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4.4.24 The Hinge Quartet performed Cook on the North Carolina New Music Initiative concert at East Carolina University.
3.15.24 The Boston-based Hinge Quartet (Philipp Stäudlin, saxophone; Dan VanHassel, electric guitar; Matt Sharrock, percussion; Keith Kirchoff, piano) premiered Cook, commissioned by the ensemble, at UW Oshkosh.
2.25.24 Nathan Krueger performed The Future for baritone voice and electronics at the Wisconsin Alliance for Composers New Music Festival at UW Oshkosh.
11.4.23 Nathan Krueger performed The Future for baritone voice and electronics at the Society of Composers, Inc. Region V Conference at the Ohio University.
10.29.23 Pianist Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi premiered Unfurl at the Research on Contemporary Composition conference at the University of North Georgia.
8.20.23 Expressions for wind ensemble was premiered by the Wisconsin Symphonic Winds under the direction of Devin Otto.
4.16.23 Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi performed selections from Journey for solo piano at the Wisconsin Alliance for Composers New Music Festival at UW Whitewater.
3.11.23 Nathan Krueger performed The Future for baritone voice and electronics at the Electronic Music Midwest festival in Kansas City, KS.
3.9.23 Drew Whiting performed Aria for baritone saxophone and electronics performed at the Chicago Composer’s Consortium Electronic Music Concert at Roosevelt University.
2.9.23 Aria for baritone saxophone and electronics performed by Drew Whiting and The Future for baritone voice and electronics premiered by Nathan Krueger at their joint UW Oshkosh faculty recital.
11.6.22 Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi performed Breathe Slow, Breathe Deep for piano and electronics at Society of Composers, Inc. Region II Conference at Syracuse University.
10.25.22 Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi performed Breathe Slow, Breathe Deep for piano and electronics on the Arts Now Concert Series in Raleigh, NC.
6.8.22 Shadow Dance for clarinet, soprano saxophone, and piano recorded by Drew Whiting, Laura McLaughlin, and Kirstin Ihde for Drew’s forthcoming album.
4.1.22 Aria for baritone saxophone and electronics premiered by Drew Whiting at the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US National Conference at Western Michigan University.
3.27.22 Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi performed selections from Journey for solo piano on the Music From Almost Yesterday concert series at UW Milwaukee.
3.18.22 Music from SEAMUS Volume 22 featuring Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi’s recording of Swirling Sky for piano and electronics was re-released by New Focus Records.
2.27.22 Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi performed selections from Journey for solo piano at the Wisconsin Alliance for Composers New Music Festival at UW Oshkosh.
1.18.22 Biota for tenor saxophone and electronics performed by Jorge Sousa on the Master De Nuevas Tecnologías program at the Madrid Conservatory of Music.
6.15.21 Flurry for soprano saxophone and electronics performed by Iván Sánchez Iglesias in Tilburg, Netherlands at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts.
2.27.21 Biota for tenor saxophone and electronics performed by saxophonist Micheal Bovenzi at the International Conference for Saxophone Pedagogy and Performance.
3.5.20 Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi performed Breathe Slow, Breathe Deep for piano and electronics at the University of Tennessee Contemporary Music Festival/SCI Region IV Conference in Knoxville, TN.
2.29.20 I premiered Breathe Slow, Breathe Deep for piano and electronics at the Wisconsin Alliance for Composers New Music Festival in White Water, WI.
March 2020 Break for baritone saxophone and electronics released on In Lights Starkly Different (innova Records) performed by Drew Whiting.
11.11.19 When Galaxies Collide was premiered by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Percussion Ensemble with Alison Shaw directing.
10.11.19 Shadow Dance for clarinet, soprano saxophone, and piano was performed by the Vine Street Trio (Laura McLaughlin, Drew Whiting, and Kirstin Ihde) at the Society for Composers Region V Conference at Eastern Illinois University.
4.12.19 Shadow Dance for clarinet, soprano saxophone, and piano was performed by the Vine Street Trio (Laura McLaughlin, Drew Whiting, and Kirstin Ihde) at the First Unitarian Society in Madison, WI.
3.31.19 Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi performed selections from Journey (2015-17) on her solo recital at Oklahoma City University.
3.2.19 Shadow Dance for clarinet, soprano saxophone, and piano was performed by the Vine Street Trio (Laura McLaughlin, Drew Whiting, and Kirstin Ihde) at the Wisconsin Alliance for Composers New Music Festival.
11.11.18 Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi performed selections from Journey (2015-17) on her solo recital at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
11.9.18 Break for baritone saxophone and electronics performed by saxophonist Drew Whiting at the Splice II Festival at Bowling Green State University
11.9.18 Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi performed selections from Journey (2015-17) on her solo recital at the Capitol Lakes Grand Hall in Madison, WI.
11.7.18 Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi performed selections from Journey (2015-17) on her solo recital at UW Eau-Claire.
11.4.18 Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi premiered my 11-movement solo piano composition Journey (2015-17) on a solo recital at UW Oshkosh along with works by Jeff Herriott, John Mayrose, Chai-Yu Hsu, Yehuda Yannay, and Joseph Koykkar.
10.13.18 Break for baritone saxophone and electronics performed by saxophonist Drew Whiting at the Electronic Music Midwest festival at Lewis University.
9.14.18 My first solo album "Journeys" featuring my solo piano music was released by Ravello Records. This album includes recordings of Journey (2015-17), Swirling Sky for solo piano (2014), and Three Pieces for Piano (2006) by pianist the pianist Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi.
9.14.18 Shadow Dance for clarinet, soprano saxophone, and piano was premiered by the Vine Street Trio (Laura McLaughlin, Drew Whiting, and Kirstin Ihde) at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
2.7.18 University of Western Michigan Bullock Performance Institute residency that included a radio interview, teaching composition students, and a concert including my works Break for baritone saxophone and electronics and Vortex for alto saxophone and electric guitar performed by saxophonist Drew Whiting and guitarist John Mayrose.
2017 Earned rank of Full Professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
2017 Shadow Dance for piano duo published in the Society of Composers, Inc. Journal of Musical Scores, Volume 57 (J.W. Pepper)
10.21.17 Enchanted Falls for wind ensemble performed by the Lakeshore Wind Ensemble, directed by Marc Sackman, at the Capitol Civic Center in Manitowoc, WI.
6.24.17 Skipping Stones for vibraphone performed by percussionist Josh Perry at the Mise-En Music Festival in New York City.
4.21.17 Break for baritone saxophone and electronics performed by saxophonist Drew Whiting at the SEAMUS National Conference at St. Cloud State University.
2.23.17 Dominant for fixed media electronics performed on the Electronic Music Eastern concert series at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL.
1.7.17 Break for baritone saxophone and electronics performed by saxophonist Drew Whiting at the U. S. Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium in Fairfax, VA.
11.15.16 Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi performed selections from Journey for solo piano on the Arts NOW Series at North Carolina State University.
11.5.16 Break for baritone saxophone and electronics premiered by saxophonist Drew Whiting at the Third Practice Festival at the University of Richmond.
10.14.16 Dominant for fixed media electronics performed at Electronic Music Midwest at Lewis University in Romeoville, IL.
3.17.16 Biota for tenor saxophone and electronics performed by saxophonist Drew Whiting at the Ball State University New Music Festival.
2.12.16 Three Quarter-Tone Miniatures for Orff xylophone and computer premiered by percussionist Bill Salak at the SEAMUS National Conference at Georgia Southern University.
1.26.15 Residency at Piedmont College in Demorest, GA. I taught a class on the history of electronic music and gave a masterclass for composition students. Pianist Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi performed selections from Journey for solo piano and Swirling Sky for piano and electronics on an evening concert.
11.18.15 Vexed from Journey for solo piano performed at the M.P. Mussorgsky Ural State Conservatory in Yekaterinburg, Russia by Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi.
10.10.15 Conjuring for 5-octave handbell choir was premiered by the Bells of the Cascades handbell choir in Portland, OR after being named a finalist in that organizations 25th anniversary composition contest.
2.7.15 Mobiles for flute and guitar performed in New York City by Lauren Wuerth and Daniel Keene after being named co-winner in the 2014 Musical Amoeba Composition Contest.