Upcoming Performances:

OBSERVATIONS

for woodwind quintet
Music By Erin Huelskamp

Tuesday, April 6, 7:30 PM
Cole Memorial Chapel, Wheaton College
Recital of New Music
Travis Worthley '08, Professor Ann Sears, and friends present a recital of their new compositions, performed by Marcella Calabi, soprano, and the Avalerion Wind Quintet.

Wednesday, April 7, 8 PM
Tufts Composers Graduate Showcase
Distler Performance Hall, Tufts University
A performance of new chamber works by music composition graduate students Francisco Ferro, Livia Lin, David Molk, Justin Tierney, and Roberto Toscano.

ABOUT THE AVALERION WINDS

Avalerion Winds is a Boston-based woodwind quintet. Formed in 2010, the ensemble is dedicated to the performance of 20th and 21st century music. Coming from a variety of different musical backgrounds, its members provide a versatile and multifaceted approach to the interpretation of new works of emerging and established composers alike. The ensemble's highly collaborative nature creates a valuable outlet for the presentation of new music in a variety of settings.

Erin Huelskamp, flute
Jenna Eppink, oboe
Jay Hutchinson, clarinet
Stephen LaPerriere Loikith, horn
Peter Lane, bassoon

A MIND-DEPENDENT PHENOMENON

WORLD PREMIERE!
for singing cellist and tick tock clock
Music by Erin Huelskamp

Thursday, April 15, 7:30 PM
St. John’s Episcopal Church in Jamaica Plain, MA
Concert produced by The Boston New Music Initiative
Cello performed by Analissa C. Martinez
Read more HERE

HUELSKAMP PROGRAM NOTE

Time is subjective; I find it fascinating that I feel the same chunk of time in many different ways. “Time flies when we’re having fun” they say, but when I’m disinterested time passes ever so slowly, inching along as I wait for something new to happen. A Mind-dependent Phenomenon for singing cellist and tick tock clock explores the perception of time through theatrics, a sense of freedom in performing expressed through singing while playing, and, of course, the tug-o-war that takes place between boredom and too much fun. This piece asks the performer to step outside of his/her known bounds to revel in amazing performing skill side-by-side the pure joy that comes from making music.

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View images from my opera The Year of the Serpent

Recording excerpts will be available soon!