February 7, 2016
Benjamin Hoffman, violin
Natania Hoffman, cello
Doug Perry and Garrett Arney, marimbas
Irene Kim, piano
Yale School of Music
New Haven, CT
"sizzle"

January 28, 2016
Utrecht Conservatory Cello Choir
Joel Hoffman, conductor
Leeuwenbergh
Utrecht, Netherlands
"...the first time and the last"

---------------------------------------------------- 2015 ----------------------------------------------------

November 25, 2015
Benjamin Hoffman, violin
Natania Hoffman, cello
Hu Biao, conductor
Chinese Bamboo Flute Orchestra
National Center for the Performing Arts
Beijing, China
"sizzle"

November 23, 2015
Benjamin Hoffman, violin
Natania Hoffman, cello
Hu Biao, conductor
Chinese Bamboo Flute Orchestra
China Conservatory of Music, Middle School
Beijing, China
"sizzle"

November 22, 2015
Alma String Quartet
Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica
"Camino Azul"

November 20, 2015
Purchase College Symphony Orchestra
Roger Nierenberg, conductor
SUNY Purchase Performing Arts Center
Purchase, NY
"ChiaSsO"

August 9, 2015
Nancy Allen, harp
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Toby Hoffman, viola
Gary Hoffman, cello
MCASD Sherwood Auditorium
"Summerfest"
La Jolla, CA
"of Deborah, for Deborah"

August 1, 2015
Travis Baird, viola
Thomas Schwan, piano
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
"Applause Music Festival" Ft. Worth, TX
"Duo for Viola and Piano"

June 12, 2015
Joel Hoffman, piano
Sichuan Conservatory of Music
Chengdu, China
"Nine Pieces for solo Piano"

May 16, 2015
Richard Wolfe, viola
Kathedrale Koorschool
Utrecht, Netherlands
"Krakow Variations"

April 10, 2015
Joel Hoffman, piano
Hartt School of Music
Hartford, CT
"Nine Pieces for solo Piano"

April 6, 2015
Joel Hoffman, piano
Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH
"Nine Pieces for solo Piano"

March 31, 2015
Tana Field, mezzo-soprano, Matthew Gianforte, piano, Joel Hoffman, piano
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Murray State University
Performing Arts Hall
Murray, KY
"L'Immensita' dell'Attimo", "Nine Pieces for solo Piano"

March 9, 2015
Lisa Kozenko, oboe, Kate Sheeran, horn, Adrienne Kim, piano
Mannes College The New School for Music
Goldmark Hall
New York, NY
"The Hancock Trio"

February 22, 2015
Tsun-Hui Hung, erhu; Fang Sou, guzheng
Werner Auditorium, CCM, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"five bedroom stories"

February 19, 2015
Richard Wolfe and friends, violas
Amsterdam Viola Festival
Bernard Haitink zaal, Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
"…the first time and the last" (first performance of version for four violas)
"Krakow Variations"

February 19, 2015
Richard Wolfe, viola
Amsterdam Viola Festival
Sweelinck zaal, Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Krakow Variations"

February 11, 2015
Robert Simonds, violin
WUOL Studios (live broadcast performance)
Louisville, KY
"Stone Soup"

February 8, 2015
Benjamin Hoffman, violin
Irene Kim, piano
Yale School of Music
New Haven, CT
"Fantasia Fiorentina"

January 29, 2015
Edward Neeman, piano
Levine School of Music
Washington, DC
"Amethyst Variations"

January 14, 2015
Edward Neeman, piano
Wright State University
Schuster Hall, Creative Arts Center
Dayton, OH
"Amethyst Variations"

---------------------------------------------------- 2014 ----------------------------------------------------

November 24, 2014
CCM Brass Choir
Corbett Auditorium, CCM
Cincinnati, OH
"Music from Chartres"

November 19, 2014
Chinese Bamboo Flute Orchestra
National Center for the Performing Arts
Beijing, China
"The Dizi in my Life"

October 17, 2014
Gary Hoffman, cello,
Bas Wiegers, conductor
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Self-Portrait with Gebirtig"

October 6, 2014
CCM Trombone Choir
CCM Brass Showcase
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"Lyric Variations"

October 5, 2014
CCM Faculty Recital
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"Lyric Variations" (premiere of revised version): CCM Trombone Choir
"Partenze": Benjamin Hoffman, violin
"Amethyst Variations": Edward Neeman, piano
"String Quartet 3": Ariel String Quartet

June 28, 2014
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Detroit, MI
"Self-Portrait with JS"
premiere of revised version

June 25, 2014
Joel Hoffman, piano
Charlotte New Music Festival
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Charlotte, NC
"Nine Pieces for solo Piano"

June 24, 2014
Joel Hoffman, piano
Charlotte New Music Festival
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC
"Nine Pieces for solo Piano"

June 11, 2014
Flutes by the Sea (San Francisco Flute Society)
Half Moon Bay, CA
Viviana Guzman, flute
Barbara Siesel, flute
Fluterscooter, flute
"Self-Portrait with Orlando"

May 28, 2014
Zhang Weiliang, dizi solo
China Conservatory Dizi Ensemble
Julian Lloyd Webber, Cheng Jiaxin, cellos
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Royal Festival Hall
London, England
"The Dizi in my Life"

May 26, 2014
Natania Hoffman, cello
Hochschule für Musik
Lubeck, Germany
"Lamipifona"

May 11, 2014
Monte Sant'Angelo, Italy
Benny Gambino, piano
"Concert-Study for Piano Solo"

April 13, 2014
Wesley at Forrest & St Aidan's at Narrabundah
Canberra, Australia
Edward Neeman, piano
"Amethyst Variations"

March 22, 2014
School of Music
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Emanuel Gruber, cello; Jorge Richter, conductor
East Carolina University School of Music Orchestra
"Self-Portrait with Gebirtig"

March 22, 2014
Joel Hoffman, piano
School of Music
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
"Nine Pieces for solo Piano"

March 19, 2014
Deborah Ribeiro, violin, Gustavo Miranda, marimba
School of Music
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
"Three Oranges"

February 18, 2014
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
"Two Hands and Thirty-Four Thousand Feet"
"un petit endroit très profond à l'intérieur de Dante"
"Osibova Blue"
"Music in Five Parts"
"passo passo"

February 16, 2014
Randolph Bowman, flute
Gillian Sella, harp
Yaël Senamaud, viola
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati, OH
"Music in Five Parts"

January 30, 2014
Joel Hoffman, piano
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
"Nine Pieces for solo Piano"

January 30, 2014
Russ Rosenzweig, clarinet solo
Menghua Guan, guzheng
Florsheim Mansion
Chicago, IL
"Five Bedtime Stories"

January 28, 2014
Kristofer Rucinski, piano
Cincinnati Public Library
Cincinnati, OH
"Hands Down"

January 28, 2014
Joel Hoffman, piano
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
Singapore
"Nine Pieces for solo Piano"

January 25, 2014
Michael Unger, harpsichord with Chris Robinson, Yu Gan, Le Gao and Haoli Lin (string quartet)
St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church
Cincinnati, OH
"passo passo"

January 23, 2014
Zhang Weiliang, dizi solo
China Conservatory Dizi Ensemble
Julian Lloyd Webber, Cheng Jiaxin, cellos
Hong Kong City Hall
Hong Kong, China
"The Dizi in my Life"

January 13, 2014
Odisseo Quintet
Heim House
Lübeck, Germany
"Osibova Blue"

January 8, 2014
Kristofer Rucinski, piano
College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"Hands Down"

January 1, 2014
Kristofer Rucinski, piano
Holy Family Catholic Church
Ashland, KY
"Hands Down"

---------------------------------------------------- 2013 ----------------------------------------------------

November 17, 2013
Piotr Szewczyk, violin and Jihye Chang, piano
Longmire Recital Hall, Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
"Fantasia Fiorentina"

November 7, 2013
Joel Hoffman, piano
Yale University School of Music
New Haven, CT
"Nine Pieces for solo Piano"

October 18, 2013
Joel Hoffman, piano
Gifford Theatre
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
"Nine Pieces for solo Piano"

October 17, 2013
Either/Or Ensemble
Miller Theater
New York, NY
"Party Piece" for John Cage's 100th birthday"

October 2, 2013
Joel Hoffman, piano
Master Classroom
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"un petit endroit très profond à l'intérieur de Dante"

August 21, 2013
Gallery of Contemporary Art Leipzig
"Party Pieces" is the world's largest collective composition. 125 artists wrote one piece of music dedicated to John Cage for the CAGE100 festival.
Leipzig, Germany
"Party Piece" for John Cage's 100th birthday"

April 30, 2013
James Tocco, piano
MacDowell Society
Queen City Club
Cincinnati, OH
"each for himself?"

March 29, 2013
Elizabeth Remizovsky, piano
Werner Recital Hall
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"9 Pieces for Piano"

March 11, 2013
Cafe Momus
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"Portogruaro Quartet"

March 6, 2013
Music Department
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
"unaccompanied minor", "9 Pieces for Piano"
Natania Hoffman, cello; Joel Hoffman, piano

March 4, 2013
College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati
"flutterby", "unaccompanied minor", "Blue and Yellow", "Amethyst Variations" (premiere), "Three Oranges", "Music in Blue and Green"
James Tocco, Stephanie Neeman, Edward Neeman, piano; Erin Torres, flute; Mark Kleine, clarinet; Nicholas Naegele, violin; Natania Hoffman, Chiao-Hsuan Kang, cello; Mike Dillman, marimba

February 17, 2013
Chazen Museum of Art
Madison, WI
live stream on Wisconsin Public Radio
"another time; variations for string quartet"
Pro Arte String Quartet

February 16, 2013
Mills Hall
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
"another time; variations for string quartet"
Pro Arte String Quartet

February 13, 2013
Cambrian Amphitheatre
Cambrian University
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
"flutterby"
Rebecca Danard, clarinet

February 6, 2013
Queensland Conservatorium
Brisbane, Australia
"Three Oranges"
Laura Thomson, violin; Brent Miller, marimba

January 15, 2013
College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati
"String Quartet 3"
Ariel String Quartet

---------------------------------------------------- 2012 ----------------------------------------------------

July 13, 2012
St John's Church, Lansdowne Crescent, W11 2NN
London, England
"Three Oranges"
Guillem Calvo, violin; Eri Kaishima, marimba

June 22, 2012
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Detroit, MI
"Fantasia Fiorentina"
Kimberly Kennedy, violin, James Tocco, piano

June 18, 2012
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Detroit, MI
"Fantasia Fiorentina"
Kimberly Kennedy, violin, James Tocco, piano

June 18, 2012
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Detroit, MI
"Piano Trio 4"
Trio Terzetto

June 18, 2012
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Detroit, MI
"L’Immensita’ dell’Attimo"
Lauren Skuce, voice; Pei-Shan Lee, piano

June 18, 2012
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Detroit, MI
"unaccompanied minor"
Andres Diaz, cello

June 18, 2012
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Detroit, MI
"Camino Azul"
Catalyst Quartet

June 17, 2012
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Detroit, MI
"Stone Soup"
Joel Hoffman, narrator; Kimberly Kennedy, violin

June 16, 2012
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Detroit, MI
"…the first time and the last"
David Geringas, Paul Katz, Andres Diaz, Amit Even-Tov, cellos

June 15, 2012
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Detroit, MI
"String Quartet 3"
Ariel String Quartet

June 14, 2012
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Detroit, MI
"String Quartet 3"
Ariel String Quartet

June 13, 2012
Studio Theater, CCM, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"each for himself?"
Stephanie Neeman, piano

June 7, 2012
Central Conservatory of Music
Beijing, China
"9 Pieces for Piano"
Joel Hoffman, piano

June 4, 2012
Xi’an Conservatory of Music
Xi'An, China
"9 Pieces for Piano"
Joel Hoffman, piano

May 31, 2012
Wheeler Arts Community
Indianapolis, IN
"Stone Soup"
Hanna Holmes, narrator; Robert Simonds, violin

May 30, 2012
China Conservatory of Music
Beijing, China
"9 Pieces for Piano"
Joel Hoffman, piano

May 20, 2012
Community Unitarian Church
White Plains, NY
"Music in Yellow and Green"
Hoff-Barthelson Music School contemporary music festival, “Celebration 2012: The Music of Our Time”

May 14, 2012
Taipei National University of the Arts
Taipei, Taiwan
"9 Pieces for Piano"
Joel Hoffman, piano

April 2, 2012
Congregation Shaarey Tefilla
Carmel, Indiana
"Stone Soup"
Hanna Holmes, narrator; Robert Simonds, violin

March 8, 2012
MEH3250, CCM, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"each for himself?"
Stephanie Neeman, piano

February 20, 2012
Werner Recital Hall, CCM, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"Self-Portrait with Orlando"
Terence Teow, Xue Su, Matthew Ross, flutes

February 20, 2012
Werner Recital Hall, CCM, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"square one"
Haoli Lin, violin

February 20, 2012
Werner Recital Hall, CCM, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"Camino Azul"
Joshua Ulrich, Erica Dicker, violins; Dominic DeStefano, viola; Saerom Kwon, cello

February 20, 2012
Werner Recital Hall, CCM, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"…the first time and the last"
CCM cello ensemble, Joel Hoffman, conductor

January 31, 2012
PETRONAS Twin Towers
Kuala Lumpur
"Three Oranges"
Christine Yu, violin; Kiyomi Kikuchi Seed, marimba

January 15, 2012
Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
"square one"
Benjamin Hoffman, violin

---------------------------------------------------- 2011 ----------------------------------------------------

November 17, 2011
Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
"un petit endroit très profond à l'intérieur de Dante"
Shiau-uen Ding, piano

November 16, 2011
California State University Music Hall
Los Angeles CA
"un petit endroit très profond à l'intérieur de Dante"
Shiau-uen Ding, piano

October 18, 2011
Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH
"un petit endroit très profond à l'intérieur de Dante"
Shiau-uen Ding, piano

October 17, 2011
Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH
"un petit endroit très profond à l'intérieur de Dante"
Shiau-uen Ding, piano

October 13, 2011
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
"flutterby"
David Bellman, clarinet

October 13, 2011
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
"Blue and Yellow"
Anne Reynolds, flute; Katya Kremer-Lapin, piano

October 13, 2011
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
"passo passo"
Louise Alexander and Robert Simonds, violin; Michael Strauss, viola; Kurt Fowler, cello; John Glennon, harpsichord

October 13, 2011
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
"Stone Soup"
Hanna Holmes, narrator; Robert Simonds, violin

October 13, 2011
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
"Piano Trio 3 on C#"
Ariana Kim, violin; Kurt Fowler, cello; Minju Choi, piano

October 7, 2011
Werner Recital Hall, CCM
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
"un petit endroit très profond a l'intérieur de Dante"
Shiau-uen Ding, piano

October 7, 2011
Teatro Nacional
San Jose, Costa Rica
"Fantasia Fiorentina"
Lourdes Lobo, violin; Scarlett Brebion Kelemen, piano

October 5, 2011
Massey Concert Hall, Belmont University
Nashville, TN
"6-8-2-4-5-8"
Belmont University New Music Ensemble, Mark Volker, conductor

October 4, 2011
Belmont Mansion, Belmont University
Nashville, TN
"Hands Down"
Joel Hoffman, piano

October 4, 2011
Belmont Mansion, Belmont University
Nashville, TN
"each for himself?"
Allison Villa, Allison, Crenshaw, Beau Cooper, Grace Waugh, Kelsi Fulton and Daniel Chioco, piano

October 4, 2011
Belmont Mansion, Belmont University
Nashville, TN
"9 Pieces for Piano"
Joel Hoffman, piano

October 3, 2011
Bowling Green State University Bryan Recital Hall
Bowling Green, OH
"un petit endroit très profond à l'intérieur de Dante"
Shiau-uen Ding, piano

September 28, 2011
University of Louisville Comstock Concert Hall
Louisville, KY
"un petit endroit très profond à l'intérieur de Dante"
Shiau-uen Ding, piano

September 25, 2011
Jan Hus Church (351 E 74th Street)
New York, NY
"un petit endroit très profond à l'intérieur de Dante"
Shiau-uen Ding, piano

August 7, 2011
The Valley Performing Arts Center
California State University
"flutterby"
Rebecca Danard, clarinet

June 28, 2011
Hindemith Music Centre
Blonay, Switzerland
"departs"
Josiah Coe, viola

June 27, 2011
Hindemith Music Centre
Blonay, Switzerland
"9 Pieces for Piano" (2010)
Joel Hoffman, piano

June 27, 2011
Hindemith Music Centre
Blonay, Switzerland
"Metasmo"
Keith Hendricks, Benjamin Wallace, Derek Tywoniuk, percussion

June 27, 2011
Hindemith Music Centre
Blonay, Switzerland
"Three Paths"
Branson Yeast, cello; Thomas Kotcheff, piano

June 11, 2011
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
Washington, DC
"...the first time and the last"
4 in Correspondence

May 16, 2011
Buku Restaurant
Raleigh, NC
“Three Oranges”
Karen Strittmatter Galvin, violin; Shawn Galvin, percussion

May 4, 2011
Music Recital Hall, School of Music
University of Montana
Missoula, MT
"Three Oranges"
Sofia Cardozo, violin; Andrew short, marimba

April 26, 2011
Kilbourn Hall
Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
"Three Oranges"
Sara Schneider, violin, Mckenzie Camp, marimba

April 17, 2011
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"9 pieces for piano"
Eunhye Lee, piano

February 19, 2011
The Laboratory
Gainesville, FL
"Metasmo"
Cerberus Percussion Group

February 12, 2011
Hanns Eisler Hochschule fur Musik
Berlin, Germany
"Three Oranges"

February 8, 2011
Bailey Performance Center
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
"Metasmo"
Cerberus Percussion Group

February 4, 2011
Watson Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"unaccompanied minor"
Chiao-hsuan Kang, cello

January 6, 2011
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"Three Paths": Parry Karp, cello; Christopher Karp, piano
"9 Pieces for Piano" (premiere): Joel Hoffman, piano

---------------------------------------------------- 2010 ----------------------------------------------------

December 9, 2010
Museo Metropolitano de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
"6-8-2-4-5-8"
Ensamble34

October 31, 2010
Mozart Hall
Musashino Academia Musicae
Tokyo, Japan
"Three Oranges"

October 30, 2010
Wadsworth Auditorium
SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
"Three Oranges"
Hannah Garfield, violin; Nathaniel Gworek, percussion

September 6, 2010
Mills Hall
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
"Three Paths" (premiere)
Parry Karp, cello; Christopher Karp, piano

August 6, 2010
Hong Kong Arts Centre McAulay Studio
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
"square one"
Gao Can, violin

June 28, 2010
Hindemith Music Centre
Blonay, Switzerland
Music10: "Hands Down"
Joel Hoffman, piano

June 28, 2010
Hindemith Music Centre
Blonay, Switzerland
Music10: "Partenze"
Matt Albert, violin

June 27, 2010
Hindemith Music Centre
Blonay, Switzerland
Music10: "Self-Portrait with Orlando"
Kelli Kathman, Pethrus Gardborn and Tim Munro, flutes

June 15, 2010
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"Departs" for solo viola will be played in the semi-final round by
12 young violists as part of the International Viola Congress competition.

June 12, 2010
Studio Theater, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"departs" for solo viola
Miks Silis, viola; Accent10 Faculty New Music Concert

June 10, 2010
Riverside Church
New York, NY
"Blue and Yellow"
Locrian Chamber Players:
Diva Goodfriend-Koven, flute; Jonathan Faiman, piano

May 28, 2010
Stephens Recital Hall
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Idyllwild, CA
"Three Oranges"
Min Yeong Kim, violin; Yu Wei Cheng, marimba

May 24, 2010
Stanley Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center
Cincinnati, OH
“Carnivalfinale”, from "Carnival Project";
Cincinnati Ballet with Concert:nova, Ken Lam, cond

May 23, 2010
Gusman Concert Hall
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
“Three for Five” for String Quintet;
commissioned by Sunday Afternoons of Music;
Gary Hoffman, cello and the Amernet String Quartet

May 23, 2010
Stanley Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center
Cincinnati, OH
“Carnivalfinale”, from "Carnival Project";
Cincinnati Ballet with Concert:nova, Ken Lam, cond

May 1, 2010
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
Mountain View, CA
"Self-Portrait with Orlando"
Areon Flutes

April 29, 2010
Corbett Auditorium, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
“Millennium Dances”; CCM Philharmonia; Mark Gibson, conductor

April 28, 2010
Greaves Concert Hall
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
"L'Immensita dell'Attimo"
Conundrum; Music of Tri-State Composers

February 5, 2010
Theatre de Perigueux
Perigueux, France
"Three Oranges"
Michael Aladjem, violin; Jean-Loup Galvin, marimba

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October 25, 2009
John Philip Sousa Band Hall and Band Support Facility
Marine Barracks Annex 600 Virginia Avenue, SE
Washington DC
"Gebirtig Speaks"
Gunnery Sergeant William Bernier, clarinet; Staff Sergeant Tam Tran, viola;
Master Sergeant Diana Fish, cello; Staff Sergeant Russell Wilson, accordion;
Master Gunnery Sergeant Robert Boguslaw, piano

October 19, 2009
Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
Warsaw, Poland
"Hands Down"
Joel Hoffman, piano

October 15, 2009
Bacewicz Academy of Music
Lodz, Poland
"Sonata for Cello and Piano", "Hands Down"
Stanislaw Firlie, cello; Joel Hoffman, piano

October 14, 2009
Bacewicz Academy of Music
Lodz, Poland
"Hands Down"
Joel Hoffman, piano

July 15, 2009
Ford Bau
Freie Universitat
Berlin, Germany
presentation of music by Joel Hoffman

July 4, 2009
Teatro Duse
Asolo, Italy
"Stone Soup"
Natania Hoffman, narrator; Benjamin Hoffman, violin

July 3, 2009
Hindemith Music Centre
Blonay, Switzerland
Music09: "6-8-2-4-5-8"
eighth blackbird

July 2, 2009
Hindemith Music Centre
Blonay, Switzerland
Music09: "Stone Soup"
Natania Hoffman, narrator; Benjamin Hoffman, violin

July 2, 2009
Home Salem
Route des Deux Villages
Blonay, Switzerland
"Stone Soup"
Natania Hoffman, narrator; Benjamin Hoffman, violin

July 1, 2009
Raitt Recital Hall
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
"Blue and Yellow"
Heather Verbeck, flute; Timothy Carey, piano

June 24, 2009
Scuola di Musica di Fiesole
Fiesole, Italy
"Stone Soup"
Natania Hoffman, narrator; Benjamin Hoffman, violin

June 18, 2009
Studio Theater, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"Stone Soup"
Natania Hoffman, narrator; Benjamin Hoffman, violin

June 14, 2009
McKenna Theater
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
Irving M. Klein String Competition:
second round performances of commissioned pieces by JH by finalists of the competition:
"square one" for solo violin, "abbassare" for solo viola and "unaccompanied minor" for solo cello

June 13, 2009
McKenna Theater
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
Irving M. Klein String Competition:
first round performances of commissioned pieces by JH by finalists of the competition:
"square one" for solo violin, "abbassare" for solo viola and "unaccompanied minor" for solo cello

May 5, 2009
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY
"Three Oranges"
Nora Ghadiri, violin; James Weekes, marimba

April 29, 2009
Faulkner Recital Hall
Dartmouth University
Hanover, NH
Festival of New Musics: "Three Oranges"

April 19, 2009
Memorial Hall
Cincinnati, OH
"...repercussions..." (premiere)
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra

March 21, 2009
Souers Recital Hall
Miami University
Oxford, OH
"unaccompanied minor"
Pansy Chang, cello

March 19, 2009
Souers Recital Hall
Miami University
Oxford, OH
"unaccompanied minor"
Pansy Chang, cello

March 15, 2009
Memphis Symphony Orchestra
Germantown Performing Arts Center
Memphis, TN
"Piano Concerto"
Awadagin Pratt, piano; David Loebel, conductor

March 14, 2009
Memphis Symphony Orchestra
Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
Memphis, TN
"Piano Concerto"
Awadagin Pratt, piano; David Loebel, conductor

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---------------------------------------------------- 2008 ----------------------------------------------------

November 13, 2008
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"6-8-2-4-5-8"
CCM Chamber Players; Rodney Winther, conductor

November 6, 2008
Ardrey Auditorium
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
"Krakow Variations"
Jacqueline Schwandt, viola

June 20, 2008
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Music08 Festival: "Sonata for Cello and Piano"
Parry Karp, cello; Christopher Karp, piano

June 20, 2008
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Music08 Festival: "unaccompanied minor"
Parry Karp, cello

June 15, 2008
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Music08 Festival: "Blue and Yellow"
Leah Arsenault, flute; Shiau-uen Ding, piano

June 15, 2008
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Music08 Festival: Piano Trio 2 "Lost Traces"
Smiliana Lozanova, violin; Micah Fusselman, cello; Xiaoming Zhu, piano

June 4, 2008
International Viola Congress
Herberger College of the Arts/Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
“Krakow Variations”
Jacquelyn Schwandt, viola

May 26, 2008
Seasongood Pavilion, Eden Park
Cincinnati, OH
"ChiaSsO"
Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra; Eric Dudley, conductor

April 10, 2008
Auditorium, Main Library
Jacksonville, FL
"square one"
Violin Futura: Piotr Szewczyk, violin

March 31, 2008
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
"square one"
Violin Futura: Piotr Szewczyk, violin

March 7, 2008
Seully Hall
Boston Conservatory
Boston, MA
"6-8-2-4-5-8"
Xanthos Ensemble

March 6, 2008
Overture Center for the Arts
Madison, WI
"The Forty Steps"
Madison Symphony Orchestra; Taiseer Elias, oud; Uri Vardi, cello; John DeMain, cond.
repeat performances March 7 and 8

February 17, 2008
Chazen Museum of Art
Madison, WI
"unaccompanied minor"
Parry Karp, cello

February 1, 2008
Mills Hall
University of Wisconsin
City: Madison, WI
"unaccompanied minor"
Parry Karp, cello

January 31, 2008
Hayner Cultural Center
Troy, OH
concert (Joel Hoffman, piano) and poetry reading with Robert Brimm, poet

January 19, 2008
Corbett Auditorium
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati, OH
"Sonata for Cello and Piano"
Parry Karp, cello; Christopher Karp, piano

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November 26, 2007
Teatro II Nuovo Magnolfi
Prato, Italy
"passo passo" for string quartet and harpsichord
Gian Maria Bonino, harpsichord; I Solisti di Contempoartensemble

November 17, 2007
Haifa, Israel
"Self-Portrait with Gebirtig"
New Haifa Symphony Orchestra; Gary Hoffman, solo cello
repeat performances 18, 19, 21

October 30, 2007
Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH
lecture on recent violin and piano music by JH

October 29, 2007
Cleveland Contemporary Players Residency Series
Cleveland State University Department of Music
Cleveland, OH
presentation of works by JH

September 29, 2007
Southern Exposure New Music Series
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
“String Quartet 3”
Amernet String Quartet

September 26, 2007
Berlin Philharmonie, Kammermusiksaal
Berlin, Germany
"passo passo"
Atheneum Quartet (Berlin Philharmonic); Gian Maria Bonino, harpsichord

September 25, 2007
Hochschule fur Musik "Hanns Eisler"
Berlin, Germany
"Sonata for Cello and Piano": Wayne Foster-Smith, cello; Joel Hoffman, piano
"at what price?": Joel Hoffman, piano;
"String Quartet 3": Clemens Linder, Ksenija Zecevic violins; Yoon-Mi Lee viola; Wayne Foster-Smith, cello

September 3, 2007
31st Karp Family Opening Concert
University of Wisconsin, Mills Hall
Madison, WI
“Sonata for Cello and Piano”
Parry Karp, cello; Christopher Karp, piano

August 31, 2007
Meriter Community
Madison, WI
“Sonata for Cello and Piano”
Parry Karp, cello; Christopher Karp, piano

June 26, 2007
Sofiysko Lyato Festival
Sofia, Bulgaria
"Blue and Yellow"
Andrea Ceccomori, flute; Elitza Harbova, piano

June 24, 2007
Scuola di Musica
Fiesole, Italy
"Three Oranges"
Benjamin Hoffman, violin; Christian Smith, marimba

June 23, 2007
Teatro del Sale
Florence, Italy
"Three Oranges"
Benjamin Hoffman, violin; Christian Smith, marimba

June 22, 2007
International Chamber Music Festival
Pazardijik, Bulgaria
"Blue and Yellow"
Andrea Ceccomori, flute; Elitza Harbova, piano

June 15, 2007
Studio Theater, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Accent07 New Music Recital: "Three Oranges"
Benjamin Hoffman, violin; Christian Smith, percussion

June 8, 2007
McKenna Theatre
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
Irving M. Klein String Competition:
second round performances of commissioned pieces by JH by finalists of the competition:
"square one" for solo violin and "unaccompanied minor" for solo cello

June 7, 2007
McKenna Theatre
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
Irving M. Klein String Competition:
first round performances of commissioned pieces by JH by finalists of the competition:
"square one" for solo violin and "unaccompanied minor" for solo cello

May 29, 2007
Christ Church Cathedral
Cincinnati, OH
"Three Oranges"
Benjamin Hoffman, violin; Christian Smith, marimba

March 31, 2007
Concert Hall Grand Tier III
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
"Music for Two Oboes"
Janice Shin and Devin Gardner

March 18, 2007
St.John's Unitarian Church
Cincinnati, OH
Accent07 Concert: “Snapshot #2” (from “Three Snapshots”)
Caroline Wong, flute; Natania Hoffman, cello
“Orange #3” (from “Three Oranges”)
Benjamin Hoffman, violin; Christian Smith, marimba

March 7, 2007
DePaul University School of Music
Chicago, IL
"at what price?"
Joel Hoffman, piano

March 6, 2007
Rudolph Ganz Memorial Hall
Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
"6-8-2-4-5-8"
eighth blackbird

March 5, 2007
Rudolph Ganz Memorial Hall
Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
"at what price?"
Joel Hoffman, piano

February 20, 2007
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
“20.02.07” Cincinnati Real-Time Composers' Collective with Joel Hoffman
“Stone Soup”: Ariana Karp, narrator, Christopher Karp, violin
“Three Snapshots”: Caroline Wong, flute, Natania Hoffman, cello

February 14, 2007
Music/Mass Communication Building Concert Hall
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN
"Stone Soup"
Diedra Lawrence, narrator; Nicole Cherry, violin (Marian Anderson String Quartet)

January 31, 2007
Ensemble Music Society
Indiana Historical Society
Indianapolis, IN
“String Quartet 3”
Amernet String Quartet

January 21, 2007
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
San Angelo, TX
"Stone Soup"
Diedra Lawrence, narrator; Nicole Cherry, violin (Marian Anderson String Quartet)

January 21, 2007
Corbett Auditorium, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
“Karptet”
Christopher Karp, violin; Parry Karp, cello; Katrin Talbot, viola; Howard Karp, piano; Frances Karp, piano

January 20, 2007
Wahlberg Recital Hall
California State University
Fresno, CA
"Cubist Blues"
Trio Appassionato: Lynn Raley, piano; Marta Szlubowska-Kirk, violin; Alexander Russakovsky, cello

January 16, 2007
Marsh Auditorium
The University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
"Cubist Blues"
Trio Appassionato: Lynn Raley, piano; Marta Szlubowska-Kirk, violin; Alexander Russakovsky, cello

January 15, 2007
Ford Academic Complex Recital Hall
Millsaps College
Jackson, MS
State: Mississippi
"Cubist Blues"
Trio Appassionato: Lynn Raley, piano; Marta Szlubowska-Kirk, violin; Alexander Russakovsky, cello

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December 27, 2006
Caffe' Letterario
Pescara, Italy
"Blue and Yellow" (premiere)
Andrea Ceccomori, flute; Elitza Harbova, piano

November 21, 2006
Universitat der Kunste
Berlin, Germany
"at what price?"
Joel Hoffman, piano

November 18, 2006
Lodz History Museum
Lodz, Poland
"at what price?"
Joel Hoffman, piano
concert of jury members, Aleksander Tansman Composers' Competition

November 1, 2006
Rudder Theater
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
"Stone Soup"
Diedra Lawrence, narrator; Nicole Cherry, violin (Marian Anderson String Quartet)

September 4, 2006
30th Karp Family Opening Concert
Mills Hall, University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
“Karptet”
Christopher Karp, violin; Parry Karp, cello; Katrin Talbot, viola; Howard Karp, piano; Frances Karp, piano

September 2, 2006
Karp Family Concert
Meriter Community
333 W. Main Street
Madison, WI
“Karptet” (premiere)
Christopher Karp, violin; Parry Karp, cello; Katrin Talbot, viola; Howard Karp, piano; Frances Karp, piano

June 24, 2006
Rockport Chamber Music Festival
Rockport, MA
"6-8-2-4-5-8"
eighth blackbird

June 18, 2006
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Music06 Festival: "6-8-2-4-5-8"
eighth blackbird

June 17, 2006
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Music06 Festival: String Quartet no. 4 "Arrivi"
Athenaeum Quartet (Berlin Philharmonic)

June 16, 2006
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Music06 Festival: "String Quartet no. 3"
Amernet Quartet

April 5, 2006
2006 New Music Miami ISCM Festival
Wertheim Concert Hall, Florida International University
Miami, FL
“String Quartet 3”
Amernet String Quartet

March 31, 2006
Harris Theater
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
"Music for Two Oboes"
Devin Gardner and Janice Shin

March 26, 2006
Washington Men's Camerata
Church of the Epiphany
Washington DC
“Sonnet 22” (Premiere)
Washington Men's Camerata; Deborah Hoffman, harp; Susan Jolles, harp; Frank Albinder, cond

March 25, 2006
Théâtre Michel Daner
Beausoleil, France
"Arrivi"
Athenaeum Quartet (Berlin Philharmonic)

March 24, 2006
Chiesa di San Domenico di Alba
Alba, Italy
"Arrivi"
Athenaeum Quartet (Berlin Philharmonic)

March 7, 2006
Werner Recital Hall, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Joel Hoffman with the CCM Improvisation Ensemble; Alan Bern, director

February 18, 2006
National Philharmonic
The Music Center at Strathmore
North Bethesda, MD
“Self-Portrait with Mozart”
National Philharmonic, Jody Gatwood, violin; Brian Ganz, piano; Piotr Gajewski, cond

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December 27, 2005
China Conservatory Middle School
Beijing,China
"at what price?"
Joel Hoffman, piano

December 26, 2005
China Conservatory of Music
Beijing, China
"at what price?"
Joel Hoffman, piano

December 18, 2005
Sichuan Conservatory of Music
Chengdu, China
"at what price?"
Joel Hoffman, piano

December 15, 2005
Capital Normal University
Beijing, China
"at what price?"
Joel Hoffman, piano

December 12, 2005
Central Conservatory of Music
City: Beijing, China
"at what price?"
Gao Ping, piano

December 6, 2005
SangMung University
Seoul, Korea
"at what price?"
Gao Ping, piano

September 10, 2005
Corbett Auditorium, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
“Piano Trio #3 on C#”; “Piano Trio #1: ‘Cubist Blues’"
Christopher Karp, violin; Parry Karp, cello; Howard Karp, piano

September 5, 2005
29th Karp Family Opening Concert
University of Wisconsin, Mills Hall
Madison, WI
“Piano Trio #3 on C#” (Premiere)
Christopher Karp, violin; Parry Karp, cello; Howard Karp, piano

September 1, 2005
Karp Family Concert
Meriter Community
Madison, WI
“Piano Trio #1”, "Cubist Blues"
Christopher Karp, violin; Parry Karp, cello; Howard Karp, piano

August 21, 2005
Ford Amphitheater
Hollywood, CA
“Self-Portrait with Gebirtig”
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
Barry Gold, cello solo; Noreen Green, conductor

July 21, 2005
Spanish Courtyard
Caramoor Festival
Katonah, NY
"String Quartet 3"
Amernet String Quartet

June 16, 2005
Werner Recital Hall, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati, OH
Music05: "at what price?"
Gao Ping, piano

June 3, 2005
Hunter Council Chamber
Victoria University
Wellington, New Zealand
"at what price?"
Gao Ping, piano

May 24, 2005
Great Hall
Christchurch, New Zealand
"at what price?"
Gao Ping, piano

May 5, 2005
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
"ChiaSsO"
University of Arkansas Orchestra

May 4, 2005
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Concert of chamber music by Joel Hoffman

April 10, 2005
Singletary Center for the Arts, University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
“Self-Portrait with Gebirtig”
Lexington Community Orchestra; Benjamin Karp, cello soloist

March 30, 2005
Boston Conservatory of Music
Boston, MA
"at what price?"
Joel Hoffman, piano

February 7, 2005
Werner Recital Hall, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati, OH
“Portogruaro Quartet”
“Fantasia Fiorentina”
“at what price?”
improvisation with Alan Bern

February 4, 2005
Ohio Music Educators Association Conference
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Cincinnati, OH
“The Old Machine at Sovereign Hill”
Cincinnati Junior Strings

January 27, 2005
Teatro Comunale
Modena, Italy
“The Old Machine at Sovereign Hill”
I Solisti di Parma

January 23, 2005
Patricia Corbett Theater, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati, OH
“The Old Machine at Sovereign Hill” (premiere)
Cincinnati Junior Strings

November 6, 2004
Ohio Music Teachers Association Annual Conference
Dayton, OH
"at what price?" (premiere)
Joel Hoffman, piano