Faculty Chamber Recital – Ben Roidl-Ward, Bassoon
School of Music bassoon professor Ben Roidl-Ward collaborates with Dana Jessen, bassoon, Nanci Belmont, bassoon, Isidora Nojkovic, cello, and Kyle Flens, percussion to present recent works by Mexican and Mexican-American composers José-Luis Hurtado, Mathew Arrellin, and Luis Fernando Amaya.
My piece Burbujas for bassoon, cello, and percussion will be performed a second time.
This event takes place at the Music Building at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign:
1114 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801
This event is free!
Dal Niente Presents: New Music by Mexican (-American) Composers
Dal Niente Presents Ben Roidl-Ward and friends performing new chamber works by Mexican and Mexican American Composers. Presented in the beautiful May Chapel in Chicago's historic Rosehill Cemetery, this performance features four chamber works for woodwinds, strings, and percussion, including three world premieres.
Program
Burbujas* for bassoon, cello, and percussion by Mathew Arrellin
Dúo for bassoon and percussion by Andrés Nuño de Buen
Pregunta No. 4: Quimera* for bassoon and cello by Luis Fernando Amaya
The Untitled 3b* for three bassoons by José-Luis Hurtado
*denotes world premiere
Performers
Ben Roidl-Ward, bassoon
Nanci Belmont, bassoon
Dana Jessen, bassoon
Isidora Nojkovic, cello
Kyle Flens, percussion
Enter the Rosehill Cemetery at 5800 N. Ravenswood Ave. The historic May Chapel is located approximately 3 blocks west of the main entrance. Free parking is available.
Chicago Composers Orchestra and Dalia Chin Premiere Overpainted Photographs (2022-23) for flute and orchestra
Chicago Composers Orchestra and Chicago-based flutist Dalia Chin premiere Overpainted Photographs (2022-23) for flute and orchestra.
https://www.chicagocomposersorchestra.org/events/madeinchicago
Ben Roidl-Ward performs Still/Alive
Ben Roidl-Ward performs a show of solo bassoon works as part of the Constellation Frequency Series, including my piece Still/Alive (2021).
https://www.seetickets.us/event/Frequency-SeriesPresentsBenRoidl-Ward/497678
Thomas Giles performs Metasomatic: Vapors
Thomas Giles performs a concert of solo saxophone works, including my piece Metasomatic: Vapors (2018-19).
https://www.seetickets.us/event/Frequency-SeriesPresentsThomasGiles/497688
PhD Recital / Album Release Show
On May 8th, I will be performing my final recital at Northwestern University, alongside ~Nois and Ben Roidl-Ward, who are great friends I’ve made along the way! I’m really excited to share this music with people.
The recital will also double as the release show for my debut album Metasomatic, which comes out on May 6, 2022 on the Records to Burn label.
The program will feature the following pieces:
Metasomatic: Portals and Apertures for saxophone quartet, performed by ~Nois
Metasomatic: Vapors for alto saxophone, performed by Jordan Luloff
Metasomatic: Bifurcations and Metasomatic: Apparitions for cello solo, performed by Mathew Arrellin
Still/Alive for bassoon solo, world premiere by Ben Roidl-Ward
Artwork by Constance Volk
Breathless (2021): Third Coast Percussion at Northwestern University
As part of a residency at Northwestern University, Third Coast Percussion premieres my new percussion quartet, “Breathless,” along with 4 other world premieres by Northwestern composition students Luis Fernando Amaya, Ben Zucker, Leo Discenza, and Samuel Perlman.
The event is free!
Galvin Recital Hall at the Bienen School of Music, 7:30pm.
Still/Alive (2021): Virtual Concert by Ben Roidl-Ward
Ben Roidl-Ward will perform a virtual recital as part of the Music of the Americas concert series at the University of New Mexico, sharing a program of new works for bassoon solo with José-Luis Hurtado and Luis Fernando Amaya.
~Nois at Constellation - Ear Taxi Festival
~Nois will play my piece Metasomatic V at Constellation as part of the Ear Taxi Festival in Chicago, IL.
Fonema Consort - Ear Taxi Festival
Fonema Consort will perform my piece Umbra II as part of the Ear Taxi Festival in Chicago, IL.
Past Events
May 2, 2019 Metasomatic IV, performed by the Mivos Quartet, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
March 28, 2019 Metasomatic I, performed by Mathew Arrellin, SCI National Conference, Albuquerque, NM
February 19, 2019 Metasomatic III, performed by Brandon Quarles, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
December 4, 2018 Metasomatic II, performed by Mathew Arrellin, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
June 7, 2018 Cacodemonic, performed by the Mivos Quartet, June in Buffalo, Buffallo, NY
March 23, 2018 Umbra II, performed by the Fonema Consort, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
March 6, 2018 Destello, performed by Ensemble Dal Niente, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
November 27, 2017 Apertures, performed by ~Nois, Constellation, Chicago, IL
June 1, 2017 Apertures, performed by ~Nois, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
May 27, 2017 Vertigo, performed by Jordan Luloff, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
May 25, 2017 Apertures, performed by ~Nois, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
May 17, 2017 Umbra, performed by the Fonema Consort, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
April 18, 2017 Reconstruction of a Memory, for fixed media, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
October 12, 2016 Compendium, performed by the Low Frequency Trio, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, MX
July 9, 2016 Vertigo, performed by Phil Pierick, VIPA Festival, Valencia, Spain
May 4, 2016 Compendium, performed by the Low Frequency Trio, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
April 10, 2016 Senior Cello Recital, Mathew Arrellin, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
February 4, 2016 Vertigo, performed by Kyle Bruckmann, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM