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Upcoming Events 2023
October 15, 2023 Premiere of Resting Place for Classical Guitar, commissioned and performed by Sergio Puccini plus 2024 album
Fall 2023 Premiere of I Think about the Star for soprano, oboe, piano with soprano Alysha Hinton
December 2023 Premiere of When Words Fail for Viola and Harp, commissioned by Rachel Talitman, Pierre-Henri Xuereb (viola) and Rachel Talitman (harp) for a duo album
2023 Recent Premieres
March 28, 2023 World Premiere of LAMENT for Piano Quintet and Empty Chair, ALIAS Chamber Ensemble in Nashville at an event celebrating Women’s History Month
August 19, 2023 Premiere of Ice & Fury, a Passacaglia for solo violin, commissioned and performed by Christina McGann at a Nashville INTERSECTION/Kidsville event at the Parthenon
2024 EVENTS
Summer 2024 (TBA) Oh my son for tenor, violin, clarinet, chimes/timpani, piano featuring Franklin Cohen, clarinet
Fall 2024 (TBA) Premiere of chamber version of Cornerstone for viola solo and small chamber ensemble (12), Germany
2024 (TBA) Crossroads Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, Amaro Dubois (viola)
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2024-2025 PROPOSED EVENTS
2024 (TBA) Cornerstone Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, Brett Deubner (viola)
2024-25 (TBA) The Soul Felt Its Worth, a Christmas Musical
2024-25 (TBA) Lost Daughters, a music/dance event
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PREVIOUS 2022 PREMIERES & EVENTS
Spring 2022 (upcoming premiere) Cornerstone Sonata, commissioned by Brett Deubner (viola) with Allison Brewster Franzetti (piano)
Spring 2022 Performance of Three Miniatures, Brett Deubner (viola)
May 2022 Premiere of King for a Day, International Composers Festival, Sussex, UK
June 2022 Premiere and tour in Italy of Voices Long Kept Silent for solo cello, Diane Chaplin (cello)
August 2022 Premiere of A Call from the Woods for viola solo, commissioned by Amaro Dubois (viola)
December 23, 2022 Premiere (postponed) of I Think About the Star, commissioned by Beth Wheeler, Mary Ann Robinson, and David Glaze
PREVIOUS 2021 PREMIERES & EVENTS
April, 2021 Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) River Rhapsody Series, premiere of The Dabbling Duck, Beth Wheeler (Principal English horn) and Jacob Wunsch (cello)
June, 2021 ASO Bedtime with Bach Series, The Dabbling Duck
June 25, 2021 Release of Remember for Viola, Piano, and Chimes on PARMA Navona Records by Brett Deubner (viola) and Allison Brewster Franzetti (piano)
December 23, 2021 Premiere of I Think About a Star, commissioned by Beth Wheeler, Mary Ann Robinson, and David Glaze (postponed to December 2022)
PREVIOUS 2020 PREMIERES & EVENTS
June 6, 2000 Premiere of Three Miniatures for Unaccompanied Viola, Festival Komm Bach in Paris, virtuoso Brett Deubner, violisSeptember, 2020: Premiere of The Dabbling Duck for English Horn and Cello, Roger Wiesmeyer, English Hornist of the Nashville Symphony (POSTPONED due to pandemic)
September, 2020 Premiere of Beyond the Noble Way for Brass Quintet, Ithaca University Faculty Brass Quintet, (POSTPONED due to pandemic)
September 11, 2020 Premiere of Remember for Viola, Piano, Chime, “RESET: Concert of Hope,” Instagram Live, Brett Deubner (viola) and Allison Brewster Franzetti (piano)
Fall, 2020 Premiere of Lament for Piano Quintet and Empty Chair, video by The Lockdown Ladies, an international group of women musicians (POSTPONED)
2019 FIRST PREMIERE
October 26, 2019: Premiere of Emergence, Spring Hill Orchestra and Women’s Philharmonia of Brazil, Rebecca Vendemo, conductor
Blog Posts: On Becoming
Tearful Tribute to Women’s History Month
I woke from a dream last week. Someone was listening to what I’m saying to you tonight and said, “Behind her words is the restraint of a thousand years of tears.”
Break Free of the Grind of Creation
You can replace a bad piece of music. You can’t replace relationships.
Welcome to My Blog
Welcome to the blog of composer/musician/writer Judith Markovich.
It Absolutely Could Be
Doubts Kills Dreams After a wonderful weekend of inspiring conversation with a visiting performer about future compositions, my mind swirled with excitement. Doubt, however, swirled through my thoughts like a thick layer of cinnamon in a cinnamon bun. It flavored all...
Ambient Images: Revolutionary Approach to Spontaneous Improvisation
Since this blog is called "On Becoming," let me share how my music is becoming what I've dreamed in the area of spontaneous improvisation. It has to do with an approach to worship realized by the reunion with a dear friend and artist, David Jones, who I knew before...
Tearful Tribute to Women’s History Month
I woke from a dream last week. Someone was listening to what I’m saying to you tonight and said, “Behind her words is the restraint of a thousand years of tears.”
Break Free of the Grind of Creation
You can replace a bad piece of music. You can’t replace relationships.
Welcome to My Blog
Welcome to the blog of composer/musician/writer Judith Markovich.
It Absolutely Could Be
Doubts Kills Dreams After a wonderful weekend of inspiring conversation with a visiting performer...
Ambient Images: Revolutionary Approach to Spontaneous Improvisation
Since this blog is called "On Becoming," let me share how my music is becoming what I've dreamed...
One Cup Filled
A love of the whole truth is the only prerequisite for true freedom. But, are we too comfortable with half truths?
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