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Archive of Past Performances

* denotes premiere

Slow The Light
HOCKET - Sarah Gibson and Thomas Kotcheff, pianos; Faculty Recital: Sarah Gibson and HOCKET
September 15, 2016; USC, Los Angeles, CA

O Captain! (premiere)
Lesley Baird, voice; Stephanie Bell, alto flute & piccolo; and Spencer Artwick, & Michael Gratovich, classical guitars
April 26, 2016; USC, Los Angeles, CA

Slow The Light
HOCKET - Sarah Gibson and Thomas Kotcheff, pianos
March 23, 2016; California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

Slow The Light
HOCKET - Sarah Gibson and Thomas Kotcheff, pianos
March 6, 2016; USC, Los Angeles, CA

Slow The Light (premiere)
HOCKET - Sarah Gibson and Thomas Kotcheff, pianos
February 11, 2016; University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Around the Throne the Thunder Rolls
Napat Mingkanyuen, voice; and Aaron Haas, classical guitar
December 1, 2015; USC, Los Angeles, CA

Four Interludes
Thomas Kotcheff, piano
November 14, 2015; USC, Los Angeles, CA

Yonnondio, from 'Witnessed'
Leslie Baird, voice; Spencer Artwick and Michael Gratovich, classical guitars
October 11, 2015; USC, Los Angeles, CA

Two Mythological Birds
Eureka! Musical Minds of California
May 9, 2015; UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

Preludes
Spencer Artwick, classical guitar
May 1, 2015; USC, Los Angeles, CA

Four Interludes
Thomas Kotcheff, piano; Spring 2015 USC Thornton Composers' Showcase
March 8, 2015; Newman Hall, USC, Los Angeles, CA

Four Interludes*
Thomas Kotcheff, piano; Matched
January 28, 2015; The Studios of Key West, Key West, FL

My Ode Is So Tight
USC Thornton Electro-Acoustic Composition Showcase
November 23, 2014; Newman Hall, USC, Los Angeles, CA

Preludes*
Spencer Artwick, classical guitar; Fall 2014 USC Thornton Composers' Showcase
November 9, 2014; Newman Hall, USC, Los Angeles, CA

Yet To Say*
USC Thornton Symphony, Donald Crockett conducting; New Music for Orchestra
October 23, 2014; Bovard Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA

Interstellar Travel Itinerary and Two Mythological Birds
Clara Kim; Opening of Miri Chais Re:Mind exhibition
September 16, 2014; Fisher Museum, USC, Los Angeles, CA

Our Only Sun*
WomenSing, Martín Benvenuto conducting; Southern Exposure II - Spring Concert
June 1 & June 3, 2014; Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church, Lafayette, CA

On This Hill*
Los Robles Master Chorale, Lesley Leighton conducting; Imaginations Unleashed
May 17, 2014; Ventura College Performing Arts Center, Ventura, CA

Yonnondio, from 'Witnessed'
Lesley Baird, Spencer Artwick, and Joshua Moore
May 6, 2014; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Yonnondio*, from 'Witnessed'
Lesley Baird, Spencer Artwick, and Joshua Moore
May 2, 2014; United University Church, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Source*
Clara Kim and Thornton Edge, Donald Crockett conducting; Thornton Edge March Concert 2014
March 5, 2014; Newman Recital Hall; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Interstellar Travel Itinerary*
Clara Kim, violin, and Jordan Nelson, laptop; Clara, Composers, and Friends
January 14, 2014; Jeanette MacDonald Recital Hall; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Interstellar Travel Itinerary (preview)
Clara Kim, violin, and Jordan Nelson, laptop; USC Thornton Electro-Acoustic Composers' Showcase
November 24, 2013; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Get Wisdom, from 'As They Say'
Victoria Fox and Thomas Kotcheff; USC Thornton Fall Composers' Showcase
November 10, 2013; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Two Mythological Birds
Clara Kim, violin; Recontres Franco Américane de Musique de Chambre
August 15, 2013; Nantes, France

Blake's Ode: A Love Song*
Hollywood Master Chorale, Lauren Buckley conducting; Voices of Los Angeles: Songs of Experience
June 22, 2013; West Hollywood Library, West Hollywood, CA
June 9, 2013; Hollywood Lutheran Church, Hollywood, CA

From Canyons To The Sea*
Calabasas High School Concert Band, Josh Barroll conducting; Calabasas High School Spring 2013 Concerts
May 29, 2013; Calabasas High School Performing Arts Center, Calabasas, CA

Loss and Gain
James Hayden, bass-baritone, and Hyoung Wuk Kim, piano; James Hayden's Senior Recital
May 14, 2013; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

As They Say*
Duo Morpheus (Andi Hemmenway and Kathryn Christensen); Duo Morheus on Tour
April 14, 2013; Victory Lutheran Church, Mesa, AZ
April 12, 2013; Paradise Valley, AZ
April 11, 2013; Paradise Valley, AZ

Loss and Gain*
James Hayden, bass-baritone, and Jordan Nelson, piano; USC Thornton Spring Composers' Showcase
March 10, 2013; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Even in the barn's shade*
Los Robles Master Chorale êko Chamber Choir, Lesley Leighton conducting; Messengers of Spring
March 3, 2013; Ascension Lutheran Church, Thousand Oaks, CA

Two Mythological Birds
Clara Kim, violin; Permaculture Dance Project - Matthew Nelson Residency at Pomona College
February 9, 2013; Pomona College, Claremont, CA

With The Sun Shining On My Face
Sarah Gibson, piano and spoken word; USC Thornton Electro-Acoustic Composition Showcase
December 2, 2012; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Chansons du vent - I
Megan Workmon, soprano, and Jordan Nelson, piano; USC Thornton Fall 2012 Composers' Showcase
November 11, 2012; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Two Mythological Birds
Clara Kim, violin; USC Thornton Fall 2012 Composers' Showcase
November 11, 2012; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Ever Green Steps
Clara Kim, violin, Stella Cho, cello, and Thomas Kotcheff, piano; Music@Noon
October 3, 2012; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Byangoma, from Two Mythological Birds
Clara Kim, violin; Music@Noon
October 3, 2012; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Two Mythological Birds*
Clara Kim, violin; Jordan Nelson's D.M.A. Composition Recital
September 29, 2012; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

With The Sun Shining On My Face*
Sarah Gibson, piano and spoken word; Jordan Nelson's D.M.A. Composition Recital
September 29, 2012; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Ever Green Steps*
Clara Kim, violin, Stella Cho, cello, and Thomas Kotcheff, piano; Jordan Nelson's D.M.A. Composition Recital
September 29, 2012; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Night Runs Deep
Stella Cho, cello, Abram St. Amand Poliakoff and Jordan Nelson, tenors, Gabriel Fanelli and Lucas Hausrath, basses,
and Yohan Partan, conductor; Jordan Nelson's D.M.A. Composition Recital
September 29, 2012; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Around the Throne the Thunder Rolls
Amelia Tobiason, soprano, and Alexander Elliott Miller, classical guitar; Jordan Nelson's D.M.A. Composition Recital
September 29, 2012; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

The Ice, from The Secret Ministry of Frost
Katie Martin, soprano, and Kathryn Norring, piano; Jordan Nelson's D.M.A. Composition Recital
September 29, 2012; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

The Snow I Hated, from Scenes and Weavings
USC Thornton Chamber Singers, Jo-Michael Scheibe conducting; American Voices
July 18, 2012; St. Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane, Australia

The Snow I Hated, form Scenes and Weavings
USC Thornton Chamber Singers, Jo-Michael Scheibe conducting; American Voices
July 12, 2012; NZCF Association of Choral Directors' Inaugural Conference, Brierly Theatre at Wellington College,
Wellington, New Zealand

The Echoing Green*
The Hollywood Master Chorale, Lauren Buckley conducting; Songs of Innocence
June 17, 2012; Hollywood Lutheran Church, Los Angeles, CA

Rivers*
Vivace & Maestoso Women's Choirs of Calabasas High School, Josh Barroll conducting, and Jordan Nelson, piano
May 30, 2012; Calabasas High School, Calabasas, CA

selections from Sun Songs
Jack Cimo, classical guitar; Mama Fish & The Sun
May 4, 2012; Los Angeles, CA

Around the Throne the Thunder Rolls
Angie Engelbart, soprano, and Jack Cimo, classical guitar; Mama Fish & The Sun
May 4, 2012; Los Angeles, CA

The Snow I Hated*, from Scenes and Weavings
USC Thornton Chamber Singers, Jo-Michael Scheibe conducting; American Voices
April 26, 2012; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Around the Throne the Thunder Rolls*
Jeongmin Wee, tenor, and Jack Cimo, classical guitar; USC Thornton Spring Chamber Music Marathon
April 24, 2012; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

MetalAnimal (revised version)
Laura Kramer, saxophone
April 9, 2012; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Night Runs Deep*
USC Thornton Apollo Men's Choir, Yohan Partan conducting, and Stella Cho, cello
March 30, 2012; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Chansons du vent (revised version)*
Sophie Wingland, soprano, and Jordan Nelson, piano
March 4, 2012; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

A Drinking Song, from Apollo's Love Songs
Men's Chorus of Wester Chester University
February 22, 2012; West Chester University College of Visual and Performing Arts, West Chester, PA

The Secret Ministry of Frost*
Katie Martin, soprano, T.J. Tesh, trumpet, John Morgan, trombone, Sarah Davis, harp, Jessica Chou, piano, Pieter
Viljoen, violin, Grace Park, viola, David Perryman, double bass, and Nancy Holland, conducting
December 9, 2011; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

We Can Laugh
PeopleDance: Stadium
November 10-19, 2011; Willamette University, Willamette, OR

selections from Fourwords*
Donovan Butez, Jack Cimo, Bryan Fasola, and Wenjun Qi, classical guitars
November 6, 2011; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

MetalAnimal (revised version)*
Laura Kramer, saxophone
November 6, 2011; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Chansons du vent*
Sophie Wingland, soprano, and Jordan Nelson, piano
October 11, 2011; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Missa Creata*
LA Voices, Nate Widelitz conducting; Creation and Celebration
July 13, 2011; Westwood United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, CA

Pieces of Songs*
Andi Hemmenway, viola, and Jordan Nelson, piano; Voices
May 18, 2011; Lang Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
May 14, 2011; White Horse Village, Newtown Square, PA

MetalAnimal*
Laura Kramer, saxophone; New Music at WCU
March 17, 2011; West Chester University College of Visual and Performing Arts, West Chester, PA

Canyons of Steel*
Michael Matsuno, flute, Maggie Hasspacher, double bass, and Sarah Gibson, piano
February 25, 2011; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Groove Tendency (revised version)
contemporaneous; Breaking Sound Barriers
November 14, 2010; Hudson Opera House, Hudson, NY

Groove Tendency (revised version)*
contemporaneous; Staff Infection
November 10, 2010; Chapel of the Holy Innocents, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Postcards from Los Angeles*, music for the multi-media installation Greetings! From Los Angeles
October 16, 2010; Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA

Warble for Lilac-Time*
Callista Hoffman, mezzo-soprano, and Jordan Nelson, piano
September 25, 2010; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Linnaeus to Lapland*
2010 Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East
August 4, 2010; Bennington College, Bennington, VT

To Dream, Away*
Azusa Pacific Chamber Singers, Michelle Jensen conducting; Chamber Singers Spring Concert
May 1, 2010; Azusa, CA

Apollo's Love Songs*
USC Thornton Apollo Men's Choir, Brandon Brack conducting
April 28, 2010; Los Angeles, CA

Rise*
Delaware County Middle School Band Festival ensemble, Henry Perlberg conducting
February 19, 2010; Wallingford, PA

In Bloom*/Mychophelia
Jordan Nelson, piano; Dancescape 2010
February 11, 12, & 13, 2010; Winona State University, Winona, MN

Sun Songs
Jack Cimo, classical guitar
July 19, 2009; Southminster Presbyterian Church, Arlington Heights, IL

Sun Songs
Jack Cimo, classical guitar
May 9, 2009; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Unseen Buds*
USC Thornton Chamber Singers, Jo-Michael Scheibe conducting; USC Thornton Chamber Singers Spring Concert
April 3, 2009; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Fantasies and Velocities
Gary Shields and Jordan Nelson, pianos; Jordan Nelson's M.M. Recital
March 7, 2009; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

O You With A Spine
Ariel Pisturino, mezzo-soprano, and Sarah Gibson, piano; Jordan Nelson's M.M. Recital
March 7, 2009; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Sun Songs
Jack Cimo, classical guitar; Jordan Nelson's M.M. Recital
March 7, 2009; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Acquainted with the Night*
Carmen Izzo, bass clarinet, and Lauren Posey, cello; Jordan Nelson's M.M. Recital
March 7, 2009; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Pieces for Solo Viola*
Jack Stulz, viola; Jordan Nelson's M.M. Recital
March 7, 2009; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Kinema
Carmen Izzo, clarinet, Michelle Black, violin, Lauren Posey, cello, and Sarah Gibson, piano; Jordan Nelson's M.M.
Recital
March 7, 2009; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Tonewood*
USC Thornton Symphony, Donald Crockett conducting; New Music for Orchestra
February 5, 2009; Bovard Auditorium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Sun Songs*
Jack Cimo, classical guitar; USC Thornton Fall 2008 Composers' Showcase
November 16, 2008; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Sich Überschwenken
Sunset, Twilight, Midnight*
Strath Haven High School Silvertones, John Shankweiler conducting
May 29, 2008; Lang Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA

'Prologue' & 'Body' (from Your Life As A Hooker In Panama City)*
Tim Campbell, baritone, Tiffany Rivette, soprano, and Jordan Nelson, piano
May 12, 2008; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

O You With A Spine*
Ariel Pisturino, mezzo-soprano, and Jordan Nelson, piano
March 31, 2008; USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Shades of Passion
New Music at WCU
March 19, 2008; West Chester University, West Chester, PA

Fantasies and Velocities*
Gary Shields and Jordan Nelson, pianos; USC Thornton Spring Composer's Showcase
March 9, 2008; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Night Song
Alison Lowell, english horn; USC Thornton Fall Composers' Showcase
December 2, 2007; Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Sich Überschwenken*
Yale Schola Cantorum, Simon Carrington conducting
April 24, 2007; Yale University, New Haven, CT

Groove Tendency*
NOW Ensemble
December 7, 2006; Yale University, New Haven, CT

Night Song*
Anne Glazer, english horn; Anne Glazer's Senior Recital
December 6, 2006; Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Three Miniatures*
Orchestra 2001, James Freeman conducting; Orchestra 2001's One-Day New Music Festival
April 22, 2006; Lang Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
April 21, 2006; Trinity Church, Philadelphia, PA

My Odes Is So Tight
Concerts of New Music
February 16, 2006; West Chester University, West Chester, PA

Dances and Dreams
Marcantonio Barone, piano; Jordan Nelson's Senior Recital
December 4, 2005; Yale University, New Haven, CT

Neveroddoreven
Owen Dalby, violin, and Marcantonio Barone, piano; Jordan Nelson's Senior Recital
December 4, 2005; Yale University, New Haven, CT

Three Songs of Love
Turner Fishpaw, tenor, and Jordan Nelson, piano; Jordan Nelson's Senior Recital
December 4, 2005; Yale University, New Haven, CT

String Quartet*
Jordan Nelson's Senior Recital
December 4, 2005; Yale University, New Haven, CT

The Appointment
Jordan Nelson's Senior Recital
December 4, 2005; Yale University, New Haven, CT

Kinema*
Aspen Music Festival Individual Studies Program Recital
August 11, 2005; Aspen, CO

The Appointment*
Randi Marrazzo, soprano, and Marcantonio Barone, piano; Orchestra 2001's "Discovery Concert"
May 22, 2004; Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA

All In Due Time*
Berkeley College Orchestra; Berkeley College Orchestra Spring Concert
April 27, 2004; Yale University, New Haven, CT

Going for Grapes*
Yale Collegium Musicum; Fall Choral Concert
October 2, 2004; Yale University, New Haven, CT

Neveroddoreven*
Owen Dalby, violin, and Jordan Nelson, piano; New Music Marathon
April 9, 2003; Yale University, New Haven, CT

Dances and Dreams
Marcantonio Barone, piano; Marcantonio Barone in Concert
September 24, 2002; Kennet Square, PA

Dances and Dreams*
Marcantonio Barone, piano; Marcantonio Barone in Concert
September 14, 2002; Bryn Mawr, PA