Upcoming Events
Saturday, September 25, 2010 7:00pm
Second Annual New Music Bake Sale [gCal+]
Stay tuned for details [MAP>]
Thursday, October 14, 2010 7:00pm
"To A Stranger" (world premiere) [gCal+]
Knoxville, TN [MAP>]
World premiere of a new setting of Walt Whitman, co-commissioned by baritone Scott Guinn, Tyson Deaton, and The Walt Whitman Project, Greg Trupiano, artistic director
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 8:00pm
New Work for Third Coast Percussion (World Premiere) [gCal+]
Chopin Theater, Chicago, IL [MAP>]
The world premiere of a new, large scale work for percussion quartet and electronics.
Friday, December 17, 2010 8:00pm
New Work for Third Coast Percussion [gCal+]
The NYC premiere of a new, large scale work for percussion quartet and electronics.
Thursday, February 24, 2011 7:30pm
"Conspiracy Theory" for big band [gCal+]
TBA [MAP>]
TBA
Friday, April 8, 2011 7:00pm
New Work, TBA [gCal+]
Saturday, April 16, 2011 7:00pm
Concerto for Percussion Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (world premiere) [gCal+]
Miami, FL [MAP>]
The New World Symphony Premieres the Concerto for Percussion Quartet and Chamber Orchestra which they commissioned. (date subject to change)
Monday, May 16, 2011 7:00pm
Immolation [gCal+]
Williamsburg, VA [MAP>]
The Williamsburg Symphonia presents the Virginia premiere of "Immolation."
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 7:00pm
Immolation [gCal+]
Williamsburg, VA [MAP>]
The Williamsburg Symphonia presents the Virginia premiere of "Immolation."
Past Events
Saturday, July 31, 2010 5:00pm
"oh Gott, es regnet" at the Berkshire Fringe [gCal+]
Great Barrington, MA [MAP>]
Dither performs "oh Gott, es regnet" as part of the Berkshire Fringe :30 Live! series. Free event!
Saturday, June 19, 2010 2:00pm
Musik für den Schultheiß @ ACA Summer Festival [gCal+]
Symphony Space, NYC [MAP>]
Saturday, June 5, 2010 7:00pm
'raw power' for Prism Quartet [gCal+]
Settlement Music School, Mary Louise Curtis Branch 416 Queen Street, Philadelphia PA 19147 [MAP>]
PRISM Quartet presents "DAVE" - new works for saxophone quartet by David Lang, David T. Little, David Biedenbender, and David Laganella.
Friday, June 4, 2010 6:30pm
'raw power' for Prism Quartet [gCal+]
Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia 2537, Broadway at 95th Street New York, NY [MAP>]
PRISM Quartet presents "DAVE" - new works for saxophone quartet by David Lang, David T. Little, David Biedenbender, and David Laganella.
Thursday, May 27, 2010 7:00pm
Selections from Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera at 21c. Aria [gCal+]
Galapagos Art Space [MAP>]
Friday, May 21, 2010 7:00pm
Performing with ICE (CD release) [gCal+]
Galapagos [MAP>]
Performing selections from Corey Dargel's "13 Near Death Experiences" with the International Contemporary Ensemble on the last concert of New Amsterdam Records' Archipelago series.
Friday, April 30, 2010 6:30pm
Dog Days at NYCO VOX [gCal+]
Skirball Center at NYU [MAP>]
DTL returns to New York City Opera's VOX program with the opera-in-progress Dog Days. Come check it out.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 7:00pm
Dither presents NY Premiere of 'oh Gott es regnet!' [gCal+]
Issue Project Room, $10 [MAP>]
This performance of "oh Gott, es regnet!' is sponsored by the American Composers Forum through its Encore Program, supporting repeat performances of new works.
Saturday, April 10, 2010 5:00pm
Newspeak Donor Event [gCal+]
Special private rooftop concert, featuring music by Jobim, Zorn and (in an unusual programming choice) Carter. Also, a special improvisation by Newspeak violinist Caleb Burhans.
Sunday, March 21, 2010 7:00pm
Screamer! - a three-ring blur for orchestra [gCal+]
Baltimore, MD [MAP>]
Marin Alsop conducts the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is David T. Little's Screamer! - a three-ring blur for orchestra.
Saturday, March 20, 2010 7:00pm
Screamer! - a three-ring blur for orchestra [gCal+]
Baltimore, MD [MAP>]
Marin Alsop conducts the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is David T. Little's Screamer! - a three-ring blur for orchestra.
Friday, March 19, 2010 7:00pm
Screamer! - a three-ring blur for orchestra [gCal+]
Baltimore, MD [MAP>]
Marin Alsop conducts the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is David T. Little's Screamer! - a three-ring blur for orchestra.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 7:00pm
Screamer! - a three-ring blur for orchestra [gCal+]
North Bethesda, MD [MAP>]
Marin Alsop conducts the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is David T. Little's Screamer! - a three-ring blur for orchestra.
Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:00pm
Performing with ICE [gCal+]
Velvet Lounge, Chicago [MAP>]
Performing the Chicago premiere of Corey Dargel's "13 Near Death Experiences" with the International Contemporary Ensemble.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:00pm
In the studio with Newspeak [gCal+]
Newspeak records our first record, "sweet light crude."
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:00pm
In the studio with Newspeak [gCal+]
Newspeak records our first record, "sweet light crude."
Monday, March 8, 2010 7:00pm
Indiana University Percusion Ensemble performs Speak Softly [gCal+]
Auer Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington [MAP>]
The IU percussion ensemble performs "Speak Softly" alongside works by Nigel Westlake, Kevin Bobo, Christopher Rouse and Peter Erskine.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 8:00pm
Newspeak @ Princeton [gCal+]
Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University [MAP>]
Newspeak offers premieres by composers in the Graduate composition program at Princeton University. Free event!
Sunday, February 28, 2010 7:00pm
Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera [gCal+]
Richard B. Fischer Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College [MAP>]
Second performance of a new short opera, commissioned by Dawn Upshaw for the Bard Conservatory, and written in collaboration with Royce Vavrek.
Friday, February 26, 2010 7:00pm
Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera [gCal+]
Richard B. Fischer Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College [MAP>]
World premiere of a new short opera, commissioned by Dawn Upshaw for the Bard Conservatory, and written in collaboration with Royce Vavrek.
Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:00pm
Spalding Gray @ North River Music Series [gCal+]
Greenwich Music House [MAP>]
NOW Ensemble performs my Spalding Gray, alongside a whole bunch of other cool pieces.
Sunday, February 14, 2010 3:00pm
Sketches for Percussion Quartet (world premiere) [gCal+]
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St. Chicago [MAP>]
Four sketches for a new long-term collaborative project with Third Coast Percussion. Also on the program, Martin Bresnick's fantastic 'Caprichos Enfaticos,' with guest piano soloist Lisa Moore. Free event!
Saturday, January 16, 2010 8:00pm
Speak Softtly @ Michigan SBOA [gCal+]
Livonia, MI [MAP>]
The fine young men and women of Michigan District 12 will take up sticks of varying bigness for a special performance of Speak Softly, at Franklin High School in Livonia.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 12:30pm
Performing with Susy Blue [gCal+]
Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD, Australia [MAP>]
Friday, December 4, 2009 6:00pm
Newspeak @ Public Assembly [gCal+]
Newspeak celebrates its fifth anniversary season by returning to the site of one of its earliest shows: the old Galapagos, now Public Assembly. Also on the bill will be Andrew McKenna Lee, and more.
Sunday, November 22, 2009 7:00pm
Speak Softly @ the University of Michigan [gCal+]
The Univesrity of Michigan, Ann Arbor [MAP>]
The University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble will perform Speak Softly - for four percussionists playing sticks of varying bigness.
Friday, November 20, 2009 5:30pm
Speak Softly @ Hofstra University [gCal+]
New Academic Building Rm 010 - Hofstra University, Long Island [MAP>]
The Hofstra University Percussion Ensemble will perform Speak Softly alongside works by Rouse, Chavez, Bach, Schimmel, and Rozenblatt.
Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:00pm
Soldier Songs (excerpts) @ 21st Century Liederabend [gCal+]
Galapagos Artspace [MAP>]
Beth Morrison Projects presents an evening of works by adventurous young composers working with voice.
Thursday, November 5, 2009 7:00pm
1986 @ Wilton's Music Hall, London [gCal+]
Wilton's Music Hall, Graces Alley, London, E1 8JB, United Kingdom [MAP>]
The London Sinfonietta performs 1986 as part of the Dilettante Music Digital Composer-in-Residence Finalist Concert.
Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:00pm
Newspeak @ The Stone [gCal+]
The Stone, NYC [MAP>]
Newpeak kicks of it's fall season with a bunch of premieres, and some works from their ever-growing repertoire. Be there!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:00pm
Mirror Mirror @ Princeton University [gCal+]
Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University [MAP>]
Lauren Worsham performs Mirror Mirror from Dog Days. 8:00 pm, Free.
Saturday, October 3, 2009 4:30pm
Musik für den Schultheiß and Selections from Terpsichore (arr DTL) @ Eagle Rock Music Festival, LA [gCal+]
Eagle Rock Center for the Art, 2225 Colorado Blvd. Los Angeles, CA [MAP>]
The Formalist Quartet performs as part of the Eagle Rock Music Festival. Works by Lei Liang, Nicholas Deyoe, Andrew McIntosh, and my Musik für den Schultheiß, performed with its companion piece--my arrangement of selections from Michael Praetorius' Terpsichore--for the first time since 2005. Very exciting.
Friday, October 2, 2009 7:00pm
East Coast Attitude @ University of Michigan [gCal+]
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor [MAP>]
Michael Haithcock and the University of Michigan Symphony Band perform East Coast Attitude, which they commissioned in 2006.
Friday, September 25, 2009 7:00pm
Speak Softly @ Archepelago [gCal+]
Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn [MAP>]
The wonderful Line C3 perform "Speak Softly" on the debut concert of Archipelago, the new series co-presented by New Amsterdam Records & Galapagos. Also on the bill: wonderful music by William Brittelle, Carl Schimmel, Nico Muhly, and Marcos Balter More info here
Monday, September 21, 2009 8:30pm
The Coterie @ Joe's Pub [gCal+]
Joe's Pub at The Public Theatre [MAP>]
Theresa McCarthy, David Adam Moore, and Morgan James perform selections from Dog Days. Also works by Rachel Peters, Matt Marks, Royce Vavrek, Jeff Myers, and more. Tickets are available here
Friday, July 31, 2009 12:00pm
Speak Softly at The Juilliard School [gCal+]
The Juilliard School [MAP>]
Members of the Summer Percussion Seminar will perform Speak Softly - for four percussionists playing sticks of varying bigness. The Juilliard School Room 309 - Free.
Friday, July 17, 2009 7:00pm
American Opera Projects Showcase [gCal+]
Galapagos Art Space, DUMBO [MAP>]
This showcase will feature selection from my vocal and operatic work. Program will include selections from Soldier Songs, Dog Days--including a new aria!--and a new version of sweet light crude, from the Newspeak songbook. The show will feature performances by Lauren Worsham, Mellissa Hughes, Eileen Mack, Jody Redhage, David Adam Moore, as well as music by Stefan Weisman.
Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:30pm
sweet light crude [gCal+]
(Le) Poisson Rouge [MAP>]
Newspeak performs 'sweet light crude' as part of the Wordless Music series. Also works by Burhans, Friedberger, and more.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 9:00pm
sweet light crude [gCal+]
(Le) Poisson Rouge [MAP>]
Newspeak performed 'sweet light crude' at the Bang on a Can Benefit After Party.
Saturday, May 30, 2009 7:00pm
Soldier Songs in Houston [gCal+]
Houston [MAP>]
Opera Vista presents a new production of Soldier Songs.
Saturday, May 23, 2009 7:00pm
Performing with ICE [gCal+]
PS 122 [MAP>]
Performing with the International Contemporary Ensemble in the world premiere of Corey Dargel's "13 Near Death Experiences"
Saturday, May 23, 2009 7:00pm
Soldier Songs in Houston [gCal+]
Houston, TX [MAP>]
Opera Vista presents a new production of Soldier Songs.
Friday, May 22, 2009 7:00pm
Performing with ICE [gCal+]
P.S. 122 [MAP>]
Performing with the International Contemporary Ensemble in the world premiere of Corey Dargel's "13 Near Death Experiences"
Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:00pm
Sunday Morning Trepanation [gCal+]
Gershwin Hotel, New York, NY [MAP>]
Sunday Morning Trepanation (2002) Performed by TRANSIT Also works by McBane, Wohl, Negron, Fuentes, and Buschman 8:00 pm / $10
Saturday, May 9, 2009 6:30pm
Scenes from Dog Days [gCal+]
Zankel Hall (Carnegie Hall) [MAP>]
Songs from Dog Days Commissioned by Carnegie Hall through The Weill Music Institute Performers: Performers: Sung Eun Lee, Patrick Cook, Megan Taylor, Mary Bonhag, Tania Rodriguez, with ensemble conducted by Alan Pierson.
Thursday, May 7, 2009 7:00pm
Carnegie Hall Osvaldo Golijov and Dawn Upshaw Young Artists Workshop [gCal+]
Bard College [MAP>]
Preview Concert at Bard
Work: Scenes from Dog Days (excerpt)
Performers: Performers: Sung Eun Lee, Patrick Cook, Megan Taylor, Mary Bonhag, Tania Rodriguez, with ensemble conducted by Alan Pierson.