Performance Log
2010
- In Silence Under Many A Star
John Spicknall, clarinet; Sharilyn Spicknall, violin; Martha Krasnican, piano
September 4; Recital Hall, Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN - Concerto Piccolo
Brook Elise Steppe, piccolo; Martha Krasnican, piano
March 2010; Recital Hall, Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN - Arrangements of three Stephen Sondheim songs (Everybody Says Don’t, Love Is In The Air, Loving You), three songs from West Side Story (Tonight, One Hand One Heart, Somewhere), Just The Way You Look Tonight, Stardust. Sylvia McNair, soprano; Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Orchestra (February 6), Carmel Symphony Orchestra (March 13); David Bowden, conductor.
2009
- Gershwin Fantasy for organ and orchestra. Cameron Carpenter, organ; Carmel Symphony Orchestra; David Bowden, conductor.
November 7, 2009, Indianapolis IN. - Cloudscapes for flute choir (premiere); All performances by ISU Flute Ensemble, directed by Joyce Wilson, at Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN.
October 4, Tilson Auditorium; November 8, Recital Hall; November 17, Tilson Auditorium (Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival); November 21, ISU Flute Fair - The Last Rose Of Summer, Reel Medley, When You Were Sweet Sixteen
September 13, St. Steven’s Episcopal Church, Terre Haute IN
Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra; David Bowden, conductor - Between Spring and Summer
July 23, Terrace at Market Tower, Indianapolis IN
Circle City Chamber Group - Between Spring and Summer
Nomine Saxophone Quartet
Six performances in Bangkok, Thailand, during the week of July 6, in connection with the World Saxophone Congress. - Concerto Piccolo
April 17, Recital Hall, Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN
Sally Wallenstein, piccolo, and Martha Krasnican, piano - Links II
April 4, Columbia MO
Regional conference of North American Saxophone Alliance
Paul Bro, alto saxophone, and Kurt Fowler, cello - The Rain Is Full Of Ghosts
March 16, Recital Hall, Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN
Allison Edberg, Faculty Viola Recital
with Colleen Davis, soprano, and Martha Krasnican, piano - Links II, O You Whom I Often And Silently Come, Sometimes With One I Love, Chorale, Scherzino, Three Spirituals, Between Spring and Summer
January 30, Recital Hall, Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN
Daniel Powers, Faculty Composition Recital
(recordings are online here)
2008
- The Last Rose of Summer, Shall We Gather At The River
Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra - In Praise of Folly premiere
AJ Miller, euphonium; Brian Loomis, trombone; Martha Krasnican, piano - Concerto Piccolo premiere
March 1, 2008, Terre Haute IN
Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra; Kate Prouty, piccolo; David Bowden, conductor - Irish Medley, Reel Medley, Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral, When You Were Sweet Sixteen, Darling Girl From Clare, I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen, Spanish Lady
Columbus Indiana Philharmonic; Sean Fallen, tenor; David Bowden, conductor
2007
- The Foxhunter, Reel Medley, Danny Boy
December 31, 2007
Black Hills Symphony Orchestra - Performances of Christmas music
- Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra
- Carmel Symphony Orchestra
- Columbus Indiana Philharmonic
- Michigan State University
- Valparaiso University
- Albany Symphony Orchestra
- Wyoming Symphony Orchestra
- Symphony No. 2 (third movement)
November 9, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra; Kirk Trevor, conductor - A Music Of Sighs
November 8, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival
Brook Steppe, flute - The Last Rose of Summer
September 27, 28, 29
Albany Symphony Orchestra - Links II premiere of the complete work
May 18, First International Music Week of Nanshan, Shenhen, China
Jane Ellsworth, clarinet; William Conable, cello - Dialogue for alto saxophone and piano
March 21, Terre Haute IN
Paul Bro, saxophone; Martha Krasnican, piano - The Last Rose of Summer and Darling Girl from Clare premiere
March 17, Carmel IN
Carmel Symphony Orchestra; David Bowden, conductor; Sean Fallen, tenor - Irish Dances (Reel Medley) premiere
March 17, Anderson IN
Anderson Symphony Orchestra; Richard Sowers, conductor - The Last Butterfly premiere
February 27, University of Illinois, Urbana IL
Sarah Burk, clarinet
2006
- Performances of Christmas music
- Terre Haute (IN) Symphony Orchestra (Sing in Exultation)
- Lansing Symphony Orchestra
- The Rain Is Full Of Ghosts premiere
November 4, Anderson IN, Indiana Music Teachers Association conference
November 9, Terre Haute IN, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival
November 13, Terre Haute IN
Colleen Davis, soprano; Daniel Powers, viola; Martha Krasnican, piano - Overture to the Season
September 16, Columbus IN
Columbus Indiana Philharmonic; David Bowden, conductor - Washington’s March (Americana Series)
September 10, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra - Between Spring and Summer and Dialogue for saxophone and piano (part of a saxophone sonata in progress)
July 13, Lexington KY
Cory Barnfield, saxophone; Krista Wallace-Boaz, piano; The Louisville Saxophone Quartet - 3 movements from Links II (a work in progress)
April 10, Columbus OH
Jane Ellsworth, clarinet; William Conable, cello - O You Whom I Often and Silently Come and two spiritual arrangements (of a planned four)
January, Indianapolis IN
Damien Geter, baritone; Martha Krasnican, piano
2005
- Performances of Christmas music
- Terre Haute (IN) Symphony Orchestra (Sing in Exultation)
- Hastings (NE) Symphony Orchestra (Sing in Exultation)
- Beloit Janesville Symphony Orchestra (Beloit WI) (Sing in Exultation)
- Los Robles Master Chorale, Moorpark CA (He Is Born, The Divine Christ Child)
- Deermeadows Baptist Church, Jacksonville FL (Hark, the Herald Angels Sing)
- Dubuque (IA) Symphony Orchestra (Fum, Fum, Fum)
- The Starry Messenger
November 12, Indianapolis IN
Butler University Symphony Orchestra - Links
November 4, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival, Terre Haute IN
Jane Ellsworth, clarinet; Brian Kilp, horn; William Conable, cello; Martha Krasnican, piano - Spring
October ??, American Choral Director’s Association conference
Michigan State University Children’s Chorus; Mary Alice Stollak, conductor - Overture to the Season
September 24, Terre Haute IN
Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra - The Opposite of Orange from “Links”
July 13, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
Jane Ellsworth, clarinet; William Conable, cello - Salute (Armed Forces Songs) (premiere)
May 27, Veteran’s Plaza, Columbus IN
Columbus Indiana Philharmonic; David Bowden, conductor - Spring
May 15, Ann Arbor MI
Michigan State University Children’s Chorus; Mary Alice Stollak, conductor - Let Freedom Ring
May 14, Wichita KS
Wichita Symphony Orchestra - Links (premiere)
May 5, Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Jane Ellsworth, clarinet; Brian Kilp, horn; William Conable, cello; Tianshu Wang, piano - Irish Medley, I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen, Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral, Spanish Lady, When You Were Sweet Sixteen
April 30, Anderson IN
Anderson Symphony Orchestra - Prelude and Bacchanal
April 22, Lewis and Clark College, Portland OR
Daniel Powers, violin; Brian Kilp, horn; Martha Krasnican, piano - Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (premiere)
April 10, Terre Haute IN
Indiana State University Concert Choir; Scott Buchanan, director - Songs of the Great War
April 9, Terre Haute IN
Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra; David Bowden, conductor - Concerto No. 2 for piano and orchestra (premiere)
March 5, Terre Haute IN
Martha Krasnican, piano; Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, David Bowden, conductor. - Irresistible Force
January 29, Bloomington IN
Bloomington Symphony Orchestra; Chris Ludwa, conductor
2004
- Performances of Christmas music
- Illinois Symphony Orchestra (Ding! Dong! Merrily On High; Silent Night)
- Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra (Sing in Exultation)
- Christ Church, Presbyterian (Augusta GA); The Holly and the Ivy (string orchestra), Dormi, Jesu
- Wichita Symphony Orchestra (Sing In Exultation)
- Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella; What Child Is This?)
- Prelude and Bacchanal
October 17 and 19, Recital Hall, Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN
October 30, Western Horn Symposium, University of Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV
Daniel Powers, violin; Brian Kilp, horn; Martha Krasnican, piano - Chorale and Scherzino (premiere)
September 8 and October 19, Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN
Martha Krasnican, piano - Spanish Lady and I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
August 28, Plainfield IN
September 11, Indianapolis IN
Carmel Symphony Orchestra; Ken Knowles, tenor; David Bowden, conductor - Let Freedom Ring
July 10, Mequon Rotary Park, Mequon WI
Gathering On The Green Orchestra - Let Freedom Ring, Shenandoah
July 2 and 4, Beloit WI
Beloit-Jaynesville Symphony Orchestra; Robert Tomaro, conductor - Songs of the Great War
May 28, Veterans Plaza, Columbus IN
Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Orchestra; David Bowden, conductor - Prelude and Bacchanal
April 27, Cecilian Auditorium, St. Mary of the Woods College, St. Mary of the Woods IN
Martha Nyatawa, violin; Laura Savage, horn; Casey Dierlam, piano - Impulse for wind quintet.
April 19, Catlett Music Center, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City OK
Oklahoma Wind Quintet - Shenandoah (Americana series)
April(?), Columbus GA Symphony Orchesta - O You Whom I Often And Silently Come
March 27, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ
Sarah Rogers, voice - Irish Medley; I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen; Spanish Lady; Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral; When You Were Sweet Sixteen
March 20, Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Carmel IN
March 27, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, Terre Haute IN
Sean Fallen, tenor; David Bowden, conductor - Silent Delight and Chorale (premiere) for piano
March 5, SCI National Conference, Central Oklahoma University, Edmond OK
Martha Krasnican, piano - Shenandoah (Americana series)
February 16, Winston-Salem Youth Symphony; David Hagy, conductor
2003
- Performances of Christmas music
- Hong Kong Sinfonietta (Ding! Dong! Merrily On High)
- Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Springfield IL (Sing In Exultation)
- Anderson (SC) Symphony Orchestra, Anderson SC (Sing In Exultation)
- Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint MI (The Angels’ Song)
- St. Joseph Symphony Orchestra, St. Joseph MO (Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Ding! Dong! Merrily On High; He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child; Kling Glöckchen; What Child Is This?)
- Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, Johnson City CO (Kling Glöckchen; Infant Holy, Infant Lowly)
- Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra (Sing In Exultation)
- Let Freedom Ring (Americana series)
November 22, Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra - Prelude and Bacchanal
October 31, (USA premiere), Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival, Terre Haute IN
Daniel Powers, violin; Brian Kilp, horn; Martha Krasnican, piano - Seven Step Dance
October 30, (premiere), Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival, Terre Haute IN
Daniel Powers, violin; Chih-Chao Chang, viola; Ben Emmons, cello; Vanessa Gong, harp; Martha Krasnican, harpsichord - Shenandoah, Let Freedom Ring (Americana series), Songs of the Great War
September 14, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra - Three Songs (Young and Old, Sometimes With One I Love, O You Whom I Often and Silently Come)
August 26, Songs Across the Americas Festival, La Paz, Bolivia
Peggy Balensuela, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Paul, piano - Two Songs (O You Whom I Often and Silently Come, Young and Old)
July 11, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Sarah McCormack, mezzo-soprano - Prelude and Bacchanal
July 6-16, 6 performances in Thailand and Singapore. World premiere at Bangkok Cultural Center.
Tan Peng Tow, violin; Brian Kilp, horn; Eleanor Tan Ai Ling, piano - Let Freedom Ring (Americana series)
Paducah Symphony Orchestra, Paducah KY (date unknown)
Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra, Grand Junction CO (date unknown) - Let Freedom Ring, Fireman’s Polka, Washington’s March (Americana series)
June 14, Black Hills Symphony Orchestra, Rapid City SD - Shenandoah (Americana series)
April 26, Salisbury Symphony Orchestra, Salisbury NC - Two Meditations
March 16, Central Presbyterian Church, Terre Haute IN
Daniel Powers, violin; Gary Jenkins, organ - Shenandoah (Americana series)
March 15, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo MI - Irish Medley; Danny Boy
March 14-15, West Virgina Symphony Orchestra with Michael Maguire, soloist
- O You Whom I Often And Silently Come for voice and piano
March 1, Diana Barnhart American Song Competitions and Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Diana Barnhart, soprano; William Gatens, piano
Winner; Ned Rorem Award for Song Composition
2002
- Performances of Christmas music by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, St. Joseph Symphony Orchestra (St. Joseph, MO), Lakeshore Youth Chorale (Sheboygan, WI), Quad City Symphony Orchestra (Davenport, IA), Traverse Symphony Orchestra (Traverse City MI), Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, and others.
- Five Songs for voice and piano (O You Whom I Often and Silently Come, Dust of Snow, Sometimes With One I Love, My Love Is In A Light Attire, Spring and Fall)
November 1, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival
Kimberly Saunders-Randall, soprano; Martha Krasnican, piano
- Reading Issa for viola and harp
October 31, (premiere), Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival
Nai-Ying Liao, viola; Vanessa Gong, harp
- Four Songs for voice and piano (O You Whom I Often and Silently Come, Dust of Snow, My Love Is In A Light Attire, Spring and Fall)
October 10-12, SCI Region VII conference, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ
Margaret Gunderson, voice; Martha Krasnican, piano
- Let Freedom Ring, Washington’s March (Americana Series)
September 15, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra
- Impulse for wind quintet.
April 5, Missouri Wind Quintet, Columbia MO - Thou Hast Made Me Endless
April 4, (premiere) Indiana State University Concert Choir, Lincoln Andrade, conductor
- Symphony No. 2
February 25, (premiere) Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conductor. - Irish Medley
February 9, (premiere) Michael Maguire, tenor, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Orchestra, David Bowden, conductor
2001
- Performances of Christmas music by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, St. Joseph Symphony Orchestra (St. Joseph, MO), Lakeshore Youth Chorale (Sheboygan, WI), Quad City Symphony Orchestra (Davenport, IA), Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Traverse Symphony Orchestra (Traverse City MI), Paul Madore Chorale (Salem MA), Tuscarawas Symphony Orchestra (Akron OH), Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, and others.
- The Starry Messenger
September 29, (premiere), Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, David Bowden, conductor - Impulse for wind quintet
April 16, University of Arizona wind quintet, Tuscon AZ - Spring for SA chorus and piano
April 6, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ - In Silence Under Many A Star
March 31, University of Kansas New Music Ensemble - Tower Music
March 24, (premiere), Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, David Bowden, conductor - Impulse for wind quintet
January 13, Indiana State University wind quintet at the Indiana Music Educators Association convention, Indianapolis IN
2000
- Impulse for wind quintet.
November 12, Indiana State University Wind Quintet, Terre Haute IN
- Spring for SA chorus and piano
October 25, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival, Terre Haute IN
Winner of Illiana New Music for Young Audiences and Performers Composition Contest
- Arrangements of three Stephen Sondheim songs (Everybody Says Don’t, Love Is In The Air, Loving You), three songs from West Side Story (Tonight, One Hand One Heart, Somewhere), Just The Way You Look Tonight, Stardust. Sylvia McNair, soprano; Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Orchestra (February 6), Carmel Symphony Orchestra (March 13); David Bowden, conductor.
2009