The New Musical Geographies series and other concerts
In Spring, 2011, I presented a solo khaen recital New Musical Geographies, at various locations in the U.S. The recital featured a number of works written for me, including new pieces by Jeff Herriott, David Loeb, Matthew Welch and Sidney Marquez Boquiren. I have presented versions of this recital in the U.S., Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, including at the Thailand International Composition Festival.
In November, 2017, I held a second New Musical Geographies recital, with new compositions by Yu Kuwabara, Vera Ivanova, H. James Harkins, Sidney Marquez Boquiren and myself, and including arrangements of Swedish folk tunes for fiddle, khaen and harp. Watch the concer on Youtube.
In February, 2023, the third recital featured the world premiere of my duo for khaen and 25-string gayageum, works from the CD Landscape Traces, the stage premiere of Sirens of the Pack Ice, and fusion arrangements of Thai and Swedish folk melodies.
In August, 2023, the fourth edition included premieres by Joogwang Lim, Jiyoung Ko, David Loeb, Devon Osamu Tipp and Dean Rosenthal. Selections from this concert are on this Youtube playlist.
In April, 2024, the fifth edition “Places We Hold in Memory” was a collaboration with Ensemble The Geomungo, presented at the National Gugak Center in Seoul, South Korea. The complete recital playlist is on Youtube.
During the COVID-19 period of isolation, I presented livestream performances of khaen music on my own #STFH house concert series and with other organizations. Archived videos of these performances may be viewed here:
solos: Three for Khaen #1, April 3, 2020 (works by Sidney Boquiren, David Loeb and Yu Kuwabara)
solos: Three for Khaen #2, April 17, 2020 (works by Jinhee Han and Jeff Herriott)
The Current: New Music Open Mic, April 28, 2020 (the wind blows inside)
solos: Three for Khaen #3, Virtual Norf Space livestream, May 13, 2020 (works by Christopher Adler, David Loeb and Vera Ivanova)
solos: Three for Khaen #4, August 13, 2020 (works by Philip Carlsen, David Loeb and Sunhee Lee)