Events

Upcoming 2011-12

Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 8:00pm
Warped for saxophone and electronics
What's Next? Ensemble presents:
Six Ways To Be Alone
Wednesday December 14, 8pm
Royal-T Café $5 General Admission
8910 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232

Monday, April 9, 2012, 8:00pm
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital: Saxophone
featuring recent saxophone works by composer colleagues, Jordan Nelson, Andrew Walters, and David Werfelmann
Newman Hall
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Saturday, April 14, 2012, 8:00pm
performing in new opera by Julia Adolphe

TBD July 2012
premiere of new work for saxophone and guitar
Duo Montagnard
Joseph Murphy, saxophone
Matthew Slotkin, guitar
World Saxophone Congress
St. Andrews, Scotland

Past Events

2011-12

Friday, December 9, 2011, 4:30pm
Martires from The Miracle of the Walking Fish for baritone and guitar
Mario Diaz-Moresco, baritone
Ramo Recital Hall
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Sunday, November 6, 2011, 3:00pm
Remnant Oscillation (2011) for clarinet and electroacoustic sounds * premiere
Joe Morris, Clarinet
Composition Showcase
Newman Hall
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Sunday, November 6, 2011, 7:00pm
MetalAnimal (2011) for saxophone and electroacoustic sounds, by Jordan Nelson
Composition Showcase
Newman Hall
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Saturday, September 24, 2011, 8:00pm
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital
Compositions of Laura M. Kramer
featuring Dave Holben, Irene Gregorio, Mario Diaz-Moresco, Jack Cimo, and David Werfelmann
Newman Hall
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2010-11

July 24 - August 6, 2011
Saxophone Coach
Idyllwild Summer Music Camp
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Idyllwild, CA

Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 7:30pm
Performing in Test of Time by Don Freund with the
Thornton School of Music Contemporary Music Ensemble
Newman Hall
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Thursday, March 17, 2011, 8:15pm
New Music Concert
Featuring music by Laura M. Kramer, Larry Nelson, Mark Rimple,
and the premiere of MetalAnimal by Jordan Nelson
Laura M. Kramer, saxophone
Ryan Connors, percussion
Mary Gemmell, piano
Performing Arts Center- Gates Family Recital Hall
West Chester University, West Chester, PA

Tuesday, March 17, 2011, 11am
Guest Presentation
Composition Seminar
West Chester University, West Chester, PA

Monday, March 14, 2011, 3:30pm
Guest Presentation
Composition Seminar
Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA

Sunday, March 6, 2011, 3:00pm
Spellbound (2010), for alto saxophone and marimba, by Laura M. Kramer
Tesseract (2010), for alto saxophone and marimba, by David Werfelmann
Laura M. Kramer, alto saxophone
David Werfelmann, marimba
Composition Showcase
Newman Hall
University of Southern California

Saturday, March 5, 2011, 3:40pm
Spellbound (2010), for alto saxophone and marimba, by Laura M. Kramer
Tesseract (2010), for alto saxophone and marimba, by David Werfelmann
Laura M. Kramer, alto saxophone
David Werfelmann, marimba
Composer-Performer Symposium
CSUF 10th Annual New Music Festival 2011
California State University, Fullerton, CA

Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 7:30pm
Turning Points (2010), for fl, cl, perc, pno, vn, vc
Thornton School of Music Contemporary Music Ensemble
Newman Hall
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Friday, February 18, 2011, 11:00am
Spellbound (2010), for alto saxophone and marimba, by Laura M. Kramer
Tesseract (2010), for alto saxophone and marimba, by David Werfelmann
Laura M. Kramer, alto saxophone
David Werfelmann, marimba
North American Saxophone Alliance Region 2 Conference
Doc Rondo Hall
University of Nevada- Las Vegas

Saturday, November 20, 2010
Nebulae (2007), stereo electroacoustic
360 degrees of 60x60 (ICMC Crimson Mix)
The Music Gallery
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Saturday, November 20, 2010
Nebulae (2007), stereo electroacoustic
360 degrees of 60x60 (ICMC Crimson Mix)
threewalls gallery
International Electro-Acoustic Music Festival
Chicago, Illinois

Sunday, November 7, 2010, 3:00pm
Spellbound (2010), for alto saxophone and marimba, by Laura M. Kramer * premiere
Tesseract (2010), for alto saxophone and marimba, by David Werfelmann * premiere
Laura M. Kramer, alto saxophone
David Werfelmann, marimba
Composition Showcase
Newman Hall
University of Southern California

Thursday, November 4, 2010
Nebulae (2007), stereo electroacoustic
360 degrees of 60x60 (ICMC Crimson Mix)
School of Music Recital Hall at Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois

October 14 - 16, 2010
Electronic Music Midwest Festival
Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Nebulae (2007), stereo electroacoustic
360 degrees of 60x60 (ICMC Crimson Mix)
TEM - Taukay Edizioni Musicali
Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine, Italy

2009-10

  • July 16, 2010
    Nebulae (2007), stereo electroacoustic
    360 degrees of 60x60 (ICMC Crimson Mix)
    Taipei Contemporary Art Center
    Taipei, Taiwan
  • July 14, 2010
    Nebulae (2007), stereo electroacoustic
    360 degrees of 60x60 (ICMC Crimson Mix)
    Grey Matter Books
    Hadley, Massachusetts
  • July 8, 2010
    Nebulae (2007), stereo electroacoustic
    360 degrees of 60x60 (ICMC Crimson Mix)
    Taipei Contemporary Art Center
    Taipei, Taiwan
  • June 3-6, 2010
    Nebulae (2007), stereo electroacoustic
    International Computer Music Conference (ICMC)
    60x60 Installations
    Stony Brook University, NY
  • June 1-2, 2010
    Nebulae (2007), stereo electroacoustic
    International Computer Music Conference (ICMC)
    60x60 Installations
    New York, NY
  • Thursday, May 6, 2010, 2:00PM
    Stories for a Broken City for soprano, baritone, and guitar. *premiere
    1. Fuegos Artificiales
    3. Guijarros Gemelos
    Texts by Jackson Bliss
    Amitabha Chakrabarti, baritone
    Jack Cimo, guitar
    Will premiere 2 of 12 total movements
    Ramo Recital Hall
    University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Monday, May 3, 2010, 7:30PM
    Rambling for alto flute, oboe, and piano. * premiere
    Danielle Leone, flute, Trey Farrell, oboe, Dale Trumbore, piano
    Warped for alto saxophone and electronics
    Laura M. Kramer, alto saxophone
    Love Song
    for saxophone and electronics, by David Werfelmann
    Laura M. Kramer, alto saxophone
    United University Church
    University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, CA
  • April 8, 2010, 2:00PM
    Tranquil InDensity for electronics * premiere
    2010 SEAMUS National Conference
    Ruth Gant Recital Hall
    St. Cloud State University
    St. Cloud, Minnesota
  • April 2010
    Reading Session
    new work for tuba quartet
    USC Thornton School of Music Tuba Studio
  • Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 2:00PM
    Warped for alto saxophone and electronics
    John Vana, alto saxophone
    New Music Festival
    Western Illinois University
    College of Fine Arts and Communication Recital Hall
    Macomb, IL
  • Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3:00PM
    Turning Points for fl, cl, perc, pno, vn, vc. * premiere
    Composition Showcase
    Newman Hall
    University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:00 pm
    Warped for alto sax and electronics
    Composition Showcase
    Newman Hall
    University of Southern California

Past Events 2008-09

  • April 16-18, 2009
    Warped for alto sax and electronics
    2009 SEAMUS National Conference
    Sweatwater Sound Campus
    Fort Wayne, IN
  • March 21, 2009
    Warped for alto sax and electronics
    8th Annual International Women’s Electroacoustic Listening Room Project (WEALR09): part of the Annual New Music Festival at Cal State Fullerton
  • February 27, 28, March 3-7, 2009, 7:30 pm
    March 7 at 2:00 pm, Ruth N. Halls Theater
    An Ideal Husband
    By Oscar Wilde
    Directed by Fontain Syer
    Music by Laura M. Kramer
    Indiana University

    An Ideal Husband
  • February 13-15, 2009
    Warped for alto saxophone and electronics
    2008-09 Midwest Composers Symposium
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    February 8 & 9, 2009
  • Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8:30 PM
    Recital Hall
    Indiana University New Music Ensemble
    Jacobs School of Music
    Bloomington, IN
  • Saturday, November 14, 2008, 4:00 PM
    New Music at the SoFA Gallery
    Warped for alto saxophone and electronics
    Indiana University
    School of Fine Arts
    Bloomington, IN
    Sponsored by the IU Student Composers Association
  • Sunday, November 2, 2008, 1:00 PM
    Ford Hall
    Laura M. Kramer:
    Master of Music in Composition Recital
    Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
    Bloomington, IN
  • Saturday, November 1, 2008, 8:30 PM
    Recital Hall
    Indiana University New Music Ensemble
    Jacobs School of Music
    Bloomington, IN
  • Saturday, October 4, 2008, 8:30 PM
    Recital Hall
    Indiana University New Music Ensemble
    Jacobs School of Music
    Bloomington, IN