Michael Hall, viola
Concerts
Solo / Chamber Performances
October 22, 2021
42nd Bowling Green New Music Festival - Bowling Green State University
Featured Performers Michael Hall, viola and Marianne Parker, piano.
Featuring Festival Guest Composer Augusta Read Thomas.
Augusta Read Thomas - Bell Illuminations (2020)
Augusta Read Thomas - Cantos for Slava (2008)
Augusta Read Thomas - Incantation (2002)
Francine Trester - Three Burnham Poems (2020)
Stacy Garrop - The Solitude of Stars (2020)
Sharon Hartanto - Brownian Motion: Particles Under the Sun (2018)
Michelle McQuade Dewhirst - Zing Boom (2021)
Pierce Gradone - Power Ballade (2020)
October 3, 2021
Ear Taxi Festival - Chicago
Main Stage Concert
Francine Trester - Three Burnham Poems (2020) ***World Premiere
Regina Harris Baiocchi - “Landscapes” (2021) ***World Premiere
- with Marianne Parker, piano and Megan Ihnen, mezzo-soprano
September 30, 2021
Ear Taxi Festival - Chicago
Main Stage Concert
Stacy Garrop - Krakatoa (2018)
Evan Williams - The Devil in the Belfry (2018) ***World Premiere
Oznat Netzer - Contrapose (2020) ***World Premiere
Eric Malmquist - Song of the Rattling Pipes (2017)
- with Michael Delfin, piano and Megan Ihnen, mezzo-soprano
August 29, 2021
Back Porch Concert Series- Chicago
Outdoor concert in Hyde Park
Michelle McQuade Dewhirst - Zing Boom (2021)
Jessie Montgomery - Rhapsody No. 1 (2015)
Alexandra Gardner - Seduction Involves Patience (2011)
Arshia Samsaminia - In Memoriam (2015)
Nic Bizub - Paragon (2016)
Michael Hall - Adrenaline Rush (2021)
August 15, 2021 at 6:00
Thirsty Ear Festival - Chicago
Michelle McQuade Dewhirst - Zing Boom (2021)
Jessie Montgomery - Rhapsody No. 1 (2015)
Alexandra Gardner - Seduction Involves Patience (2011)
Hewnri Vieuxtemps - Caprioccio
Arshia Samsaminia - In Memoriam (2015)
Nic Bizub - Paragon (2016)
Michael Hall - Adrenaline Rush (2021)
August 13, 2021
Relevant Tones Live Stream - Chicago
Michelle McQuade Dewhirst - Zing Boom (2021)
Arshia Samsaminia - In Memoriam (2015)
August 1-7, 2021
Baroque on Beaver Island Music Festival - Beaver Island, Michigan
New Music Recital
Michelle McQuade Dewhirst (USA) - Zing Boom (2021), solo viola
Arshia Samsaminia (Iran) - In Memoriam (2015), for solo viola
July 4, 2021
US Embassy in Indonesia in Jakarta - Online Concert
@America Center
Stacy Garrop - Viola Concerto “Krakatoa”
June 24 - July 19, 2021
Yellowstone National Park Residency
Multiple concerts each week
June 21, 2021
Make Music Chicago
Kenwood Park, Chicago
Solo Viola Recital in celebration of International Music Day
Music by:
Bach
Quinn Mason
Charlotte Hampe
Nicole Murphjy
April 10-11, 2021
Bandung Philharmonic Indonesian Composers Clinic - Online
Masterclasses and Workshops
February 14, 2021 - 7:30 Central Time
Parker + Hall Present: Sweet Streams - Valentines Day Live Stream Concert
Marianne Parker, piano
Michael Hall, viola
Pairing Music with Chocolate and Wine
Michelle McQuade Dewhirst - Zing Boom (2021) Solo Viola - World Premiere*
Michael Hall - Adrenaline Rush (2021) ***World Premiere
Mary Kouyoumdjian - A Boy and A Makeshift Toy (2016)
Florence Price - Night
Nathan Daugherty - The Giving Tree Variations
Carter Pann - Blues, from Differences
Rebecca Clarke - Vivace Impetuoso
Brahms - Intermezzo
January 31, 2021
Songfest 25th Anniversary - Songs of Hope and Unity - Online Concert
Michael Hall, viola
Airin Efferin, piano
Regina Handoko, soprano
“Bengawan Solo”
December 27, 2020 - 7:30 Central Time
Parker + Hall Present: Sweet Streams Are Made of This Live Stream Concert
Marianne Parker, piano
Michael Hall, viola
Pairing Music with Chocolate and Wine
Stacy Garrop - The Solitude of Stars - World Premiere*** of viola/piano arr.
Paul Coletti - Fantasia (2015)
Sulchian Zinzadse - Georgian Dance
Adam Schumaker - Glass Study 2
Chaipruck Mekara - Viewpoint
Emile Desomore - Tendresse
Fauzie Wiriadisastra - Dangdut
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves
October 29, 2020
Thursday Night Music Live - Streamed Live on Youtube/Instagram Chicago
Live interaction cross-medium collaboration
Lewis Achenbach, painter
Michael Hall, viola
Nicole Murphy - “Stolen - Cadenza” (2015)
Alfred Schnittke - “Cadenza” from Viola Concerto (1985)
J.S. Bach - Suite No. 1, Courante
Jacob Ter Veldhuis - “TaTaTaTa” (1999) - viola and fixed media
Paul Coletti - “Fantasia” (2015)
October 10, 2020
Thirsty Ear Festival - Chicago’s only outdoor Classical Music Festival
Michael Hall, viola
Quinn Mason - “In Memory” (2020)
Paul Coletti - “Fantasia” (2015)
Nicole Murphy - “Stolen - Cadenza” (2015)
Nico Muhly - “Keep in Touch” (2005) viola and fixed media
Jacob Ter Veldhuis - “TaTaTaTa” (1999) - viola and fixed media
August 6, 2020
Chicago Back Porch Concert Series - Hyde Park, Chicago (Outdoors)
Bach Suite No. 1
Quinn Mason - “In Memory” (2020)
Charlotte Hampe - Seiben Kleine Barock Tanze
Henri Vieuxtemps - “Capriccio: Homage to Paganini”
Paul Coletti - “Fantasia” (2015)
Jacob Ter Veldhuis - “TaTaTaTa” (1999) - viola and fixed media
Nico Muhly - “Keep in Touch” (2005) - viola and fixed media
July 29, 2020
Baroque on Beaver Island Music Festival - Live Streamed Youtube Recital
Michael Hall, viola
Bach Suite No. 1
Quinn Mason - “In Memory” (2020)
Charlotte Hampe - Seiben Kleine Barock Tanze
Henri Vieuxtemps - “Capriccio: Homage to Paganini”
Paul Coletti - “Fantasia” (2015)
Jacob Ter Veldhuis - “TaTaTaTa” (1999) - viola and fixed media
Nico Muhly - “Keep in Touch” (2005) - viola and fixed media
June 23 - August, 2020*
Yellowstone National Park Residency – Wyoming
Michael Hall, viola
Lake Yellowstone, Wyoming
June 18, 2020*
New Music Gathering - Portland, OR
Michael Hall, viola
World Premieres of Works by:
Evan Williams
Ed Wendels
Portland, Oregon
May 2020*
Bach in Bali Chamber Music Festival – Bali
Michael Hall, viola
Bali, Indonesia
April 2020*
Indonesia Recital Tour
Michael Hall, viola
Java
March 24, 2020 – 12:15*
King’s Chapel - Boston
Michael Hall, viola
Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar
March 23, 2020 - 7:30*
Music Mansion - Providence
“Americas”
Michael Hall, viola
Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar
Providence, Rhode Island
March 22, 2020 - 7:30*
Now Musique Series - Boston
“Americas”
Michael Hall, viola
Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar
Arlington Street Church, Boston
March 21, 2020 - 7:00*
National Opera Center – New York City
“Americas”
Michael Hall, viola
Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar
American Composers Alliance
National Opera Center, New York City
March 19, 2020 - 5:30*
Upham’s Corner Library - Boston
“Americas”
Michael Hall, viola
Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar
Upham’s Corner Library, Boston
February 9, 2020 - 8:30
Transient Canvas with Michael Hall – Chicago
Boston-based Transient Canvas
Michael Hall, viola
Constellation, Chicago
Paul Coletti - Fantasia (2015)
Alfred Schnittke - Cadenza - from Viola Concerto (1985)
Nicole Murphy - Cadenza - from Stolen (2019)
Jim Mobberley - Subject To Change Without Notice (2014)
Daniel T. Lewis - now and gone (2013)
Sarah Kirkland Snyder - Thread and Fray (2006)
January 21, 2020 - 12:15
New Music Chicago Presents – Chicago
“Immigration and Transformation”
Michael Hall, viola
Michael Délfin, piano
Chicago Cultural Center, Cassidy Theater
Stacy Garrop - Krakatoa (2018)
Mary Kouyoumdjian A Boy and A Makeshift Toy (2015)
Fauzie Wiriadisastra - Dangdut (2019)
Christian Ellenwood - “And the World, Opening” (2013)
* - COVID-19 Cancellations where indicated.
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