I was on the bill of Resonant Interval #29, part of a weekly series of experimental music held in one of the empty units of the Mekong Center. I’m still exploring my long-loop approach to improvising at the piano, and this was a good chance to try it out in performance.

I spent a week helping Doug Balliett produce his new popera seria, The Consent of Lucretia, in San Antonio. I played piano, bass guitar and harmonium, and sang Junius and Collatinus. You can watch Doug’s remarks about the 3 act, genre busting opera on youtube, and read a review by Jack Fishman, head of the SA Symphony. Photos soon!

The Center for Creative Work at The Honors College produced Sophocles’ Electra in a new translation by John Harvey and Richard Armstrong, and with choreography by Katelyn Halpern. I contributed a score for harmonium, harp, recorder, percussion and electronics, working closely with two terrific improvisers, Michelle Yom and Lance Higdon. Photos

The Ensemble ACJW will perform my new suite Games in Pairs on February 24th, 2010 as part of their residency at Le Poisson Rouge, (158 Bleecker St., NYC). More information and tickets.

Pianist Xenia Pestova will perform “four.” Feb. 6, 5pm, Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal.

I contributed a song to Misha Penton’s Selkie Project, a multimedia installation at the Creative Research Laboratory at the University of Texas. We will be developing it into an evening-length performance piece through the spring. Photos

I played Manny in Main Street Theater’s production of the terrific Terrence McNally play Master Class. Press

Doug, Alison and I (Mollie had the flu!) performed Alcestis and Babinagar in Houston, Austin and San Antonio. Over four days, we performed for over 180 people, including an unforgettable night at Kay and Talbot’s stunning Casa Neverlandia. We are planning our next tour for March 13-21; if you would like to host a house concert, please write me an email!

Doug, Mollie, Allison and I performed Alcestis at my house. More pictures…