Over the last decade, I have made it my personal mission to program music by underrepresented composers, particularly music by women. In 2016, I founded Chione Quintet, an ensemble comprised of five women with a mission to perform music by women and expand the repertoire available for the instrumentation. This ensemble was the catalyst for my mission to expand the repertoire written for the oboe by women. In 2019, I began a project to commission female-identifying composers to write music about the National Parks throughout the country. This project, “Resonant Earth: Sounding the Landscape through Her Voice,” has since been my passion project with four pieces completed and premiered to date; three Minnesota and one Kansas national park site are represented. In addition to commissioning and premiering new works by women and underrepresented composers, I also regularly unearth previously written music that is unknown or performed infrequently. The following list is the vast majority of programming I have shared in the last five years. Transparency has always been a pillar of who I am as a musician and as a person. I hope the trend of sharing music by underrepresented composers continues to the point where it is no longer considered a trend.

2025

Unseen Wings, Unheard Songs: Music for oboe and English horn Indianapolis, Indiana

First Chill on Kabetogama (live recording), Julie Johnson; Unseen Wings, Unheard Songs:   June 12, 2025 Petite Dancer for solo English horn and fixed electronics, Snow Kim; Nothing for Miles, Grace Baugher Dunlap (World Premiere)

Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble Concert   Stillwater, Oklahoma

Concertino, Katherine Murdock                               April 22, 2025

Bluestem Blaze Faculty Recital: Oklahoma State University     Stillwater, Oklahoma

Miniatures, William Grant Still, arr. Adam Lesnickl; Promise of Today,                                     April 8, 2025

Matthew Howell; Ritmo Indio, Louis W. Ballard; Ticklin’ Toes, Florence Price,

arr. Shawn Sequin

CMS Conference: Snow Kim: New Music for Flute and Oboe/English horn        Lawrence, Kansas

In the Glass Jar, Snow Kim; The Wolf for Oboe, Flute, and Fixed Electronics,                          April 5, 2025

Snow Kim; and Unseen Wings, Unheard Songs: Petite Dancer for solo English horn 

and fixed electronics, Snow Kim

Echoes of the Abyss: Exploring Narcissism, Antisocial Personality          Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Disorder, and Victimhood             March 28, 2025   

Six Metamorphoses After Ovid, V. Narcissus, Benjamin Britten; Myths, I. Echo,

Stacey Berk; Abismo, Fernando Zúñiga Chanto (World Premiere)

An Exploration of Wind Quintets by Oklahoma and Arkansas Composers    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Miniatures, William Grant Still, arr. Adam Lesnickl; Promise of Today,                               March 13, 2025

Matthew Howell; Ritmo Indio, Louis W. Ballard

A Ripple Effect: Music Transcends. Music Connects                       Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Sisters Reflected in a Strolling Pond Garden, Jonathan Posthuma                                   March 13, 2025

(World Premiere); Il Pleut Sur Les Jardins D’eole, Alexandre Ouzounoff

Guest Artist Recital: Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi   Corpus Christi, Texas

Mountain Song, Chen Yi; Song Without Words in G Major (Pleading),                             February 21, 2025

Florence B. Price, arr. Shawn Seguin; Three little Pieces for oboe and bassoon, 

Gordon Jacob; Bloom for oboe & bassoon, Amber Ferenz; Trio for oboe, 

bassoon, and piano, Connor Chee 

Guest Artist Recital: Stephen F. Austin State University   Nacogdoches, Texas

Mountain Song, Chen Yi; Song Without Words in G Major (Pleading),                             February 19, 2025

Florence B. Price, arr. Shawn Seguin; Three little Pieces for oboe and bassoon, 

Gordon Jacob; Bloom for oboe & bassoon, Amber Ferenz 

Faculty Recital: Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano: Oklahoma State University         Stillwater, Oklahoma

The New Chevalier Sonata, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, ed.                February 9, 2025

Althea Talbot-Howard; Song Without Words in G Major (Pleading), Florence B. 

Price, arr. Shawn Seguin; Three little Pieces for oboe and bassoon, Gordon Jacob; 

Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano, Connor Chee; Bloom for oboe & bassoon, Amber Ferenz

Guest and Faculty Recital: Double Reed Day: Oklahoma State University   Stillwater, Oklahoma

Mountain Song, Chen Yi; Bloom for oboe & bassoon, Amber Ferenz           February 1, 2025

Faculty Recital: Wishful Romance: A Tale of Friends and Flight:                            Stillwater, Oklahoma

Oklahoma State University                                                                 January 26, 2025

Wishful Thinking (Premiere), Kincaid Rabb; Slightly Dry Poem for English horn             

and harp; (Premiere), Jonathan Posthuma; “The Swan” from Carnival of Animals, 

Camille Saint-Saens, arr. Thomas Stacey; Romance for oboe d’amore and harp, 

Yusef Lateef; Slightly Dry Poem for oboe d’amore (premiere), Jonathan Posthuma; 

The Ugly Duckling (selections), Alyssa Reit

2025 Programming Composer Breakdown

2024

Double Reed Ensemble Recital: Oklahoma State University   Stillwater, Oklahoma  Pasticcio Dandy, Stacey Berk       November 14, 2024

Faculty Chamber Recital: Oklahoma State University     Stillwater, Oklahoma Cats in the Kitchen, Phillip Bimstein         November 12, 2024

UCOboe Fest 2024: University of Central Oklahoma         Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oblivion for oboe quartet, Astor Piazzolla arr. Keve Wilson         November 2, 2024

Now On Paper: New and Newish Works by Flutist/Composer Julie Johnson   Saint Paul, Minnesota

in Print for the First Time, Hamline University         November 1, 2024 First Chill on Kabetogama, Julie Johnson (World Premiere)

Bluestem Blaze Woodwind Quintet Faculty Recital: Oklahoma State University      Stillwater, Oklahoma Pastorale, Amy Beach; Changes of Phase, Kenji Bunch; Red Oak Suite, David Crowe; October 15, 2024 Variations sur un theme corse, Henri Tomasi

Oboe Day Guest and Faculty Recital: Oklahoma State University     Stillwater, Oklahoma The Wolf for Oboe and Fixed Electronics, Snow Kim; Die Lieder der Nachtigall (live recording), October 12, 2024 Felicitas Kukuck; Two Pieces, Gordon Jacobs

Bassoon Faculty Recital: Oklahoma State University                   Stillwater, Oklahoma Trio de Salon (live recording), Marie Felicie Clemence de Reiset Vicomtesse de Grandval             October 1, 2024 

Woodwind Area Faculty Recital: Oklahoma State University                             Stillwater, Oklahoma The Wolf for Oboe and Fixed Electronics, Snow Kim                     August 26, 2024

International Clarinet Association: ClarinetFest               Dublin, Ireland Forever Home, Oboe, English horn, Clarinet, Nancy Williams (World Premiere); Ethereal Dialogue August 3, 2024 for Oboe, English horn, Clarinet, Snow Kim

International Double Reed Society Conference         Flagstaff, Arizona Larkspur: Prelude and Scherzo, Jonathan Posthuma; Wind Trio, Andrea Daly;                     July 24, 2024

Ethereal Dialogue for Oboe, English horn, Clarinet, Snow Kim (World Premiere) 

International Double Reed Society Conference            Flagstaff, Arizona Trio No. 12 for Oboe, Baritone Sax, and Bassoon, Jonathan Posthuma; Trio No. 10 for Oboe, Alto Sax, July 22, 2024 and Bassoon, Jonathan Posthuma; No. 65 “Sealed Woman,”Jonathan Posthuma

Larkspur at the Library Educational Mini Tour                           Rochester/West St. Paul, Minnesota Isabel and Her Colores Go to School           May 23-25, 2024

Oboe Studio Recital: University of Kansas         Lawrence, Kansas The Wolf for Oboe and Fixed Electronics (live recording), Snow Kim; Fantasie April 28, 2024 No. 2 in A minor, TWV 40:3, I. Grave, III. Adagio (Baroque oboe)

Composition Doctoral Recital: University of Kansas         Lawrence, Kansas The Wolf for Oboe, Flute, and Fixed Electronics, Snow Kim   April 23, 2024

Ears to the Earth: Cider Gallery                                                               Lawrence, Kansas The Wolf for Oboe and Vibraphone, Snow Kim;     April 22, 2024 A Certain Tune, I. “Beautiful, Proud Sea,” Juliana Hall

Guest Artist Recital: Murray State University                       Murray, Kentucky The Wolf for Oboe and Electronics, Snow Kim; Fantasie No. 2 in A minor,                           April 20, 2024 TWV 40:3, I. Grave (Baroque oboe); Chrysalis for English horn and piano, Alyssa Morris; Isabel and her Colores Go to School for Reed Trio (studio recording), Alejandra Odgers, Danza de Colores, Alejandra Odgers; Larkspur: Prelude and Scherzo for Reed Trio, Jonathan Posthuma

Guest Artist Recital: University of Memphis   Memphis, Tennessee The Wolf for Oboe and Electronics (World Premiere), Snow Kim;       April 19, 2024 Isabel and her Colores Go to School for Reed Trio, Alejandra Odgers; Danza de Colores, Alejandra Odgers; Larkspur: Prelude and Scherzo, Jonathan Posthuma; Papillionian Dance for Reed Trio, Gary Powell Nash

Pop-Up Concert: Crosstown Arts                               Memphis, Tennessee The Wolf for Oboe and Electronics (World Premiere), Snow Kim;       April 19, 2024 Isabel and her Colores Go to School for Reed Trio, Alejandra Odgers, Danza de Colores, Alejandra Odgers; Larkspur: Prelude and Scherzo, Jonathan Posthuma; Papillionian Dance for Reed Trio, Gary Powell Nash

Vocal Masters Recital: University of Kansas         Lawrence, Kansas Aketzalli for English horn and Soprano, Juan Carlos Marulanda           April 12, 2024

New Music Guild Recital: University of Kansas                       Lawrence, Kansas Valerian for English horn and Soprano, Snow Kim;                  March 26, 2024 Aketzalli for English horn and Soprano, Juan Carlos Marulanda

Composition Doctoral Recital: University of Kansas                        Lawrence, Kansas Aketzalli for English horn and Soprano, Juan Carlos Marulanda                March 24, 2024

SHE Festival: University of Arkansas               Fayetteville, Arkansas Thaw, Becky Turro; Firing Squad, Niloufar Nourbakhsh         March 1, 2024

2024 Programming Composer Breakdown

2023

Chamber Music Recital: Trinity Lutheran Church         Lawrence, Kansas Trio, Madeleine Dring; Danza Gaya (recording), Madeleine Dring; Thaw, Becky Turro;         November 10, 2023 Two Interlinked French Folk Melodies, Ethel Smyth; Coping, Alyssa Morris

International Double Reed Society Conference           Salaya, Thailand Hummingbird Banter, Oboe and Saxophone, Gary Powell Nash (World Premiere);             July 21, 2023 Trio No. 9 for Oboe, Soprano Sax, and Bassoon, Jonathan Posthuma

International Clarinet Association: ClarinetFest                         Denver, Colorado Larkspur: Prelude and Scherzo, Jonathan Posthuma;                     July 5, 2023 Papilionian Dance, Gary Powell Nash; Wind Trio, Andrea Daly 

Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon Library Tour                                       Northern Minnesota Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon, Jocelyn Hagen/Ka Vang; Umoja, Valerie Coleman;           May/June, 2023 Polka, Denes Agay                                      

Doctoral Recital: University of Kansas                       Lawrence, Kansas Oboe Sonata, Francis Poulenc; Through Thickened Fog (World Premiere),                          April 25, 2023 Carter Crosby; Papilionian Dance, Gary Powell Nash; Trio No. 11 for Oboe, Tenor Sax, and Bassoon, Jonathan Posthuma; The Sequoia Trio, Jenni Brandon

Doctoral Recital: University of Kansas                                                                       Lawrence, Kansas No. 65 “Sealed Woman,” Jonathan Posthuma; Pastorales in Three Colors,                       March 26, 2023 Yu Tsuruku; Susurrus, Katherine Bergman; Prism, Sy Brandon; No. 1 “Twittering Machine,” Jonathan Posthuma; Fantasia, TWV 40:7, G.P. Telemann (Baroque oboe); Composition for Oboe, Julia Perry

Music by Women Festival Columbus, Mississippi Blue and Yellow: A Song for Ukraine (live recording), Becky Sun; Alone Together, Katherine Bergman           March 2, 2023

Doctoral Recital: University of Kansas                       Lawrence, Kansas …One Way to Hear the Snow, Libby Larsen (World Premiere); Hidden Currents,           February 26, 2023 Katherine Bergman; Across, Theresa Martin; Romance, Yusef Lateef

Hastings Art Center: The Mississippi River Meets the Seine River   Stillwater, Minnesota Hidden Currents, Katherine Bergman; Algues, Bernard Andrés; Reverie,                        February 26, 2023 Claude Debussy; The Ugly Duckling, Alyssa Reit           

Schubert Club: Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon               Saint Paul, MN Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon (studio recording) , Jocelyn Hagen/Ka Vang                                    February 16, 2023

YourClassical Minnesota Public Radio Tour                       Minnesota Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Finds the Blues, Brian Handeland/Susan Miranda           2022–2023

2023 Programming Composer Breakdown

2022 Programming Composer Breakdown