| 2008 - 2009 |
| Aug 15 2009, Port Angeles WA One Art Ensemble: Ann Moss, Alexa Beattie, Hillary Nordwell Schumann, Märchenbilder Op. 113 Vartan Aghababian, 2 Songs for Soprano, Viola and Piano, 1988 Jake Heggie, Rise And Fall Selected songs of Felix Mendelssohn Brahms, Viola Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1 Liam Wade, Drei Träume for Soprano, Viola and Piano (on texts by CMASH Poet Lisa DeSiro) Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Street Admission with donation; 7:00pm |
| Aug 13 2009, Port Townsend WA One Art Ensemble: Ann Moss, Alexa Beattie, Hillary Nordwell Vartan Aghababian, 2 Songs for Soprano, Viola and Piano, 2002 & When We Were Very Young Schumann, Märchenbilder Op. 113 Selected songs of Franz Schubert, John Duke, Jake Heggie, Alan Smith, and Leonard Bernstein Liam Wade, Drei Träume for Soprano, Viola and Piano (on texts by CMASH Poet Lisa DeSiro) Upstage Restaurant, 923 Washington Street 7:00pm, $10/$8 Admission |
| Jun 18 2009, Pont-Royal, France ProQuartet: The Cecilia String Quartet Liam Wade, String Quartet No.3 (World Premiere) Theodore Dubois, Quartet No. 1 |
| Jun 12 2009, Lacoste, France Dubois Estate: The Cecilia String Quartet Theodore Dubois, Quartet No. 1 Liam Wade, String Quartet No. 2 "The Canadian" Theodore Dubois, Quartet No. 2 |
| Jun 10 2009, Pont-Royal, France ProQuartet: The Cecilia String Quartet Hugo Wolf, Italian Serenade Liam Wade, String Quartet No. 2 "The Canadian" Felix Mendelssohn, String Quartet Op. 80 |
| Jun 2 2009, Los Angeles Weslie Brown, Composition Recital Featuring Three Songs for Soprano, Piano and Acoustic Bass: Stand Alone Woman, So Excited Again, and Practice Your Flamenco Ann Moss - soprano, Reggie Woods - Piano, Alex Bendaña - Acoustic Bass. Also on the program - new compositions for viola and piano, saxophone quartet, and instrumental ensemble with vocals. CSU LA Music Hall, 5:00pm Admission is free |
| Jun 2, 2009 Los Angeles "Composing for the Solo Voice: Collaborating with Singers" A Masterclass with CMASH Artistic Director Ann Moss CSU LA, 11:00am We will explore the technical workings of the solo voice, as well as the nature of the singer as a collaborative musician. Topics of discussion will include the German Fach system of voice classification, basic principles of vocal production, how to prepare a vocal score, range vs tessitura, understanding register shifts, extended techniques, vocal melodic textures and instrument pairings. We will also explore more esoteric themes, such as how to choose text, ways to start a productive dialogue with your vocal collaborator, and the thrills and spills of working with a “diva” personality. |
| May 27 2009, Cambridge MA Vartan Aghababian, Faculty Artist Recital Featuring Songs of Solitude - three songs for soprano, percussion and string orchestra, based on the German texts of Rainer Maria Rilke, with Anastasia Nikolova, soprano. Program will also include music for unaccompanied mixed voice choir, accompanied women's vocal ensemble, flute and percussion with narrator. Longy School of Music, Pickman Hall, 7:30pm |
| May 22 2009, Guelph, Ontario Guelph Music Festival The Cecilia String Quartet Theodore Dubois, String Quartet No.1 Liam Wade, String Quartet No. 2 "The Canadian" Felix Mendelssohn, String Quartet Op. 80 Guelph Youth Music Centre, 8pm |
| May 15 2009, San Francisco Alexa Beattie, Artist Certificate Recital Ann Moss, soprano Hillary Nordwell, piano West coast premiere of Songs for Soprano, Viola and Piano by Vartan Aghababian San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Concert Hall, 8pm |
| Apr 26 2009, San Jose SFBay NACUSA Composers and Friends II Liam Wade, Silver Apples (2008) Ann Moss, soprano Cheryl Cellon, piano Foothill Presbyterian Church, 3pm 5103 McKee Road Admission with Donation NACUSA SF Bay Chapter |
| Apr 3, 2009 Cambridge, MA "Composing for the Solo Voice: Collaborating with Singers" A Masterclass with CMASH Artistic Director Ann Moss MIT Killian Hall, 2:00-4:00pm We will explore the technical workings of the solo voice, as well as the nature of the singer as a collaborative musician. Topics of discussion will include the German Fach system of voice classification, basic principles of vocal production, how to prepare a vocal score, range vs tessitura, understanding register shifts, extended techniques, vocal melodic textures and instrument pairings. We will also explore more esoteric themes, such as how to choose text, ways to start a productive dialogue with your vocal collaborator, and the thrills and spills of working with a “diva” personality. |
| Mar 7 2009, Edinburg, TX New American Chamber Music for Voice and Piano Ann Moss, soprano; Cheryl Cellon, piano New and recently written works by John Thow, Jake Heggie and CMASH composers Liam Wade, Vartan Aghababian, Joowan Kim, & Jacob Bertrand University of Texas Pan-American, Recital Hall, 8pm |
| Feb 7, 2009 La Jolla, CA La Jolla Music Society- Special Event The Cecilia String Quartet U.S. Premiere of Liam Wade's String Quartet No. 2 "The Canadian” Schulman Auditorium, Carlsbad City Library 7:30pm |
| Jan 24 2009, San Francisco Second Annual New American Chamber Music Program Ann Moss, soprano; Steven Bailey, piano New and recently written works by John Thow, Jake Heggie and CMASH composers Liam Wade, Vartan Aghababian, Joowan Kim, Jacob Bertrand San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Recital Hall, 8pm Pre-Concert Discussion with Jake Heggie and Liam Wade, 7:30pm |
| Oct 4 2008, Lafayette CA Recital - STORY/SONG Ann Moss, soprano Martin Morley, piano Asher Davison, clarinet Program highlights narrative song repertoire from 1700 to the present including Schubert Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, plus songs by Mozart, Strauss, Barber, Wolf, John Duke, and Samuel Barber. Plus World Premieres by Kerrith Livengood and Jacob Bertrand Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette Admission with donation, 7pm |
| 2007 - 2008 |
| Aug 14, 2008, Toronto Toronto Music Garden The Cecilia String Quartet World Premiere of Liam Wade's String Quartet No. 2 "The Canadian” 7pm |
| Jun 5, 2008, San Diego Ray Kroc Middle School Performing Arts Department Commission World Premiere of cmash composer Liam Wade's Torrey Pines Overture for String Orchestra Ray Kroc Middle School, 5050 Conrad Avenue, 7pm |
| Feb 8 2008, San Francisco First Annual New American Chamber Music Program Ann Moss, soprano Kristal Schwartz, harp Steven Bailey, piano The Yeager String Quartet New and recently written works by Samuel Barber and CMASH composers Vartan Aghababian, Joowan Kim, Liam Wade, and Jacob Bertrand San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Recital Hall, 8pm |
