Music
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
Sunday March 27th, 10:00 PM
***Music for Resonant Spaces - Matt Evans
Wolk Atrium, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
Friday March 19th, 8:00 PM
Composer's Sinfonietta
***Heat - Jennifer Bellor
premiere of Jennifer's new solo work for marimba
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
Tuesday March 15th, 7:00 PM
Society for New Music
Shaken, Not Stirred - Michael Daugherty
Matt Wright, trombone; Rob Bridge, Jen Vacanti, Sean Connors, percussion
West Genesee High School, Camillus, NY
Friday March 4th, 7:00 PM
Performance of I, Claudius (transcription of the Claudia Quintet Album)
Ben Thomas and friends
RM 120, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Thursday March 3rd, 7:00 PM
Fanfare for Klaus Huber - Brian Ferneyhough
Ferneyhough ReMix - Mark Applebaum
Christopher Clarino Senior Recital
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
***Duo for Percussion - Alan Schindler
OSSIA New Music
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
Sunday March 27th, 10:00 PM
***Music for Resonant Spaces - Matt Evans
Wolk Atrium, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
Friday March 19th, 8:00 PM
Composer's Sinfonietta
***Heat - Jennifer Bellor
premiere of Jennifer's new solo work for marimba
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
Tuesday March 15th, 7:00 PM
Society for New Music
Shaken, Not Stirred - Michael Daugherty
Matt Wright, trombone; Rob Bridge, Jen Vacanti, Sean Connors, percussion
West Genesee High School, Camillus, NY
Friday March 4th, 7:00 PM
Performance of I, Claudius (transcription of the Claudia Quintet Album)
Ben Thomas and friends
RM 120, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Thursday March 3rd, 7:00 PM
Fanfare for Klaus Huber - Brian Ferneyhough
Ferneyhough ReMix - Mark Applebaum
Christopher Clarino Senior Recital
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Monday February 28th, 8:30 PM
Kreuzspiel - Karlheinz Stockhausen
Rest Is Noise Ensemble
Messinger 1, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Friday February 25th, 11:15 AM
Onondaga Community College African Music Ensemble, co-director
Storer Auditorium, Onodaga Community College
Syracuse, New York
Thursday, February 24th, 8 PM
No Parking Anytime - Sean Connors
Tim Briones, Sean Connors, marimbas
Eastman Percussion Ensemble
Eastman Theater at Kodak Hall
Rochester, New York
Sunday February 20th, 4 PM
Inuksuit - John Luther Adams
Park Avenue Armory
New York, NY
click here for a New Yorker video article about the piece
Wednesday February 16th, 8 PM
***The Eye That Directs A Needle - David Liptak
Jamie Jordan, soprano; Pia Liptak, violin; Sean Connors, percussion
David Liptak Faculty Recital
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Saturday, February 12
Estudios de Fronterra - Alejandro Viñao
Eastman Percussion Ensemble
New York City Day of Percussion
New York, New York
Thursday, February 10, 8 PM
Eastman Chamber Percussion Ensemble, co-director
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Monday February 7th, 8 PM
Linea - Luciano Berio
Albert Kim, Stephanie Titus, pianos; Matt Evans, vibraphone; Sean Connors, marimba
OSSIA New Music Concert
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Friday January 28th, 8 PM
***Murmur (for soprano and percussion) - Michaela Eremiasova
Unclose (for soprano, piano, and percussion) - Hannah Lash
Jamie Jordan, soprano; Daniel Pesca, piano; Sean Connors, percussion
Jamie Jordan Solo Recital - Ethos New Music Series
Rosch Recital Hall, SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
Kreuzspiel - Karlheinz Stockhausen
Rest Is Noise Ensemble
Messinger 1, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Friday February 25th, 11:15 AM
Onondaga Community College African Music Ensemble, co-director
Storer Auditorium, Onodaga Community College
Syracuse, New York
Thursday, February 24th, 8 PM
No Parking Anytime - Sean Connors
Tim Briones, Sean Connors, marimbas
Eastman Percussion Ensemble
Eastman Theater at Kodak Hall
Rochester, New York
Sunday February 20th, 4 PM
Inuksuit - John Luther Adams
Park Avenue Armory
New York, NY
click here for a New Yorker video article about the piece
Wednesday February 16th, 8 PM
***The Eye That Directs A Needle - David Liptak
Jamie Jordan, soprano; Pia Liptak, violin; Sean Connors, percussion
David Liptak Faculty Recital
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Saturday, February 12
Estudios de Fronterra - Alejandro Viñao
Eastman Percussion Ensemble
New York City Day of Percussion
New York, New York
Thursday, February 10, 8 PM
Eastman Chamber Percussion Ensemble, co-director
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Monday February 7th, 8 PM
Linea - Luciano Berio
Albert Kim, Stephanie Titus, pianos; Matt Evans, vibraphone; Sean Connors, marimba
OSSIA New Music Concert
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Friday January 28th, 8 PM
***Murmur (for soprano and percussion) - Michaela Eremiasova
Unclose (for soprano, piano, and percussion) - Hannah Lash
Jamie Jordan, soprano; Daniel Pesca, piano; Sean Connors, percussion
Jamie Jordan Solo Recital - Ethos New Music Series
Rosch Recital Hall, SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
2010
Monday, December, 20th
Recording Session with Eastman Percussion Ensemble
Estudios de Fronterra - Alejandro Viñao
Wednesday, December 15th
Andrew Liebermann DMA Lecture Recital
***Concerto for Alto Saxophone - Esa-Pekka Salonen (arr. Liebermann)
Stephanie Titus, Cherry Tsang, pianos; Sean Connors, Matt Witten, percussion, Jerry Hou, conductor
Annex 902, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Monday, November 22nd 8:00 PM
Composer's Sinfonietta
***Emblems - Michaela Eremiášová
***Lennon Scatters and Fleeces His Flock - John Liberatore
***Toy, Trifle, Trinket - Michael McMillan
***Votive - Geoffrey Pope
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Saturday, November 6th
Eastman BroadBand
Conservatorio Nacional de Música
Mexico City, Mexico
Friday, November 5th
Eastman BroadBand
Festival Internacional Cervantino
Guanajuato, Mexico
Thursday, November 4th
Madrigals: Book II - George Crumb
Tony Arnold, soprano, Deidre Huckabay, flutes, Sean Connors, percussion
Eastman BroadBand Soloist Concert
Festival Internacional Cervantino
Guanajuato, Mexico
Wednesday, November 3rd
Eastman BroadBand
Festival Internacional Cervantino
Guanajuato, Mexico
Monday, November 1st, 8:00 PM
Eastman BroadBand
Miller Theater, Columbia University
New York, NY
Sunday, October 31st, 3:00 PM
Eastman BroadBand
Mexico Tour Send-off Concert
ESM 120, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Tuesday, October 26th, 8:00 PM
Estudios de Fronterra - Alejandro Viñao
Eastman Percussion Ensemble
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Thursday, October 21st, 8:00 PM
Whispers - David Skidmore
Chamber Percussion Ensemble; Sean Connors, conductor
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Wednesday, October 20th, 7:00 PM
***Cascade Eruptions During the Past 4,000 Years - Lena Nietfeld / Sean Connors
Composer's Forum
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Friday, October 8th, 8:00 PM
Kontakte - Karlheinz Stockhausen
Stephanie Titus, piano; Sean Connors, percussion
OSSIA New Music
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Thursday, September 23rd, 8:00 PM
For Frank O'Hara - Morton Feldman
Musica Nova; Brad Lubman, conductor
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Monday, December, 20th
Recording Session with Eastman Percussion Ensemble
Estudios de Fronterra - Alejandro Viñao
Wednesday, December 15th
Andrew Liebermann DMA Lecture Recital
***Concerto for Alto Saxophone - Esa-Pekka Salonen (arr. Liebermann)
Stephanie Titus, Cherry Tsang, pianos; Sean Connors, Matt Witten, percussion, Jerry Hou, conductor
Annex 902, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Monday, November 22nd 8:00 PM
Composer's Sinfonietta
***Emblems - Michaela Eremiášová
***Lennon Scatters and Fleeces His Flock - John Liberatore
***Toy, Trifle, Trinket - Michael McMillan
***Votive - Geoffrey Pope
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Saturday, November 6th
Eastman BroadBand
Conservatorio Nacional de Música
Mexico City, Mexico
Friday, November 5th
Eastman BroadBand
Festival Internacional Cervantino
Guanajuato, Mexico
Thursday, November 4th
Madrigals: Book II - George Crumb
Tony Arnold, soprano, Deidre Huckabay, flutes, Sean Connors, percussion
Eastman BroadBand Soloist Concert
Festival Internacional Cervantino
Guanajuato, Mexico
Wednesday, November 3rd
Eastman BroadBand
Festival Internacional Cervantino
Guanajuato, Mexico
Monday, November 1st, 8:00 PM
Eastman BroadBand
Miller Theater, Columbia University
New York, NY
Sunday, October 31st, 3:00 PM
Eastman BroadBand
Mexico Tour Send-off Concert
ESM 120, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Tuesday, October 26th, 8:00 PM
Estudios de Fronterra - Alejandro Viñao
Eastman Percussion Ensemble
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Thursday, October 21st, 8:00 PM
Whispers - David Skidmore
Chamber Percussion Ensemble; Sean Connors, conductor
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Wednesday, October 20th, 7:00 PM
***Cascade Eruptions During the Past 4,000 Years - Lena Nietfeld / Sean Connors
Composer's Forum
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Friday, October 8th, 8:00 PM
Kontakte - Karlheinz Stockhausen
Stephanie Titus, piano; Sean Connors, percussion
OSSIA New Music
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Thursday, September 23rd, 8:00 PM
For Frank O'Hara - Morton Feldman
Musica Nova; Brad Lubman, conductor
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Saturday, August 18th, 4:00 PM
Sonata Per Sei - Peter Eötvos
Antoinette Perry, Rita Sloan, pianos; David Friend, synthesizer;
Tom Stubbs, Eliot Beck, Sean Connors, percussion; Jonathan Haas, conductor
Serenata Oscura (Dark Serenade) - Sydney Hodkinson
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Harris Hall, Aspen Music Festival
Aspen, CO
Thursday, April 1st, 8:00 PM
Scarrafaggio - Alexis Bacon
OSSIA New Music
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
Saturday March 27th
Recording session with Helmut Lachenmann and Signal Ensemble
“…Zwei Gefühle…”
EMPAC
Troy, NY
Friday March 26th 8:00 PM
Performance with Helmut Lachenmann and Signal Ensemble
“…Zwei Gefühle…”
Eastman School of Music, Rm 120
Rochester, NY
Thursday March 25, 8:00 PM
***Sabin's Magic Mobile - Matthew Barber
***Thawed Machine - Paul Coleman
***Dynamic Labyrinth - Jung Sun Kang
***ISO Amor - Elizabeth Kelly
Composer's Sinfonietta
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Friday, March 19, 8:00 PM
Résurgences - Michael Jarrell; Doug O'Connor, saxophone soloist
Gejagte Form - Wolfgang Rihm
Musica Nova; Brad Lubman, Oliver Hagen conductors
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Sunday, February 28, 10:00 PM
Caramel mou : Shimmy, op. 68 - Darius Milhaud
McMillan Ilderton Gaither, trombone recital
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Sonata Per Sei - Peter Eötvos
Antoinette Perry, Rita Sloan, pianos; David Friend, synthesizer;
Tom Stubbs, Eliot Beck, Sean Connors, percussion; Jonathan Haas, conductor
Serenata Oscura (Dark Serenade) - Sydney Hodkinson
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Harris Hall, Aspen Music Festival
Aspen, CO
Thursday, April 1st, 8:00 PM
Scarrafaggio - Alexis Bacon
OSSIA New Music
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
Saturday March 27th
Recording session with Helmut Lachenmann and Signal Ensemble
“…Zwei Gefühle…”
EMPAC
Troy, NY
Friday March 26th 8:00 PM
Performance with Helmut Lachenmann and Signal Ensemble
“…Zwei Gefühle…”
Eastman School of Music, Rm 120
Rochester, NY
Thursday March 25, 8:00 PM
***Sabin's Magic Mobile - Matthew Barber
***Thawed Machine - Paul Coleman
***Dynamic Labyrinth - Jung Sun Kang
***ISO Amor - Elizabeth Kelly
Composer's Sinfonietta
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Friday, March 19, 8:00 PM
Résurgences - Michael Jarrell; Doug O'Connor, saxophone soloist
Gejagte Form - Wolfgang Rihm
Musica Nova; Brad Lubman, Oliver Hagen conductors
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
Sunday, February 28, 10:00 PM
Caramel mou : Shimmy, op. 68 - Darius Milhaud
McMillan Ilderton Gaither, trombone recital
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
2009
Thursday, November 12, 8:00 PM
***Double Concerto for Piano, Percussion, and Chamber Orchestra - Yie-Eun Chun
Steph Titus, piano; Sean Connors, percussion
***Gunung-gunung - Lena Nietfeld
***From Sarajevo vespers. Act II, scene I - Geoffrey Pope Composer's Sinfonietta
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
***Double Concerto for Piano, Percussion, and Chamber Orchestra - Yie-Eun Chun
Steph Titus, piano; Sean Connors, percussion
***Gunung-gunung - Lena Nietfeld
***From Sarajevo vespers. Act II, scene I - Geoffrey Pope Composer's Sinfonietta
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York