Christopher Swist

 

UPCOMING and past events

- February 24, 2023 Grand Rapids Symphony, Michigan The premier of Double Concerto for Vibraphone and Marimba with David Hall on marimba and the composer Christopher Swist on vibraphone. https://www.grsymphony.org/beethoven-first November 16, 2022 Trinity College Main Chapel, Hartford, CT Faculty recital of works including Streamline, Intermezzo for Vibraphone, Standing Wave, Duality for Violin & Tape, Prelude for Marimba, Equal Simplicity, Sundown through a Glass Door, and Marimba Etude No. 1. https://events.trincoll.edu/event/109141-faculty-recital-series-the-music-of-christopher October 4, 2022 TIDAL, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music Digital release of Substream: an instrumental single for marimba, bowed vibraphone, Fender Rhodes, 5-string bass, and 6-piece drum set. https://youtu.be/EhWXCoHdsFU February 19 - 24, 2019 YoungArts, Miami, Florida Christopher Swist was a Master Teacher for 2019 YoungArts Miami. He arranged the Buffalo movement from Cities at Twlight and joined the YoungArts winners in a multi-media performance. https://youtu.be/fn-cZabuLmM February 1, 2019 University of Nevada at Las Vegas Christopher Swist gave a masterclass and performed Equal Simplicity and other solo works to the percussion students and faculty at UNLV. Sponsored by Sabian. January 26, 2019 Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah SUU’s Satellite Salon Series hosted Christopher Swist in a concert titled Duality - The Life of the Composer/Performer. Joining Swist were SUU Professors in a performance of Trois Petits Hommages. https://youtu.be/8KzXkR02Ej0 June 18, 2018 Sundown through a Glass Door An updated visual presentation of Sundown through a Glass Door, a multi-media composition for violin, vibraphone and electronics. Live performance by Marcia Lehninger and Christopher Swist at the Redfern Arts Center on January 26, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXvc7jYXg4s May 1, 2018 Bachovich Music Publications Cities at Twilight is the featured composition of the month for Bachovich Music Publications. This exciting sextet (Hartford, Rio, Buffalo & New York) has been successful on several shows with the American Modern Ensemble and the Hartford Symphony. http://www.bachovich.com/music/1041 January 26, 2018 Keene State College, NH “Vibraphone, Electronics & Premiers” solo faculty recital assisted by Marcia Lehninger and Christina Wright-Ivanova. Performances included 4 Swist works and 4 world premiers by Heather Gilligan, Ted Mann, Andrew Smith & Craig Sylvern. https://www.keene.edu/news/events/detail/8961/ April 27, 2017 Hartford Symphony Orchestra, CT The Hartford premier of Cities at Twilight by the Hartford Symphony conducted by Carolyn Kuan. “Lies You Can Believe In” blended visual music and visual art at the perfect venue: Real Art Ways. https://hartfordsymphony.org/concerts/lies-you-can-believe-in/ April 1, 2017 Living in Light CD, Albany Records Official release date of Living in Light. Swist recorded, edited, and mixed the 2 1/2 year project. 6 Song cycles (20 songs) composed by Heather Gilligan and sung by Margot Rood with varied instrumentation. CD and digital distribution here on Albany Records. February 23, 2017 AME at Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA American Modern Ensemble is giving a follow up performance of Cities at Twilight at a residency, conducted by Robert Paterson. http://americanmodernensemble.org/current-season/2017/2/23/ame-at-shenandoah-university January 7, 2017 NHMEA Chamber Music Festival, Plaistow, NH Christopher Swist is the chamber music clinician for the All State chamber festival at Timberlane Performing Arts Center. He was a clinician previously in 2009. November 13, 2016 Voices of Terezin, Keene, NH The Apple Hill String Quartet and Christopher Swist reprised a performance of the Haas 2cd String Quartet. http://www.keene.edu/news/stories/detail/1478550996470/ July 19, 2016 Apple Hill Summer Concert Series, Nelson, NH Christopher Swist joined the Apple Hill String Quartet for a performance of the Pavel Haas Second String Quartet “From the Monkey Mountains.” April 20-23, 2016 Evening of Dance, Keene , NH Duality was performed by Marcia Lehninger as the integrative music of a choreography by Keene State College Resident Artist Marcia Murdock on the annual Evening of Dance. - March 2, 2016 American Modern Ensemble, New York, NY The world premier of Cities at Twilight, a Pierrot sextet written for the AME. The “Made in New Hampshire” program also featured works by Heather Gilligan, Spencer Topel, and Robert Paterson. November 8, 2015 New Britain Symphony Orchestra, New Britain, CT Ertan Sener conducted the world premier of From the Rocks to the Stars, a fanfare written in memory of Larry Swist on a space-themed NBSO concert. April 11, 2015 Concordia Day of Percussion, Moorehead, MN Daniella Ganeva and four-time Grammy award winner Glen Velez performed the U.S. premier of Over the Bar for frame drums and marimba.       October 23-25, 2014 National Symphony Orchestra of Peru, Lima Christopher Swist was a guest artist and clinician at the second PERUPERCUSION festival in Lima, Peru. August 6, 2014 The Tralf Music Hall, Buffalo, NY The tribute and memorial concert for Larry Swist featured songs by Flash, Chuck & Gap Mangione, Grant Geissman, Spyro Gyra, Tom Schuman, Christopher Swist and Jessie Galante. http://buffalonews.com/2014/07/31/concert-honors-memory-of-larry-swist/ July 16, 2014 Burchfield Penny Art Center, Buffalo, NY Celebrated the 75th Birthday of Jan Williams in all-star performances of Varese’s Ionisation, Carter’s Eight Pieces for Four Timpani, and other iconic percussion works. http://buffalonews.com/2014/07/15/jan-williams-a-man-for-all-seasons-and-all-reasons-in-buffalos-musical-life/ May/June 2014 American Record Guide Duality was reviewed by American Record Guide: “The stick work is good, with tight rolls, evenly gradual dynamic increases and decreases, and sharp accents on ascending and descending motives. ..an abnormally large boom on the bass .. does allow for a fuller, warmer sound in the marimba’s buttery middle range.” April 29, 2014 Sao Paulo State University, Sao Paulo, Brazil Percussion Quartet No. 1 was performed again by Grupo PAIP at UNESP. The group first performed the work in 2008 at the Festival at Campos do Jordao. October 29, 2013 John Luther Adams’ Inuksuit, Cantaloupe Music Official release date of the surround sound recording of Inuksuit by John Luther Adams. Christopher Swist recorded among some 30 percussionists on this critically acclaimed recording at Guilford Sound. September 13, 2013 The Louisville Orchestra, Kentucky Abaprima for Orchestra received a second performance within 10 months. This time with the Louisville Orchestra and conductor Marcelo Lehninger. http://wuol.org/marcelo-lehninger/ June 9, 2013 Slick Stix Festival, Bishop’s Stortford, UK The premier of Over the Bar by the Framed Resonance Duo (Daniella Ganeva and Paolo Cimmino) at Rhodes. March 15, 2013 College Music Society NE Regional Conference Marcia Lehninger and Maura Glennon performed Two Movements for Violin and Piano on the annual composer’s concert of the 34th Northeast CMS. December 9, 2012 Bard Conservatory Orchestra, Annandale, NY Abaprima for Orchestra, a new 20-minute work, was premiered by Marcelo Lehninger and the Bard Conservatory Orchestra. January 16, 2011 Chamber Music Series at West Point, NY SFC Craig Bitterman performed a new rendering of Impressions of Giza. Christopher Swist also joined Bitterman for a duo performance of Fredrick Andersson’s The lonelyness of Santa Claus. November 4, 2010 UConn Percussion Ensemble, Storrs, CT The U.S. premier of Percussion Quartet No. 2 by the University of Connecticut Percussion Ensemble. July 10, 2009 Festival Eleazar de Carvalho, Fortaleza, Brazil Two Movements for Violin and Piano was premiered by the festival’s resident musicians Marcia Lehninger and Ancuza Aprodu. May 4, 2009 Queens College, New York, NY Percussion Quartet No. 1 was performed by the Queens College Percussion Ensemble. January 23, 2009 Shanghai Symphony Chamber Concert, China Centipede was performed by Yan Haocheng on “A Marimba Special” chamber concert. - July 20, 2008 International Festival at Campos do Jordao, Brazil Percussion Quartet’s No. 1 and No. 2 were performed on the festival by Grupo PIAP. 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Ertan Sener & Christopher Swist

Swist and the Apple Hill String Quartet

The Duality CD available at Amazon

Christopher Swist discussing the Hartford movement of Cities at Twilight with HSO Director Carolyn Kuan

Cyclic Passage by Larry Swist

Masterclass at UNLV

Christopher Swist with fellow composers Jonathan Newman, Robert Paterson and the American Modern Ensemble