All performances listed chronologically
Performances
August 1, 2020 - Digital premiere of "Psalm 6," created for zFestival 2020.
June 5, 2020 - Digital premiere of selections from Quartet II of Paul Klee: Painted Songs ("Fish in a Circle" and "Bird Comedy") by Willingdon House Music in London as part of their ongoing video series.
CANCELED May 31, 2020 - Premiere of Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling at Plymouth Congregational Church, Pentecost service.
May 26, 2020 - Digital premiere of "Slightly Dry Poem" for tenor sax from Paul Klee: Painted Songs by Drew Joseph Hosler as part of his COVID19 miniatures project.
May 24, 2020 - Savior of the Nations, Come performed as a prelude for First Presbyterian Church of Rutherford by Shannon Murphy.
CANCELED May 2 and 3, 2020 - Premiere of Two Dickinson Poems by Kantorei in Hopkins and Saint, MN.
CANCELED May 3, 2020 - Premiere of selections from Paul Klee: Painted Songs for piano trio by JOYA Chamber Music in Anoka, MN.
CANCELED April 21, 2020 - Premiere of Portrait, Scene, and Symbol XIX for solo organ from Paul Klee: Painted Songs by Shannon Murphy at The Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City as part of The Sacred Sounds at St. Paul series.
March 3, 2020 - Performance of My Shepherd Will Supply My Need with the Dordt University Wind Symphony, Dr. Onsby Rose, conductor.
January 27, 2020 - Premiere of "Woman Cursing" from Paul Klee: Painted Songs by Joshua Weinberg at the Manhattan School of Music.
December 20, 2019 - Celebrating Paul Klee's 140th Birthday, workshops of selections fro Paul Klee: Painted Songs at Schmidt Artist Lofts
October 17, 2019 - Studio Z presents Paul Klee: Painted Songs, selections premiered by Amelia Smith, Devan Moran, and Eri Isomura.
August 29, 2019 - Two Dickinson Poems, O Child of Mary's Tender Care, and Saints at Your Heavenly Father's Word recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral in Minneapolis, MN with the First Readings Project
July 10, 2019 - Premiere of "Mask of Fear" and "Colorful Flower Beds" from Paul Klee: Painted Songs as part of The New Ruckus - Composer Night at Studio Z, Saint Paul, MN
May 4 and 5, 2019 - Full premiere of From a Window by Kantorei in Hopkins and Saint Paul, MN
March 10, 2019 - Performance of "A Prayer" from The God of Material Things Songbook at Opera On Tap Twin Cities.
December 8 and 15, 2018 - Premiere of love is a place by the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco as part of the Freshly Squeezed concert series.
November 8, 2018 - New York City premiere of selections from Paul Klee: Painted Songs with American Modern Ensemble at SubCulture. Featured alongside other works from the most recent Mostly Modern Festival.
October 28, 2018 - Partial premiere of From a Window by Kantorei in Minneapolis, MN.
June 4 - 18 - Composer participant in the Mostly Modern Festival at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Premiere of selections from 'Gallery II' from Paul Klee: Painted Songs with the American Modern Ensemble and orchestra reading of selections from Chamber Symphony "Beams of Heaven" with the American Modern Orchestra.
May 14, 2018 - Solo performance of a variety of preludes and offertories based on hymns alongside free improvisation. Presented by New Ruckus - Composer Nights at Studio Z, Saint Paul, MN
May 11 - 12, 2018 - Performances of Heirloom Hallelujah! with MPLS (imPulse) on their "Gardens Are Prolific" program.
March 9 - 13, 2018 - Performances of Nibi (Water) Song on Ripon College Chamber Singers Tour with Dr. John Hughes, conductor.
August 21 - 26, 2017 - Workshop and premiere of excerpts from Chamber Symphony "Beams of Heaven" in Curitiba, Brazil as part of the International Workshop or Orchestral Composition with the Federal University of Paraná Philharmonic Orchestra.
August 7, 2017 - Premiere of The Voices of the City for mezzo-soprano and piano by Maria Jette and Mary Jo Gothmann as part of the opening concert of the Source Song Festival in Saint Paul, MN.
July 23, 2017 - Premiere of Nibi (Water) Song at the Green Lake Festival of Music Choral Institute, Stephen Alltop, conductor in Green Lake, WI.
March 8 - 11, 2017 - VocalEssence ReMix lecture and presentation of two new choral works at American Choral Directors Association National Conference.
January 7 - 13, 2017 - Winter Tour performances of Lulajże Jezuniu by Dordt College Concert Choir, Dr. Benjamin Kornelis, director.
December 10 - 11, 2016 - Co-premiere of Lulajże Jezuniu for chorus by Kantorei, Axel Theimer, director
December 9, 2016 - Co-premiere of Lulajże Jezuniu for chorus by the Dordt College Concert Choir, Dr. Benjamin Kornelis, director.
May 20 - 30, 2016 - Premiere of Scompiglio melodioso for trumpet, violin, cello, and piano as part of the 2016 Alba Festival and composition workshop in Alba, Italy.
April 24, 2016 - Premiere of Year That Trembled for mixed chorus, brass, and organ by Chorus Polaris, John Hoffacker, director.
April 9, 2016 - Premiere of PostSecret: A Song Cycle for soprano and Pierrot ensemble by Stacey Trenteseaux at the University of Southern Mississippi. Texts are selected from PostSecret, an ongoing community art project started by Frank Warren in 2005.
March 1-2, 2016 - World premiere of Fili di Perle (Strings of Pearls) by the Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland which received 3rd Prize at the Karol Szymanowski International Composition Competition.
June 20, 2015 - World premiere of Concerto Grosso No. 1 by the Madison Area Youth Chamber Orchestra and Clocks in Motion, Madison, WI.
June 2015 - Premiere of "Morning News" from The God of Material Things (piano version) as part of the Rural Art Song Festival in Plymouth, IN.
May 13, 2015 - Public reading of The God of Material Things to fulfill requirements for my Masters of Music in Composition, Madison, WI.
April 24, 2015 - World premiere of An Isthmus Aubade by the UW-Madison Wind Ensemble, Scott Teeple, director.
February 18, 2015 - Premiere of Three Meditations (excerpt) for flute, alto saxophone, and violoncello at Northwestern College, Orange City, IA as part of the Cruci project organized by Luke Dahn.
December 2014 - The God of Material Things (excerpts) read by the UW-Symphony Orchestra
November 2014 - Taken With A Migraine of Salt for tenor sax, horn, euphonium, and double basss premiered as part of the 24-Hour Composition Challenge, UW-Madison.
November, 4 2014 - The Glass Menagerie: A Suite for Solo Piano premiered at UW-Madison by Sara Giusti.
March 2014 - Voices: Five Songs of Cavafy selected for the SCI Region VIII Composition Festival in Tacoma, Washington.
December 19, 2013 - somebody knew Lincoln somebody Xerxes premiered at UW-Madison by Jordan Wilson, baritone; Cobrun Sells and Lucas Gutierrez, prepared marimba; and Brandon Caplin, percussion at the Contemporary Text Setting Winter Concert.
December 2013 - Rhapsodecaphrenia for Wind Ensemble and Kitseguecla for Symphony Orchestra read by ensembles at UW-Madison.
November 2013 - Waltzes for Four for guitar quartet premiered as part of the 24-Hour Composition Challenge, UW-Madison.
August 8, 2013 - Spencer Municipal March premiered in Spencer, IA by the Spencer Municipal Band.
July 2013 - Attended the Saint Mary's Summer Composition Intensive.
May 1, 2013 - R.O.M.P: Four Short Preludes for Band was selected as a finalist in Category 3 (College, Grade V-VI) of the 3rd International Frank Ticheli Composition Contest.
April 2013 - Dreams for soprano, violin, cello, and piano recorded as a soundtrack for a student film by Jeremy Kasik at Dordt College.
April 9, 2013 - Gabriel Takes Flight premiered by Peter Kuipers, trumpet and Brian De Young, piano at Dordt College.
February 23, 2013 - Separation in the Evening / Fire in the Evening performed by Farrell Vernon at Manchester New Music Mini-Festival
December 11, 2012 - R.O.M.P: Romp / Revelry, My Shepherd Will Supply My Need, and Reinventing No. 13 premiered at the Ripon High School Winter Band Concert, Ripon, WI.
November 20, 2012 - Separation in the Evening / Fire in the Evening performed by Ben Essick and Brandon Ford at Ind-Purdue-Fort Wayne
April 17 - 21, 2012 - Sound design for The Glass Menagerie presented at KCACTF Nationals
March 23, 2012 - Full student recital of Jonathan Posthuma's music by various Dordt College students
January 9 - 13, 2012 - Sound design for The Glass Menagerie awarded at KCACTF Region V -- National Finalist
October 20, 22, 27-29, 2011 - Incidental stage music for The Glass Menagerie premiered at Dordt College
September 23, 2011 - Proclamation from R.O.M.P. premiered at Dordt College Honors Recital
July 7, 2011 - Five Studies for Piano (excerpts) performed in a faculty recital at the International Music Camp (North Dakota/Manitoba)
May 13, 2011 - Five Studies for Piano awarded at 59th BMI Student Composer Awards
April 28 and 30, 2011 - premiere of Canada!: The Musical?, a co-written student show presented at Dordt College
April 22 - Organized 5-hour/6-performer performance of Satie's Vexations
April 12, 2011 - Memorial for Anna (clarinet and piano) performed at Dordt College student recital
April 9, 2011 - Voices performed at the University of Central Missouri New Music Festival
April 4, 2011 - Synthesis performed by Dordt College Saxophone Quartet at student recital
February 18, 2011 - Full student recital of Jonathan Posthuma's music premiered by the composer and various ensembles at Dordt College
June 5, 2020 - Digital premiere of selections from Quartet II of Paul Klee: Painted Songs ("Fish in a Circle" and "Bird Comedy") by Willingdon House Music in London as part of their ongoing video series.
CANCELED May 31, 2020 - Premiere of Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling at Plymouth Congregational Church, Pentecost service.
May 26, 2020 - Digital premiere of "Slightly Dry Poem" for tenor sax from Paul Klee: Painted Songs by Drew Joseph Hosler as part of his COVID19 miniatures project.
May 24, 2020 - Savior of the Nations, Come performed as a prelude for First Presbyterian Church of Rutherford by Shannon Murphy.
CANCELED May 2 and 3, 2020 - Premiere of Two Dickinson Poems by Kantorei in Hopkins and Saint, MN.
CANCELED May 3, 2020 - Premiere of selections from Paul Klee: Painted Songs for piano trio by JOYA Chamber Music in Anoka, MN.
CANCELED April 21, 2020 - Premiere of Portrait, Scene, and Symbol XIX for solo organ from Paul Klee: Painted Songs by Shannon Murphy at The Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City as part of The Sacred Sounds at St. Paul series.
March 3, 2020 - Performance of My Shepherd Will Supply My Need with the Dordt University Wind Symphony, Dr. Onsby Rose, conductor.
January 27, 2020 - Premiere of "Woman Cursing" from Paul Klee: Painted Songs by Joshua Weinberg at the Manhattan School of Music.
December 20, 2019 - Celebrating Paul Klee's 140th Birthday, workshops of selections fro Paul Klee: Painted Songs at Schmidt Artist Lofts
October 17, 2019 - Studio Z presents Paul Klee: Painted Songs, selections premiered by Amelia Smith, Devan Moran, and Eri Isomura.
August 29, 2019 - Two Dickinson Poems, O Child of Mary's Tender Care, and Saints at Your Heavenly Father's Word recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral in Minneapolis, MN with the First Readings Project
July 10, 2019 - Premiere of "Mask of Fear" and "Colorful Flower Beds" from Paul Klee: Painted Songs as part of The New Ruckus - Composer Night at Studio Z, Saint Paul, MN
May 4 and 5, 2019 - Full premiere of From a Window by Kantorei in Hopkins and Saint Paul, MN
March 10, 2019 - Performance of "A Prayer" from The God of Material Things Songbook at Opera On Tap Twin Cities.
December 8 and 15, 2018 - Premiere of love is a place by the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco as part of the Freshly Squeezed concert series.
November 8, 2018 - New York City premiere of selections from Paul Klee: Painted Songs with American Modern Ensemble at SubCulture. Featured alongside other works from the most recent Mostly Modern Festival.
October 28, 2018 - Partial premiere of From a Window by Kantorei in Minneapolis, MN.
June 4 - 18 - Composer participant in the Mostly Modern Festival at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Premiere of selections from 'Gallery II' from Paul Klee: Painted Songs with the American Modern Ensemble and orchestra reading of selections from Chamber Symphony "Beams of Heaven" with the American Modern Orchestra.
May 14, 2018 - Solo performance of a variety of preludes and offertories based on hymns alongside free improvisation. Presented by New Ruckus - Composer Nights at Studio Z, Saint Paul, MN
May 11 - 12, 2018 - Performances of Heirloom Hallelujah! with MPLS (imPulse) on their "Gardens Are Prolific" program.
March 9 - 13, 2018 - Performances of Nibi (Water) Song on Ripon College Chamber Singers Tour with Dr. John Hughes, conductor.
August 21 - 26, 2017 - Workshop and premiere of excerpts from Chamber Symphony "Beams of Heaven" in Curitiba, Brazil as part of the International Workshop or Orchestral Composition with the Federal University of Paraná Philharmonic Orchestra.
August 7, 2017 - Premiere of The Voices of the City for mezzo-soprano and piano by Maria Jette and Mary Jo Gothmann as part of the opening concert of the Source Song Festival in Saint Paul, MN.
July 23, 2017 - Premiere of Nibi (Water) Song at the Green Lake Festival of Music Choral Institute, Stephen Alltop, conductor in Green Lake, WI.
March 8 - 11, 2017 - VocalEssence ReMix lecture and presentation of two new choral works at American Choral Directors Association National Conference.
January 7 - 13, 2017 - Winter Tour performances of Lulajże Jezuniu by Dordt College Concert Choir, Dr. Benjamin Kornelis, director.
December 10 - 11, 2016 - Co-premiere of Lulajże Jezuniu for chorus by Kantorei, Axel Theimer, director
December 9, 2016 - Co-premiere of Lulajże Jezuniu for chorus by the Dordt College Concert Choir, Dr. Benjamin Kornelis, director.
May 20 - 30, 2016 - Premiere of Scompiglio melodioso for trumpet, violin, cello, and piano as part of the 2016 Alba Festival and composition workshop in Alba, Italy.
April 24, 2016 - Premiere of Year That Trembled for mixed chorus, brass, and organ by Chorus Polaris, John Hoffacker, director.
April 9, 2016 - Premiere of PostSecret: A Song Cycle for soprano and Pierrot ensemble by Stacey Trenteseaux at the University of Southern Mississippi. Texts are selected from PostSecret, an ongoing community art project started by Frank Warren in 2005.
March 1-2, 2016 - World premiere of Fili di Perle (Strings of Pearls) by the Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland which received 3rd Prize at the Karol Szymanowski International Composition Competition.
June 20, 2015 - World premiere of Concerto Grosso No. 1 by the Madison Area Youth Chamber Orchestra and Clocks in Motion, Madison, WI.
June 2015 - Premiere of "Morning News" from The God of Material Things (piano version) as part of the Rural Art Song Festival in Plymouth, IN.
May 13, 2015 - Public reading of The God of Material Things to fulfill requirements for my Masters of Music in Composition, Madison, WI.
April 24, 2015 - World premiere of An Isthmus Aubade by the UW-Madison Wind Ensemble, Scott Teeple, director.
February 18, 2015 - Premiere of Three Meditations (excerpt) for flute, alto saxophone, and violoncello at Northwestern College, Orange City, IA as part of the Cruci project organized by Luke Dahn.
December 2014 - The God of Material Things (excerpts) read by the UW-Symphony Orchestra
November 2014 - Taken With A Migraine of Salt for tenor sax, horn, euphonium, and double basss premiered as part of the 24-Hour Composition Challenge, UW-Madison.
November, 4 2014 - The Glass Menagerie: A Suite for Solo Piano premiered at UW-Madison by Sara Giusti.
March 2014 - Voices: Five Songs of Cavafy selected for the SCI Region VIII Composition Festival in Tacoma, Washington.
December 19, 2013 - somebody knew Lincoln somebody Xerxes premiered at UW-Madison by Jordan Wilson, baritone; Cobrun Sells and Lucas Gutierrez, prepared marimba; and Brandon Caplin, percussion at the Contemporary Text Setting Winter Concert.
December 2013 - Rhapsodecaphrenia for Wind Ensemble and Kitseguecla for Symphony Orchestra read by ensembles at UW-Madison.
November 2013 - Waltzes for Four for guitar quartet premiered as part of the 24-Hour Composition Challenge, UW-Madison.
August 8, 2013 - Spencer Municipal March premiered in Spencer, IA by the Spencer Municipal Band.
July 2013 - Attended the Saint Mary's Summer Composition Intensive.
May 1, 2013 - R.O.M.P: Four Short Preludes for Band was selected as a finalist in Category 3 (College, Grade V-VI) of the 3rd International Frank Ticheli Composition Contest.
April 2013 - Dreams for soprano, violin, cello, and piano recorded as a soundtrack for a student film by Jeremy Kasik at Dordt College.
April 9, 2013 - Gabriel Takes Flight premiered by Peter Kuipers, trumpet and Brian De Young, piano at Dordt College.
February 23, 2013 - Separation in the Evening / Fire in the Evening performed by Farrell Vernon at Manchester New Music Mini-Festival
December 11, 2012 - R.O.M.P: Romp / Revelry, My Shepherd Will Supply My Need, and Reinventing No. 13 premiered at the Ripon High School Winter Band Concert, Ripon, WI.
November 20, 2012 - Separation in the Evening / Fire in the Evening performed by Ben Essick and Brandon Ford at Ind-Purdue-Fort Wayne
April 17 - 21, 2012 - Sound design for The Glass Menagerie presented at KCACTF Nationals
March 23, 2012 - Full student recital of Jonathan Posthuma's music by various Dordt College students
January 9 - 13, 2012 - Sound design for The Glass Menagerie awarded at KCACTF Region V -- National Finalist
October 20, 22, 27-29, 2011 - Incidental stage music for The Glass Menagerie premiered at Dordt College
September 23, 2011 - Proclamation from R.O.M.P. premiered at Dordt College Honors Recital
July 7, 2011 - Five Studies for Piano (excerpts) performed in a faculty recital at the International Music Camp (North Dakota/Manitoba)
May 13, 2011 - Five Studies for Piano awarded at 59th BMI Student Composer Awards
April 28 and 30, 2011 - premiere of Canada!: The Musical?, a co-written student show presented at Dordt College
April 22 - Organized 5-hour/6-performer performance of Satie's Vexations
April 12, 2011 - Memorial for Anna (clarinet and piano) performed at Dordt College student recital
April 9, 2011 - Voices performed at the University of Central Missouri New Music Festival
April 4, 2011 - Synthesis performed by Dordt College Saxophone Quartet at student recital
February 18, 2011 - Full student recital of Jonathan Posthuma's music premiered by the composer and various ensembles at Dordt College