Persis Vehar

 
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2010-2013
 
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October 12, 2010 Three Pieces
“Valse Brillante”
“Aria”
“Buffalo Beguine”

Gregory Barrett, clarinet
William Koehler, piano
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
October 16, 2010 Premiere of a new song cycle for soprano, flute, oboe, cello & piano
College of St. Rose Camerata
New York State Music Teachers’ Association Convention
College of St. Rose
Albany, NY
October 20, 2010 Golden Griffin Overture (premiere)
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Montante Cultural Center
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
December 11, 2010 The Word was God (SATB & organ/piano)
Alden Area Ecumenical Choir
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
Alden, NY
December 18, 2010 The Word was God (SATB & organ/piano)
Alden Area Ecumenical Choir
Townline Lutheran Church
Alden, NY
January 26, 2011 Three from Emily
“How Happy is the Little Stone”
“The Martyrs Even Trod”
“Ashore at Last!”

Stella Hastings, soprano
Matthew Herren, cello
Robert Ensor, piano
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS
February 1, 2011 1st Annual Persis Vehar Competition for Excellence in Composition
Submission Deadline
For high school and collegiate undergraduate students in or from the Western New York area.
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
February 17, 2011 Lecture, “Musical Aspects of Love”
by Canisius College Composer-in-Residence Persis Vehar

Montante Cultural Center
Buffalo, NY
March 26 & 27, 2011 Eleanor Roosevelt (premiere)
By the Society for New Music
Carrier Theater, Civic Center
Syracuse, NY
March 29, 2011 1st Annual Persis Vehar Competition for Excellence in Composition
Concert of the Winning Compositions
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
September 11, 2011 The Cathedral of the Universe
The Tenth Anniversary Concert for 9/11
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Syracuse, NY
October 2, 2011 To Music
Amberg Quartet
    Betsy Reeds, flute
    Anna Mattix, oboe
    John Fullam, clarinet
    Persis Vehar, piano
Friends of Vienna, 3:30pm
Unity Church
Buffalo, NY
October 14, 2011 To Music
Amberg Quartet
Unitarian-Universalist Church, Main Street
Amherst, NY
October 24, 2011 Lecture, Opera & Politics by Canisius College Composer-in-Residence Persis Vehar
Canisius College, 2:30pm
Buffalo, NY
October 25, 2011 To Music
Amberg Quartet
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
October 29, 2011 Through Another Season, song cycle
The St. Rose Camerata
St. Rose College
Albany, NY
December 10, 2011 Edges by Suny
Fredonia Women’s Chorus
Justin Pomietlarz, conductor
SUNY Fredonia at 8pm
Fredonia, NY
January 26, 2012 Sea Pieces
Chamber Orchestra of Lappland
Rovaniemi, Finland
February 1, 2012 Deadline for 2nd Annual Persis Vehar Competition for Excellence in Composition
February 5, 2012 Three Pieces for Clarinet & Piano and Jukebox Dances
John Fullam, clarinet
Persis Vehar, piano
Canisius College Composer Concert, 2:30pm
Buffalo, NY
February 12, 2012 Eleanor Roosevelt (opera)
Heather Buchman, conductor
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
February 16, 2012 Canisius College Composer-in-Residence lecture, Voices—1, 2, or More
Canisius College, 2:30pm
Buffalo, NY
March 3, 2012 Lecture, The Making of an Opera
Operabuffs
Buffalo, NY
March 10, 2012 Dona Nobis Pacem and Kaddish (In Memoriam Warren Benson)
Vocalis
James Burritt, conductor
Baker Memorial United Methodist Church
East Aurora, NY
March 18, 2012 Dona Nobis Pacem and Kaddish (In Memoriam Warren Benson)
Vocalis
James Burritt, conductor
Blessed Trinity Church
Buffalo, NY
March 22, 2012 Dona Nobis Pacem and Kaddish (In Memoriam Warren Benson)
Vocalis
James Burritt, conductor
Burchfield-Penney Art Center
Buffalo, NY
May 12, 2012 Bright Phoenix Ascending
Tonie DePasquale, alto saxophone soloist
SUNY Orange Symphonic Band
Kevin Scott,conductor
SUNY Orange
Middletown, NY
March 27, 2012 Annual Persis Vehar Competition for Excellence in Composition, Student Composer Winners Concert
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
November 2012 Premiere of a commissioned song cycle for tenor, clarinet & piano by Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico for PMTNW Conference
Las Cruces, NM
July 2013 Premiere of her 6th opera, SHOT!, based on the McKinley assassination
Commissioned by Dr. Judith Wolf for Nickel City Opera Company
Buffalo, NY
 
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