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2011-2012 season

May 5, 2012: Lafayette College Concert Band
Kirk O'Riordan, conductor
Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Modest Mussorgsky (orch. O'Riordan): Pictures at an Exhibition (world premiere)
Williams Center for the Arts 8:00 p.m.
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

April 23, 2012: Humming Spheres for Two Pianos
duoARtia
Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi and Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, pianos
Youngstown State University, 8:00 pm
Youngstown, OH

April 22, 2012: Residency at Westminster College
Performed pieces to be determined
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA

April 22, 2012: Humming Spheres for Two Pianos
duoARtia
Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi and Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, pianos
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA

April 14, 2012: Humming Spheres for Two Pianos
New Music Lafayette
duoARtia
Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi and Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, pianos
Williams Center for the Arts 8:00 p.m.
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

April 13, 2012: Five Dreams for Five Players
New Music Lafayette
Lafayette College Contemporary Music Ensemble
Williams Center for the Arts 8:00 p.m.
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

March 23 and 24, 2012: [new work] for Percussion Ensemble and Dancers
Lafayette College Percussion Ensemble; Larry Stockton, director
Carrie Rohman and Nandini SIkand, dancers
Alvin Ailey Theater, 8:00 pm
New York, NY

March 8, 2012: Lacrimosa for Solo Piano
Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Willow Valley Lakes
Lancaster, PA

January 24, 2012: Walter Lilies for Solo Piano
Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Crosslands
Kennett Square, PA

December 10, 2011: Lafayette College Concert Band
Kirk O'Riordan, conductor
Music by David Maslanka, Michael Torke, Percy Grainger, Warren Benson, and Ralph Vaughn Williams
Williams Center for the Arts 8:00 p.m.
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

November 13, 2011: Moments, once remembered for Sopranino Saxophone and Guitar
Farrell Vernon, saxophone
Laura Lydy, guitar
Sunday at the Center Concert Series
Stroede Center for the Arts
Defiance Community Cultural Center, 7:00 pm
Defiance, OH
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November 9, 2011: Ulysses for Violin and Piano
Eliezer Gutman, violin
Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Preview performance: Orchestra Master Class
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

November 8, 2011: Ostinati for Soprano Saxophone, Violin, and Piano
Stephen Fischer, saxophone
Rachael Fischer, violin
Lev Ryabinin, piano
Georgia College
Milledgeville, GA

November 1, 2011: Water Lilies for Solo Piano
Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Faculty Recital
Settlement Music School
Philadelphia, PA

October 20, 2011: Two Studies After Seurat for Woodwind Quintet
The Moran Woodwind Quintet
The College Music Society National Conference
Richmond, VA

October 16, 2011: Moments, once remembered for Sopranino Saxophone and Guitar
Farrell Vernon, saxophone
Laura Lydy, guitar
Allen County Library, 3:00 pm
Fort Wayne, IN

October 9, 2011: Cathedral for Alto Saxophone and Organ
Timothy McAllister, saxophone
Kimberly Marshall, organ
Arizona State University
Katzin Concert Hall, 2:30 p.m.
Tempe, AZ

October 3, 2011: Water Lilies for Solo Piano
Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Willow Valley Manor, 7:15 pm
Lancaster, PA

September 28, 2011: Water Lilies for Solo Piano
Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Kendall at Longwood, 7:15 pm
Kennett Square, PA

June 16-19, 2011: River Lights
Ben Munisteri Dance Projects
River Lights is used with Ben's dance Robot vs. Mermaid Dance Theater Workshop, 8:00 pm
New York, NY
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2010-2011 season

May 8, 2011: Cathedral for Alto Saxophone and Organ
Allen Harrington, saxophone; Lottie Enns-Braun, organ
Westminster Concer Organ Series, 7:30 pm
Westminster United Church
Winnipeg, Canada
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May 7, 2011: Lafayette College Concert Band
Kirk O'Riordan, conductor
Music by George Gershwin, Karel Husa, Dimitri Shostakovitch, and Richard Wagner
Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Williams Center for the Arts 8:00 p.m.
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

May 1, 2011: Lafayette Chamber Orchestra
Kirk O'Riordan, guest conductor
Sam Friedman: Adagio Anteros for Flute and String Orchestra (World Premiere)
Haydn: Symphony no. 104 in D Major, "London"
Williams Center for the Arts 8:00 p.m.
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

April 29, 30 and May 1, 2011: The Red Shoes
The Station Players, and Cecil College Department of Performing Arts, Janaea Lyn Rose, director
The Milburn Stone Theater, 8:00 pm (Friday 4/29 and Saturday 4/30); 3:30 pm (Sunday 5/1)
Cecil College
Northeast, MD
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April 17, 2011: Water Lilies for Solo Piano
Sarah Gillespie, piano
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Bearcat Piano Festival
Robert J. Werner Recital Hall, 2:30 p.m.
Cincinnati, OH
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April 7, 2011: River Lights
Ben Munisteri Dance Projects
River Lights is used with Ben's dance Robot vs. Mermaid Zinc Hall Dance Theater, 8:00 pm
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA
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April 6, 2011: Performance of San Antonio by John Harbison
with Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Lafayette College Music Faculty Recital
Williams Center for the Arts, 8:00 p.m.
Easton, PA

March 12, 2011: Pressing forward, pushing back for Flute and Piano
Julie Hobbs, flute; Michael Keller, piano
Faculty Recital, 7:30 pm
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI

March 10, 2011: Mantra for Chamber Ensemble
Lafayette College Contemporary Music Ensemble
New Music Lafayette, 7:30 pm
Williams Center for the Arts
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

February 20, 2011: Water Lilies for Solo Piano
Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Kirkland VIllage, 2:00 pm
Bethlehem, PA
Saxophone and Piano Recital with Kirk O'Riordan, saxophone
Music by Harbison, Muczynski, Rachmaninoff, and Torke

December 11, 2010: Lafayette College Concert Band
Kirk O'Riordan, conductor
Music by Leonard Bernstein, Frank Ticheli, Charles Ives, and others, including

Kirk O'Riordan's The Hanging Gardens for Wind Ensemble (World Premiere)
Williams Center for the Arts
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

December 10 and 11 2010: The Red Shoes ("Sneak Preview" Performance)
The Station Players, and Cecil College Department of Performing Arts, Janaea Lyn Rose, director
Campus Theater, 8:00 pm (both nights)
Cecil College, Elkton Campus
Elkton, MD

November 21, 2010: Water Lilies for Solo Piano
Benefit Concert for Project Easton
Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
First United Church of Christ, 1:30 pm
Easton, PA

October 2, 2010: Canticles for Saxophone Quartet
Mansfield University Freshman Saxophone Quartet
Mansfield University
Steadman Theater, 8:00 p.m.
Mansfield, PA

September 28, 2010: Water Lilies for Solo Piano
Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Methodist Country House, 6:30 pm
Wilmington, DE


2009-2010 season

May 8, 2010: Lafayette College Concert Band
Kirk O'Riordan, conductor
Music by Bill Pfaff, Aaron Copland, Dana Wilson, Giusseppe Verdi, Leonard Bernstein,
Norman Dello Joio, and Igor Stravinsky
Williams Center for the Arts
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

May 1, 2010: I've Chased the Shouting Wind for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Tresillo
      Julie Hobbs, flute
      Nikolasa Tejero, clarinet
      Tim Hinck, piano
Michelsen Hall, 8:00 p.m.
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI

April 28, 2010: I've Chased the Shouting Wind for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Tresillo
      Julie Hobbs, flute
      Nikolasa Tejero, clarinet
      Tim Hinck, piano
Hartford High School
Hartford, WI

April 27, 2010: I've Chased the Shouting Wind for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano (World Premiere)
Tresillo
      Julie Hobbs, flute
      Nikolasa Tejero, clarinet
      Tim Hinck, piano
Harper Hall, 8:00 p.m.
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI

April 25, 2010: Lafayette College Orchestra
Elegy for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (Movement I. from Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
      Kirk O'Riordan, saxophone
      Stephani Bell, conductor

Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra
      Stephani Bell, violin
      Kirk O'Riordan, conductor

Williams Center for the Arts
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

April 23, 2010: New Music Lafayette: Kirk O'Riordan and Bill Pfaff, composers
Kirk's works to include:

Dying Light for Violoncello and Piano
      Lawrence Stomberg, violoncello
      Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Three Pieces for Solo Piano
      Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Quarry Songs for Flute, Violoncello, and Piano
      Susan Charlton, flute
      Betty Tang, violoncello
      Alexis Fischer, piano

Williams Center for the Arts
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

April 13, 2010: Humming Spheres for Two Pianos (World Premiere)
Julie Nishimura and Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, pianos
The University of Delaware
Gore Recital Hall, 8:00 p.m.
Newark, DE

March 26, 2010: Guest Lecture
Westminster Choir College
Princeton, NJ

March 25, 2010: I've Chased the Shouting Wind for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano (World Premiere)
Tresillo
      Julie Hobbs, flute
      Nikolasa Tejero, clarinet
      Tim Hinck, piano
Roland Hayes Concert Hall, 8:00 p.m.
University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN

March 19-20: Lecture
William Albright's Sonata for Saxophone and Piano: A Study in Stylistic Contrast
College Music Society Northeast Chapter Conference
The University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

March 14, 2010: Performance of Ravel's Bolero with the Wilmington Community Orchestra
Kirk O'Riordan, soprano saxophone
The Music School of Delaware
Wilmington, DE

March 5, 2010: Ductus figuratus for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Ensemble
North American Saxophone Alliance 2010 Biennial Conference
Steve Stusek, saxophone
Hodgson Hall
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA

February 24, 2010: Performance of Prelude, cadence et finale by Alfred Desenclos
Kirk O'Riordan, saxophone
Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
The Music School of Delaware
Wilmington, DE

January 15, 2010: Ductus figuratus for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Ensemble
Russell Peterson, saxophone
Recital Hall
Concordia College
Moorehead, MN

January 10, 2010: Pressing forward, pushing back for Flute and Piano
Melinda Bowman, flute
Richard Gangwisch, piano
Cavalry Episcopal Church
Wilmington, DE. 2:00 pm

December 18, 19, and 20, 2009: Gaudete for Chorus and Organ
Oregon Repertory Singers
Gil Seeley, director
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Hillsdale, OR. 2:00 pm
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December 12, 2009: Lafayette College Concert Band
Kirk O'Riordan, conductor
Music by David Maslanka, Ronald Lo Presti, Rob Smith, Roland Barrett, and Gustav Holst
Williams Center for the Arts
Easton, PA 8:00 pm

Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2009: University of North Carolina, Greensboro New Music Festival
Ductus figuratus for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Ensemble
Steven Stusek, saxophone
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
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September 16, 2009: Water Lilies for Solo Piano
Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano
Williams Center for the Arts
Lafayette College
Easton, PA 8:00 pm

June 5, 2009: Water Lilies for Solo Piano
Eva Young, piano
Douglas College Center
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ