Selected Recent Performances
October 26, 2010: The Bad Plus
Reading session of original works for this amazing rock-jazz trio, written by Duke graduate composers
2pm-5pm
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University
Durham, NC
November 11, 2010: Backbeat Etude
Phi Mu Alpha American Musicale
Georgia Southern University
November 13-14, 2010: Premiere of new work for bassoon and electronica
Rachel Elliott, bassoon; Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble
Burlington and Montpelier, Vermont
Composers’ Round Table Discussion, UNC-Greensboro
Discussion with Linda Dusman, Bernd Gottinger, Kostas Karathanasis, Alex Kotch, John Supko
September 23, 2010
Susan Fancher: Polyptoton for tenor sax + electronica
UNC-Greensboro New Music Festival in Greensboro, NC
September 23, 2010 at UNC-Greensboro in Greensboro, NC
Nicolas Prost and Cedric Cyprien: Polyptoton for tenor sax + drum set
September 24-25, 2010 in Bourg-Lastic, France
DJ set at the Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art
September 30, 2010 at the Love Power Church in Minneapolis, MN
Nicolas Prost: Polyptoton for tenor sax + electronica
May 6, 2010 in Koln, Germany
Nicolas Prost: Polyptoton for tenor sax + electronica
May 11, 2010 in Saint-Nazaire, France
Nicolas Prost: Polyptoton for tenor sax + electronica
April 23, 2010 in Terrassa, Spain
The Miser, directed by Joseph Megel with original music by David Garner and Alex Kotch
April 8-11, 15-18 at Duke University in Durham, NC
Susan Fancher and Rachael Elliott: premiere of my new work, Pas de deux, for alto sax, bassoon, and electronica
April 5, 2010: Graduate Composers’ Concert at Duke University in Durham, NC
Duke New Music Ensemble presents “Remixology”
April 2, 2010: Five remixes by [dnme] composers of an original piece along with other works at Duke University in Durham, NC
Hiroe Yasui: Reduce, Reuse Recycle for alto sax, tenor sax, piano
March 28, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan
Nicolas Prost: Polyptoton for tenor sax + electronica
March 13, 2010 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Trio Atlantis: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
February 17, 2010 at Fondation des Etats-Unis in Paris, France
Soft Machine: Music and Dance at Le Generateur
Silvia Lenzi (cello) and Anne Dreyfus (choreography/dance) premiere the version of Soft Machine with dancer, video, and an installation.
February 13-15, 2010 Le Generateur, Gentilly, France
quux collective: Backbeat Etude for alto and tenor saxophones and electronica
January 26, 2010: The Camel (Richmond, VA; Sheri Oyan and Michael Straus); February 1, 2010: Longwood University (Farmville, VA; Oyan/Straus); March 20, 2010: Swift Creek Mill Theater (Colonial Heights, VA; Sheri Oyan and Ed Fraedrich)
rare degree: Michael Straus (sax) and Dana Jessen (bassoon) plays an arrangement of Backbeat Etude for alto sax, bassoon, and electronica.
January 12-20, 2010 at five locations along the East Coast
Nicolas Prost and Matthieu Delage: Backbeat Etude for alto sax, tenor sax, and electronica
January 17, 2010 at the Anniversaire du Concours Adolphe Sax in l’Hay les roses, France
Susan Fancher - premiere of Polyptoton (tenor saxophone and electronica version)
November 13, 2009 at the Duke University Graduate Composers’ Concert
Nicolas Prost - Polyptoton for tenor saxophone and drum set
November 10, 2009 in a Yamaha concert in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Straus-Campbell Duo - Music for Two Saxophones and Electronics
featuring 25 works under 100 seconds each, commissioned by Michael Straus and Griffin Campbell
November 1-5, 2009 throughout Louisiana
September 16-18, 2009 at the REDCAT Theater in Los Angeles, CA
Jamnesia - hosted by Durty Durham
Laptop/sax set, one of 14 musical acts
August 1, 2009 in Hillsborough, NC
Laptop/sax electronica set for Chapel Hill’s electronic music festival
April 17, 2009 at Nightlight in Chapel Hill, NC
Silvia Lenzi / Ensemble Zellig
Premiere of Soft Machine, written for Silvia Lenzi (cello) and electronica
April 3, 2009 at L’Archipel in Paris, France
Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts
Electroacoustic set for the Nightlife 3 concert
February 20, 2009 at the Bedlam Theater in Minneapolis, MN
Third Festival Saxophones en Fête
Premiere of my new work for 100-saxophone ensemble
February 1, 2009 at Eglise San Merri in Paris, France
Jean-Yves Chevalier: Recital
Premiere of my new work, Polyptoton, for tenor sax and drum set by Chevalier (sax) and Jean Fessard (drums)
January 31, 2009 at Espace culturel Dispan de Floran in l’hay-les-roses, France
Two shows in NYC that include my Reduce, Reuse, Recycle for clarinet, cello, and piano, sponsored by Sequenza21.
December 1, 2008 at the Waltz-Astoria in Astoria, NY and December 5, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Faith Church in New York, NY
Troika Music Festival
Half-hour electroacoustic set
November 6, 2008 at the Pinhook in Durham, NC
Pixilerations Digital Media Festival
Half-hour electroacoustic set
October 3, 2008 at the Tazza Cafe in Providence, RI
Carrboro Music Festival
Wiimusic with Ben Crawford.
September 28, 2008 at the Open Eye Cafe in Carrboro, NC
Ensemble Zellig
Concert including Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
August 22, 2008 at the Musée des Beaux Arts in Angers, France
Alex Kotch Live:
SEPTEMBER 4 - JAMNESIA music festival, 6:15 PM (Hillsborough, NC) tickets
SEPTEMBER 19 - Mosaic Wine Lounge, 10 PM (Raleigh, NC) Facebook event
Upcoming Shows
APRIL 6, 2012 - Dissertation Dance Party, Duke Coffeehouse, 9 PM