We are going to...Florida!

That's right, on September 5th Jen and I will land in Florida! We are very excited about our Florida Tour. Jen grew up in Florida so I am sure it will be a wonderful homecoming for her, and I have only the fondest memories of my last visit to Florida (I was 5, and I was in Disney World!).

We are really excited about performing some of the new repertoire we worked on while we were in residence at the Banff Centre - Harrison Birtwistle’s 9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker, Harold Meltzer’s Two Songs of Silas Marner, and the world premiere of Sarah Hersh’s In Praise of Continuous New Dreams of New York City. On this tour we will not only perform, but will also work with elementary, high school, and university students.

We will have a very full itinerary.

September 5: We Arrive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

September 7: We will perform a noon concert as part of the Orlando Public Library's Music in the Library concert series. (Then Jen and I will go shopping for my bridesmaid dress for Jen’s wedding…any positive energy you can send our way would be appreciated!)


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September 8: A 7:30 concert in Jen’s home town, Merritt Island. I am really looking forward to meeting her family and friends!

September 10: This will be a very busy day at the University of Florida in Gainesville hosted by the Society of Composers student chapter at UF! First, we will read and give feedback on composition sketches for soprano and cello by Adam Scott Neal and Michael Smith. Then, we will perform a concert in which we will premiere Sarah Hersh’s In Praise of Continuous New Dreams of New York City! The University of Florida is Sarah’s Alma Mater and we are so proud to present her piece there! (Watch for a blog about Sarah and her piece very soon.)

September 11-12: We will visit The University of South Florida in Tampa! This two day residency will include a masterclass and a concert. This is where Jen did her undergraduate degree, so I look forward to being shown around the campus... even if it is too hot... which it will be.

September 14: We will work with the students at Ocean Breeze Elementary and Satellite High School in Brevard County!

You can find more details about our concert times and locations in the Performances section of our website! I am really looking forward to the tour and another Diagenesis adventure!!!!

-Heather