Performances
2003 - 2013
2013
February 13 – Hallowed Be Thy Name for Ash Wednesday service, Bethel Lutheran Church, Aurora, CO.
March 3 – selections from the first scene of The Clever Artifice of Harriet and Margaret performed by Megan Buness, soprano; Karen Harris, mezzo-soprano; Donna Levene, piano; Sigma Alpha Iota and Delta Omicron joint recital; First Baptist Church of Denver, Denver, CO.
May 18 – What Old Men Say for baritone and piano; Brian Lloyd, baritone; Robin Spurrier, piano; University of Denver, Denver, CO.
June 2 – Scene two from the one-act opera The Clever Artifice of Harriet and Margaret performed at the Virginia Arts Festival – John Duffy Composers Institute; Signe Mortensen, soprano; Mandy Spivak, soprano; Meaghan Deiter, mezzo; Katherine Wiggins, mezzo; Alan Johnson, music director; Emily Yap Chua, piano; Geoff Loff, piano.
June 15-16 – No Stars Tonight, But Echoes for soprano, baritone, viola, piano and metronome; on Colorado Spotlight, hosted by Charley Samson, Colorado Public Radio broadcast.
November 15-16 – premiere of one-act chamber opera The Clever Artifice of Harriet and Margaret at ATLAS Black Box Theatre, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. (PREMIERE)
2012
January 31 – Leanna Kirchoff and Cherise Leiter presented a joint concert of vocal chamber works, featuring performances by Denver area musicians. Performances of Kirchoff’s works included the following:
What Old Men Say for baritone, piano; Bradley Thompson, baritone; Nan Shannon, piano. (PREMIERE)
Dreams Go Through Me for soprano, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello, piano; The Playground Ensemble
No Stars Tonight, But Echoes for soprano, baritone, viola, piano and metronome; Megan Buness, soprano; Gene Roberts, baritone-tenor; Margaret Miller, viola; Nan Shannon, piano.
Prelude for soprano, piano; Melissa Wimbish, soprano; Leanna Kirchoff, piano. (PREMIERE)
March 2-18 – The Secret Garden for youth chorus, soloists, keyboard, flute, violin, guitar, percussion; lyrics by Leanna Kirchoff and Jerry Seifert; adaptation by Jerry Seifert; Stages Theatre Company; Hopkins, MN. (NEW PRODUCTION)
March 6 – The House Explodes for solo piano; Rubia Santos, piano; International Women’s Day; SESI Theater, Goiania, Brazil.
March 7 – corro a Dio for soprano and piano; Emily Sinclair and Christopher Zemliauskas; DMA recital Emily Sinclair, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. (PREMIERE)
March 21 – corro a Dio for soprano and piano; Emily Sinclair and Christopher Zemliauskas; Pendulum New Music, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
2011
January 26 – No Stars Tonight, but Echoes for soprano, baritone, viola, piano and metronome; Megan Buness, soprano; Gene Roberts, baritone-tenor; Margaret Miller, viola; Nan Shannon; Pendulum New Music series, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
February 11 – The House Explodes for solo piano; Hsing-ay Hsu, piano; Piano Celebration, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO.
February 18 – No Stars Tonight, But Echoes for soprano, baritone, viola, piano and metronome; on Colorado Spotlight, hosted by Charley Samson, Colorado Public Radio broadcast.
February 20 – No Stars Tonight, But Echoes for soprano, baritone, viola, piano and metronome; on Colorado Spotlight, hosted by Charley Samson, Colorado Public Radio broadcast.
February 23 – The House Explodes for solo piano; Hsing-ay Hsu, piano; Pendulum New Music Series, Atlas Black Box Theatre, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
March 2 – Meciendo for SATB choir; Of Courage for TTBB choir, two Bb trumpets, piano; Let the Music Fill the Emptiness for SSAA, piano; performed by the Lamont Chorale, Lamont Men’s Choir, Lamont Women’s Chorus; Lamont School of Music Ensemble Concert Series, University of Denver, Denver, CO.
March 13 – No Stars Tonight, But Echoes for soprano, baritone, viola, piano and metronome; on Colorado Spotlight, hosted by Charley Samson, Colorado Public Radio broadcast.
March 13 – As Sparks Fly Upward for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion; on Colorado Spotlight, hosted by Charley Samson, Colorado Public Radio broadcast.
March 14 – Midsummer Through the Cottonwoods for wind quintet; on Colorado Spotlight, hosted by Charley Samson, Colorado Public Radio broadcast.
March 15 – Dreams Go Through Me for soprano, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello, piano; The Playground Ensemble, Regis University Guest Artist Series, Berkeley Community Church, Denver, CO.
April 18 – I’ll Wait for You from Five Soliloquies for soprano and piano;
Breathe: A Concert of Song by Living American Composers; Metropolitan State College of Denver; King Center Recital Hall, Denver, CO.
April 23 – Dreams Go Through Me for soprano, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello, piano;
Gayle Grace, soprano; Ian Buckspan, clarinets; Susan Smith, cello; Abe Minzer, piano; Colorado Springs, CO; www.ClassicallyAlive.com
May 20 – No Stars Tonight, But Echoes for soprano, baritone, viola, piano and metronome; on Colorado Spotlight, hosted by Charley Samson, Colorado Public Radio broadcast.
2010
February 17 – Hallowed Be Thy Name for small SATB choir and piano; Bethel Lutheran Church; Megan Buness, director; Aurora, CO.
April 1 – Do This in Remembrance for small SATB choir and piano; Bethel Lutheran Church; Megan Buness, director; Aurora, CO.
April 14 – Dreams Go Through Me for soprano, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello and piano; The Playground Ensemble with guest pianist Hsing-ay Hsu; University of Colorado Pendulum Series, Boulder, CO.
May 2 – Do This in Remembrance for small SATB choir and piano; Limon United Methodist Church; Dr. John Fox, director; Limon, CO.
May 13 – Dreams Go Through Me for soprano, clarinet/bass clarinet, cello and piano; The Playground Ensemble with guest pianist Hsing-ay Hsu; University of Denver, Denver, CO.
June 4 – No Stars Tonight, but Echoes for soprano, baritone, viola, piano and metronome; Megan Buness, soprano; Gene Roberts, baritone; Margaret Miller, viola; Nan Shannon; Colorado State Music Teachers Association conference, Northglenn, CO.
June 13 – “Sonetto primo” from Cantus Rosarum for solo piano; Katherine Kleitz, Glenluce Garden, Stow, MA.
July 31 – III. Three Chairs from Trio Sonata for two treble instruments, one bass instrument, and piano; Scott Brodie, oboe; Lorraine Jewett, bassoon; Tara Kazak, flute; Jonathan Newmark, piano; Chamber Music Conference, Bennington, VT.
November 7 – Do This in Remembrance for small SATB choir and piano; Limon United Methodist Church; Dr. John Fox, director; Limon, CO.
2009
March 29 – Litany of Joy for cello and piano version; Richard vonFoerster, cello; Reggie Berg, piano; Hazlerig Music House; Crestone, CO.
March 30 – Litany of Joy for cello and piano version; Kitty Knight, cello; Nan Shannon, piano; Women Composers Concert sponsored by Regis University; Berkeley Community Church, Denver, CO.
April 2 – Litany of Joy for cello and piano version; Richard vonFoerster, cello; Reggie Berg, piano; Modern Miscellanea; University of Denver Hamilton Recital Hall; Denver, CO.
May 6 – Midsummer in the Cottonwoods for wind quintet; Paul Nagem, flute; Sarah Balian, oboe; Daryll Stevens, clarinet; Alexander Vierira, bassoon; Michael Yopp, horn; broadcast on KVOD 88.1 during morning program; Centennial, CO.
June 6 – Litany of Joy for cello and piano version; Richard vonFoerster, cello; Reggie Berg, piano; The Playground Ensemble concert fundraiser; Englewood, CO.
July 15 – Five Soliloquies for soprano, cello and piano; Megan Buness, soprano; Richard vonFoerster, cello; Nan Shannon, piano; concert of art songs; Packard Hall, Colorado College; Colorado Springs, CO.
October 14 – Midsummer in the Cottonwoods for wind quintet; Alina Windell, flute; Daren Weissfisch, oboe; Leah Biber, clarinet; David Massel, bassoon; Scott Warburton, horn; Pendulum Music Series; Grusin Hall at University of Colorado; Boulder, CO.
November 9 – Midsummer in the Cottonwoods for wind quintet; Alina Windell, flute; Daren Weissfisch, oboe; Leah Biber, clarinet; David Massel, bassoon; Scott Warburton, horn; The Academy; Boulder, CO.
November 13 – As Sparks Fly Upward for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion; Friends of Rain Chamber Music, Lewis and Clark, Portland, OR.
November 16 – Prayers of Saints for soprano and guitar; Jenice Riebe, soprano; Radford University, Radford, VA.
2008
January 25 – Meciendo for acappella SATB; Metropolitan State Chorale; Colorado Music Educators Association conference, Colorado Spring, CO.
February 21 – Meciendo for acappella SATB; Metropolitan State Chorale; American Choral Directors Association conference, Kansas City, MO.
March 9 – Litany of Joy for alto flute, piano version; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble, Sharon, MA.
March 25 –As Sparks Fly Upward for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion; The Playground Ensemble, University of Denver, Denver, CO.
June 22 – Litany of Joy for cello and piano version; Dianne Bretkowski, cello; Nan Shannon, piano; Denver Eclectic Concerts; Denver, CO.
July 10 – Midsummer in the Cottonwoods for wind quintet; New Music Symposium, Colorado College; Colorado Springs, CO.
July 11 – Derivations from Handel’s “Ombra Mai Fu” for piano duet; Leanna Kirchoff and Cherise Leiter, piano; New Music Symposium, Colorado College; Colorado Springs, CO.
September 21 – Quilter’s Hymn for contralto, flute, piano; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble, Harvard, MA.
December 19 – Meciendo for acappella SATB; St. Martin’s Chamber Choir; St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, Denver, CO.
December 20 – Meciendo for acappella SATB; St. Martin’s Chamber Choir; First Congregational Church, Boulder, CO.
December 21 – Meciendo for acappella SATB; St. Martin’s Chamber Choir; Augustana Lutheran Church, Denver, CO.
2007
MARCH
Meciendo – acappella SATB; Metropolitan State College of Denver Concert Choir, Denver, CO.
Aviary – SSAA, alto flute, clarinet, piano; Metropolitan State College of Denver Women’s Choir, Denver, CO.
APRIL
The Lady or the Tiger – one-act opera; Metropolitan State College of Denver Opera Ensemble, Denver, CO (co-composed with Cherise Leiter).
MAY
As Sparks Fly Upward – clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion; The Playground Ensemble, Colorado Composers Concert; Denver, CO.
SEPTEMBER
As Sparks Fly Upward – clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion; The Playground Ensemble; Pendulum Series, University of Colorado.
OCTOBER
Meciendo – acappella SATB; Voices of Ascension; Carnegie Hall, New York.
Derivations from Handel’s “Ombra Mai Fu” – piano duet; Tamara Goldstein and Mutsumi Moteki; Kobe and Takayama, Japan (co-composed with Cherise Leiter).
2006
FEBRUARY
Derivations from Handel’s “Ombra Mai Fu” – piano duet; Leanna Kirchoff and Cherise Leiter; Piano Celebration; Metropolitan State College of Denver (co-composed with Cherise Leiter).
Derivations from Handel’s “Ombra Mai Fu” – piano duet; Leanna Kirchoff and Cherise Leiter; Monday Recital; Metropolitan State College of Denver.
MARCH
Five Soliloquies – soprano, cello, piano; Melissa Malde, soprano; Vergie Amendole, piano; Jim Fittz, cello; University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO.
Derivations from Handel’s “Ombra Mai Fu” – piano duet; Leanna Kirchoff and Cherise Leiter; College Music Society; Fort Collins, CO.
APRIL
Meciendo – acappella SATB; Harmonia; Longmont, CO.
Meciendo – acappella SATB; Harmonia; Boulder, CO.
JULY
As Sparks Fly Upward – clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion; Ernest Bloch Composers’ Symposium; Newport, OR.
AUGUST
Midsummer in the Cottonwoods – wind quintet; Chamber Music Conference of the East; Bennington, VT.
NOVEMBER
Midsummer in the Cottonwoods – wind quintet; New Wind Chamber Group; 9th London New Wind Festival; London, UK.
DECEMBER
Meciendo – acappella SATB; St. Martin’s Chamber Choir; Broomfield, CO.
Meciendo – acappella SATB; St. Martin’s Chamber Choir; Denver, CO.
2005
JANUARY
“Cantos” from Cantus Rosarum – solo flute; Katherine Kleitz; Cambridge, MA.
“Cantos” from Cantus Rosarum – solo flute; Katherine Kleitz; Harvard, MA.
FEBRUARY
Cantus Rosarum – solo flute; Katherine Kleitz; Metropolitan State College of Denver; Denver, CO.
Five Soliloquies – soprano, cello, piano; MB Krueger, soprano; Jim Fittz, cello; Nanette Shannon, piano; Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO.
Nativity Pastorales – solo piano; Nanette Shannon; Metropolitan State College of Denver; Denver, CO.
Nativity Pastorales – solo piano; Nanette Shannon; Regis University; Denver, CO.
Prayers of Saints – soprano, guitar; Megan Buness, soprano; David Evans, guitar; Metropolitan State College of Denver; Denver, CO.
NOVEMBER
Derivations from Handel’s “Ombra Mai Fu” – piano duet; Leanna Kirchoff and Cherise Leiter; piano recital; Limon, CO.
2004
JANUARY
Quilter’s Hymn – contralto, flute, piano; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Stow, MA.
Quilter’s Hymn – contralto, flute, piano; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Cambridge, MA.
OCTOBER
Salvation Song – SATB, organ; St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Choir; Denver, CO.
2003
JANUARY
A Christmas Story As Told By a Mouse – youth chorus, soloists, keyboard; script by Jerry Seifert; music and lyrics by Leanna Kirchoff; Stages Theatre Company reading sessions; Hopkins, MN.
FEBRUARY
A Christmas Story As Told By a Mouse – youth chorus, soloists, keyboard; script by Jerry Seifert; music and lyrics by Leanna Kirchoff; Stages Theatre Company reading sessions; Hopkins, MN.
MARCH
Flower World Variations – flute, violin, piano, reader; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Cambridge, MA.
Flower World Variations – flute, violin, piano, reader; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Stow, MA.
OCTOBER
Witch Lady – youth chorus, soloists, two synthesizers; book by Nancy Carlson; adaptation and lyrics by Buffy Sedlachek; Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins, MN.
NOVEMBER
Witch Lady – youth chorus, soloists, two synthesizers; book by Nancy Carlson; adaptation and lyrics by Buffy Sedlachek; Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins, MN.