May 7, 2026, 7:30 pm CST
Tenor Han Jeong Wook will perform Garth Baxter's song cycle,
Four Views of Love.
Beckwith Hall
Reineke Fine Arts Center
1511 12th Ave N
Fargo, ND 58102
He will be accompanied by pianist Indrew Chen.
Also on the program is music by Samuel Barber, Richard Hundley and Kim Shin.
This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the degree of Doctoral of Music in Vocal Performance.
The recital will be live-streamed, and you can view it later in the archive at this link: NDSU Music Live Stream.
St. George's School in Edinburgh, Scotland, presented Federico García Lorca's play The House of Bernarda Alba, November 5-6, 2025.
The production included my songs for the play:
St. George's School
Garscube Terrace
Edinburgh, Scotland EH12 6BG
Soprano Katherine Merryman presented a concert of my music with a few selections from other contemporary composers.
Renowned Welsh baritone Jeremy Huw Williams, accompanied by pianist Scott Crowne, presented a concert as part of Music Gettysburg at the United Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania:
At the Last Ember Light for solo guitar was played by guitarist Youngik Jang, and my song Crossing Over the Border was performed by soprano Ji Eun Kim and pianist Bonghee Lee at the Baltimore Composers Forum presentation of Intersegnal 38--Composing the Global Peace.
The song cycle Skywriting, using the poetry of the late Linda Pastan, was performed by soprano Katherine Boyce and pianist Elizabeth Hill on the 2024 CSMC Composer’s Society of Montgomery County Fall Concert. The song Wrapped in the Wind and the Sun was also performed by clarinetist Mylah Kittle and pianist Elizabeth Hill.
The chamber opera, A Pregnant Pause, written with librettist Alize Rozsnyai, was performed in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in four performances. The production featured sopranos Alize Francheska Rozsnyai, Marcelle McGuirk and Katherine Boyce, and was directed by Vanessa Ogbuehi.
The film of the premiere of A Pregnant Pause was selected for the Providence Fringe Festival, July 14-27, 2024.
Garth's works A Parting Glass for woodwind quintet and A Jagged Path for woodwind quintet and piano were performed by the Sunderman Wind Quintet with pianist Scott Crowne.
Garth's work A Jagged Path for woodwind quintet and piano was played by the Sunderman Wind Quintet with pianist Scott Crowne.
The premiere of A Pregnant Pause by Garth Baxter and Alize Rozsnyai was performed:
April 12, 2024, 7:30 PM
Serena--Alize Rozsnyai
Pro Angel--Katherine Boyce
Con Angel--Annie Gill
Pianist--Aaron Thacker
Directed by Stephen Strosnider
Soprano Alicia Woodberry and pianist Justin Pechulis performed a short program of art songs on women's issues related to the opera prior to the premiere.
The songs Little Lamb and Here Come the Reapers were performed in the San Diego State University Theatre department's production of The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca.
March 15-March 22, 2024
It was held in the Prebys Theater on the campus of San Diego State University.
Garth's work Crossing Over the Border was performed by pianist Bonghee Lee and soprano Ji Eun Park as part of the Intersegmental 38: Baltimore concert presented by the Baltimore Composers Forum. Also on the program was At the Last Ember Light, performed by guitarist Young Jun Lim.
Scenes and selections from the opera Lily were presented in a performance/lecture.
Alto saxophonist Dave Duree and pianist Rachel Andrews played Garth's work, Des Larmes Encadrées, at the Carroll County Arts Council.
Garth's work Resting for vibraphone, clarinet, voice and narrator was performed on the Let It Be Said concert at The Carroll County Arts Council. The concert featured writer Miesha Lowery, performers/narrators Jada Lane and Mohammad Rohaizad Suaidi, clarinetist Katherine Repka and vibraphonist Michael Barranco.
The aria, The Greatest Gift, from the chamber opera A Pregnant Pause, was performed Friday, August 18, 2023, 6:30 PM, at Trinity@22nd, 2212 Spruce St, Philadelphia, by soprano Alize Rozsnyai and pianist Jane Kozhevnikova.
A Pregnant Pause is a new chamber opera written by Garth Baxter and librettist Alize Rozsnyai. The opera centers around Serena who is waiting for the results of a home pregnancy test. She doesn't know if she wants to be pregnant or not. The touching aria The Greatest Gift opens the opera.
Garth's work La Nostalgie was played by clarinetist Mylah Kittle and guitarist Tommy Gray.
Garth's work La Nostalgie was played by clarinetist Mylah Kittle and guitarist Tommy Gray.
Soprano Arianna Arnold and pianist Valerie Hsu performed Garth's songs Let it be you and The Long Hill as part of the Chalice Concert series.
Garth's work Resting, for vibraphone, clarinet, voice and narrator, was performed on the Let It Be Said concert at Le Mondo. The concert featured writer Miesha Lowery, performers/narrators Jada Lane and Mohammad Rohaizad Suaidi, clarinetist Katherine Repka and vibraphonist Michael Barranco.
The Arabesque Duo Troy King and Kathrin Murray performed Garth's work for two guitars, Edgefield, at the Carroll County Arts Council on the Sunday Classic Concert Series. $22, $25.
Garth's work Resting, for vibraphone, clarinet, voice and narrator, was performed on the Let It Be Said concert at The Writer's Center. The concert featured writer Miesha Lowery, performers/narrators Jada Lane and Mohammad Rohaizad Suaidi, clarinetist Katherine Repka and vibraphonist Michael Barranco.
Garth's work From the Headwaters was performed by the West Shore Piano Trio at the Lyceum Museum in Alexandria, VA.
Garth's Four Songs From Twelfth Night was performed in concert by soprano Katie Procell and mezzo soprano Ivey Barr. Guitarist Jeremy Lyons accompanied the singers. There were also works by Bellini, Gounod, Heggie and Bauld.
We are thrilled to announce that there was a video production of Lily in Summer 2022 under the direction of Stephen Strosnider. It took place on the campus of McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.
The principals are:
Katie Procell as Lily
Han Jeong Wook as Seldon
Jeffrey Gates as Gus
Allison Deady as Judy
Marcelle McGuirck as the Milliner
The Lily Symphonic Ensemble conducted by Juliano Aniceto
Stephen Strosnider, Director
Video production by Fraimework Productions
Garth's work, MacPherson's Lament, was played in the concert String Theory II, May 7th at 8:15, by the Azimuth String Quartet. Also on the program were works by Ray Fields, Janice Macaulay, Ian Rashkin, Anna Rubin, and George F. Spicka. Free and streaming at: String Theory II video.
Garth's work MacPherson's Lament was performed by the Gliss String Quartet on the concert Quartet of Friends: Composers and String Players.
Also represented on the program were works by Hollis Thoms, Paul Weber and Robert Garson Skinnell.
Let's End With a Waltz was performed by the Parkway Brass on the Baltimore Composers Forum Let’s Get Technical concert.
On October 16th, 2021 7 PM EDT, soprano Katie Procell and pianist Valerie Hsu presented An Evening of Song. They performed three of Garth's songs: Nights Without Sleep, Let It Be You and Flirt. The concert also featured works by Amy Beach, Rossini, Mendelssohn and Purcell as well as several by fellow contemporary American composer Peter Dayton.
Trinity School at Meadow View, Falls Church, VA, under the direction of James Clancy, presented Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Garth's Four Songs from Twelfth Night were featured in the production. For more information call 703-876-1920.
Garth's song Frida Kahlo's Palette was performed by mezzo soprano Christine Thomas and pianist Andrew Stewart as part of the Baltimore Composers Forum.
Garth's song I am gone, Sir was performed in the presentation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by the Out of the Woods Theatre.
Garth's song If You Had Known was performed by baritone Jason Buckwalter and pianist Bonghee Lee. Also, The Long Hill was performed by soprano Elise Christina Jenkins and pianist Bonghee Lee as part of the Baltimore Composers Forum concert.
This was an online concert.
Garth's song Flirt, performed by soprano Katie Procell and pianist Valerie Hsu, was on the Baltimore Composers Forum Concert.
November 21, 2020, 8:15 pm - The Baltimore Composers Forum presented Sound in Motion VI, a virtual performance in conjunction with dancers. Garth's piano work Resistance was featured during this recital.
Garth Baxter's songs Spanish Johnny, Grandmother, think not I forget, There will come soft rains, Inn of Earth, February Twilight and April Twilight were performed by soprano Katie Procell and guitarist Jeremy Lyons. Also, When Lights Begin to Show for flute, clarinet and guitar was performed by flutist Melissa Wertheimer, clarinetist Jennifer Hughson and guitarist Jeremy Lyons.
MacPherson's Lament for string quartet was played by the Riverside Chamber Ensemble at the Baltimore Composers Forum Concert.
September 27, 2020, 4:15 pm - Mini(atures) - virtual concert -- Garth's work The Little Flirt was played by pianist Bonghee Lee as part of a concert of one minute works by the members of the Baltimore Composers Forum.
The Silver Run was performed at a flute recital, featuring Isabelle Pazar on flute and Ludmilla Krasin on piano.
Garth's work for woodwind quintet A Parting Glass was premiered by the Patagonia Winds at the Baltimore Composers Forum concert.
The Four Songs from Twelfth Night were performed in the theatrical production of Shakespeare's play July 18th and 19th, 2019, by the theater department of Theresien Gymnasium, Munchen.
Flutist Karen Johnson and pianist Britton Day played The Silver Run.
Elise Christina Jenkins performed Garth's work Afternoon on a Hill at the Baltimore Musicales concert.
On June 1, 2019, 5:30 PM, at the Alba International Music Festival in Alba, Italy, flutist Karen Johnson and pianist Jeffery Chappell played The Silver Run as part of the concert, Flute Extravaganza.
Chiesa della Maddalena Church of Santa Maria Maddalena
Via Vittorio Emanuele, 28, 12051 Alba CN, Italy
Garth Baxter's Rusticola for solo guitar was performed by Mark Edwards as well as his work When Lights Begin to Show for flute, clarinet and guitar. This was part of the Baltimore Composers Forum spring concert.
Songs of Garth Baxter and Hollis Thoms: Music Gettysburg presented music for voice and piano with soprano Annie Gill, tenor Joseph Regan, baritone Jason Thoms and pianist Andrew Stewart. Garth Baxter's Four Views of Love, Is this the cost? from Lily, Nights without sleep, A wife in London, Two Last Songs and I have said I love you/I dare not dream from Lily were performed. There were a number of songs by Hollis Thoms as well as several operatic duets from Carmen and Candide.
Soprano Annie Gill and pianist Andrew Stewart performed Two Last Songs and Is this the Cost?
Saxophonist Kenny Baik and pianist Bonghee Lee played Garth's piece Des Larmes Encadrées in concert December 13, 2018 at Hebei Institute of Communication College, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China.
Saxophonist Kenny Baik and pianist Bonghee Lee played Garth's piece Des Larmes Encadrées in concert December 12, 2018 at Shandong University of Art in Jinan, China.
The McDaniel College Choir performed The Battle from The Battle Cry: A tragedy for SATB and piano as part of their concert Songs of Peace.
Saxophonist Kenny Baik and pianist Bonghee Lee performed Des Larmes Encadrées as part of the Baltimore Composers Forum Fall recital.
April Twilight for soprano, flute and guitar was performed by Cora Gamelin-Osenbach and the Fairfield Duo flutist Nora Suggs and guitarist Candice Mowbray.
Soprano Angela Presutti Korbitz and guitarist Ron Korbitz performed Garth's work Two Remembrances on a concert entitled: "Troubadours and Vagabonds."
The Atlantic Guitar Quartet premiered A Jagged Path written for them:
ASK THE MOON Release Concert, in celebration of the recent release of the CD from Navona Records. Soprano Annie Gill, tenor Peter Scott Drackley, pianist Andrew Stewart and flutist Melissa Wertheimer performed songs for voice and piano by Garth Baxter.
Three Poems from Edna St. Vincent Millay were performed by soprano Annie Gill and pianist Timothy McReynolds as part of the 25th Anniversary concert for the Baltimore Composers Forum.
Garth's piece Il y a longtemps for violin and piano was premiered by violinist Heather Haughn and pianist Jay DeWire. The concert was presented by the Baltimore Composers Forum. Tickets are $15/10 at the door.
Let's End With a Waltz for brass quintet was played Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 3 pm on the concert "Brass in Baker" by the McDaniel Faculty Brass Quintet at Baker Chapel on the campus of McDaniel College. This concert is part of the Chamber Music on the Hill series.
Soprano Annie Gill premiered Garth's mini song cycle Two Last Songs.
These songs were written for Annie.
Garth Baxter's song Travel was performed by baritone Jason Buckwalter and pianist Andrew Stewart.
La Nostalgie was performed by Belle Triste, guitarist Candice Mowbray and clarinetist Anita Thomas.
La Nostalgie was performed by Belle Triste, guitarist Candice Mowbray and clarinetist Anita Thomas.
Soprano Annie Gill and pianist Joy Schreier performed Three Poems from Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Garth's piece for choir Songs of Life (A Chart of a Small Sea, The House of Dreams and A Prayer) was performed by the McDaniel College Choir.
La Nostalgie was performed by Belle Triste, guitarist Candice Mowbray and clarinetist Anita Thomas.
To Aegir was performed by the Towson University Guitar Ensemble.
Garth's work La Nostalgie for clarinet and guitar was played by Belle Triste with guitarist Candice Mowbray and clarinetist Anita Thomas.
Tenor Joseph Regan and pianist Tim McReynolds premiered Garth's song Nights Without Sleep and his song cycle Three Poems from Edna St. Vincent Millay was performed by soprano Annie Gill and pianist Tim McReynolds. This was part of the fall Baltimore Composers Forum concert.
The Arabesque Duo Troy King and Kathrin Murray played Edgefield for two guitars.
Garth's work Des Larmes Encadrées was performed as part of the concert Mellifluous Single Reed Sounds for Clarinet and Saxophone. The performers were saxophonist Dave Duree and pianist Rachel Andrews.
Soprano Annie Gill and pianist Andrew Stewart gave the premiere of Garth's song cycle Three Poems from Edna St. Vincent Millay: 1. Afternoon on a Hill, 2. Lament, 3. Travel.
MacPherson's Lament was played by the Azimuth String Quartet.
MacPherson's Lament was played by the Azimuth String Quartet.
Garth Baxter's The Four Songs from Twelfth Night was performed as part of a concert at St. John's College in Annapolis, MD. It was part of a concert commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. The main portion of the concert was a presentation of "O, know, sweet love, I only write of you," an opera for soprano, baritone and string quartet based on selected Shakespeare sonnets by Hollis Thoms.
Grandmother, think not I forget, as well as the arias Long Ago and How Strange to Think from the opera Lily, were performed by soprano Shannah Timms Yerofeyeva and Diana Greene in a concert presented by the MacDowell Club of Mountain Lakes.
Garth Baxter's Let's End With a Waltz for brass quintet received its premiere at the Baltimore Composers Forum concert Autumn Brass. This work was written for the Lyric Brass Quintet, who were the performing artists for this concert. Admission is $15, $10 students, cash only at the door.
La Nostalgie for flute and guitar was performed by Noreen Friedman and Bob Wysong.
Des Larmes Encadrées was performed by Jeremy Koch, saxophone, and Andrew Stewart, piano.
Soprano Laura Strickling and pianist Lisa Stepanova, winners of the 2013 Liszt-Garrison International Competition, performed Garth's song cycle Three Poems by Linda Pastan at the Chamber Music on the Hill concert held in the Forum in Decker College Center on the campus of McDaniel College.
And Death Shall Have No Dominion was performed by the Owensboro Community and Technical College Chorus and the Kentucky Youth Chorale under the direction of Dr. Constance Ford. The Songs of Life were performed by the Kentucky Youth Chorale directed by Julie White.
Katherine Keem sang Portrait at 44 and Is this the cost? The penalty I pay? as part of the OperaBelle concert at the Arts@midday series at the St. Albans Parish.
Self Portrait at 44, Marks, The Long Hill, Is this the cost? and Grandmother, think not I forget were performed by soprano Katherine Keem and pianist Andrew Stewart at the OperaBelle recital at Edenwald.
The Baltimore Philharmonia Orchestra played La Sagesse. This was the winning composition from the Baltimore Composers Forum competition.
The Atlantic Guitar Quartet played To Aegir and Shenandoah: A Fantasy.
The Atlantic Guitar Quartet played the following compositions:
To Aegir for 4 guitars
Edgefield for 2 guitars
Shenandoah: A Fantasy for 4 Guitars
Katherine Keem and Kathrin Murray played selections from the CD Katherine Keem Sings Songs and Arias by Garth Baxter.
Soprano Katherine Keem and pianist Andrew Stewart gave the world premiere of Is this the cost? The penalty I pay? from Act II, Scene II of Lily. This was part of the series "Happenings at the Harman."
Nicholus Currie and Diana Greene played Could You Dream What I Dream for violin and piano.
The Silver Run and Variations on the Willow Tree were performed by flutist Amber Rose Ennis. Ms. Ennis was accompanied by pianist Tobias Napleton, who also played solo piano music including Mr. Baxter's Romance without words. In addition, vocalist Willow L. J. Moss sang The Four Songs from Twelfth Night by Mr. Baxter accompanied by guitarist Matt Willcocks.
The Silver Run and Variations on the Willow Tree were performed by flutist Amber Rose Ennis. Ms. Ennis was accompanied by pianist Tobias Napleton, who also played solo piano music including Mr. Baxter's Romance without words. In addition, vocalist Willow L. J. Moss sang The Four Songs from Twelfth Night by Mr. Baxter accompanied by guitarist Matt Willcocks.
The Friedman-Wysong Duo performed A Touch 'O Carolan for flute and guitar.
The aria, How Strange to Think, from Act II, Scene II of Lily and the song Grandmother, think not I forget were performed by Megan Ihnen, mezzo soprano, and Hillary Kruh, pianist.
Grandmother, Think Not I Forget and A Wife in London were performed by soprano Katherine Keem and pianist Andrew Stewart at the Opera Belle concert.
Could You Dream What I Dream for violin and piano was performed by Nicholas Currie and Diana Greene.
Garth was privileged to be asked to work with Amit Kumar on the music for the film Hardwater, which was premiered at the Maine International Film Festival on July 21st and 22nd.
The Battle from The Battle Cry: A tragedy was performed by the Masterworks Chorale of Carroll County at the World Choir Games.
Drummer Hodge from The Battle Cry: A tragedy was performed by the Masterworks Chorale of Carroll County at the World Choir Games.
The Battle from The Battle Cry: A tragedy was performed by the Masterworks Chorale of Carroll County as part of the World Choir Games.
Masterworks Chorale of Carroll County performed Garth Baxter's cantata The Battle Cry: A Tragedy.
Could You Dream What I Dream for violin and piano received its world premiere by Nicholas Currie and Diana Greene; and pianist Ruth Rose played Resistance and Romance Without Words.
Garth Baxter's song cycle Two Songs of Reflection was performed by Katherine Keem and Andrew Stewart.
Garth Baxter's piano work Resistance was danced to by Effervescent Collective.
Baritone Jason Buckwalter and pianist Andrew Stewart performed Garth Baxter's Romance Without Words for solo piano and selected art songs.
The Ross-Burgess Flute and Piano duo played The Silver Run.
Elitza Harbova gave the world premiere performance of A Romance Without Words.