2016 Events Archive

January 21, 2016
Pianist Stanley Wong performs Bharata's Music Box
Sir Run Run Hall Chinese University of Hong Kong

February 7, 2016
Eric premieres a new Wind Ensemble version of Meditation and Awakening
DMA Lecture Recital by Dr. Carl Hess with the JMU Wind Symphony
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

February 13-21, 2016
Liberty University Wind Symphony performs Fractured Light
Spring 2016 Tour

• 2/14: Flat Creek Baptist Church, Fayetteville, GA
• 2/14: Mills Creek Baptist Church, Newnan, GA
• 2/15: Riverchase Galleria, Birmingham, AL
• 2/16: Rocky Bayou Christian School, Niceville, FL
• 2/16: First Presbyterian Church, Niceville, FL
• 2/17: North Florida Christian School, Tallahassee, FL
• 2/17: Northwest Baptist Church, Gainesville, FL
• 2/21: Fairview Baptist Church, Statesville, NC (Two performances)

February 16, 2016
Eric conducts the Virginia Sinfonietta with guest composer Stephen Hartke
Contemporary Music Festival Concert 1
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

February 17, 2016
Eric conducts Gradus by Stephen Hartke
Performance of Movement I from Three Drum Quartets from Earth and the Great Weather by John Luther Adams
Contemporary Music Festival Concert 2
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

February 18, 2016
JMU Percussion Students perform Twelve
Contemporary Music Festival Concert 3
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

February 20, 2016
Liberty University Wind Symphony performs Fractured Light
College Band Directors National Association Southern Division Conference
Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston, South Carolina

February 22, 2016
JMU Percussion Students perform Twelve
Performance of Movement I from Three Drum Quartets from Earth and the Great Weather by John Luther Adams
JMU Percussion Ensemble Concert
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

February 25, 2016
Liberty University Wind Symphony performs Fractured Light
Elmer L. Towns Religion Hall, Towns-Alumni Lecture Hall
Lynchburg, Virginia

February 27, 2016
Eric performs Wind Ensemble version of Meditation and Awakening
JMU Wind Symphony Concert
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

February 28, 2016
Eric conducts the Virginia Sinfonietta
Old Cabell Hall at University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia

March 13, 2016
Performance of John Rutter's Gloria
Schola Cantorum of Waynesboro
Waynesboro, Virginia

March 18, 2016
JMU Percussion Students perform Twelve
Patrick Fisher's Senior Percussion Recital
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

March 19, 2016
Argus Quartet performs String Quartet No. 1
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

April 3, 2016
Eric performs Twelve with Michael Overman
Staunton Music Festival Writers' Ear Concert
Staunton, Virginia

April 9, 2016
Guest presentation for JMU NAfMEC Conference
Scoring in the Classroom: Strategies for Teaching Composition as an Extension of Ensemble and Lesson Activities

June 18, 2016, 7:30pm
Performance on Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
Festival Concert 3 - "Rural Roots"
Lehman Auditorium at Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

July 15, 2016
Argus Quartet performs String Quartet No. 1
IN/TER\SECT Concert Series
Bryant Park, New York City

August 13, 2016
Eric performs George Antheil's Ballet Mécanique
Staunton Music Festival Concert: City of Lights
Staunton, Virginia

August 17, 2016
Eric premieres new work for percussion trio
Staunton Music Festival Concert: LUDWIG VAN
Staunton, Virginia

August 18, 2016
Lori Piitz performs Prelude: Hymn and Snowfall
Staunton Music Festival Concert: Poetry in Motion
Staunton, Virginia

August 20, 2016
Eric performs movement 5 from George Crumb's Music for a Summer Evening
Staunton Music Festival Concert: Summer Music
Staunton, Virginia

September 3, 2016
Argust Quartet performs String Quartet No. 1
Banff International String Quartet Competition
Banff, Alberta, Canada

September 19, 2016
Eric premieres new work for percussion trio
Staunton Music Festival International Week Concert
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

September 27, 2016, 8:00pm
Two Piano - Two Percussion Recital with Eric Ruple, Paulo Steinberg, and Casey Cangelosi
     Crumb - Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III)
     Bartok - Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia