Calendar
2023-2024 SEASON
September 14, 2023 | Quince at BGSU, Music at the Forefront
Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green State University | 8pm ET
Music for voice and electronics at Quince’s Alma Mater where we founded the group in 2010. Works by Evan Williams, Milton Babbitt, Elainie Lillios, Aida Shirazi, Andrew Tham, and Paul Pinto.
September 23, 2023 | Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Chicago, IL | Hyde Park Union Church| 1pm CT
Quince and Ensemble Dal Niente perform Requiem by Courtney Bryan.
September 30 & October 1, 2023 | Opera on Tap's Capacity or: the Work of Crackling
New York, NY | Locomotive Lawn in Riverside Park | 5:15pm ET | FREE Admission
This stunning, large-scale dance and opera work offers audiences a dynamic and engaging experience of the riverfront from visual and sonic perspectives. Featuring composers Diana Woolner, Brian McCorkle, David Friend, and Eyal Maoz.
October 13, 2023 | Opera on Tap Presents: Friday the 13th!
New York, NY | 2B&2C | 8pm ET
Opera on Tap New Brew presents some freaky songs on Friday the 13th!
October 26, 2023 | Quince at Kaufman Music Center
New York, NY | Merkin Hall at Kaufman Center
Quince Ensemble teams up with composer-performer Paul Pinto and “unbearably moving” (Gramophone) avant folk vocalist Annika Socolofsky to bring modern perspectives to traditional vocal genres including murder ballads, shanties, art song cycles and 1960s girl groups.
November 4, 2023 | Binghamton Community Orchestra
Binghamton, NY | 7pm | More details coming soon!
The Binghamton Community Orchestra presents Requiem by Courtney Bryan, along with several stunning orchestral works with voice.
November 6, 2023 | Quince at Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY | Eastman School of Music | 7:30pm ET
Quince performs Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon’s Destierros, commissioned by the Fromm Foundation. With guest artist Anna Elder.
December 5-7, 2023 | Asuka Kakitani Recording Sessions
St. Paul, MN | Wild Sound Recording Studio
Quince records Songs of One’s Own by Asuka Kakitani for a portrait album of her work. Supported by a Minnesota State Arts Board grant.
January 27, 2024 | Quince at University of Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
A residency and performance at UCCS, including a choral workshop and concert, featuring a world premiere by Andrès Carrizo.
March 1, 2024 | This A Changin' World Album Release
After years of dreaming, commissioning, performing, and recording, we will finally release the studio recording of our Dust Bowl project in 2024! Featuring works by Eliza Brown, Evan Williams, Liz Gre, Michael Miller, Annika Socolofsky, and more
April 7-8, 2024 | Quince BGSU KEAR Residency
Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green State University
An educational residency, performance, and recording session featuring music by students at Bowling Green State University.
April 9, 2024 | Johnstone Fund for New Music
Columbus, OH | Short North Stage | 7pm ET
The Johnstone Fund for New Music presents Quince Ensemble at the Short North Stage in Columbus, OH. Featuring the World Premiere of This space has echoes by Leah Blankendaal (Australia).
May 10-12, 2024 | Robert Ashley's Foreign Experiences
Brooklyn, NY | Roulette, Inc. | More details coming soon!
I will join Paul Pinto, Gelsey Bell, Dave Ruder, Brian McCorkle, Bonnie Lander, and Aliza Simmons for a performance of Robert Ashley's iconic work.
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PAST EVENTS
2023
July 12-16, 2023 | Summer Quincetitute 2023
Seattle, WA | University of Washington
The first summer Quince Chamber Music Institute (Quincetitute) with workshops, masterclasses, and performances with special Guest Artist, Gilda Lyons!
June 23-28, 2023 | Quince Dust Bowl Recording Sessions
St. Paul, MN | Wild Sound Studio
Quince finished our Dust Bowl album with pieces by Liz Gre and Evan Williams.
May 12-14, 2023 | Festival Cultural de Mayo
Guadalajara, Mexico | More details coming soon!
Quince Ensemble premieres music by Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon at the Festival Cultural de Mayo in Guadalajara, Mexico. Quince will premiere Destierros (“uprootments”), written and commissioned for Quince and staged by La Coperacha, a puppet and theater company.
May 6, 2023 | Quince performs at Long Play Festival 2023
New York, NY | Venue and Time TBA
Quince will perform David Lang's iconic 'love fail' for the 2023 Long Play Festival in NYC!
May 3, 2023 | Katelyn Simone, Lana Norris and Kayleigh Butcher
New York, NY | Interchurch Center| 12pm
Katelyn Simone, Lana Norris, and I will be performing a concert of voice and oboe repertoire including a world premiere by Olena Ilnytska and a piece by Julio Nakpil!
April 23, 2023 | Quince performs Paul Pinto
Brooklyn, NY | Coffey Street | More details coming soon!
Quince gives the NYC premiere of Paul Pinto's 'The Approach', a commission made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant.
March 21-26, 2023 | International Contemporary Ensemble/New World Symphony Residency
Miami, FL | New World Symphony Hall
I will be joining the International Contemporary Ensemble in Miami, FL for a performance of George Lewis' Artificial Life and Fernanda Aoki Navarro's Unnoticed Spectacles.
March 12, 2023 | Quince at Epiphany
Chicago, IL | Epiphany Center for the Arts | 201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607 | 3-5pm
Quince will be premiering new pieces by Tomas Gueglio, Paul Pinto, and Annika Socolofsky!
February 13-19, 2023 | LOVELERVLUB Residency
Jersey City, NJ
LLL (Kayleigh Butcher, Bonnie Lander, Paul Pinto) hunker down to prepare Beckett and new material for 2023 season.
2022
December 10, 2022 | Shepherdess in Crown Heights
Brooklyn, NY | Daughter Cafe | 1090 St Johns Place | 5:00-11:00pm | FREE Admission
Hajnal and I will do a set of new improvisational pieces + our ol' standbys!
November 7, 2022 | Quince at University of Washington
Seattle, WA | University of Washington
Quince gives the world premiere performance of Paul Pinto's The Approach and Annika Socolofsky's her lover's hand! This concert was made possible by Chamber Music America's Classical Commissioning Grant program.
October 11, 2022 | Johnstone Fund for New Music Series Presents: Shepherdess
Columbus, OH | Short North Stage | Time TBA!
Shepherdess is finally able to perform in Columbus in person with our touring show of new commissions! Stay tuned for more info!
Sept 24 & 25, 2022 | Capacity or: The Work of Crackling
NYC, NY | Riverside Park South, Locomotive Lawn | 5pm both days
Opera on Tap, Antisocial Music, and Kinesis Project dance theatre joins forces to perform new works about the environment. Composers include Brian McCorkle, Eyal Maoz, Diana Woolner, and David Friend. FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
June 17-19, 2022 | World Premiere of Julia Werntz Opera with Quince Ensemble and Kamraton
Pittsburgh, PA | Alloy Theater
Quince will join Kamraton to premiere Julia Werntz's new opera, The Strange Child with librettist Kim Adrian!
May 15, 2022 | Shepherdess Presents: Williams and Russell
Brooklyn, NY | Coffey Street Studio | 7:30pm
Shepherdess will give the live world premiere of Evan Williams's See, That's Where the Water Spills Out, with texts by Lauren Russell. Plus, Russell will also give us a live poetry reading!
All proceeds benefit the Red Hook Mutual Aid.
May 6, 2022 | MATA2022 with International Contemporary Ensemble, curated by Darius Jones
Brooklyn, NY | National Sawdust | 7:30pm
I'll be giving a performance of Shuyu Lin's In a Station of the Metro with International Contemporary Ensemble for the MATA2022 Festival, curated by the incomparable Darius Jones!
April 24-28, 2022 | University of Miami-Frost School Residency with Quince Ensemble
Miami, FL | Frost School
Quince members head to FL for the second time this season for a chance to work with student composers and to give workshops and masterclasses!
April 15, 2022 | University of Florida's Meta Strategy Aria
Gainesville, FL | Dad's Bar | FREE Admission
I'll be giving the world premiere of 'All Contested Phrases' by Steve Germana with Trent Williams dancing and video by Kenya Robinson.
April 1-2, 2022 | University of Florida Residency with Quince Ensemble
Gainesville, FL | University of FL
Quince members head to FL for the first time for a chance to work with student composers and to give workshops and masterclasses on writing for the voice!
March 19, 2022 | World Premiere by Asuka Kakitani with Quince Ensemble
St Paul, MN | Studio Z | 7:30pm
Quince will give the world premiere performance of Asuka Kakitani's new work for treble voices!
March 18, 2022 | World Premiere by Asuka Kakitani with Quince Ensemble
Northfield, MN | Carleton College | Kracum Hall | 7:30pm
Quince will give the world premiere performance of Asuka Kakitani's new work for treble voices!
February 24-27, 2022 | University of Chicago Residency with Quince Ensemble
Chicago, IL | UofC
Quince members head to one of our favorite cities for a chance to work with the UofC student composers and to collaborate with the UofC Women's Ensemble!
2021
December 17, 2021 | Christmas Choir Concert with Christ Church NYC
Christ Church NYC | 524 Park Ave | 7:30-9pm | FREE Admission
I'll be joining the fantastic Christ Church NYC choir for a free Christmas concert under the direction of Dr. Steve Pilkington.
December 4, 2021 | Opera On Tap New Brew's Cocktails & Carols!
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes Brooklyn | 4-6pm | FREE Admission
Opera on Tap New Brew will be performing some French holiday tunes OUTSIDE in our OperaCades Zoltar machine!
November 4-6, 2021 | UW-La Crosse Residency with Quince Ensemble
La Crosse, WI | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Quince members head to WI for a chance to work with student composers and and to give workshops and masterclasses!
October 21-23, 2021 | Robert Ashley's eL/Aficionado
Brooklyn, NY | Roulette | 7:30pm
A new production of an iconic Ashley work, with Tom Hamilton on sound and Bonnie Lander, Brian McCorkle, Paul Pinto, and myself in the cast!
October 16, 2021 | LOVELOVELOVE
Red Hook, Brooklyn | Coffey Street Studios | FREE Admission
LOVELOVELOVE gives the NYC premieres of pieces by Paul Pinto, Bonnie Lander, and yours truly + a performance of a gorgeous piece by John King!
October 9, 2021 | Opera on Tap OPERACADES
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY | Barbès | 6pm | FREE Admission
I'll be joining Opera on Tap New Brew to sing pieces by Aperghis, Christopher Berg, and Tom Cipullo inside a Zoltar machine!!!
October 9, 2021 | Shepherdess
Brooklyn, NY | Prospect Park | 4pm | FREE Admission
Hajnal and I put our residency to good use with a performance funded by NYFA's NYC City Artist Corps with world premieres by The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker, Mary Kouyoumidjian, plus Bethany Younge, Yaz Lancaster, and Paul Pinto, and more!
September 30, 2021 | Chicago's Ear Taxi Festival
Chicago, IL | Kehrein Center for the Arts | 3:45pm | FREE Admission
Liz Pears and myself (of Quince Ensemble) will be doing a duo show with pieces by LJ White, Adrian Montúfar, David Reminick, and Meara O'Reilly.
September 15-21, 2021 | Quince Residency
Omaha, NE
Quince finally has a chance to be in the same space to work on some brand new pieces by Andrès Carrizo, Gilda Lyons, Paul Pinto, James Stone, Evan Williams, and more!
August 29-Sept 6 | Shepherdess Residency at Avaloch Farm Music Institute
Boscawen, NH
Hajnal Pivnick, violinist, and I will be heading upstate to the glorious Avaloch Farm Music Institute to prepare some new commissions and repertoire and to plan our debut album release - stay tuned!
June 24, 2021 | Quince with MusicNOW's Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ONLINE | Available June 24-July 23, 2021 | Reserve Your Ticket
The world premieres of Courtney Bryan's Requiem, David Reminick's The Pub, and a performance of Gilda Lyons' Bone Needles!
June 12, 2021 | Pop Up Shepherdess in Prospect Park
Prospect Park, NY - Exact Location TBD | 12:30pm
To get access to the exact pop up location, please email me at kayleigh214[at]gmail[dot]com!
May 21, 2021 | David Lang's 'love fail' with Univ. of Chicago Presents
ONLINE | Time TBD
We'll be joining in a short discussion with series curator Amy Iwano and debut a new performance video of David Lang's iconic piece 'love fail' !
May 1-6, 2021 | Quince with Chicago Symphony Orchestra's MusicNOW
Chicago, IL | Harris Theater
Quince gets to, at long last (!), record and film Courtney Bryan's new work 'Requiem' as well as David Reminick's 'The Pub' and Gilda Lyons 'Bone Needles' with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
April 24, 2021 | OOT's New Brew
New York, NY | Barbes Brooklyn, 8pm EST (online and in person)
I'll be reuniting with the Opera on Tap New Brew crew to perform some new music featuring Felix Jarrar, Anthony Green, Gilda Lyons, and more!
April 10-11, 2021 | Ekmeles Ensemble
New York, NY | Oktaven Recording Studio
I'll be joining the incredible Ekmeles Ensemble to record 6 new pieces by Brandeis composers!
March 19-23, 2021 | Quince in Omaha
Omaha, NE | KANEKO
Quince records David Lang's iconic 'love fail' at the gorgeous KANEKO Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska!
February 16, 2021 | Shepherdess
ONLINE | 7pm EST
The Johnstone Fund for New Music presents: Shepherdess, premiering new pieces by Paul Pinto, Evan Williams, Yaz Lancaster, and Mary Prescott plus Bethany Younge and Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh.
January 21, 2021 | NYU Recording Session
New York, NY | Samurai Recording Studio
Recording tracks for NYU composer Sofy Yuditskaya and Elizabeth Hoffman along with fellow singers Gelsey Bell and Sharon Harms
2020
December 18, 2020 | Quince Holiday Solstice Event
ONLINE | FREE with Suggested Donation | LINK
Join Quince Ensemble as they celebrate the insane year that was 2020 while playing games, trivia, share cocktail recipes, entertain with some special guests, and, of course, perform some acappella treble music!
October 17, 2020 | Operation Gig with Opera on Tap
LIVE PERFORMANCE | Free with Suggested Donations | 4-6pm ET
I will be joining Opera on Tap to sing some personal favorites at an outside porch gig in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. For more information, visit: Operation Gig!
October 13-15, 2020 DePauw University Residency with Quince
ONLINE | FREE | Link
Quince will be giving masterclasses, lectures, and a final concert ALL completely online and free to the public.
July 31, 2020 | Made at Avaloch: Quince
Online | FREE | 8PM ET | LINK
Some of Quince's most lasting and fulfilling projects have been developed or initiated during residencies at Avaloch Farm Music Institute, so we are thrilled to be featured as part of their online series this Summer. Join us online for conversation and music.
July 24, 2020 | LoveLoveLove on OUTR's ESS series
Online | 8PM | FREE, Donations Welcome | LINK ON TWITCH
LLL will share new works by Paul Pinto and yours truly along with some other amazing artists that were supposed to perform on the 2020 Omaha Under the Radar Festival, curated by Amanda Deboer!
July 21, 2020 | Shepherdess on Missy Mazzoli's ESS series
Online | 8PM | FREE, Donations Welcome | LINK ON TWITCH
Shepherdess will share works by Joel Thompson, Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh, Annika Sokolofsky, and a world premiere by Yaz Lancaster!
July 16, 2020 | Quince Patreon Happy Hour
Online | 7PM ET | PATREON LINK
Have a drink with Quince! No agenda here, we just want to connect and enjoy some fun conversation.
Event link will be posted to our Patreon page.
July 8, 2020 | Third Street Presents: Quince on Graphic Notation and Vocal Improvisation, FREE WORKSHOP
Online | 1pm ET | LINK TO REGISTER (maximum 40 people so hurry to reserve your spot!)
Presented by Third Street Music Settlement, Quince's Graphic Score and Vocal Improvisation Workshop demystifies the process of interpreting unique notation styles and opens up new pathways for vocal creativity.
June 30-July 7, 2020 | David Lang's 'love fail' streaming online
Online | FREE | LINK
Stream Quince Ensemble's performance of David Lang's love fail, produced by Beth Morrison Productions for the Kody Festival in Lublin, Poland (May 2015). Available online for FREE!
CANCELLED - July 15-19, 2020 | Omaha Under the Radar Festival
Omaha, NE | Venue TBD
LOVELOVELOVE will be performing on the 7th Annual OUTR Fest!
June 14, 2020 | Digital World Premiere of Courtney Bryan's 'Dust to Dust'
Online
Quince was supposed to premiere Courtney Bryan's Requiem with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the MusicNOW series in March 2020. Listen to the first movement of the work, Dust to Dust, recorded from our separate home studios.
LINK
POSTPONED - May 21-24, 2020 | Robert Ashley's eL/Aficionado
New York, NY | New York Live Arts
I'll be joining Tom Hamilton, Paul Pinto, Bonnie Lander, and Brian McCorkle for a new production of Ashley's opera!
MORE DETAILS HERE!
POSTPONED - May 1, 2020 | Westminster Presents: Quince
Minneapolis, MN | 12pm
Quince performs on the Music at Noon series!
POSTPONED - April 30, 2020 | Schubert Club Presents: Quince
Minneapolis, MN
Quince performs David Lang's love fail.
April 24, 2020 | love fail ONLINE Album Release
Online Event | 7:30pm EST
It's the official release of the 4th studio album from Quince Ensemble, David Lang's love fail, which will be available on Innova Recordings! We'll be hosting an online Zoom Meeting to celebrate the release WITH MR DAVID LANG himself!
Archived Event on YouTube HERE
CANCELLED - April 16, 2020 | NYU Spring Concert
New York, NY | Subculture
I will join forces with Megan Schubert, Gelsey Bell, Sharon Harms, and others for a concert of new music by Merche Blasco.
CANCELLED - April 9, 2020 | Boston Conservatory Residency with Quince
Boston, MA | Boston Conservatory, Seully Hall, 8pm | FREE ADMISSION
Quince performs 6-8 new works by Boston Conservatory student composers.
POSTPONED - April 4, 2020 | Shepherdess
New York, NY | Spectrum NYC
Shepherdess will present brand new works for voice and violin by composers Yaz Lancaster, Annika Sokolofsky, Paul Pinto, and Evan Williams!
POSTPONED - March 23, 2020 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra's MUSICNOW with Quince
Chicago, IL | Harris Theater, 7pm
Quince gives the world premiere of Courtney Bryan's new work with the chamber musicians of the CSO!
March 6, 2020 | LIVESOUNDS Presents: Kayleigh Butcher and Katelyn Simon
New York, NY | Third Street Music Settlement, 7pm
Katelyn and I will be performing Vaughan Williams' Ten Blake Songs, plus some new short commissions for oboe and voice.
February 21-23, 2020 | Tiffany Skidmore's Opera 'The Golden Ass'
Minneapolis, MN | Nautilus Music Theater
Quince will give the world premiere of a new opera by Minneapolis-based composer, Tiffany Skidmore.
February 10, 2020 | Eko Nova Presents: Quince
Omaha, NE | KANEKO
Quince presents our Dust Bowl program, This a Changin' World.
January 26-February 2, 2020 | UC Davis Residency with Quince
Davis, CA
Quince will perform new works by student composers as well as perform our This a Changin' World program and Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians!
January 24-25, 2020 | Mini-West Coast Tour with Quince
Bay Area, CA
Jan 24 - Center for New Music in San Francisco, CA, 7:30pm
Jan 25 - Center for New Music and Audio Technologies in Berkeley, CA, 8pm
January 12, 2020 | Lakeville Series Presents: Quince
Lakeville, MN
Quince presents our Dust Bowl program, This a Changin' World.
January 9-13, 2020 | Quince Residency
St. Paul, MN
Quince hunkers down in Minnesota to learn all the music for the spring season, including pieces by Courtney Bryan and David Reminick!
January 8, 2020 | LoveLoveLove in JC II
Jersey City, NJ | Smush Gallery
We'll be premiering new pieces by Bonnie Lander, Paul Pinto, and yours truly!
2019
December 21, 2019 | Adam Tendler, Adam Marks, and Kayleigh Butcher
New York, NY | Areté
I will be joining Adam Tendler on George Crumb's 'Three Early Songs' !
November 21-25, 2019 | Quince Residency
Omaha, NE | KANEKO
Quince workshops all week with composer Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh for a new work to be premiered later this season.
October 14-27, 2019 | Quince's Dust Bowl Tour
Oct 14 - Malone University in Canton, OH, 7:30pm, FREE ADMISSION
Oct 16 - Johnstone Fund for New Music in Columbus, OH, 7pm
Oct 17 - Ohio University in Athens, OH, 8pm
Oct 26 - House Concert in Minneapolis, MN, 3pm (Contact me directly for more details)
Oct 27 - Fort Atkinson Music Series in Fort Atkinson, WI, 4pm
October 2, 2019 | Music on Wednesdays with Katelyn Simon
New York, NY | The Interchurch Center, 12pm, FREE ADMISSION
Katelyn Simon, oboist, and I will be performing Ralph Vaughan Williams' 'Ten Blake Songs' for Music on Wednesdays!
September 22, 2019 | Feldman Documentary Film Shoot
New York, NY
I'll be singing 'Only' by Morton Feldman for the upcoming documentary by filmmaker Zahra Partovi.
September 15, 2019 | LOVELERVLUV in JC
Jersey City, NJ | Smush Gallery
We'll be premiering new pieces by Bonnie Lander, Paul Pinto, and yours truly!
September 14, 2019 | LOVELERVLUV and The Wagging Craze
Beacon, NY | B Performance Shack (194 Fishkill Ave), 8pm
We'll be premiering new pieces by Bonnie Lander, Paul Pinto, and yours truly!
September 7-10, 2019 | Quince Residency
Minneapolis, MN
Quince rehearses new pieces with special guest, Linda Kachelmeier, for an upcoming Dust Bowl tour!
August 29-September 5, 2019 | Avaloch Residency with Shepherdess
Boscawen, NH | Avaloch Farm Music Institute
Shepherdess will be workshopping a new piece with NYC-based composer Mary Prescott!
August 2, 2019 | Opera on Tap: No Opera Edition! with Berg, Butcher, and Guerrero
Brooklyn, NY | Barbés Bar, 8pm
I'll be performing movements from Aaron Copland's '12 Songs from Emily Dickinson' and Alma Mahler's '5 Lieder with Christopher Berg on the keys!
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July 18-21, 2019 | Baltimore Residency with LOVELERVLUV
Baltimore, MD
LOVELERVLUV (with Paul Pinto and Bonnie Lander) will get together again to compose some new, super f-ing weird pieces!
July 11, 2019| Opera on Tap: Home Brew
Park Slope, Brooklyn | Freddy's Bar and Backroom, 9pm
I'll be singing pieces by Alma Mahler and Xavier Montsalvatge.
June 27-July 3, 2019 | Quince Recording Sessions
Chicago, IL | Aphorism Studios
Quince will be laying down the tracks for David Lang's love fail for a 2019-2020 release.
June 26, 2019 | Quince sings at Chicago's Arts Club
Chicago, IL | Arts Club Chicago
Quince will be performing David Lang's love fail for a select Chicago audience.
June 9, 2019 | Shepherdess
Brooklyn, NY | Arete Gallery, 6pm
Shepherdess will present a set of new commissions by Bethany Younge, Lester St. Louis, and Mary Prescott!
This concert is made possible by The Brooklyn Arts Fund (DCLA), which is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).
June 13-19, 2019 | Connecticut Summerfest
Hartford, CT
Quince works with students on new pieces for voices at this summer residency for composers!
May 30 & 31, 2019 | Her Holiness, the Winter Dog, an opera by Curtis Rumrill
Pittsburgh, PA , The New Hazlett Theater
Quince and Pittsburgh-based Kamratōn give the world premiere of Curtis Rumrill's new opera, Her Holiness, for 5 voices, dancers, and chamber orchestra.
May 12, 2019 | NYU's Student Composer Readings with Nevermind the Noise Collective
New York, NY | TBA (Stay tuned for more updates!)
Quince gets to share some pieces by NYU composers as well as a few pieces from our standard rep.
May 10, 2019 | Look and Listen Festival Presents: Quince
Brooklyn, NY | The Invisible Dog Art Center | FREE ADMISSION
Quince returns to NYC for a shared bill with The Bang Group!
April 24-28, 2019 | Quince Vespers Residency, Final Season Visit
Omaha, NE | Vespers Series
Quince returns for its last visit of the season to Omaha to give the world premiere of a new piece by New Orleans- based composer, Courtney Bryan.
April 7-14, 2019 | Quince Residency at University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Quince premieres new pieces for voices and chamber orchestra by UC Berkeley PhD students.
April 5, 2019 | Opera on Tap: New Brew - Creme de la Creme, Part Deux
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew crew for a new show of bizarre and comical new French music!
March 29, 2019 | Peter Redgrave Birthday Celebration
Baltimore, MD | 2640 Space
Kristen Toedtman, Bonnie Lander, Allison Clendaniel, and I will be performing Giacento Scelsi's 'Sauh' in its entirety in honor of Peter Redgrave's birthday.
March 14, 2019 | John Cage/Merce Cunningham work Roaratorio
New York, NY | NY Public Library for the Performing Arts, Bruno Walter Auditorium
I'll be singing John Cage's 'The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs' with pianist Adam Tendler.
March 9, 2019 | Quince Ensemble in NYC
New York, NY | DiMenna Center
Quince returns to NYC for a concert of premieres by Chris Fisher-Lochhead, Jennifer Jolley, and more!
March 8, 2019 | Musical Masterworks Presents: MMModern
Old Lyme, CT | Lyme Art Association, 5:30pm
Quince performs David Lang's iconic, love fail, for voices and percussion.
March 6, 2019 | Opera on Tap New Brew: Sing for Hope
New York, NY | Port Authority Bus Terminal (entrance on 8th b/t 40th & 41st)
Opera on Tap will bring its Dirty, Sexy, Jazzy program to Midtown Manhattan!
February 17, 2019 | Constellation's Frequency Series Presents: Kayleigh Butcher, Carrie Henneman Shaw, and Mabel Kwan
Chicago, IL | Constellation Chicago, 8pm
I'll be coming back to Chicago to do some solo works by Andrew Tham, Cara Haxo, Sivan Cohen Elias, Giacinto Scelsi, and more!
February 15, 2019 | Quince with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion
Urbana, IL | Krannert Center
Quince teams up again with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion to sing Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
February 1, 2019 | Opera on Tap: New Brew - Dirty, Sexy, Jazzy 2019
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew crew for a new show of bizarre and comical new music!
January 25, 2019 | Third Street Music School Presents: LIVESounds - Shepherdess
New York City, NY | Third Street Music School, 7:30pm (free and open to the public)
I'll be presenting some new commissions for voice and violin with Hajnal Pivnick as part of Third Street's faculty presenting series.
January 9-13, 2019 | Quince/Twin Cities Residency
Twin Cities, MN
Quince heads back to MN to learn the rest of our rep for the season.
January 3-6, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA | The New Hazlett Theater
Rehearsals begin for Curtis Rumrill's 'Her Holiness, The Winter Dog' opera premiering in Pittsburgh in May 2019!
2018
December 7, 2018 | Opera on Tap: New Brew
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew crew for a new show of bizarre and comical new music!
December 1, 2018 | Three Voices in NYC
New York, NY | Areté Gallery
Quince arrives back in NYC to perform Morton Feldman's iconic, Three Voices.
November 30, 2018 | My Little Wicked Ways
New York, NY | the cell, 7pm
A portrait concert of vocal music by Daniel Felsenfeld with performances by myself, Mila Henry, Lana Norris, Chelsea Feltman, and Kacey Cardin.
November 17, 2018 | CUSP (Contemporary Undercurrent of Song Project)
Princeton, NJ | All Saints' Episcopal Church - 16 All Saints Rd, Princeton, NJ
Free admission; Suggested donation: $20 adults, $10 students
Soprano Alexandra Porter and I will perform vocal duos by Saariaho, Scelsi, and more!
November 6, 2018 | Princeton Sound Kitchen
Princeton, NJ | Princeton University
Shepherdess will be giving a performance of Annika Socolofsky's 'Who Am I'!
November 2, 2018 | Third Street Music School Presents: 21st Century American Music
New York, NY | Third Street, 7:30pm
I'll be performing a short set with pieces by LJ White and Adrian Montúfar.
October 30, 2018 | Library of Congress
Washington D.C.
Quince premieres new pieces by Federico Garcia De Castro, Liz Pearse, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, Eliza Brown, and Michael Miller! Plus TAK Ensemble will also do a set!
October 23-25, 2018 | Linfield Residency
McMinnville, OR | Linfield College
Quince heads back to Oregon to host a series of masterclasses, workshops, and a final performance!
October 18-21, 2018 | Quince Vespers Residency, Visit 2
Omaha, NE
Quince heads back to Omaha to work with local high schoolers and college students for a new concert featuring music be Amanda Feery, Cathy Berberian, and Meredith Monk.
October 14, 2018 | TONY TONY TONY films...
Jersey City, NJ | Downtown
TONY TONY TONY (with Bonnie Lander and Paul Pinto) will be filming a music video so if you're nearby, we need extras!
October 13, 2018 | Home Audio Series Presents: Shepherdess
Brooklyn, NY | Home Audio, 8pm
Shepherdess will present works by Luis Amaya, Jonathan Sokol, Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh, and more!
October 5, 2018 | Opera on Tap: New Brew
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew crew for a new show of bizarre and comical new music!
September 22-23, 2018 | Quince Vespers Residency, Visit 1
Omaha, NE
Quince begins its first residency as part of Omaha's Vespers Series.
September 20, 2018 | Lincoln Calling Festival
Lincoln, NE | Bourbon Theater
Amanda DeBoer Bartlett and I will be doing a set of duo and solo repertoire for the annual Lincoln festival.
August 19-27, 2018 | Quince/Twin Cities Residency
Twin Cities, MN, St Paul Conservatory
Quince meets up in the twin cities to learn all our new repertoire for the coming season and performs a concert with the wondrous Lumina!
August 3, 2018 | Opera on Tap NYC Presents: QUINCE
Park Slope, Brooklyn | Barbes, 8PM
Quince will be showcasing some of our trios and standard rep for the OOT crowd!
August 2, 2018 | Mostly Mozart with International Contemporary Ensemble
New York, NY, Lincoln Center
Quince will be joining ICE to perform John Adams' Grand Pianola.
July 25-28, 2018 | Omaha Under the Radar Festival 2018
Omaha, NE | Multiple Venues
I'll be performing the Midwest premieres of pieces by Andrew Tham and Cara Haxo, plus some Scelsi!
July 4, 2018 | Patriots Album Release Party
Brooklyn, NY | Wonders of Nature, 6PM
Bonnie Lander, soprano, and I will be doing a short set during Paul Pinto and Jeffrey Young's album release of Patriots. Followed by FIREWORKS on the East River!
June 19-22, 2018 | Residency with Paul Pinto and Bonnie Lander
Philadelphia, PA | Camphill Soltane
Paul, Bonnie, and I will be working on creating and performing new material as trio.
June 1, 2018 | Opera on Tap New Brew's OOTMeal
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew crew for a new show of bizarre and comical new music with pieces by Leonard Bernstein and Carole King!
May 4-7, 2018 | Quince Residency at Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
Quince gives masterclasses, workshops, and a performance!
April 8, 2018 | Hajnal Pivnick and Kayleigh Butcher
Memphis, TN | Midtown Opera Festival -- Playhouse on the Square Cafe, 5pm
As part of the Midtown Opera Festival, (MOF), Hajnal and I will present new duos written for violin and voice with some solos thrown in too! New pieces by Luis Amaya, Shelly Washington, Annie Hui-Hsin Hseih, and Joel Thompson!
April 6, 2018 | Quince Third Album Release
Everywhere, USA
Quince releases our third album, Motherland, with pieces by Jennifer Jolley, Cara Haxo, Laura Steenberge, and Gilda Lyons!
ORDER HERE!
April 6, 2018 | Quince with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion
Interlochen, MI | Corson Auditorium
Quince teams up again with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion to sing Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
April 3, 2018 | The Best Place for This by LJ White
Washington University | St. Louis, MO
Quince heads back to my hometown for a performance of LJ White's The Best Place for This!
March 24, 2018 | Bowerbird presents: Quince singing Three Voices
Philadelphia, PA | UPenn's University Lutheran Church, 8PM
Quince performs in Philly for the first time with Feldman's iconic piece, Three Voices, an hour-long musical experience.
March 14-16, 2018 | Quince Albion Residency
Albion, MI | Albion College
Quince will be performing "the little match girl passion" by David Lang, along with other pieces from the reservoir Quince Ensemble's repertoire.
March 11, 2018 | Das Buch der hängenden Gärten Project
Redeemer Lutheran Church | 139 E. 1st St, Hinsdale, Chicago | 4PM
Chris Narloch and I will be performing Das Buch....by Schoenberg and our 15 composer commissioning project!
March 1-4 | Camphill Soltane Solo Residency
Phoenixville, PA | Community Arts Phoenixville
I'll be in residence at Camphill Soltane preparing for a new program of unaccompanied solo pieces as well as vocal duos with soprano, Bonnie Lander.
Feb 8 & 9, 2018 | Third Angle Presents: Quince | Three Voices by Morton Feldman
Portland, OR | Studio 2 @ Third Angle New Music
Quince perform Morton Feldman's iconic Three Voices 2 nights in a row!
Feb 3, 2018 | Opera on Tap: New Brew
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew crew for a new show of bizarre and comical new music!
January 14, 2018 | Quince performs at Reverb Lounge
Omaha, NE | Reverb Lounge
Quince performs LJ White's CMA Commission, The Best Place for This
January 13, 2018 | Quince performs at The Writer's Place
Kansas City, MO | The Writer's Place
Quince performs LJ White's CMA Commission, The Best Place for This
January 5-6, 2018 | Chamber Music America Conference Showcase
New York, NY | CMA Conference
Quince will perform a short set at the upcoming 2018 CMA Conference featuring David Lang, Kaija Saariaho, Laura Steenberge, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, and Max Grafe.
December 24, 2018 | Guest Artist with Amor Artis
New York, NY | St. Ann's and the Holy Trinity in Brooklyn Heights, 9:30pm
I'll be joining the Amor Artis choir to sing classics by Tomas de la Victoria and some contemporary hymns and Christmas songs.
December 6-9, 2018 | Cornish University Residency
Seattle, WA | Cornish University, PONCHO Recital Hall
Quince residency at Cornish College of the Arts, including masterclasses, workshops, composer reading sessions, and performances.
2017
December 1, 2017 | Opera on Tap: New Brew
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
My favorite New Brew presents: the Dirty, Sexy, Jazzy 3.0 !
November 19, 2017 | Das Buch der hängenden Gärten Project
Chicago, IL | Constellation Chicago, 8:30pm
Chris Narloch and I perform Schönberg's masterpiece Das Buch.... along with 15 new commissions by composers from all over the country!
November 11, 2017 | Quince presents LJ White and Reminick and more in Boston
Boston, MA | The Lilypad, Time TBA
Quince will perform for the first time in Boston!
November 10, 2017 | Quince presents LJ White and Reminick and more!
New York, NY | Arts on Site, 8pm
Quince will give the world premiere of pieces by LJ White, Dave Reminick, and more!
October 6, 2017 | Opera on Tap: New Brew
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
Crazy times at Barbes with the October rendition of New Brew's Murder! Mayhem! Madness!
October 5, 2017 | New Music for Mexico
Brooklyn, NY | Cantina Royal, 8pm
A benefit concert by the NYC new music community to raise funds for the earthquake recovery effort in Mexico
Buy tickets and/or donate here!
September 23, 2017 | Quince Season Opener
Chicago, IL | Constellation Chicago, 8:30pm
Quince season opener with premieres of new works by Dave Reminick and Fred Gifford, along with music by Laura Steenberg and Cara Haxo.
September 9, 2017 | MAN FOREVER & Joshua Light Show
New York, NY | NYU Skirball, 7:30pm
I'll be joining John Colpitts, aka MAN FOREVER, and Tigue for a show of music from Colpitts' latest album Play What They Want!
September 7, 2017 | Resonant Bodies Festival
New York, NY | Roulette, 9:30pm
I'll be performing a brand new set of new commissions inspired by movement and the body with composers Cara Haxo, Sivan Cohen Elias, Bethany Younge, and Andrew Tham, with some classics by LJ White and Giacinto Scelsi, plus collaborating with choreographers Miro Magloire and Katelyn Halpern!
August 29 - Sept 2 | Mount Tremper Arts Residency
Mount Tremper, NY
I'll be joining other artists from the Resonant Bodies Festival 2017 for a week of workshopping and experimenting in the Catskills!
August 9-15 | Quince in Omaha Residency
Omaha, NE | OUTR Spaces
Quince hunkers down to learn all their new repertoire for the upcoming season including pieces by LJ White, Fred Gifford, Dave Reminick, and some arrangement by Amanda DeBoer Bartlett.
July 18-24 | Residency at Narloch Studios
Chicago, IL | Narloch Studios
Chris Narloch and I are shutting ourselves in his studio to learn all of our 15 new commissions for our Schoenberg project next season!
June 2017 | Recording Sessions for Quince's 3rd Album
Dekalb, IL
Album will feature Jennifer Jolley's Prisoner of Conscience, based on the trials of the incarcerated Pussy Riot members plus other works by Gilda Lyons, Cara Haxo, Laura Steenberge, and more!
June 2, 2017 | Opera on Tap: New Brew - Pint Sized Opera Edition
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew Crew to sing super, crazy short operas by composers like Gilda Lyons, Jeremy Beck, Christopher Berg, and more
May 23-25, 2017 | Austin New Music Co-op Recording Sessions
Austin, TX
Quince will be heading back to Austin, TX to record new pieces with the Austin New Music Co-op
May 21, 2017 | Queens New Music Festival
Queens, NY | The Secret Theater, 4pm
Random Access Music will be presenting the next Queens New Music Festival in Long Island City, and I'll be singing music by Gilbert Galindo, David Fetherof, and Allen Schulz.
May 5, 2017 | Berio's Laborintus II
Pittsburgh, PA | Italian Cultural Center
Quince sings Berio's iconic piece Laborintus II for three voices, speakers, and ensemble.
April 19, 2017 | love fail at Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Quince travels to Grinnell College in Iowa to perform David Lang's love fail.
April 9, 2017 | University of Chicago's Contempo Series
Chicago, IL | Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts Performance Hall
Sofia Gubaidulina's Galgenlieder à 5 - fourteen pieces for mezzo-soprano, flute, percussion, bayan,
and contrabass with Ensemble Dal Niente
March 26-28, 2017 | Quince Residency at SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
Quince presents a concert for the students of SUNY Fredonia as well as giving lectures and masterclasses.
March 24, 2017 | love fail in Rockford, IL
Rockford, IL | Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Quince performs love fail for the audiences in Rockford, IL
March 22, 2017 | Quince at The Cleveland Music of Art
Cleveland, OH | Transformer Station, 7:30pm
Quince sings a mixed program in the beautiful Gartner Auditorium at The Cleveland Museum of Art
March 19, 2017 | Liz Pearse's BGSU Doctoral Recital
Bowling Green, OH | BGSU: Bryan Recital Hall
Liz and I will sing Kaija Saariaho's From the Grammar of Dreams
March 18, 2017 | Quince with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion
Notre Dame, IN
Quince teams up with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion to sing Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
March 16, 2017 | Quince at Winona State University
Winona, MN
Quince presents a mixed bag of repertoire at WSU
February 27, 2017 | love fail on the Forefront Series at BGSU
Bowling Green, OH
Quince returns to their old stomping grounds at BGSU to perform David Lang's love fail.
February 26, 2017 | Alia Musica presents: Quince Sings David Lang's love fail
Pittsburgh, PA | Chatham University
Alia Musica presents Quince singing David Lang and Kaija Saariaho.
February 25, 2017 | love fail at Kent State University
Kent, OH
Quince returns to Kent State University for a performance of David Lang's love fail.
February 24, 2017 | University of Toledo Workshop and Concert
Toledo, OH | University of Toledo
Quince performs new repertoire by Cara Haxo, Jennifer Jolley, Warren Enstrom and more
February 22, 2017 | love fail in Columbus
Columbus, OH | The Garden Theater
Quince gives a performance of David Lang's love fail. Sponsored by the Johnstone Fund for New Music.
February 18, 2017 | Frequency Festival in Chicago
Chicago, IL, 8:30pm | Constellation Chicago
Quince sings a new work by Luis Amaya and other trios by Kate Soper, Fjòla Evans, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon!
February 10, 2017 | Album Release - Quince: HUSHERS
Chicago, IL
Release of Quince's sophomore album, HUSHERS, under the New Focus Recordings label, which features new recordings of Kaija Saariaho's "From the Grammar of Dreams", Warren Enström's "hushers", Kate Soper's "Songs for Nobody", and Giacinto Scelsi's "Sauh I-IV".
ORDER HERE!
February 4, 2017 | Kayleigh Butcher and Austin Wulliman at Spectrum NYC
New York , NY, 7pm | Spectrum NYC
Presenting solo works by Giacinto Scelsi, Adrian Montúfar, and Aaron Levin, plus some violin/voice duos by Jonathan Sokol and Jennifer Walshe!
January 11-16, 2017 | Residency with Quince
St. Paul, MN | Baroque Room
Quince gets together in the Twin Cities to work on all our rep for the coming season!
2016
December 10, 2016 | Alia Musica Presents: Quince Singing Curtis Rumrill
Pittsburgh, PA, 7:30pm | University of Pittsburgh - Frick Fine Arts Auditorium | 7:30PM
Quince premieres Curtis Rumrill's new work The Passion of the Wilt-Mold Mothers
December 8, 2016 | Carnegie Mellon University Panel
Pittsburgh, PA, 10:30am-12pm | Carnegie Mellon University
Quince will be joining a few other panelists to discuss 'Performance Mediums Thriving in the 21st Century'
December 2, 2016 | Opera on Tap: New Brew
Barbès, 8PM | Brooklyn, NY
Pieces by Sondheim, Purcell, Sankaram, and more!
November 13, 2016 | Frequency Series presents: Quince Ensemble - Plugged In
Chicago, IL | Constellation Chicago
Quince premieres brand new works by Evan Williams, Fjòla Evans, Andrew Watts, and more!
November 14-16, 2016 | Quince Residency at Connecticut College
New London, CT
Quince presents new works for voices and electronics, including pieces by Evan Williams, Levy Lorenzo, and Jon Nelson!
November 5, 2016 | Virginia Film Festival
Charlottesville, VA | Virginia Film Festival
Entry into the Film Festival with Belle Isle/Poem on the Radio by Rachel Devorah Trapp and Lydia Moyer
October 21, 2016 | FURY: the will to be heard, CUSP & Stone Mason Projects
Princeton, NJ | All Saints' Church | 7:30pm
Stone Mason Projects and Contemporary Undercurrent Song Project (CUSP) come together to present a concert including works by Amanda Feery, Kaija Saariaho, Kate Soper, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Gilda Lyons, and Pamela Stein Lynde!
October 9, 2016 | Ear Taxi Festival
Chicago, IL | Chicago Cultural Center | 4:00pm
Quince gives a world premiere of a new piece by Chicago-based composer, Joe Clark.
October 8, 2016 | Bank of America Chicago Marathon National Anthem at the International Chicago 5K
Chicago, IL
Quince will be singing the national anthem at the start of the Chicago Marathon 5k!
October 6, 2016 | Panel Discussion on "The Working Musician" with moderator Joe Clark
Chicago, IL | DePaul University Concert Hall | 6:00pm
September 29, 2016 | Quince with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion
Notre Dame, IN
Quince teams up with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion to sing Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
August 5, 2016 | Kayleigh sings with Opera on Tap: New Brew
New York City, NY | Barbès Bar
Pieces by Aperghis, Berberian, and LJ White
July 24-30, 2016 | Quince at Avaloch Farm Music Institute
Boscawen, NH
Quince returns to work on new commissions for the 2016-17 season in beautiful Boscawen, New Hampshire
July 18-23, 2016 | Quince at The Walden School
Dublin, NH
Quince will perform new pieces by the faculty at The Walden School in New Hampshire!
June 30, 2016
High Concept Labs | Chicago, IL
Workshopping session on "extended vocal techniques' for Pathways Youth Program, a summer camp created by the Blind Services Association for junior high and high school students
June 8-20, 2016 | Charlotte New Music Festival with Bent Frequency
Charlotte, NC
Solo residency and showcase of a call for scores to the Charlotte New Music Festival!
June 1-4, 2016 | Collaboration with Austin New Music Co-Op
Ballet Austin | Austin, TX
Quince will perform new pieces by Laura Brackney, Brent Fariss, Trevor Holden, Andrew Stoltz and more!
May 27, 2016 | Alex Temple Doctoral Recital
Northwestern University, Galvin Recital Hall | 7:30pm
May 13, 2016 | Kody Festiwal
Kody Festiwal | Lublin, Poland
Quince will be performing the staged-version of David Lang's masterpiece, love fail, with Beth Morrison Projects for the annual Kody Festiwal in Poland
March 18-20, 2016 | Handel's Messiah
Glorious Revolution Presents: Handel's Messiah
St. Paul, Minnesota
April 2, 2016 | University of Chicago Residency - Embodied Fictions
Quince premieres 5 new works for the voice with PhD composers from University of Chicago
University of Chicago's Bond Chapel | 7:30pm
March 6-8, 2016 | West Coast Mini-Tour
Quince Ensemble will give some new premieres and bring back some classics from Realign
the Time to new West Coast audiences
March 6
The Center for New Music
55 Taylor Street
San Francisco, CA
7:30pm
March 8
Outpost Concert Series
Culver Center for the Arts
3824 Main Street
Riverside, CA
7:00 PM
September 14, 2023 | Quince at BGSU, Music at the Forefront
Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green State University | 8pm ET
Music for voice and electronics at Quince’s Alma Mater where we founded the group in 2010. Works by Evan Williams, Milton Babbitt, Elainie Lillios, Aida Shirazi, Andrew Tham, and Paul Pinto.
September 23, 2023 | Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Chicago, IL | Hyde Park Union Church| 1pm CT
Quince and Ensemble Dal Niente perform Requiem by Courtney Bryan.
September 30 & October 1, 2023 | Opera on Tap's Capacity or: the Work of Crackling
New York, NY | Locomotive Lawn in Riverside Park | 5:15pm ET | FREE Admission
This stunning, large-scale dance and opera work offers audiences a dynamic and engaging experience of the riverfront from visual and sonic perspectives. Featuring composers Diana Woolner, Brian McCorkle, David Friend, and Eyal Maoz.
October 13, 2023 | Opera on Tap Presents: Friday the 13th!
New York, NY | 2B&2C | 8pm ET
Opera on Tap New Brew presents some freaky songs on Friday the 13th!
October 26, 2023 | Quince at Kaufman Music Center
New York, NY | Merkin Hall at Kaufman Center
Quince Ensemble teams up with composer-performer Paul Pinto and “unbearably moving” (Gramophone) avant folk vocalist Annika Socolofsky to bring modern perspectives to traditional vocal genres including murder ballads, shanties, art song cycles and 1960s girl groups.
November 4, 2023 | Binghamton Community Orchestra
Binghamton, NY | 7pm | More details coming soon!
The Binghamton Community Orchestra presents Requiem by Courtney Bryan, along with several stunning orchestral works with voice.
November 6, 2023 | Quince at Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY | Eastman School of Music | 7:30pm ET
Quince performs Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon’s Destierros, commissioned by the Fromm Foundation. With guest artist Anna Elder.
December 5-7, 2023 | Asuka Kakitani Recording Sessions
St. Paul, MN | Wild Sound Recording Studio
Quince records Songs of One’s Own by Asuka Kakitani for a portrait album of her work. Supported by a Minnesota State Arts Board grant.
January 27, 2024 | Quince at University of Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
A residency and performance at UCCS, including a choral workshop and concert, featuring a world premiere by Andrès Carrizo.
March 1, 2024 | This A Changin' World Album Release
After years of dreaming, commissioning, performing, and recording, we will finally release the studio recording of our Dust Bowl project in 2024! Featuring works by Eliza Brown, Evan Williams, Liz Gre, Michael Miller, Annika Socolofsky, and more
April 7-8, 2024 | Quince BGSU KEAR Residency
Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green State University
An educational residency, performance, and recording session featuring music by students at Bowling Green State University.
April 9, 2024 | Johnstone Fund for New Music
Columbus, OH | Short North Stage | 7pm ET
The Johnstone Fund for New Music presents Quince Ensemble at the Short North Stage in Columbus, OH. Featuring the World Premiere of This space has echoes by Leah Blankendaal (Australia).
May 10-12, 2024 | Robert Ashley's Foreign Experiences
Brooklyn, NY | Roulette, Inc. | More details coming soon!
I will join Paul Pinto, Gelsey Bell, Dave Ruder, Brian McCorkle, Bonnie Lander, and Aliza Simmons for a performance of Robert Ashley's iconic work.
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PAST EVENTS
2023
July 12-16, 2023 | Summer Quincetitute 2023
Seattle, WA | University of Washington
The first summer Quince Chamber Music Institute (Quincetitute) with workshops, masterclasses, and performances with special Guest Artist, Gilda Lyons!
June 23-28, 2023 | Quince Dust Bowl Recording Sessions
St. Paul, MN | Wild Sound Studio
Quince finished our Dust Bowl album with pieces by Liz Gre and Evan Williams.
May 12-14, 2023 | Festival Cultural de Mayo
Guadalajara, Mexico | More details coming soon!
Quince Ensemble premieres music by Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon at the Festival Cultural de Mayo in Guadalajara, Mexico. Quince will premiere Destierros (“uprootments”), written and commissioned for Quince and staged by La Coperacha, a puppet and theater company.
May 6, 2023 | Quince performs at Long Play Festival 2023
New York, NY | Venue and Time TBA
Quince will perform David Lang's iconic 'love fail' for the 2023 Long Play Festival in NYC!
May 3, 2023 | Katelyn Simone, Lana Norris and Kayleigh Butcher
New York, NY | Interchurch Center| 12pm
Katelyn Simone, Lana Norris, and I will be performing a concert of voice and oboe repertoire including a world premiere by Olena Ilnytska and a piece by Julio Nakpil!
April 23, 2023 | Quince performs Paul Pinto
Brooklyn, NY | Coffey Street | More details coming soon!
Quince gives the NYC premiere of Paul Pinto's 'The Approach', a commission made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant.
March 21-26, 2023 | International Contemporary Ensemble/New World Symphony Residency
Miami, FL | New World Symphony Hall
I will be joining the International Contemporary Ensemble in Miami, FL for a performance of George Lewis' Artificial Life and Fernanda Aoki Navarro's Unnoticed Spectacles.
March 12, 2023 | Quince at Epiphany
Chicago, IL | Epiphany Center for the Arts | 201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607 | 3-5pm
Quince will be premiering new pieces by Tomas Gueglio, Paul Pinto, and Annika Socolofsky!
February 13-19, 2023 | LOVELERVLUB Residency
Jersey City, NJ
LLL (Kayleigh Butcher, Bonnie Lander, Paul Pinto) hunker down to prepare Beckett and new material for 2023 season.
2022
December 10, 2022 | Shepherdess in Crown Heights
Brooklyn, NY | Daughter Cafe | 1090 St Johns Place | 5:00-11:00pm | FREE Admission
Hajnal and I will do a set of new improvisational pieces + our ol' standbys!
November 7, 2022 | Quince at University of Washington
Seattle, WA | University of Washington
Quince gives the world premiere performance of Paul Pinto's The Approach and Annika Socolofsky's her lover's hand! This concert was made possible by Chamber Music America's Classical Commissioning Grant program.
October 11, 2022 | Johnstone Fund for New Music Series Presents: Shepherdess
Columbus, OH | Short North Stage | Time TBA!
Shepherdess is finally able to perform in Columbus in person with our touring show of new commissions! Stay tuned for more info!
Sept 24 & 25, 2022 | Capacity or: The Work of Crackling
NYC, NY | Riverside Park South, Locomotive Lawn | 5pm both days
Opera on Tap, Antisocial Music, and Kinesis Project dance theatre joins forces to perform new works about the environment. Composers include Brian McCorkle, Eyal Maoz, Diana Woolner, and David Friend. FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
June 17-19, 2022 | World Premiere of Julia Werntz Opera with Quince Ensemble and Kamraton
Pittsburgh, PA | Alloy Theater
Quince will join Kamraton to premiere Julia Werntz's new opera, The Strange Child with librettist Kim Adrian!
May 15, 2022 | Shepherdess Presents: Williams and Russell
Brooklyn, NY | Coffey Street Studio | 7:30pm
Shepherdess will give the live world premiere of Evan Williams's See, That's Where the Water Spills Out, with texts by Lauren Russell. Plus, Russell will also give us a live poetry reading!
All proceeds benefit the Red Hook Mutual Aid.
May 6, 2022 | MATA2022 with International Contemporary Ensemble, curated by Darius Jones
Brooklyn, NY | National Sawdust | 7:30pm
I'll be giving a performance of Shuyu Lin's In a Station of the Metro with International Contemporary Ensemble for the MATA2022 Festival, curated by the incomparable Darius Jones!
April 24-28, 2022 | University of Miami-Frost School Residency with Quince Ensemble
Miami, FL | Frost School
Quince members head to FL for the second time this season for a chance to work with student composers and to give workshops and masterclasses!
April 15, 2022 | University of Florida's Meta Strategy Aria
Gainesville, FL | Dad's Bar | FREE Admission
I'll be giving the world premiere of 'All Contested Phrases' by Steve Germana with Trent Williams dancing and video by Kenya Robinson.
April 1-2, 2022 | University of Florida Residency with Quince Ensemble
Gainesville, FL | University of FL
Quince members head to FL for the first time for a chance to work with student composers and to give workshops and masterclasses on writing for the voice!
March 19, 2022 | World Premiere by Asuka Kakitani with Quince Ensemble
St Paul, MN | Studio Z | 7:30pm
Quince will give the world premiere performance of Asuka Kakitani's new work for treble voices!
March 18, 2022 | World Premiere by Asuka Kakitani with Quince Ensemble
Northfield, MN | Carleton College | Kracum Hall | 7:30pm
Quince will give the world premiere performance of Asuka Kakitani's new work for treble voices!
February 24-27, 2022 | University of Chicago Residency with Quince Ensemble
Chicago, IL | UofC
Quince members head to one of our favorite cities for a chance to work with the UofC student composers and to collaborate with the UofC Women's Ensemble!
2021
December 17, 2021 | Christmas Choir Concert with Christ Church NYC
Christ Church NYC | 524 Park Ave | 7:30-9pm | FREE Admission
I'll be joining the fantastic Christ Church NYC choir for a free Christmas concert under the direction of Dr. Steve Pilkington.
December 4, 2021 | Opera On Tap New Brew's Cocktails & Carols!
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes Brooklyn | 4-6pm | FREE Admission
Opera on Tap New Brew will be performing some French holiday tunes OUTSIDE in our OperaCades Zoltar machine!
November 4-6, 2021 | UW-La Crosse Residency with Quince Ensemble
La Crosse, WI | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Quince members head to WI for a chance to work with student composers and and to give workshops and masterclasses!
October 21-23, 2021 | Robert Ashley's eL/Aficionado
Brooklyn, NY | Roulette | 7:30pm
A new production of an iconic Ashley work, with Tom Hamilton on sound and Bonnie Lander, Brian McCorkle, Paul Pinto, and myself in the cast!
October 16, 2021 | LOVELOVELOVE
Red Hook, Brooklyn | Coffey Street Studios | FREE Admission
LOVELOVELOVE gives the NYC premieres of pieces by Paul Pinto, Bonnie Lander, and yours truly + a performance of a gorgeous piece by John King!
October 9, 2021 | Opera on Tap OPERACADES
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY | Barbès | 6pm | FREE Admission
I'll be joining Opera on Tap New Brew to sing pieces by Aperghis, Christopher Berg, and Tom Cipullo inside a Zoltar machine!!!
October 9, 2021 | Shepherdess
Brooklyn, NY | Prospect Park | 4pm | FREE Admission
Hajnal and I put our residency to good use with a performance funded by NYFA's NYC City Artist Corps with world premieres by The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker, Mary Kouyoumidjian, plus Bethany Younge, Yaz Lancaster, and Paul Pinto, and more!
September 30, 2021 | Chicago's Ear Taxi Festival
Chicago, IL | Kehrein Center for the Arts | 3:45pm | FREE Admission
Liz Pears and myself (of Quince Ensemble) will be doing a duo show with pieces by LJ White, Adrian Montúfar, David Reminick, and Meara O'Reilly.
September 15-21, 2021 | Quince Residency
Omaha, NE
Quince finally has a chance to be in the same space to work on some brand new pieces by Andrès Carrizo, Gilda Lyons, Paul Pinto, James Stone, Evan Williams, and more!
August 29-Sept 6 | Shepherdess Residency at Avaloch Farm Music Institute
Boscawen, NH
Hajnal Pivnick, violinist, and I will be heading upstate to the glorious Avaloch Farm Music Institute to prepare some new commissions and repertoire and to plan our debut album release - stay tuned!
June 24, 2021 | Quince with MusicNOW's Chicago Symphony Orchestra
ONLINE | Available June 24-July 23, 2021 | Reserve Your Ticket
The world premieres of Courtney Bryan's Requiem, David Reminick's The Pub, and a performance of Gilda Lyons' Bone Needles!
June 12, 2021 | Pop Up Shepherdess in Prospect Park
Prospect Park, NY - Exact Location TBD | 12:30pm
To get access to the exact pop up location, please email me at kayleigh214[at]gmail[dot]com!
May 21, 2021 | David Lang's 'love fail' with Univ. of Chicago Presents
ONLINE | Time TBD
We'll be joining in a short discussion with series curator Amy Iwano and debut a new performance video of David Lang's iconic piece 'love fail' !
May 1-6, 2021 | Quince with Chicago Symphony Orchestra's MusicNOW
Chicago, IL | Harris Theater
Quince gets to, at long last (!), record and film Courtney Bryan's new work 'Requiem' as well as David Reminick's 'The Pub' and Gilda Lyons 'Bone Needles' with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
April 24, 2021 | OOT's New Brew
New York, NY | Barbes Brooklyn, 8pm EST (online and in person)
I'll be reuniting with the Opera on Tap New Brew crew to perform some new music featuring Felix Jarrar, Anthony Green, Gilda Lyons, and more!
April 10-11, 2021 | Ekmeles Ensemble
New York, NY | Oktaven Recording Studio
I'll be joining the incredible Ekmeles Ensemble to record 6 new pieces by Brandeis composers!
March 19-23, 2021 | Quince in Omaha
Omaha, NE | KANEKO
Quince records David Lang's iconic 'love fail' at the gorgeous KANEKO Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska!
February 16, 2021 | Shepherdess
ONLINE | 7pm EST
The Johnstone Fund for New Music presents: Shepherdess, premiering new pieces by Paul Pinto, Evan Williams, Yaz Lancaster, and Mary Prescott plus Bethany Younge and Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh.
January 21, 2021 | NYU Recording Session
New York, NY | Samurai Recording Studio
Recording tracks for NYU composer Sofy Yuditskaya and Elizabeth Hoffman along with fellow singers Gelsey Bell and Sharon Harms
2020
December 18, 2020 | Quince Holiday Solstice Event
ONLINE | FREE with Suggested Donation | LINK
Join Quince Ensemble as they celebrate the insane year that was 2020 while playing games, trivia, share cocktail recipes, entertain with some special guests, and, of course, perform some acappella treble music!
October 17, 2020 | Operation Gig with Opera on Tap
LIVE PERFORMANCE | Free with Suggested Donations | 4-6pm ET
I will be joining Opera on Tap to sing some personal favorites at an outside porch gig in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. For more information, visit: Operation Gig!
October 13-15, 2020 DePauw University Residency with Quince
ONLINE | FREE | Link
Quince will be giving masterclasses, lectures, and a final concert ALL completely online and free to the public.
July 31, 2020 | Made at Avaloch: Quince
Online | FREE | 8PM ET | LINK
Some of Quince's most lasting and fulfilling projects have been developed or initiated during residencies at Avaloch Farm Music Institute, so we are thrilled to be featured as part of their online series this Summer. Join us online for conversation and music.
July 24, 2020 | LoveLoveLove on OUTR's ESS series
Online | 8PM | FREE, Donations Welcome | LINK ON TWITCH
LLL will share new works by Paul Pinto and yours truly along with some other amazing artists that were supposed to perform on the 2020 Omaha Under the Radar Festival, curated by Amanda Deboer!
July 21, 2020 | Shepherdess on Missy Mazzoli's ESS series
Online | 8PM | FREE, Donations Welcome | LINK ON TWITCH
Shepherdess will share works by Joel Thompson, Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh, Annika Sokolofsky, and a world premiere by Yaz Lancaster!
July 16, 2020 | Quince Patreon Happy Hour
Online | 7PM ET | PATREON LINK
Have a drink with Quince! No agenda here, we just want to connect and enjoy some fun conversation.
Event link will be posted to our Patreon page.
July 8, 2020 | Third Street Presents: Quince on Graphic Notation and Vocal Improvisation, FREE WORKSHOP
Online | 1pm ET | LINK TO REGISTER (maximum 40 people so hurry to reserve your spot!)
Presented by Third Street Music Settlement, Quince's Graphic Score and Vocal Improvisation Workshop demystifies the process of interpreting unique notation styles and opens up new pathways for vocal creativity.
June 30-July 7, 2020 | David Lang's 'love fail' streaming online
Online | FREE | LINK
Stream Quince Ensemble's performance of David Lang's love fail, produced by Beth Morrison Productions for the Kody Festival in Lublin, Poland (May 2015). Available online for FREE!
CANCELLED - July 15-19, 2020 | Omaha Under the Radar Festival
Omaha, NE | Venue TBD
LOVELOVELOVE will be performing on the 7th Annual OUTR Fest!
June 14, 2020 | Digital World Premiere of Courtney Bryan's 'Dust to Dust'
Online
Quince was supposed to premiere Courtney Bryan's Requiem with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the MusicNOW series in March 2020. Listen to the first movement of the work, Dust to Dust, recorded from our separate home studios.
LINK
POSTPONED - May 21-24, 2020 | Robert Ashley's eL/Aficionado
New York, NY | New York Live Arts
I'll be joining Tom Hamilton, Paul Pinto, Bonnie Lander, and Brian McCorkle for a new production of Ashley's opera!
MORE DETAILS HERE!
POSTPONED - May 1, 2020 | Westminster Presents: Quince
Minneapolis, MN | 12pm
Quince performs on the Music at Noon series!
POSTPONED - April 30, 2020 | Schubert Club Presents: Quince
Minneapolis, MN
Quince performs David Lang's love fail.
April 24, 2020 | love fail ONLINE Album Release
Online Event | 7:30pm EST
It's the official release of the 4th studio album from Quince Ensemble, David Lang's love fail, which will be available on Innova Recordings! We'll be hosting an online Zoom Meeting to celebrate the release WITH MR DAVID LANG himself!
Archived Event on YouTube HERE
CANCELLED - April 16, 2020 | NYU Spring Concert
New York, NY | Subculture
I will join forces with Megan Schubert, Gelsey Bell, Sharon Harms, and others for a concert of new music by Merche Blasco.
CANCELLED - April 9, 2020 | Boston Conservatory Residency with Quince
Boston, MA | Boston Conservatory, Seully Hall, 8pm | FREE ADMISSION
Quince performs 6-8 new works by Boston Conservatory student composers.
POSTPONED - April 4, 2020 | Shepherdess
New York, NY | Spectrum NYC
Shepherdess will present brand new works for voice and violin by composers Yaz Lancaster, Annika Sokolofsky, Paul Pinto, and Evan Williams!
POSTPONED - March 23, 2020 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra's MUSICNOW with Quince
Chicago, IL | Harris Theater, 7pm
Quince gives the world premiere of Courtney Bryan's new work with the chamber musicians of the CSO!
March 6, 2020 | LIVESOUNDS Presents: Kayleigh Butcher and Katelyn Simon
New York, NY | Third Street Music Settlement, 7pm
Katelyn and I will be performing Vaughan Williams' Ten Blake Songs, plus some new short commissions for oboe and voice.
February 21-23, 2020 | Tiffany Skidmore's Opera 'The Golden Ass'
Minneapolis, MN | Nautilus Music Theater
Quince will give the world premiere of a new opera by Minneapolis-based composer, Tiffany Skidmore.
February 10, 2020 | Eko Nova Presents: Quince
Omaha, NE | KANEKO
Quince presents our Dust Bowl program, This a Changin' World.
January 26-February 2, 2020 | UC Davis Residency with Quince
Davis, CA
Quince will perform new works by student composers as well as perform our This a Changin' World program and Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians!
January 24-25, 2020 | Mini-West Coast Tour with Quince
Bay Area, CA
Jan 24 - Center for New Music in San Francisco, CA, 7:30pm
Jan 25 - Center for New Music and Audio Technologies in Berkeley, CA, 8pm
January 12, 2020 | Lakeville Series Presents: Quince
Lakeville, MN
Quince presents our Dust Bowl program, This a Changin' World.
January 9-13, 2020 | Quince Residency
St. Paul, MN
Quince hunkers down in Minnesota to learn all the music for the spring season, including pieces by Courtney Bryan and David Reminick!
January 8, 2020 | LoveLoveLove in JC II
Jersey City, NJ | Smush Gallery
We'll be premiering new pieces by Bonnie Lander, Paul Pinto, and yours truly!
2019
December 21, 2019 | Adam Tendler, Adam Marks, and Kayleigh Butcher
New York, NY | Areté
I will be joining Adam Tendler on George Crumb's 'Three Early Songs' !
November 21-25, 2019 | Quince Residency
Omaha, NE | KANEKO
Quince workshops all week with composer Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh for a new work to be premiered later this season.
October 14-27, 2019 | Quince's Dust Bowl Tour
Oct 14 - Malone University in Canton, OH, 7:30pm, FREE ADMISSION
Oct 16 - Johnstone Fund for New Music in Columbus, OH, 7pm
Oct 17 - Ohio University in Athens, OH, 8pm
Oct 26 - House Concert in Minneapolis, MN, 3pm (Contact me directly for more details)
Oct 27 - Fort Atkinson Music Series in Fort Atkinson, WI, 4pm
October 2, 2019 | Music on Wednesdays with Katelyn Simon
New York, NY | The Interchurch Center, 12pm, FREE ADMISSION
Katelyn Simon, oboist, and I will be performing Ralph Vaughan Williams' 'Ten Blake Songs' for Music on Wednesdays!
September 22, 2019 | Feldman Documentary Film Shoot
New York, NY
I'll be singing 'Only' by Morton Feldman for the upcoming documentary by filmmaker Zahra Partovi.
September 15, 2019 | LOVELERVLUV in JC
Jersey City, NJ | Smush Gallery
We'll be premiering new pieces by Bonnie Lander, Paul Pinto, and yours truly!
September 14, 2019 | LOVELERVLUV and The Wagging Craze
Beacon, NY | B Performance Shack (194 Fishkill Ave), 8pm
We'll be premiering new pieces by Bonnie Lander, Paul Pinto, and yours truly!
September 7-10, 2019 | Quince Residency
Minneapolis, MN
Quince rehearses new pieces with special guest, Linda Kachelmeier, for an upcoming Dust Bowl tour!
August 29-September 5, 2019 | Avaloch Residency with Shepherdess
Boscawen, NH | Avaloch Farm Music Institute
Shepherdess will be workshopping a new piece with NYC-based composer Mary Prescott!
August 2, 2019 | Opera on Tap: No Opera Edition! with Berg, Butcher, and Guerrero
Brooklyn, NY | Barbés Bar, 8pm
I'll be performing movements from Aaron Copland's '12 Songs from Emily Dickinson' and Alma Mahler's '5 Lieder with Christopher Berg on the keys!
RESERVE FREE TICKETS
July 18-21, 2019 | Baltimore Residency with LOVELERVLUV
Baltimore, MD
LOVELERVLUV (with Paul Pinto and Bonnie Lander) will get together again to compose some new, super f-ing weird pieces!
July 11, 2019| Opera on Tap: Home Brew
Park Slope, Brooklyn | Freddy's Bar and Backroom, 9pm
I'll be singing pieces by Alma Mahler and Xavier Montsalvatge.
June 27-July 3, 2019 | Quince Recording Sessions
Chicago, IL | Aphorism Studios
Quince will be laying down the tracks for David Lang's love fail for a 2019-2020 release.
June 26, 2019 | Quince sings at Chicago's Arts Club
Chicago, IL | Arts Club Chicago
Quince will be performing David Lang's love fail for a select Chicago audience.
June 9, 2019 | Shepherdess
Brooklyn, NY | Arete Gallery, 6pm
Shepherdess will present a set of new commissions by Bethany Younge, Lester St. Louis, and Mary Prescott!
This concert is made possible by The Brooklyn Arts Fund (DCLA), which is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).
June 13-19, 2019 | Connecticut Summerfest
Hartford, CT
Quince works with students on new pieces for voices at this summer residency for composers!
May 30 & 31, 2019 | Her Holiness, the Winter Dog, an opera by Curtis Rumrill
Pittsburgh, PA , The New Hazlett Theater
Quince and Pittsburgh-based Kamratōn give the world premiere of Curtis Rumrill's new opera, Her Holiness, for 5 voices, dancers, and chamber orchestra.
May 12, 2019 | NYU's Student Composer Readings with Nevermind the Noise Collective
New York, NY | TBA (Stay tuned for more updates!)
Quince gets to share some pieces by NYU composers as well as a few pieces from our standard rep.
May 10, 2019 | Look and Listen Festival Presents: Quince
Brooklyn, NY | The Invisible Dog Art Center | FREE ADMISSION
Quince returns to NYC for a shared bill with The Bang Group!
April 24-28, 2019 | Quince Vespers Residency, Final Season Visit
Omaha, NE | Vespers Series
Quince returns for its last visit of the season to Omaha to give the world premiere of a new piece by New Orleans- based composer, Courtney Bryan.
April 7-14, 2019 | Quince Residency at University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Quince premieres new pieces for voices and chamber orchestra by UC Berkeley PhD students.
April 5, 2019 | Opera on Tap: New Brew - Creme de la Creme, Part Deux
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew crew for a new show of bizarre and comical new French music!
March 29, 2019 | Peter Redgrave Birthday Celebration
Baltimore, MD | 2640 Space
Kristen Toedtman, Bonnie Lander, Allison Clendaniel, and I will be performing Giacento Scelsi's 'Sauh' in its entirety in honor of Peter Redgrave's birthday.
March 14, 2019 | John Cage/Merce Cunningham work Roaratorio
New York, NY | NY Public Library for the Performing Arts, Bruno Walter Auditorium
I'll be singing John Cage's 'The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs' with pianist Adam Tendler.
March 9, 2019 | Quince Ensemble in NYC
New York, NY | DiMenna Center
Quince returns to NYC for a concert of premieres by Chris Fisher-Lochhead, Jennifer Jolley, and more!
March 8, 2019 | Musical Masterworks Presents: MMModern
Old Lyme, CT | Lyme Art Association, 5:30pm
Quince performs David Lang's iconic, love fail, for voices and percussion.
March 6, 2019 | Opera on Tap New Brew: Sing for Hope
New York, NY | Port Authority Bus Terminal (entrance on 8th b/t 40th & 41st)
Opera on Tap will bring its Dirty, Sexy, Jazzy program to Midtown Manhattan!
February 17, 2019 | Constellation's Frequency Series Presents: Kayleigh Butcher, Carrie Henneman Shaw, and Mabel Kwan
Chicago, IL | Constellation Chicago, 8pm
I'll be coming back to Chicago to do some solo works by Andrew Tham, Cara Haxo, Sivan Cohen Elias, Giacinto Scelsi, and more!
February 15, 2019 | Quince with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion
Urbana, IL | Krannert Center
Quince teams up again with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion to sing Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
February 1, 2019 | Opera on Tap: New Brew - Dirty, Sexy, Jazzy 2019
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew crew for a new show of bizarre and comical new music!
January 25, 2019 | Third Street Music School Presents: LIVESounds - Shepherdess
New York City, NY | Third Street Music School, 7:30pm (free and open to the public)
I'll be presenting some new commissions for voice and violin with Hajnal Pivnick as part of Third Street's faculty presenting series.
January 9-13, 2019 | Quince/Twin Cities Residency
Twin Cities, MN
Quince heads back to MN to learn the rest of our rep for the season.
January 3-6, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA | The New Hazlett Theater
Rehearsals begin for Curtis Rumrill's 'Her Holiness, The Winter Dog' opera premiering in Pittsburgh in May 2019!
2018
December 7, 2018 | Opera on Tap: New Brew
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew crew for a new show of bizarre and comical new music!
December 1, 2018 | Three Voices in NYC
New York, NY | Areté Gallery
Quince arrives back in NYC to perform Morton Feldman's iconic, Three Voices.
November 30, 2018 | My Little Wicked Ways
New York, NY | the cell, 7pm
A portrait concert of vocal music by Daniel Felsenfeld with performances by myself, Mila Henry, Lana Norris, Chelsea Feltman, and Kacey Cardin.
November 17, 2018 | CUSP (Contemporary Undercurrent of Song Project)
Princeton, NJ | All Saints' Episcopal Church - 16 All Saints Rd, Princeton, NJ
Free admission; Suggested donation: $20 adults, $10 students
Soprano Alexandra Porter and I will perform vocal duos by Saariaho, Scelsi, and more!
November 6, 2018 | Princeton Sound Kitchen
Princeton, NJ | Princeton University
Shepherdess will be giving a performance of Annika Socolofsky's 'Who Am I'!
November 2, 2018 | Third Street Music School Presents: 21st Century American Music
New York, NY | Third Street, 7:30pm
I'll be performing a short set with pieces by LJ White and Adrian Montúfar.
October 30, 2018 | Library of Congress
Washington D.C.
Quince premieres new pieces by Federico Garcia De Castro, Liz Pearse, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, Eliza Brown, and Michael Miller! Plus TAK Ensemble will also do a set!
October 23-25, 2018 | Linfield Residency
McMinnville, OR | Linfield College
Quince heads back to Oregon to host a series of masterclasses, workshops, and a final performance!
October 18-21, 2018 | Quince Vespers Residency, Visit 2
Omaha, NE
Quince heads back to Omaha to work with local high schoolers and college students for a new concert featuring music be Amanda Feery, Cathy Berberian, and Meredith Monk.
October 14, 2018 | TONY TONY TONY films...
Jersey City, NJ | Downtown
TONY TONY TONY (with Bonnie Lander and Paul Pinto) will be filming a music video so if you're nearby, we need extras!
October 13, 2018 | Home Audio Series Presents: Shepherdess
Brooklyn, NY | Home Audio, 8pm
Shepherdess will present works by Luis Amaya, Jonathan Sokol, Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh, and more!
October 5, 2018 | Opera on Tap: New Brew
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew crew for a new show of bizarre and comical new music!
September 22-23, 2018 | Quince Vespers Residency, Visit 1
Omaha, NE
Quince begins its first residency as part of Omaha's Vespers Series.
September 20, 2018 | Lincoln Calling Festival
Lincoln, NE | Bourbon Theater
Amanda DeBoer Bartlett and I will be doing a set of duo and solo repertoire for the annual Lincoln festival.
August 19-27, 2018 | Quince/Twin Cities Residency
Twin Cities, MN, St Paul Conservatory
Quince meets up in the twin cities to learn all our new repertoire for the coming season and performs a concert with the wondrous Lumina!
August 3, 2018 | Opera on Tap NYC Presents: QUINCE
Park Slope, Brooklyn | Barbes, 8PM
Quince will be showcasing some of our trios and standard rep for the OOT crowd!
August 2, 2018 | Mostly Mozart with International Contemporary Ensemble
New York, NY, Lincoln Center
Quince will be joining ICE to perform John Adams' Grand Pianola.
July 25-28, 2018 | Omaha Under the Radar Festival 2018
Omaha, NE | Multiple Venues
I'll be performing the Midwest premieres of pieces by Andrew Tham and Cara Haxo, plus some Scelsi!
July 4, 2018 | Patriots Album Release Party
Brooklyn, NY | Wonders of Nature, 6PM
Bonnie Lander, soprano, and I will be doing a short set during Paul Pinto and Jeffrey Young's album release of Patriots. Followed by FIREWORKS on the East River!
June 19-22, 2018 | Residency with Paul Pinto and Bonnie Lander
Philadelphia, PA | Camphill Soltane
Paul, Bonnie, and I will be working on creating and performing new material as trio.
June 1, 2018 | Opera on Tap New Brew's OOTMeal
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew crew for a new show of bizarre and comical new music with pieces by Leonard Bernstein and Carole King!
May 4-7, 2018 | Quince Residency at Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
Quince gives masterclasses, workshops, and a performance!
April 8, 2018 | Hajnal Pivnick and Kayleigh Butcher
Memphis, TN | Midtown Opera Festival -- Playhouse on the Square Cafe, 5pm
As part of the Midtown Opera Festival, (MOF), Hajnal and I will present new duos written for violin and voice with some solos thrown in too! New pieces by Luis Amaya, Shelly Washington, Annie Hui-Hsin Hseih, and Joel Thompson!
April 6, 2018 | Quince Third Album Release
Everywhere, USA
Quince releases our third album, Motherland, with pieces by Jennifer Jolley, Cara Haxo, Laura Steenberge, and Gilda Lyons!
ORDER HERE!
April 6, 2018 | Quince with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion
Interlochen, MI | Corson Auditorium
Quince teams up again with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion to sing Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
April 3, 2018 | The Best Place for This by LJ White
Washington University | St. Louis, MO
Quince heads back to my hometown for a performance of LJ White's The Best Place for This!
March 24, 2018 | Bowerbird presents: Quince singing Three Voices
Philadelphia, PA | UPenn's University Lutheran Church, 8PM
Quince performs in Philly for the first time with Feldman's iconic piece, Three Voices, an hour-long musical experience.
March 14-16, 2018 | Quince Albion Residency
Albion, MI | Albion College
Quince will be performing "the little match girl passion" by David Lang, along with other pieces from the reservoir Quince Ensemble's repertoire.
March 11, 2018 | Das Buch der hängenden Gärten Project
Redeemer Lutheran Church | 139 E. 1st St, Hinsdale, Chicago | 4PM
Chris Narloch and I will be performing Das Buch....by Schoenberg and our 15 composer commissioning project!
March 1-4 | Camphill Soltane Solo Residency
Phoenixville, PA | Community Arts Phoenixville
I'll be in residence at Camphill Soltane preparing for a new program of unaccompanied solo pieces as well as vocal duos with soprano, Bonnie Lander.
Feb 8 & 9, 2018 | Third Angle Presents: Quince | Three Voices by Morton Feldman
Portland, OR | Studio 2 @ Third Angle New Music
Quince perform Morton Feldman's iconic Three Voices 2 nights in a row!
Feb 3, 2018 | Opera on Tap: New Brew
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew crew for a new show of bizarre and comical new music!
January 14, 2018 | Quince performs at Reverb Lounge
Omaha, NE | Reverb Lounge
Quince performs LJ White's CMA Commission, The Best Place for This
January 13, 2018 | Quince performs at The Writer's Place
Kansas City, MO | The Writer's Place
Quince performs LJ White's CMA Commission, The Best Place for This
January 5-6, 2018 | Chamber Music America Conference Showcase
New York, NY | CMA Conference
Quince will perform a short set at the upcoming 2018 CMA Conference featuring David Lang, Kaija Saariaho, Laura Steenberge, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, and Max Grafe.
December 24, 2018 | Guest Artist with Amor Artis
New York, NY | St. Ann's and the Holy Trinity in Brooklyn Heights, 9:30pm
I'll be joining the Amor Artis choir to sing classics by Tomas de la Victoria and some contemporary hymns and Christmas songs.
December 6-9, 2018 | Cornish University Residency
Seattle, WA | Cornish University, PONCHO Recital Hall
Quince residency at Cornish College of the Arts, including masterclasses, workshops, composer reading sessions, and performances.
2017
December 1, 2017 | Opera on Tap: New Brew
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
My favorite New Brew presents: the Dirty, Sexy, Jazzy 3.0 !
November 19, 2017 | Das Buch der hängenden Gärten Project
Chicago, IL | Constellation Chicago, 8:30pm
Chris Narloch and I perform Schönberg's masterpiece Das Buch.... along with 15 new commissions by composers from all over the country!
November 11, 2017 | Quince presents LJ White and Reminick and more in Boston
Boston, MA | The Lilypad, Time TBA
Quince will perform for the first time in Boston!
November 10, 2017 | Quince presents LJ White and Reminick and more!
New York, NY | Arts on Site, 8pm
Quince will give the world premiere of pieces by LJ White, Dave Reminick, and more!
October 6, 2017 | Opera on Tap: New Brew
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
Crazy times at Barbes with the October rendition of New Brew's Murder! Mayhem! Madness!
October 5, 2017 | New Music for Mexico
Brooklyn, NY | Cantina Royal, 8pm
A benefit concert by the NYC new music community to raise funds for the earthquake recovery effort in Mexico
Buy tickets and/or donate here!
September 23, 2017 | Quince Season Opener
Chicago, IL | Constellation Chicago, 8:30pm
Quince season opener with premieres of new works by Dave Reminick and Fred Gifford, along with music by Laura Steenberg and Cara Haxo.
September 9, 2017 | MAN FOREVER & Joshua Light Show
New York, NY | NYU Skirball, 7:30pm
I'll be joining John Colpitts, aka MAN FOREVER, and Tigue for a show of music from Colpitts' latest album Play What They Want!
September 7, 2017 | Resonant Bodies Festival
New York, NY | Roulette, 9:30pm
I'll be performing a brand new set of new commissions inspired by movement and the body with composers Cara Haxo, Sivan Cohen Elias, Bethany Younge, and Andrew Tham, with some classics by LJ White and Giacinto Scelsi, plus collaborating with choreographers Miro Magloire and Katelyn Halpern!
August 29 - Sept 2 | Mount Tremper Arts Residency
Mount Tremper, NY
I'll be joining other artists from the Resonant Bodies Festival 2017 for a week of workshopping and experimenting in the Catskills!
August 9-15 | Quince in Omaha Residency
Omaha, NE | OUTR Spaces
Quince hunkers down to learn all their new repertoire for the upcoming season including pieces by LJ White, Fred Gifford, Dave Reminick, and some arrangement by Amanda DeBoer Bartlett.
July 18-24 | Residency at Narloch Studios
Chicago, IL | Narloch Studios
Chris Narloch and I are shutting ourselves in his studio to learn all of our 15 new commissions for our Schoenberg project next season!
June 2017 | Recording Sessions for Quince's 3rd Album
Dekalb, IL
Album will feature Jennifer Jolley's Prisoner of Conscience, based on the trials of the incarcerated Pussy Riot members plus other works by Gilda Lyons, Cara Haxo, Laura Steenberge, and more!
June 2, 2017 | Opera on Tap: New Brew - Pint Sized Opera Edition
Brooklyn, NY | Barbes, 8pm
I'll be joining the New Brew Crew to sing super, crazy short operas by composers like Gilda Lyons, Jeremy Beck, Christopher Berg, and more
May 23-25, 2017 | Austin New Music Co-op Recording Sessions
Austin, TX
Quince will be heading back to Austin, TX to record new pieces with the Austin New Music Co-op
May 21, 2017 | Queens New Music Festival
Queens, NY | The Secret Theater, 4pm
Random Access Music will be presenting the next Queens New Music Festival in Long Island City, and I'll be singing music by Gilbert Galindo, David Fetherof, and Allen Schulz.
May 5, 2017 | Berio's Laborintus II
Pittsburgh, PA | Italian Cultural Center
Quince sings Berio's iconic piece Laborintus II for three voices, speakers, and ensemble.
April 19, 2017 | love fail at Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Quince travels to Grinnell College in Iowa to perform David Lang's love fail.
April 9, 2017 | University of Chicago's Contempo Series
Chicago, IL | Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts Performance Hall
Sofia Gubaidulina's Galgenlieder à 5 - fourteen pieces for mezzo-soprano, flute, percussion, bayan,
and contrabass with Ensemble Dal Niente
March 26-28, 2017 | Quince Residency at SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
Quince presents a concert for the students of SUNY Fredonia as well as giving lectures and masterclasses.
March 24, 2017 | love fail in Rockford, IL
Rockford, IL | Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Quince performs love fail for the audiences in Rockford, IL
March 22, 2017 | Quince at The Cleveland Music of Art
Cleveland, OH | Transformer Station, 7:30pm
Quince sings a mixed program in the beautiful Gartner Auditorium at The Cleveland Museum of Art
March 19, 2017 | Liz Pearse's BGSU Doctoral Recital
Bowling Green, OH | BGSU: Bryan Recital Hall
Liz and I will sing Kaija Saariaho's From the Grammar of Dreams
March 18, 2017 | Quince with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion
Notre Dame, IN
Quince teams up with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion to sing Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
March 16, 2017 | Quince at Winona State University
Winona, MN
Quince presents a mixed bag of repertoire at WSU
February 27, 2017 | love fail on the Forefront Series at BGSU
Bowling Green, OH
Quince returns to their old stomping grounds at BGSU to perform David Lang's love fail.
February 26, 2017 | Alia Musica presents: Quince Sings David Lang's love fail
Pittsburgh, PA | Chatham University
Alia Musica presents Quince singing David Lang and Kaija Saariaho.
February 25, 2017 | love fail at Kent State University
Kent, OH
Quince returns to Kent State University for a performance of David Lang's love fail.
February 24, 2017 | University of Toledo Workshop and Concert
Toledo, OH | University of Toledo
Quince performs new repertoire by Cara Haxo, Jennifer Jolley, Warren Enstrom and more
February 22, 2017 | love fail in Columbus
Columbus, OH | The Garden Theater
Quince gives a performance of David Lang's love fail. Sponsored by the Johnstone Fund for New Music.
February 18, 2017 | Frequency Festival in Chicago
Chicago, IL, 8:30pm | Constellation Chicago
Quince sings a new work by Luis Amaya and other trios by Kate Soper, Fjòla Evans, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon!
February 10, 2017 | Album Release - Quince: HUSHERS
Chicago, IL
Release of Quince's sophomore album, HUSHERS, under the New Focus Recordings label, which features new recordings of Kaija Saariaho's "From the Grammar of Dreams", Warren Enström's "hushers", Kate Soper's "Songs for Nobody", and Giacinto Scelsi's "Sauh I-IV".
ORDER HERE!
February 4, 2017 | Kayleigh Butcher and Austin Wulliman at Spectrum NYC
New York , NY, 7pm | Spectrum NYC
Presenting solo works by Giacinto Scelsi, Adrian Montúfar, and Aaron Levin, plus some violin/voice duos by Jonathan Sokol and Jennifer Walshe!
January 11-16, 2017 | Residency with Quince
St. Paul, MN | Baroque Room
Quince gets together in the Twin Cities to work on all our rep for the coming season!
2016
December 10, 2016 | Alia Musica Presents: Quince Singing Curtis Rumrill
Pittsburgh, PA, 7:30pm | University of Pittsburgh - Frick Fine Arts Auditorium | 7:30PM
Quince premieres Curtis Rumrill's new work The Passion of the Wilt-Mold Mothers
December 8, 2016 | Carnegie Mellon University Panel
Pittsburgh, PA, 10:30am-12pm | Carnegie Mellon University
Quince will be joining a few other panelists to discuss 'Performance Mediums Thriving in the 21st Century'
December 2, 2016 | Opera on Tap: New Brew
Barbès, 8PM | Brooklyn, NY
Pieces by Sondheim, Purcell, Sankaram, and more!
November 13, 2016 | Frequency Series presents: Quince Ensemble - Plugged In
Chicago, IL | Constellation Chicago
Quince premieres brand new works by Evan Williams, Fjòla Evans, Andrew Watts, and more!
November 14-16, 2016 | Quince Residency at Connecticut College
New London, CT
Quince presents new works for voices and electronics, including pieces by Evan Williams, Levy Lorenzo, and Jon Nelson!
November 5, 2016 | Virginia Film Festival
Charlottesville, VA | Virginia Film Festival
Entry into the Film Festival with Belle Isle/Poem on the Radio by Rachel Devorah Trapp and Lydia Moyer
October 21, 2016 | FURY: the will to be heard, CUSP & Stone Mason Projects
Princeton, NJ | All Saints' Church | 7:30pm
Stone Mason Projects and Contemporary Undercurrent Song Project (CUSP) come together to present a concert including works by Amanda Feery, Kaija Saariaho, Kate Soper, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Gilda Lyons, and Pamela Stein Lynde!
October 9, 2016 | Ear Taxi Festival
Chicago, IL | Chicago Cultural Center | 4:00pm
Quince gives a world premiere of a new piece by Chicago-based composer, Joe Clark.
October 8, 2016 | Bank of America Chicago Marathon National Anthem at the International Chicago 5K
Chicago, IL
Quince will be singing the national anthem at the start of the Chicago Marathon 5k!
October 6, 2016 | Panel Discussion on "The Working Musician" with moderator Joe Clark
Chicago, IL | DePaul University Concert Hall | 6:00pm
September 29, 2016 | Quince with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion
Notre Dame, IN
Quince teams up with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion to sing Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
August 5, 2016 | Kayleigh sings with Opera on Tap: New Brew
New York City, NY | Barbès Bar
Pieces by Aperghis, Berberian, and LJ White
July 24-30, 2016 | Quince at Avaloch Farm Music Institute
Boscawen, NH
Quince returns to work on new commissions for the 2016-17 season in beautiful Boscawen, New Hampshire
July 18-23, 2016 | Quince at The Walden School
Dublin, NH
Quince will perform new pieces by the faculty at The Walden School in New Hampshire!
June 30, 2016
High Concept Labs | Chicago, IL
Workshopping session on "extended vocal techniques' for Pathways Youth Program, a summer camp created by the Blind Services Association for junior high and high school students
June 8-20, 2016 | Charlotte New Music Festival with Bent Frequency
Charlotte, NC
Solo residency and showcase of a call for scores to the Charlotte New Music Festival!
June 1-4, 2016 | Collaboration with Austin New Music Co-Op
Ballet Austin | Austin, TX
Quince will perform new pieces by Laura Brackney, Brent Fariss, Trevor Holden, Andrew Stoltz and more!
May 27, 2016 | Alex Temple Doctoral Recital
Northwestern University, Galvin Recital Hall | 7:30pm
May 13, 2016 | Kody Festiwal
Kody Festiwal | Lublin, Poland
Quince will be performing the staged-version of David Lang's masterpiece, love fail, with Beth Morrison Projects for the annual Kody Festiwal in Poland
March 18-20, 2016 | Handel's Messiah
Glorious Revolution Presents: Handel's Messiah
St. Paul, Minnesota
April 2, 2016 | University of Chicago Residency - Embodied Fictions
Quince premieres 5 new works for the voice with PhD composers from University of Chicago
University of Chicago's Bond Chapel | 7:30pm
March 6-8, 2016 | West Coast Mini-Tour
Quince Ensemble will give some new premieres and bring back some classics from Realign
the Time to new West Coast audiences
March 6
The Center for New Music
55 Taylor Street
San Francisco, CA
7:30pm
March 8
Outpost Concert Series
Culver Center for the Arts
3824 Main Street
Riverside, CA
7:00 PM