Events

The below calendars include my own professional engagements as well as others' performances of my music.  If you or anyone you know is performing one of my compositions, please let me know so I can add it to my calendar!

January 31: Solo Organ Recital at Wheaton College, Armerding Center for Music and the Arts, Wheaton, IL

February 12: Solo Organ Recital at Clifton United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, OH (organ re-dedication)

February 27: Solo Organ Recital at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL

March 26: Solo Organ Recital at First Presbyterian Church, Flint, MI

January 11: Performance of Prelude and Tarantelle at St. Louis King of France, St. Paul, MN; David Jenkins, organist 

February 6: Performance of Psalm-Sonata No. 1 at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale, AZ; Melissa Plamann, organist 

February 11: Premiere of Aspects of Light at St. George's Episcopal Church, Arlington, VA; Kola Owolabi, organist 

February 26: Performance of Prelude and Tarantelle and Meditation on Finlandia at Västerås Cathedral, Sweden; Kira Lankinen, organist 

February 27: Performance of Genevan Suite (part) at Cathedral of Christ the King, Lexington, KY; Ethan Neal, organist 

February 27: Premiere of Wondrous Love for voice/piano at Vancouver UMC, Vancouver, WA; Beth Lawson, soprano and Martin Ellis, piano

March 7: Aspects of Light featured on Pipedreams; Kola Owolabi, organist

March 27: Performance of Partita on "Christ ist erstanden" at Basilica of the Sacred Heart, University of Notre Dame (DMA degree recital); Leah Martin, organist

April 13: Performance of Fantasy on "Ubi caritas" and organ accompanist for Highlands High School choral concert at Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH

April 22: Virtual Premiere of Ekklesia for organ in Vancouver, Washington; Martin Ellis, organist

April 24: Performance of Psalm-Sonata No. 1 at Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH; Stephen Price, organist

May 8: Premiere of O My Savior, Glorified!; Wesley Choir, Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH; Ben Owen, director

May 22: Premiere of And Give You Peace; Cathedral Choir, Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH; Ben Owen, director

May 27: Performance of Fanfare for the Nations at the International Women's Brass Conference at the University of North Texas; Brian Reichenbach, trumpet, and Rhonda Sider Edgington, organ

June 5: Premiere of Ever Singing; Chancel Choir, First Presbyterian Church, Flint, MI; Carl Angelo, director (Harold Grant, guest director)

July 2: Performance of Monument at Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, VA; JanEl Will, organist

July 3: Premiere of St. Helens Suite for trombone and organ at Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati; Timothy Anderson, trombone, and Brenda Portman, organ

July 6: Performance of Psalm-Sonata No. 1, 1st mvt, for Psalm Festival at AGO national convention, Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA; Janet Yieh, organist

August 25: Performance of Genevan Suite at Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, VA; JanEl Will, organist

September 9-11: Adjudicator for Sursa American Organ Competition / Workshop Presenter / Performer in judges' recital, Ball State University, Muncie, IN

September 11: Performance of Aspects of Light at Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, UT; Kola Owolabi, organist

January 31:  Premiere of Psalm-Sonata No. 1 and Variations on an Aeolian Melody, Performance of Fantasy on Ubi caritas and Prelude and Tarantelle at Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH; Brenda Portman, organist (Joint concert with Graeme Shields of original works)

June 14: Performance of Meditation on Finlandia for AAM Virtual Conference Evensong at Washington National Cathedral; Thomas Sheehan, organist 

July 1: Great Lakes Duo CD release including Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence; Rhonda Sider Edgington, organ, and Brian Reichenbach, trumpet 

July 2: Performance of Monument at The Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, Charlotte, NC; Patrick Pope, organist 

July 4: Performance of Toccata for America for Independence Day concert at Washington National Cathedral; Tom Sheehan, organist 

July 28: Performance of Meditation on Finlandia, Meditation on Peace Like a River, and Prelude on Deo Gracias at Fellowship Lutheran Church, Tulsa, OK: Ann Boelzner, organist 

July 28: Performance of Monument at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA; Thomas Sheehan, organist 

August 22: Premiere of Solemn Fanfare at The Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity, Georgetown, KY; Ethan Neal, organist 

September 19: Premiere (in person) of We Sing to You; Cathedral Choir and Wesley Choir, Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, OH; Ben Owen, director 

October 3: Premiere of There's a Wideness in God's Mercy; Cathedral Choir, Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, OH; Ben Owen, director 

October 5: Premiere of Fanfare for the Nations, recorded at Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame, IN, for University of Michigan organ conference (virtual); Rhonda Sider Edgington, organ, and Brian Reichenbach, trumpet  

October 17: Performance of Psalm-Sonata No. 1 at Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, GA; Stephen Price, organist 

October 18: Guest for online composer forum, Detroit AGO 

October 21, 22, 24: Performances of Fanfare for the Nations by Rhonda Sider Edgington & Brian Reichenbach in Murfreesboro, TN; Birmingham, AL; Cleveland, TN 

October 27-28: Organist for Missioning Mass and Presidential Inauguration at Xavier University - Bellarmine Chapel and Cintas Center, Cincinnati, OH

November 5: Performance of Meditation on Peace Like a River at Washington National Cathedral for Colin Powell's funeral; Thomas Sheehan, organist 

November 19, 20, 21: Performances of Fanfare for the Nations by Rhonda Sider Edgington & Brian Reichenbach in Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Holland, MI 

November 22: AGO Workshop Presenter: "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" at Hope Church, Holland, MI 

November 28: Performance of Toccatina on "Joy to the World" at First Reformed Church, Holland, MI; Richard Van Oss, organist 

December 10: Performance of Meditation on Peace Like a River at Washington National Cathedral for Bob Dole's funeral; Thomas Sheehan, organist

December 16, 17, 19: Organist for "Let Love Be Heard" Christmas concert at St. Rose Catholic Church, Cincinnati, OH

December 19: Premiere of Fanfare-Toccata on "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" at Christ Church, New Haven, CT; Carolyn Craig, organist

February 23: Premiere of Call and Answer with the combined choirs of Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, VA; Beckie Davy, director 

April 12: Premiere of Fantasy on "Ubi caritas" for organ at Washington National Cathedral; Thomas Sheehan, organist

May 24-June 21: "Prominent Postlude Project" (5 Sundays of extended postludes from the organ repertoire)

     Works by Felix Mendelssohn, J. S. Bach, Henri Mulet, Alec Wyton, and Jehan Alain 

July 4: Performance of Monument for organ at Washington National Cathedral; Tom Sheehan, organist 

July 21: Premiere of Prelude and Tarantelle for organ at AGO OrganFest 2020 (virtual festival); Amanda Mole, organist 

July 24: Premiere of We Sing to You (virtual choir performance); directed by Michael Dauterman 

August 18: Performance of Prelude and Tarantelle at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC; Raymond Nagem, organist 

August 30: Premiere of Bring, O Morn, Thy Music at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, OH; directed by Ben Owen 

October 16: Performance of Genevan Suite at University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA; Wyatt Smith, organist 

October 19: Featured composer for workshop with Houston AGO 

October 19: Prelude and Tarantelle featured on American Public Media's Pipedreams® 

November 22: Organist for Elfrida Andrée's Organ Symphony No. 2 for organ and brass, Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH 

December 6: Performance of Triptych on "Helmsley" at Washington National Cathedral, Thomas Sheehan, organist 

February 20: Solo Organ Recital at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington, KY 

     Works by Bach, Wammes, and Leclerc  

May 3: Presenter for "First Friday Niters": Music composed by Brenda Portman including premiere of Monument, Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH 

September 14: Solo Organ Recital/Organ Dedication Concert at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Grafton, WI, including premiere of Alleluia! Sing to Jesus hymn concertato 

     Works by Mendelssohn, Bach, Wammes, Laurin, Portman, and Widor  

November 13: Solo Organ Recital at Christ Church Glendale, Glendale, OH 

     Works by Bach, Sweelinck, Cooman, and Rogg  

November 23: AGO Workshop Presenter: "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" at Church of the Saviour, Cleveland Heights, OH  

Nov/Dec: Multiple performances of Variations on a Huron Carol, Holland & Grand Rapids, MI; Rhonda Sider Edgington, organist 

February 17: Adjudicator for Strader Organ Competition (University of Cincinnati - CCM), Lakeside Park Presbyterian Church, Lakeside Park, KY​ 

March 4: Solo Organ Concert at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, part of MUSE women's history month festival  

     Works by Jeanne Demessieux, Caterina Assandra, Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia, Pamela Decker, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Libby Larsen, Kristina Shtegman, Brenda Portman, and Rachel Laurin  

March 11: Guest organist for 150th anniversary celebration at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jackson, MI​ 

September 9: Collaborative pianist for Concert of Scandinavian Songs - Alisa Jordheim, soprano, Friendship UMC, Cincinnati, OH 

February 26: Premiere of A Song of Light by the Schola of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in North Chesterfield, VA, directed by Elizabeth Goodwin  

March 18: Children's Organ Concert (Brenda Portman, organist, with Rachel Kramer, emcee/narrator) at Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH          

April 2: Performance of A Celtic Psalm for hymn festival with Tom Trenney, part of Organ Concert Series, Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH  

April 7: Solo Organ Concert at Jack H. Miller Center, Hope College, Holland, MI  

     Works by Jeanne Demessieux, Caterina Assandra, Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia, Pamela Decker, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Libby Larsen, Kristina Shtegman, and Rachel Laurin  

May 5: Performance of Elegy at Twin Cities AGO Members Recital, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Edina, MN; David Jenkins, organist 

September 17: Organist for Rutter Gloria and other choral works, Church of Our Saviour, Cincinnati, OH 

September 30: AGO Workshop Presenter, "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" at Christ Church Cathedral, Lexington, KY 

October 1: Organist for CCM Brass Concert at Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH  

October 15: Solo Organ Concert for Music at St. Paul's 2017-18 season, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Flint, MI  

     Works by Laurin, Portman, Mozart, Kristina Shtegman, and Duruflé​ 

November 5: Organist for Patriotic Choir Concert, Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH  

November 13: AGO Workshop Presenter, "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Cincinnati, OH 

April 24: Solo Organ Recital at First Presbyterian Church, Flint, MI 

     Works by J. S. Bach, Bert Matter, Gustav Holst, Brenda Portman, and Rachel Laurin; Assisted by Laurie DiSabatino, soprano  

May 12-15: Semi-finals, finals, and gala concert of Sursa American Organ Competition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN  

     Works by Bach, Buxtehude, Clérambault, Franck, Mendelssohn, David Briggs, Rachel Laurin, and Percy Whitlock 

June 23: Performance of Toccata on "Meadville" for AGO National Convention, Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Houston, TX; Tyler Boehmer, organist

July 14: Workshop Presenter, "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" for Pipe Organ Encounter (Advanced), Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH  

July 14: Faculty Organ Recital for Pipe Organ Encounter (Advanced), Hyde Park Community UMC, Cincinnati, OH 

     Works by Ad Wammes, Rachel Laurin, and Craig Phillips  

September 11: Premiere of Bless the Lord, O My Soul by the Chancel Choir of First Presbyterian Church, Flint, MI; Carl Angelo, director

September 25: Premiere of Elegy (2016), winner of Twin Cities AGO composition competition, House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Richfield, MN;  Chad Winterfeldt, organist

October 24: AGO Workshop Presenter, "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" at East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA  

October 27: Premiere of O Mighty God by the Wheaton College Women's Chorale, directed by Dr. Mary Hopper, at College Church, Wheaton, IL  

November 4: AGO Workshop Presenter, "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" at First Presbyterian Church, Muncie, IN