~ 2010 ~
Sun, Feb 10 — Indiana University — Bloomington, IN
Masters Recital — Chappell Kingsland, composer
featuring five new compositions, performed by 35 musicians:
Gravitation: Orbits for bass flute & piano, Fighting Fire With Fire for saxophone quartet & string quartet,
Turdo alla Ronk: Comical Variations on Mozart's Ronda alla Turk for piano, bodymindspirit for 3 brass & 3 strings, and Unfurl my heart
for vocal soloists & chorus
Sat, Aug 7 — 7:00 pm — MAC 301 — Indiana University — Bloomington, IN
Opera Workshop — Vocal students present scenes from several operas, including the premiere of Chappell's
Confessions of a Murderess, a one-act opera, sung by Sally Freeland (soprano) and Brandon Gauby (tenor)
More to come. . .
~ 2009 ~ selected highlights:
Wed, Feb 11 — Indiana University — Bloomington, IN
Children's Concert — IU Symphonic Band, conducted by Jeffrey Gershman
featuring the premiere of Escape for concert band, based on melodies by two local elementary school students
- a commission from the Kids Compose! program
Tues, Mar 9 — Indiana University — Bloomington, IN
New Music Ensemble - conducted by David Dzubay
featuring Chappell Kingsland and Bethany Pietroniro, piano soloists in John Adams's Grand Pianola Music
Sun, Apr 29 — Indiana University — Bloomington, IN
A Candy Bar, a Lollipop, an Omnibus — compositions by Michael Vidmar-McEwen and Chappell Kingsland
featuring the premieres of Gravitation: I. Orbits (bass flute & piano) • Papoose (narrator, flute & percussion)
Abundant Rhubarb for rock band • breakdown for alto flute, clarinet & viola
Sun, June 21 — Jubilee! Community Church — Asheville, NC
I Will Love the 21st Century - new music for orchestra
including the premiere of Chappell Kingsland's tremendous dogs for narrator & orchestra
~ 2008 ~ selected highlights:
Fri, Sept 19 — $15/$10 — The Berkeley Hillside Club — 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA
Sun, Sept 21 – $15/$12 — Old First — 1751 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA
The Lantana Koto Ensemble (Ryuko Mizutani, Shoko Higake, Noriko Tsuboi, and guests)
plays compositions for kotos, including six arrangements by Chappell Kingsland
Mon, Oct 20 at 7:00 pm — Indiana University Recital Hall — Bloomington, IN
IU Percussion Ensemble, directed by John Tafoya and Kevin Bobo
An Evening of Quartets - including the Midwest premiere of Laundromatica Diabolica (The Devil's Laundromat)