2013
February 
23 7:30pm
Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA
Free
February 24 3pm
Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
$20 General Admission; $15 students and seniors
Definiens, with guest soprano Tony Arnold, presents a contemporary chamber music program at Highways Performance Space on Sunday, February 24th 2013 at 4pm in Santa Monica, CA. The program consists of newly commissioned works Brassica: A Song Cycle on Genetic Engineering by Alexander Miller, Sun Songs by Jenni Brandon, and (St. Antony Weeps Over) False Gods and Mollusks by Elizabeth Nonemaker alongside Petroushskates by Joan Tower and Pulitzer prize-winning composer, Jennifer Higdon’s Piano Trio.
John von Rhein of the Chicago Tribune writes, “anything sung by soprano Tony Arnold is worth hearing.†Hailed by the New York Times as “a bold and powerful interpreter.†Grammy nominated soprano, Tony Arnold, has established herself a leading specialist in new vocal repertoire.
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Diana Morgan, flute
Ryan Zwahlen, oboe and English horn, conductor
Eric Jacobs, clarinets
Michael Kreiner, bassoon
Sakura Tsai, violin
Dave Mergen, cello
Stephen Pfeifer, bass
Jeanette Louise Yaryan, piano
This concert is supported in part by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
Definiens. Chamber Music. Redefined.
Saturday, March 2 & 3 – USC
A Shipwreck Opera - music by John B Hedges; libretto by Aimee Bender
Saturday, March 2, 2013 : 3:00pm
University Park Campus
Parkside Restaurant Rotunda
International Parkside Residential College
3771 S McClintock Ave, IRC
Admission is free
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Sunday, March 3, 2013 : 3:00pm
University Park Campus
Tommy’s Place
Ronald Tutor Campus Center
3607 Trousdale Pkwy, TCC 330
Admission is free
2012
Musical Adventures with the Definiens Project
What Katydid
Join us for this special musical story where kids clap and sing along, becoming part of
the musical adventure!
Saturday, November 10
2:00 PM
Julian Dixon Culver City Library
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
5:00pm
Hope UMC, Torrance, CA
$10 at door, credit cards accepted!
Robert Maggio – Riddle for clarinet, violin, piano
Mark Lackey – Tangle for flute, English horn, violin, cello
…and more!
The program also will include the world premiere of our C3 winner, Nicole Murphy
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
8pm
Ivy Sub Station, Culver City, CA
9070 Venice Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90232
$10 at door, credit cards accepted!
Jennifer Hidgon – Piano Trio – Pale Yellow and Fiery Red
Jennifer Stevenson – Distances for oboe and piano
Ian Munro - newly commissioned UNstasis for oboe, bassoon, violin, cello – winner of the 2010 C3 Young Composer Category
…and more!!
2011
November
4pm
Hope United Methodist Church
3405 W. Artesia Blvd
Torrance, CA 90504Concertino for flute, viola, bass – Schulhoff
Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, bass Op. 39 – Prokofiev
Sonatina for flute and piano- Burton
Sunday, June 5, 4pm
Hot Nights with Definiens
Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor, Schifrin: Hommage à Ravel, D’Rivera: Preludio y Merengue, Stevenson: Adiabatic Trio, Gillespie/Yaryan: Night in Tunisia
Hope United Methodist Church
3405 W. Artesia Blvd
Torrance, CA 90504
$10 at the door
April
Wednesday, April 20th 2011 7:30pm
America Tropical opera at USC
We are doing another performance of David Conte’s opera!
Click here for more information
FebruaryFebruary 28, 29
Westchester United Methodist Church and CSULong Beach
Works by Joan Tower, Doug Opel, Michael Djupstrom, and more! Student works at CSULong Beach
2010
September
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Fundraising event at Fanciful on Melrose. More information to come!
October
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 22, 23, 24, 2010
America Tropical
This opera was composed by David Conte with libretto by Oliver Mayer. Our performances will take place at the University of Southern California, Autry National Center, and the Pico House (downtown on Olvera St.)
November
Saturday, Novermber 6, 2010
2010 Fresno New Music Festival
Definiens will be performing works by Mark Carlson, Jenni Brandon, Doug Opel, Michael-Thomas Foumai, Richard Pressley, and Jennifer Stevenson
Click here for Program»November 21st 4pm
Hope United Methodist Church, Torrance
Definiens will be performing works by Mark Carlson, Jenni Brandon, Doug Opel, Michael-Thomas Foumai, Richard Pressley, and Jennifer Stevenson
December
CSU Bakersfield Residency featuring The Vientos Trio
2011
Winter Concert and CSULB Residency
February 27th
Westchester United Methodist Church. We’ll be performing works by Joan Tower, Michael Djupstrom, Jennifer Stevenson, Jenni Brandon, Michael Remson, and Doug Opel!
4pm
$10 at the door
February 28th
CSU Long Beach. We’ll be performing a number of works from the above concert as well as numerous 1-minute pieces by Cal State students!
Spring Concert
featuring Ravel Piano Trio; Jennifer Stevenson Adriatic Trio, and more
Richard Pressley – Three Haiku for flute, clarinet, violin, cello
Jenni Brandon – New California Commission for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano
Mark Carlson – Quartet for flute, clarinet, cello, piano
Intermission
Michael-Thomas Foumai – Hanakotoba for violin, piano
Jennifer Stevenson – New California Commission
Doug Opel – 2009 C3 (composition commission competition) winner
for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello