Events
Tilted Head Ensemble
May 2024, date TBA
DiMenna Center
450 West 37th St.
New York, NY
Music by James Tenney, Barbara Kolb, David Reminick, Katharina Rosenberger,
Karola Obermueller, Carl Bettendorf, Scott D. Miller.
Tilted Head Ensemble
Carl Bettendorf, Conductor
Mitchell McCarthy, Producer
Scott D. Miller, Artistic Director
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river - rising
Ellen Kozak and Scott D. Miller
4-channel video installation by Ellen Kozak
Music for 11 wind instruments by Scott D. Miller
Winter 2024, date TBA
David Richard Gallery
526 W. 26th St., NYC
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Paganini Monotype
Violin-sourced electroacoustic
Apart from a few stray notes, this piece is completely derived from recorded fragments of the "24 Capricci for Solo Violin", by Niccolò Paganini.
New York Composers Circle
Monday, December 18, 2023, 7:00 PM
Scorca Hall, National Opera America Center
330 7th Ave., 7th Fl.
New York, NY
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Liszt on Liszt
for Solo Piano
New York Composers Circle
Markus Kaitila, piano
Thursday, December 15, 2022, 7:00 PM
Little Church Around the Corner
1 E 29th St.
New York, NY
Admission $20, Seniors $15
Masking Encouraged
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AUTUMN 2022 RECORDING PROJECT
river - rising
Soundtrack by Scott D. Miller for 4-channel video installation by Ellen Kozak.
Music for 3 clarinets, 3 bass clarinets, 4 trombones, tuba.
Tilted Head Ensemble
Ben Fingland, clarinet
Eileen Mack, clarinet
Phillip Solomon, clarinet
Bixby Kennedy, bass clarinet
Emmalie Tello, bass clarinet
Bryan Cowan, bass clarinet
Mark Broschinsky, trombone
David Whitwell, trombone
Colin Babcock, trombone
Zander Theiss, trombone
Andrew Bove, tuba
Carl Christian Bettendorf, conductor
Sunday, October 9, 2022
Power Station Studios, NYC
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SPREADSPECTRUM MOSCOW
ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC OF RUSSIA, EUROPE AND USA
Paganini Monotype
Violin-sourced electroacoustic
Apart from a few stray notes, this piece is completely derived from recorded fragments of the "24 Capricci for Solo Violin", by Niccolò Paganini.
Saturday, July 18, 2020, 2:50 PM
Moscow, Russia
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***CONCERT POSTPONED***
What News the King
for Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trombone, Violin, Cello, Piano and Percussion
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 7:30 PM
DiMenna Center
450 West 37th St.
New York, NY
Tilted Head Ensemble
Kelley Barnett, flute
Benjamin Fingland, clarinet
Ryan Muncy, saxophone
Jen Baker, trombone
Elissa Cassini, violin
Chris Gross, cello
Nana Shi, piano
Russell Greenberg, percussion
Carl Bettendorf, conductor
Also featuring works by James Tenney, Barbara Kolb, David Reminick,
Katharina Rosenberger, Karola Obermueller, and Carl Bettendorf.
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SPREADSPECTRUM MOSCOW
ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC OF RUSSIA, EUROPE AND USA
Paganini Liszt Distortion
Piano-sourced electroacoustic
Apart from one brief interjection, "Paganini Liszt Distortion" is entirely sourced from recordings of the "Grande Étude de Paganini No. 3", by Franz Liszt.
< Paganini Liszt Distortion YouTube >
Friday, April 24, 2020
Khodynka Gallery
Moscow, Russia
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A Very Small Consortium
Flash of Hand
for Violin and Clarinet
Saturday, February 29, 2020
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Green Bay, WI
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Paganini Liszt Distortion
Piano-sourced electroacoustic
New York Composers Circle
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Scorca Hall, National Opera America Center
New York, NY
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2019 NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival
Paganini Monotype
Violin-sourced electroacoustic
Apart from a few stray notes, this piece is completely derived from recorded fragments of the "24 Capricci for Solo Violin", by Niccolò Paganini.
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Grand Hall, NYU Global Center Arts Center
New York, NY
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Assassination of Angels
An electronic micro-opera for soprano, piano, organ, drum set,
turntables and manipulated motorcycle
I composed this piece in 1985-1986 as a kind of allegorical counter-argument to Ronald Reagan's (cynically appropriated) image of the United States as a "shining city on a hill".
New York Composers Circle
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Scorca Hall, National Opera America Center
New York, NY
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riverthatflowsbothways
3-channel video screening
Video by Ellen Kozak, music by Scott D. Miller
Ensemble recording:
Marina Kifferstein, violin
Audrey Hayes, violin
Kallie Ciechomski, viola
Serafim Smigelskiy, cello
Max Jacob, bass
Carl Bettendorf, conductor
Wald and Kim Gallery < Wald and Kim Gallery >
New York, NY
November 15, 2018 to January 31, 2019
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riverthatflowsbothways
3-channel video screening
Video by Ellen Kozak, music by Scott D. Miller
Microscope Gallery < Microscope Gallery >
Brooklyn, NY
Friday, October 5, 2018
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MISE-EN
BUSHWICK OPEN STUDIOS 2018
Paganini Monotype
Sunday, September 30, 2018
MISE-EN PLACE
Brooklyn, NY
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2018 NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival
Paganini Liszt Distortion
< Paganini Liszt Distortion YouTube >
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Abrons Arts Center
New York, NY
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riverthatflowsbothways
3-channel video installation
Video by Ellen Kozak, music by Scott D. Miller
Hudson River Museum < Hudson River Museum >
Yonkers, NY
June 1 to September 9, 2018
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State of Emergency
Public Video Projection
Prince and Bowery Streets
New York, NY
Thursday, May 24, 2018
State of Emergency is a collective video projection event conceived in response to the current political crisis. It is composed of short video clips by close to 60 artists, composers and filmmakers.
Co-curated by Nina Felshin and Lenore Malen
Projection Design: Eamonn Farrell
Projection: The Illuminator < The Illuminator >
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The Major Scale in Octaves
for Solo Piano
Craig Ketter, piano
New York Composers Circle
Monday, March 19, 2018
Scorca Hall, National Opera America Center
New York, NY
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State of Emergency
Public Video Projection
Prince and Bowery Streets
New York, NY
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Co-curated by Nina Felshin and Lenore Malen
Projection Design: Eamonn Farrell
Projection: The Illuminator < The Illuminator >
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riverthatflowsbothways
3-channel video installation
Video by Ellen Kozak, music by Scott D. Miller
Undercurrents: The River as Metaphor/Hudson Valley Artists 2017
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art < Dorsky Museum >
State University of New York at New Paltz
June 10 to July 30, 2017
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riverthatflowsbothways
3-channel video installation
Video by Ellen Kozak, music by Scott D. Miller
« La nuit de l'Instant »
Festival vidéo Fédération Nationale des Arts < CIPAC >
12 rue de la Cathédrale
Marseilles, France
June 9 to June 10, 2017
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Snaptograph No. 1
for Flute, Bass Clarinet and Percussion
Roberta Michel, flute
Carol McGonnell, bass clarinet
Michael Lipsey, percussion
New York Composers Circle
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
St. Peter's Church – 619 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY
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Game With Sharp Knives
for Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trombone, Violin, Cello, Piano and Percussion
Thursday, March 2, 2017
DiMenna Center
New York, NY
Tilted Head Ensemble
Laura Cocks, flute
Eileen Mack, clarinet
Ryan Muncy, saxophone
Jen Baker, trombone
Marina Kifferstein, violin
Meaghan Burke, cello
Tristan McKay, piano
Michael Lipsey, percussion
Carl Bettendorf, conductor
Also featuring works by Alex Mincek, Eliza Brown, Carl Bettendorf,
Dary John Mizelle, and Milton Babbitt.
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riverthatflowsbothways
3-channel video installation
Video by Ellen Kozak, music by Scott D. Miller
May 13 to May 16, 2016
Ellen Kozak Open Studio
New York, NY
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Dutch Angle
for Violin, Viola, Cello and Bass Clarinet
Miranda Cuckson, violin
Kallie Ciechomski, viola
Chris Gross, cello
Liam Kinson, bass clarinet
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
St. Peter's Church – 619 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY
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Coots and Rails
An experimental backwoods scramble for violin trio.
Miranda Cuckson, Marina Kifferstein, and Ken Hamao, violins
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
St. Peter's Church – 619 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY
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2015 NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival
Mouth That Tears The Land
< Mouth That Tears The Land YouTube >
An electronic micro-opera for clarinet, organ, helicopter, air raid siren,
and the voices of Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon.
Miller's 1988 downtown polemic weaves public speech into
a maze of saturation splicing, prejudicial editing and machine-induced
counterpoint.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Abrons Arts Center
New York, NY
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Miroirs
3-channel video installation
Video by Ellen Kozak, music by Scott D. Miller
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts France presents:
Rétrospective – 10 ans de créations au Moulin a Nef
September 26 to October 8, 2015
Chapelle Ste.-Catherine
Auvillar, France
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Mouth That Tears The Land
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Symphony Space – Thalia Theater
New York, NY