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October 22, 2018
I-Park Open Studios
East Haddam, CT
Michael Harrison performance and screening of “Just Ancient Loops” collaboration with filmmaker Bill Morrison
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September 27-October 23, 2017
Composer-in-Residence
I-Park Foundation, East Haddam, CT
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August 28-September 19, 2017
Artist-in-residence
Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY
July 8-August 6, 2017
Constitution: Summer Workshop VI
Arts, Letters & Numbers, Averill Park, NY
Michael Harrison, visiting artist
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July 28, 2018
Cello Constellations
Arts Letters & Numbers, Averill Park, NY
Michael Harrison, Clarice Jensen and Anirban Roy Chowdhury
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May 21, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Sophia Subbayya Vastek
An die Musik, Baltimore, MD
Sophia Subbayya Vastek’s “Histories” Album Release Show: Innova Recordings CD
Featuring raga-based music by Michael Harrison, John Cage and Donnacha Dennehy
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May 17, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Clarice Jensen: Premiere of Cello Constellations
The Kitchen, 512 W 19th St, New York, NY
Cellist Clarice Jensen and artist Jonathan Turner present three world-premieres of multi-media works: Michael Harrison's Cello Constellations for multi-track cello and sine tones, a work Jensen has written for herself, as well as a piece she conceived of with Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson. Experience Michael Harrison's sine tone audio installation beginning at 6:30pm
May 7, 2017 at 4:00 pm
Sophia Subbayya Vastek
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Middleburg, VA
Sophia Subbayya Vastek performs raga-based works by Michael Harrison as well as music by Reena Esmail, John Cage and Michael Vincent Waller
May 6, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Sophia Subbayya Vastek
National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY
Pianist Sophia Subbayya Vastek’s “Histories” Album Release Show: Innova Recordings CD. Raga-based works by Michael Harrison as well as music by John Cage
April 21, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Just Ancient Loops
MIT’s Center for Arts, Science & Technology, Cambridge, MA
Cellist Maya Beiser performs Harrison’s Just Ancient Loops with film by Bill Morrison
February 21, 2017
Michael Harrison and Michael Vincent Waller: New music for just intonation piano and tabla
Carnegie Hill Concerts
The Church of Advent Hope, New York, NY
Featuring: Michael Harrison, Sophia Vastek, Nitin Mitta, Payton MacDonald
2017
2016
Harmonic Sky
October 22, 4:00-8:00 pm
October 29, 4:00-8:00 pm
November 5, 4:00-8:00 pm
November 12, 4:00-8:00 pm
November 19, 4:00-8:00 pm
Arts Letters & Numbers, Averill Park, NY
Collaborative installation by conceptual artist Megan Mosholder & Michael Harrison
October 21, 2016, 7:30 pm
Radians Phase II
Great Music at St. Bart’s, New York, NY
Third Sound previews the program it is taking to the Havana Contemporary Music Festival in November, including Harrison’s Radians Phase II
October 20, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Harmonic Sky Opening Reception
Arts Letters & Numbers, Averill Park, NY
Conceptual artist Megan Mosholder & Michael Harrison present their collaborative installation
September 30, 2016
Shastra Symposium
William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
July 23-August 7, 2016
Music Workshop
Arts, Letters & Numbers, Averill Park, NY
An interdisciplinary workshop for performers and composers directed by Michael Harrison
June 9, 2016
Harmonic Constellations (world premiere), Mari Kimura
National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY
May 21, 2016, 3:00 pm
Queens New Music Festival
Big Secret Theatre, Long Island City, Queens, NY
Sophia Vastek & Michael Harrison: Harrison, Glass, Dennehy
May 3, 2016
Radians Phase II (New York premiere), Third Sound
New York, NY
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March 31 and April 1, 2016
Just Constellations, Roomful of Teeth
Park Avenue Armory, New York City, NY
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March 23, 2016
Chorale from Just Ancient Loops, String Orchestra of Brooklyn
Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
January 31, 2016
Just Constellations, Roomful of Teeth
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
January 27, 2016
Just Constellations, Roomful of Teeth
Western Washington University PAC, Bellingham, WA
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January 25 and January 26, 2016
Just Constellations, Roomful of Teeth
Music on Main, Vancouver, BC
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December 19, 2015
Jaunpuri, Kaiyin Huang piano and ensemble
Taipei Da-an Park, Taipei, Taiwan
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December 18, 2015
Jaunpuri, Kaiyin Huang piano and ensemble
Tainan Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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December 9, 2015, 8:00 pm
Galapagos In C, a new production directed by David Gersten and Michael Harrison
RISD Museum, Providence, RI
December 5, 2015
Jaunpuri, Kaiyin Huang piano and ensemble
Auditorium of Music, Taipei, Taiwan
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December 4, 2015
Jaunpuri, Kaiyin Huang piano and ensemble
Zhongshan Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
November 29, 2015
Just Ancient Loops (film screening)
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
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November 17, 2015, 8:30 pm
Radians Phase II (premiere)
Havana Contemporary Music Festival
Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís, Havana, Cuba
With Third Sound, a New York City-based ensemble. Presented by the American Composers Forum
October 25, 2015
Just Constellations, Roomful of Teeth
Princeton University, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ
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October 21, 2015
Just Constellations, Roomful of Teeth
Wheaton College, Norton, MA
October 19, 2015
Just Constellations, Roomful of Teeth
Mt Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
October 17, 2015
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY
October 16, 2015
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Wave Festival, Brooklyn, NY
October 15, 2015
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Wave Festival, Brooklyn, NY
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October 14, 2015
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Wave Festival, Brooklyn, NY
October 2, 2015
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Society for the Performing Arts, Houston, TX
August 28, 2015
Just Constellations (premiere), Roomful of Teeth
MASS MoCA, Hunter Performing Arts Center, North Adams, MA
June 12, 2015
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Ojai Music Festival, Ojai, CA
April 26, 2015
Jaunpuri
Shastra Festival, Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
Mashkoor Ali Khan, vocals; Nitin Mitta, tabla; Michael Harrison, tamboura
April 13, 2015
Jaunpuri
Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, New York, NY
Mashkoor Ali Khan, vocals; Nitin Mitta, tabla; Michael Harrison, tamboura
April 9, 2015
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
March 20, 2015
Orchestral Modules (premiere)
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
MSM Composer’s Orchestra, Ben Grow, conductor
March 14, 2015
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Kresge Auditorium, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
March 6 and 7, 2015
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
City Performance Hall, Dallas, TX
February 27, 2015
Revelation: Music in Pure Intonation, Michael Harrison, piano
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
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February 16, 2015
Radians Phase (premiere), Tactus
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
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January 22, 2015
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Aztec Theatre, San Antonio, TX
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2015
2014
November 8, 2014
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Washington Performing Arts, Washington, DC
October 23, 2014
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
October 9, 2014
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Veletrzni Palac, Prague, Czech Republic
September 15, 2014
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Portland State University, Portland, OR
September 13, 2014
Just Ancient Loops, Maya Beiser, cello
Logan Creative, Santa Ana, CA
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