Curriculum vitae

Academic Degrees and Awards

D.M.A. 2005 SUNY Stony Brook, oboe performance M.M. 2004 SUNY Stony Brook, oboe performance B.M. 1988 Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, oboe performance, Academic Distinction

Performer’s Certificate 1988 Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester

Performance Positions

2007-present Ensemble Signal (chamber orchestra, New York NY)

2002-2011 Alarm Will Sound (chamber orchestra, New York NY)

1998- Curiously Strong Winds (wind quintet, New York NY)

1997-2000 Jupiter Symphony (orchestra, New York NY)

1996-2016 Sequitur (chamber orchestra, New York NY)

1995-2002 Cygnus Ensemble (flute, oboe, violin, cello, two guitars, New York NY) 1994-2004 Vanguard Chamber Players (wind quintet, New York NY)

1991-1993 Co-Principal Oboe, la Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo Spain

Administrative Positions

2012-2019 Schulich School of Music Woodwind Area Chair

2017-2018 Schulich School of Music, Director of Student Life and Learning 2014-2017 Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs

2010-2012 MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music, Director.
- Directing the annual 4-day Bowling Green New Music Festival, Music at the Forefront Residency Series. MACCM Institute, and other educational programs
- Supervising the MACCM Operations Manager, Recording Technician (both full-time positions) and Graduate Assistant

Academic Teaching Positions

2014-present Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Associate Professor of Oboe 2012-2014 Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Assistant Professor of Oboe 2007-2012 Bowling Green State University, Assistant Professor of Oboe 2006-2012 Manhattan School of Music, Adjunct Faculty of Contemporary Performance Program (teaching oboe, coaching chamber music, leading master classes) 2005-2007 Montclair State University, Adjunct Faculty (teaching oboe lessons and weekly performance practicum)

2004-2007 Manhattan School of Music, Guest Lecturer (teaching two two-hour woodwind master classes per year)

2002-2007 Hofstra University, Adjunct Oboe Professor (teaching oboe lessons) 1998-2007 Mannes College Preparatory and Extension Divisions, Oboe Instructor 1989-1991 SUNY Stony Brook, Teaching Assistant for a musicianship course '

McGill University Teaching 2012 - present

Undergraduate and Graduate Courses

-Graduate Performance Practice Seminar - “Wellbeing for the Professional Musician” - MUPP 692

-Graduate Performance Practice Seminar – exploring composers and compositions that require unusual performance skills - MUPP 677

-Orchestral Excerpts for Woodwinds – MUPG 414

-Music as a Profession – MUPD 135 (required for all new undergraduate students in BMus programs, roughly 140 students per term) (fall 2015-2017)

-Introduction to Woodwind Pedagogy – MUPG 331 (winter 2016, 2018, fall 2020) -Orchestral Excerpts for Woodwinds -MUPG 230

-Orchestral Excerpts for Woodwinds -MUPG 330

-Graduate Seminar Wellness for the Serious Musician - MUPP 692

-Woodwind and Mixed Chamber Music – MUEN 560/561 054

-Oboe Practical Instruction BMus – MUIN 180 054

-Oboe Practical Instruction Elective – MUIN 110 054

-Oboe Practical Instruction Artis Diploma – MUIN 460 054

-Oboe Performance Tutorial – MUIN 620, 621, 622 054

-McGill Symphony Orchestra wind sectionals (Professor Hauser, course instructor) -McGill Wind Symphony wind sectionals (Professor Cazes, course instructor) -Contemporary Music Ensemble sectionals (Professor Bourgogne, course instructor) -Coaching of chamber music ensembles, MUEN 560 and MUEN 561

-Supervising Special Projects, MUPG 473

BGSU Teaching 2007-2012

Undergraduate Courses

-Oboe/Bassoon Class (for music education students)

-Chamber Music

-Applied Oboe

-Supervisor of two Honors Projects

Undergraduate and Graduate Courses

-Oboe Reed Class

-Oboe Repertoire and Pedagogy

Graduate Courses

-Chamber music

-Applied Oboe

-Graduate Seminar, “Optimizing Musician Health and Performance” (Fall 2009)

Summer Festivals

-Maine Chamber Music Seminar, faculty member, summers 2016-present -Chamber Music Conference of the East, tenured faculty, Bennington VT (2002-present) -Maine Chamber Music Seminar, guest teaching artist (June 21-23, 2015) -Aguascalientes Chamber Music Festival, guest teaching artist, Mexico (June 2007 and July 2013)

-Lincoln Center Festival, New York NY (1996, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017)

-June in Buffalo, Buffalo NY (1999-2015)

Research Projects and Grants

2017 – present

-Faculty supervisor for Allen Chang’s research project, “Longitudinal study investigating Health of Music Students at McGill’s Faculty of Music. REB File # 205-0817. Allen Chang is a McGill University medical student.

2015

-SSHRC Research Presentation Travel Grant to present a recital at the International Double Reed Society Conference in Tokyo Japan $1500

-Recorded English horn excerpts in varying styles for a CIRMMT research project supervised by Prof. McAdams

2013 -SSHRC Research Presentation Travel Grant to present a recital at the International Double Reed Society Conference in Redlands CA $1500

2012 -Instructional Improvement Grant for Laura Medisky Alexander Technique mini-residency $1000

2011 -Speed grant for oboe/clarinet master class guest, Daniel Stolper (Interlochen Arts Academy faculty member) $200

-Speed grant for PEN Trio d’Anches recital $200

-Speed grant for oboe master class guest, Dr. Marc Fink (University of Wisconsin, Madison faculty member) $200

2010 -Speed grant to attend Columbus OH Alexander Technique workshop $400 -McEwan Grant for Alexander Technique study $1000

-Instructional Improvement Grant for Alexander Technique study $1000

-Travel grant for recruiting trip to North Carolina and South Carolina $250 -Travel grant for recruiting trip to Madison WI $200

-Travel grant for Norman OK International Double Reed Society Conference $400

2009 -Speed Grant for three guest speakers for my graduate seminar “Wellness for the Serious Musician” $140

-Speed Grant for Alexander Technique group lesson for applied oboe studio $70 -Dean’s Grant for Dr. James Brody “Alexander Technique Workshop” $1000 -Speed Grant for Alexander Technique group lesson for applied oboe studio $70

-Speed Grant for travel expenses for violist John Richards to appear on my recital $150 -Instructional Improvement Grant to underwrite the Dorian Wind Quintet’s visit to the BGSU College of Musical Arts $1000

2008 -Speed Grant for Alexander Technique woodwind seminar, spring semester $70 -Speed Grant for Alexander Technique group lesson for oboe studio $70

-Speed Grant for Alexander Technique workshop $70

-Speed Grant for travel expenses for Dr. Michael Miller to give master classes at BGSU College of Musical Arts $99

-MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music Commission Grant to fund a trio commission by Payton MacDonald $400

Publications

Books

Leclair, Jacqueline. Oboe Secrets: 75 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Oboist and English Horn Player. New York: Scarecrow Press. 2014.

Sheet Music and Recording Reviews

-“Oboe Recording Review.” The Double Reed Vol. 35 No. 3 (2012): 156-7. -“Oboe Recording Review.” The Double Reed Vol. 35 No. 2 (2012): 155-6.- “Oboe Recording Review.” The Double Reed Vol. 35 No. 1 (2012): 153-4.

-“Oboe Recording Review.” The Double Reed Vol. 34 No. 3 (2011): 141-2. -“Oboe Music Reviews.” The Double Reed Vol. 34 No. 3 (2011): 135-6.

-“Oboe Recording Review.” The Double Reed Vol. 34 No. 1 (2010): 131. -“Oboe Music Reviews.” The Double Reed Vol. 32 No. 4 (2009): 141-2.

-“Oboe Music Reviews.” The Double Reed Vol. 32 No. 3 (2009): 99-100. -“Oboe Recording Review.” The Double Reed Vol. 32 No. 3 (2009): 100-1. -“Oboe Music Reviews.” The Double Reed Vol. 32 No. 2 (2009): 133-5.

Articles

“Josef Marx – You Are Standing on His Shoulders,” publication expected in The Double Reed, June 2021 (14-page biographical essay).

“The Brilliant Cor Anglais Writing of Oliver Knussen,” The Double Reed, Vol. 43 No. 4 December 2020, pp. 109-132.

-August 27, 2015: CBC interview about the Schulich School of Music's new student well-being initiatives, Stressed-out students a priority in new program at McGill's Schulich School of Music, article and interview by Jeannette Kelly

http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/8/Stressed-out-students-a-priority-in-new-program-at McGills-Schulich-School-of-Music

-September 8, 2015: McGill Daily article about the Schulich School of Music well-being initiatives, Schulich School of Music Introduces Mandatory Mental Health Course http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2015/09/schulich-school-of-music-introduces-mandatory-mental health-course/

"Pedagogical Uses of Oboe Reed Alone." The Double Reed Vol. 36 No. 3 (2013): 114-118. “Pre-College Oboe Reed Making Workshops.” The Double Reed Vol. 36 No. 1 (2013): 127-8.

“Get Out of Your Discomfort Zone/Circular Breathing for the Double Reed Player.” The Double Reed Vol. 34 No. 1 (2010): 83-5.

“Celebrating Oboist Ronald Roseman with a Handel Re-release.” The Double Reed Vol. 34 No. 1 (2010): 77-78.

“Luciano Berio Sequenza VIIa (1969/2000) Analysis.” The Double Reed Vol. 33 No. 2 (2010): 97-103.

“Flutter-Tongue.” The Double Reed Vol. 33 No. 1 (2010): 106-108.

“Flutter-Tongue.” NACWPI Journal Vol. LVIII (2009): 19-21.

Citations

Allessandrini, Patricia. “A Dress or a Straightjacket?” Berio’s Sequenzas. Ed. Janet Halfyard. Cornwall: Ashgate, 2007. 67, 68, 72-5, 77, 81.

Commissioned Original Compositions

-Roger Reynolds (b. 1934) Concerto for Oboe and Chamber Orchestra (2021) -Beatrice Ferreira (b. 1996) duo for oboe and clarinet (2021)

-Karola Obermueller (b. 1977), different forms of phosphoros (2020) for oboe solo, doubling English horn, dedicated to Leclair

-Eric Lemmon, All This Talk of Saving Souls (2015) for oboe, speaking, and electronics, commissioned for Leclair by the International Double Reed Society.

-Brian Cherney In Time’s Wake… for English horn and piano (2013) dedicated to Leclair and Sara Laimon

-John Steinmetz Songs and Dances for oboe and bassoon (2013) (consortium commission member)

-Christopher Dietz For Oboe, for solo oboe (2012) dedicated to Leclair

-Jon Fielder Reeding Session, for English horn and three oboe reeds (2012) dedicated to Leclair -Brad Balliett, Jonah, for nine bass clarinets and narrator for the Bowling Green New Music Festival (2011)

-Christopher Dietz Swarm for brass ensemble, for Bowling Green New Music Festival (2011) -Bill Douglas Woodwind Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (2011) -Amy Beth Kirsten e.t.e.r.n.i.t.y for orchestra, for Bowling Green New Music Festival (2011) -David Lang Cheating, Lying, Stealing version for symphonic band, for the Bowling Green New Music Festival (2011)

-Mayke Nas Douze Mains for six players on one piano, for Bowling Green New Music Festival (2011)

-Brad Balliett Variations for oboe and contra bassoon (2010) dedicated to Leclair -Ben Taylor Go Now! You Must Go Now! For two oboes, oboe d’amore, and English horn (2010) dedicated to Leclair

-Charles Wuorinen Big Spinoff for chamber orchestra (2010) dedicated to Leclair (consortium commission led by MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music)

-Samuel Adler Canto XX for solo oboe (2009) dedicated to Leclair

-Bill Douglas Quartet for flute, oboe, bassoon and piano (consortium commission 2009) -Payton MacDonald Nhandu Chromatus for oboe, bassoon and piano (commissioned by Leclair and Michael Parker-Harley 2008

-Charles Wuorinen Iridule for oboe solo and small ensemble (2007) dedicated to Leclair (commissioned by Leclair and New Millennium Ensemble)

-Nicholas DeMaison Aspect V for oboe solo (2005) dedicated to Leclair

-Steven Hoey M/ode/s for solo oboe (2005) dedicated to Leclair

-Jason Rosenberg Lift-Up-Over-Sounding for solo oboe (2005) dedicated to Leclair -Rick Snow Middle Distances for solo oboe (2005) dedicated to Leclair

-Augusta Read Thomas Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour for small ensemble, mezzo soprano and countertenor (2005) dedicated to Alarm Will Sound

-Inouk Demers Djenoun for oboe and guitar (2002) dedicated to Leclair and the Cygnus Ensemble

-Bernard Rands Memo 8 for oboe alone (2001) (Organizer of consortium commission including 104 oboists who were all alumni of the Eastman School of Music and Professor Richard Killmer. The purpose of the commission was to honor Mr. Killmer.)

-Rolv Yttrehus Plectrum Spectrum (2001) dedicated to Cygnus Ensemble -David Claman Gone For Foreign for flute, oboe, violin, cello and two guitars (1999) Leclair wrote the Meet the Composer Grant that enabled Cygnus Ensemble to commission this piece. -Marc Mellits Parking Violation for oboe alone (1999) dedicated to Leclair -Erik Ulman Empire of Flora for flute, oboe, violin, cello and two guitars (1999) dedicated to Leclair and the Cygnus Ensemble

-Robert Martin Charred Beloved (1998) dedicated to Cygnus Ensemble

-Anthony Braxton Composition 189 (1996)

-Sebastian Currier Broken Consort (1996) dedicated to Cygnus Ensemble -John Halle Spooks for sextet (1996) dedicated to Cygnus Ensemble

-Bradley Lubman Berylium Sandal Web (1996)

-Robert Pollock Cygnature Piece (1996) dedicated to Cygnus Ensemble

-Sean Varah Cygnificant Other (1996) dedicated to Cygnus Ensemble

-Nami Cho Me-a-Ri for flute, oboe, violin, cello and percussion (1987) dedicated to Leclair -Robert Morris Three Musicians (for English horn, horn and double bass/2000 version for English horn, bass clarinet and cello 1987)

Original Compositions Recorded - Complete CDs

-Jacqueline Leclair, Music for English Horn Alone

1) Meera Gudipati (b. Germany 1993) Ashakiran “Ray of Hope” (2019)

2) Lisa Bielawa (b. U.S. 1968) Synopsis #10: I Know This Room So Well (2008) 3) Faye-Ellen Silverman (b. U.S. 1947) Layered Lament for English horn and electronics (1984) – world premiere recording

4) Hannah Kendall (U.K. 1984) Joe (2006) – world premiere recording

5) Karola Obermüller (Germany 1977) different forms of phosphorus for cor anglais with reverb ad libitum (2020) – world premiere recording

6) Jenni Brandon (U.S. 1977) In the City at Night (2008)

7) Cecilia Arditto (Argentina 1966) Musica Invisible - libro 2 (2004) – world premiere recording New Focus Recordings, October 23, 2020. FCR272 CD.

-Bermel, Derek. Canzonas Americanas. Alarm Will Sound. Canteloupe, 2013. CD. -Caleb Burhans. Evensong. Alarm Will Sound. Canteloupe, 2013. CD.

-Eric Moe. Tri-stan. Sequitur. Koch, 2010. CD.

-Various composers. A/Rhythmia. Alarm Will Sound. Nonesuch Records, 2008. CD.

-James, Richard. Acoustica. Various arrangers. Alarm Will Sound. Cantaloupe, 2005. CD. (named by the New York Times as one of the “most notable CDs of the year”) -Woolf, Randall. Women at an Exhibition.” Image Recordings, 2005. CD. -Bach, Johann Sebastian. Sinfonia: Joan Lippincott and Ensemble. Gothic, 2001. CD. -Mesinai, Raz. Before the Law. Various artists. Tzadik, 2001. CD.

-Moe, Eric. Eric Moe Sonnets to Orpheus and Siren Songs. Sequitur. Koch International, 2001. CD.

-Graves, Mel. His Tone of Voice. Thomas Buckner, baritone; various musicians. Mutable, 2000. CD.

-Wuorinen, Charles. Sebastian Currier, John Halle, Robert Pollock, Anthony Braxton, Chester Biscardi, William Anderson. Cygnus Ensemble. Broken Consort. CRI, 2000. CD. -Feldman, Morton. Turfan Fragments. SEM Ensemble Orchestra. Dog W/A Bone, 1999. CD. -Various composers.. Ensemble Sospeso, Charles Peltz, and Lydia Kavina. Spellbound! Original Works for Theremin. Mode Records M 0199, 1999

-Xenakis, Iannis. Kraanerg. ST-X Ensemble. Asphodel/Sombient, 1997. CD. -Gisburg. No Stranger, Not At All, Various artists. Tzadik, 1995. CD.

Original Compositions Recorded - Individual Works

-Karchin, Louis, Reflection and Dreamscape; Miranda Cuckson, violin; 2019 New Focus -Karchin, Louis, Jane Eyre, complete opera (principal oboe), 2019 Naxos -Kotik, Petr. Etude 7, solo oboe, 2018.

-Lemmon, Eric. "All This Talk of Saving Souls" for oboe, voice, and electronics (2014), 2016 -Knussen, Oliver. Elegiac Arabesques for English horn and clarinet (1991), independent release online through CDBaby.com, world premiere recording (McGill DMus student Suzu Enns clarinetist; and Rebecca Wineman, McGill Sound Recording alumna, engineer/producer.) -Karchin, Lou. "American Visions." Orchestra of the League of Composers; Lou Karchin, conductor. To the Sun and Stars 2014 Bridge Records 9437.

-Corea, Chick. “The Continents.” Chick Corea, piano; Tim Garland, reeds; Hans Glawischnig, bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums; chamber orchestra. Chick Corea, The Continents. Deutsche Grammophon, 2012 CD.

-Lachenmann, Helmut. “…Zwei Gefühle – Musik mit Leonardo….” Ensemble Signal. “…Zwei Gefühle and Solo Works.” Mode, 2012. CD.

-Xenakis, Iannis. “Dmaathen.” Ellery Trafford, percussion; Jacqueline Leclair, oboe. Self published, 2011. Online digital download.

-Bauer, Ross. “Thin Ice.” Sequitur. Concertos II. Albany Records. 2010. CD. -Matalon, Martin. “Trame I.” Jacqueline Leclair, soloist; Sequitur. “Concertos II.” Albany Records. 2010. CD.

-Mertl, Gregory. “À l’écoute.” Marlen Vavřikovà, oboe; Jacqueline Leclair, oboe; Vincent Corrigan, harpsichord. Published by the composer on his website, 2010. Online resource. -Carter, Elliott. “Pastoral.” Jacqueline Leclair, soloist; BGSU Philharmonia; Emily Freeman Brown, conductor. “The Voice of the Composer.” Albany Records #1214, 2009. CD. WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING.

-Walsh, Craig. "Bugaboo." New York New Music Ensemble and guests; Jacqueline Leclair, oboe. “Bugaboo.” Albany Records TR 1047, 2008.

-Wuorinen, Charles. “The Long Boat.” Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano; Jacqueline Leclair, English horn. Charles Wuorinen, Vocal Works. Albany Records, 2007. CD.

-Berio, Luciano. “Sequenza VIIa.” Jacqueline Leclair. Luciano Berio: The Complete Sequenzas and Works for Solo Instruments. Mode, 2006. 3CD. (named by the New York Times as one of the “most notable CDs of the year”)

-Xenakis, Iannis. “Dmaathen.” Jacqueline Leclair, oboe; Steven Schick, percussion. Xenakis Percussion Works. Mode, 2006. 2CD.

-Reich, Steve. “Three Genesis Settings from The Cave.” Alarm Will Sound. Alarm Will Sound Performs Steve Reich Live in New York. Sweetspot, 2005. DVD and CD.

-Shawn, Allen. “Wind Quintet #2.” Sue Ann Kahn, flute; Jacqueline Leclair, oboe; Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet; Joe Anderer, horn; Laurie Stubbs, bassoon. The Ceiling of Heaven: Music of Donald Crockett and Allen Shawn. Albany Records, 2005. CD.

-Spratlan, Lewis. “Concertino.” Sequitur. When Crows Gather, and Other Works. Albany Records, 2005. CD.

-Spratlan, Lewis. “Zoom.” Sequitur. When Crows Gather, and Other Works. Albany Records, 2005. CD.

-Moon, Beata. “Wind Quintet.” Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Jacqueline Leclair, oboe; Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet; Ann Ellsworth, horn; Laura Koepke, bassoon. Moon, Earthshine. BiBimBop Records, 2004. CD.

-Homan, David. "Have Been Resolved: Movement V of the All Our Yesterdays Suite." Sean Schulich, flute; Dean LeBlanc, clarinet; Jacqueline Leclair, oboe; Pauline Kim and Neil Dufallo, violin; Daniel Panner, viola; Christine Kim, cello; Adrienne Kim, piano. Recorded live in concert at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City. Online retail.

-Carter, Elliott. “Double Concerto.” Sequitur. Carter, Rakowski, Meltzer and Musgrave. Albany Records, 2003. CD.

-Meltzer, Harold. “Virginal.” Sequitur. Carter, Rakowski, Meltzer and Musgrave. Albany Records, 2003. CD.

-Morris, Robert. “Three Musicians.” Jacqueline Leclair, English horn; Susannah Chapman, cello; Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet. Neuma, 2003. CD.

-Rakowski, David. “Locking Horns.” Sequitur. Carter, Rakowski, Meltzer and Musgrave. Albany Records, 2003. CD.

-Qin, Eric. “Music in Grey.” Various musicians. Eric Qin: Photographs. Tzadik, 2002. CD. -Moe, Eric. “Sonnets to Orpheus.” Sequitur. Eric Moe Sonnets to Orpheus and Siren Songs. Koch, 2001. CD.

-Dawe, Jonathan. “Under the Tafelmusik.” Jacqueline Leclair, oboe; Jacqueline Carrasco, violin; William Anderson, guitar. Hausmusik: 20th Century Chamber Music for the Home. Furious Artisans, 2000. CD.

-Felder, David. “A Pressure Triggering Dreams....” June in Buffalo Festival Orchestra. A Pressure Triggering Dreams…. Mode, 2000. CD.

-Feldman, Morton. “Instruments I.” Jacqueline Leclair and New Millennium Ensemble. Morton Feldman, New Millennium Ensemble. Koch 7466, 2000. CD.

Shapero, Harold "Six for Five." The Curiously Strong Quintet: Patti Monson, flute; Jacqueline Leclair, oboe; Michael Lowenstern, clarinet; Daniel Grabois, horn; Laura Koepke, bassoon. Americans in Rome: Music by Fellows of the American Academy in Rome. Bridge 9271 (four CDs), 1999.

-Jones, Charles. “The Seasons.” Various musicians. Music of Charles Jones. CRI, 1999. CD. -Kitzke, Jerome. “The Big Gesture.” Jacqueline Leclair, oboe; Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet; Bradley Lubman, congas. The Character of American Sunlight. Koch, 1999. CD.

-Woolf, Randall. “Shakedown.” Various Musicians. Randall Woolf, Rock Steady. CRI, 1998. CD.

-Xenakis, Iannis. “Epicycles.” ST-X Ensemble. Vandenburg, Xenakis Live in New York. 1997. CD.

-Xenakis, Iannis. “Kuilenn.” ST-X Ensemble. Xenakis Live in New York. Vandenburg, 1997. CD. -Xenakis, Iannis. “Phlegra.” ST-X Ensemble. Xenakis Live in New York. Vandenburg, 1997. CD. -Xenakis, Iannis. “Palimpsest.” ST-X Ensemble. Iannissimo! Xenakis Complete, Volume 2. Vandenburg, 1997. CD.

-Xenakis, Iannis. “Thallein.” ST-X Ensemble. Iannissimo! Xenakis Complete, Volume 2. Vandenburg, 1997. CD.

-Xenakis, Iannis. “Waarg.” ST-X Ensemble. Iannissimo! Xenakis Complete, Volume 2. Vandenburg, 1997. CD.

-Xenakis, Iannis. “Akrata.” ST-X Ensemble. Xenakis: Ensemble Music 2. Mode, 1996. CD. -Xenakis, Iannis. “Echange.” ST-X Ensemble. Xenakis: Ensemble Music 2. Mode, 1996. CD. -Reich, Steve. “City Life.” Steve Reich Ensemble. Steve Reich, Eight Lines, City Life. Nonesuch, 1996. CD. (Grammy nominated)

-Reynolds, Roger. “Summer Island.” Jacqueline Leclair. The Paris Pieces. Neuma, 1996. CD.

Recordings in Progress

Solo CD

•The Minimalist Oboe, Philip Glass, Jon Gibson, Marc Mellits, Terry Riley, and Fulvio Caldini. Jacqueline Leclair. New Focus Recordings, expected release 2023. CD.

• Duos for Oboe/English and Clarinet: Oliver Knussen (1952-2018) Elegiac Arabesques (1991), Charles Wuorinen (b. 1938) Bicinium (1966), Charles Wuorinen Epithalmium (1997), Arthur Berger (1912-2003) Duo (1952), Beatrice Ferreira (b. 1988), Valerie Coleman (b. 1978), Stefan Wolpe (1902-1972) Suite im Hexachord (1938) - Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet. New Focus Recordings 2022. CD.

Master Classes, Lectures, Presentations, and Conferences

• April 16, 2021 Master class for Grand Valley State University oboe studio hosted by Prof. Marlen Vavrikova

• March 18, 2021 Woodwind master class for the Brooklyn College Conservatory hosted by Prof. Marianne Gythfeldt

• March 03, 2021 Master class for New York University woodwind students hosted by Prof. Gina Cuffari

• February 15, 2021 Master class for the University of Georgia oboe studio • April 8, 2020 Masterclass for California University oboe studio, hosted by Professor Rong-Huey Liu, Fullerton CA

• April 7, 2020 Masterclass for University of Southern California oboe studio, hosted by Marion Kuszyk, oboist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles CA • March 20, 2020 Masterclass for University of North Carolina oboe studio, hosted by Professor Ashley Barret, Greensboro NC

• March 18, 2020 Masterclass for University of Florida oboe studio, hosted by Professor Leslie Odom, Gainesville FL

• November 20, 2019

• Workshop/Masterclass for New York University oboe and woodwind studios, “How to Practice More Efficiently Now!” New York NY

• November 19, 2019 Masterclass for State University of New York oboe studio, Stony Brook NY

• November 8, 2019 Masterclass for University of Memphis woodwind studio, “Efficient Practicing Workshop,” Memphis TN

• November 5, 2019

• Masterclass for University of Tennessee Knoxville oboe studio, guest of professor Phylis Secrist

• October 24-25, 2019 Residency/Masterclasses for University of Denver oboe and woodwind studios, “Efficient Practicing Workshop,” Denver CO

• October 18, 2019 Masterclass for Boston Conservatory / Berklee College of Music woodwind studios, Boston MA

• September 18, 2019 Masterclass for University of Colorado Boulder woodwind studio, Boulder CO

• September 14, 2019 Masterclass for University of Northern Colorado woodwind studio, “Efficient Practicing Workshop,” Greeley CO

• August 10, 2019 Performance at Bennington Chamber Music Conference Faculty Concert Series, Judith Shatin Ockeghem Variations for piano and wind quintet • August 3, 2019 Performance at Bennington College Faculty Concert Series, Bennington Chamber Music Conference, Paul Hindemith Kleine Kammermusik for wind quintet, Greenwall Auditorium, Bennington VT

• July 16, 2019 recital/Lecture at University of South Florida, International Double Reed Society Conference, with McGill MM alumna Carly Gordon, “Programming Recital Repertoire with Diversity in Mind,” performances of works for solo English horn by Cecilia Arditto, Jenni Brandon, Faye-Ellen Silverman, Hannah Kendall, and Karola Obermüller, Tampa FL

• May 12, 2019 Masterclass for San Francisco Conservatory of Music oboe studio, guest of Eugene Izotov, San Francisco CA

• March 5, 2019 Masterclass/Presentation for University of New Mexico oboe and composition studios, Albuquerque NM

• November 3, 2018 Organizer and Host of McGill Oboe Day at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University, all-day event featuring special guest oboists, Vincent Boilard and Eugene Izotov, Montreal QC

• September 1, 2018 Masterclass at Palacio de Congresos, International Double Reed Society Conference, Granada Spain

• Nov. 19-20, 2015 Featured Guest at Colorado State University, Colorado OboeRama, Fort Collins CO

• August 19, 2015 Performance/Lecture at International Double Reed Society Conference "How to Produce Quarter Tones on the Oboe”, Bruce Mather Étude pour hautbois seul, Tokyo Japan

• October 14, 2014 Master class for Ithaca College oboe studio, guest of Professor Paige Morgan, Ithaca NY

• October 13, 2014 Master class for Pennsylvania State College oboe studio, guest of Professor Timothy Hurtz, University Park PA

• August 8, 2014 Lecture/Demonstration at New York University, International Double Reed Society Conference, “Oboe Reed Alone Exercises and Études,” New York, NY • August 6, 2014 Solo Performance at New York University, International Double Reed

Society Conference, Eric Lemmon All This Talk of Saving Souls for oboe, electronics and speaker, World Premiere, Ernst Krenek Sonatina, New York, NY

• August 5, 2014 Lecture/Demonstration at New York University, International Double Reed Society Conference, Five Easy Strategies to Make Oboe Playing Easier and More Fun, New York, NY

• July 27, 2013 Recital at University of Redlands, International Double Reed Society Conference with bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann, Luciano Berio Sequenza VIIa, Chaya Czernowin The Last Leaf, Redlands CA

• July 9, 2012 Recital at Miami University, International Double Reed Society Conference, Christopher Dietz For Oboe, movements I and III (2012), Jonathan Fielder Reeding Session (2012) World Premiere, Oxford OH

• July 2011 Recital at University of Arizona, International Double Reed Society Conference, Minimalism for Oboe, Tempe AZ

• April 2, 2011 Performance/Lecture at Lawrence University, College Music Society Chapter Conference, Isang Yun Piri, Appleton WI

• February 20, 2012 Performance/Lecture at The Longy School, Luciano Berio Sequenza VIIa, Cambridge MA

• February 21, 2012 Performance/Lecture at Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, Isang Yun Piri, Rochester NY

• February 22, 2012 Performance/Lecture at Boston Conservatory, Luciano Berio Sequenza VIIa, Boston MA

• February 11-13, 2011 Recital/Masterclass at University of New Mexico Albuquerque Oboe Festival, Albuquerque NM

• October 28, 2010 Masterclass for University of North Carolina Greensboro oboe studio • October 29, 2010 Performance, Recital and Masterclass, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville SC

• June 22, 2010 Performance at University of Oklahoma, International Double Reed Society Conference, works of BGSU student and faculty composers including seven World Premieres, Norman OK

• March 20, 2010 Performance/Lecture at College Music Society Chapter Conference, Luciano Berio Sequenza VIIa, Muncie IN

• November 18, 2009 Recital at Grand Valley State University, Cook-Dewitt Center, Allendale MI

• March 7-8, 2009 Performance/Lecture at Cincinnati Conservatory, Lorée Oboe Day Festival, Silvestrini double-reed sextet 1882, Cincinnatti OH

• February 9, 2009 Recital/Lecture at University of North Carolina, Greensboro, music of Mellits, Telemann, Yun, and Berio

• November 7, 2008 Performance/Lecture at University of Michigan, Luciano Berio Sequenza VIIa, Ann Arbor, MI

• November 19, 2008 Performance/Lecture at Moscow Conservatory, Isang Yun Piri, Moscow, Russia

• October 19, 2008 Performance/Lecture at Bowling Green New Music Festival, “In Focus, Luciano Berio Sequenza VIIa for Solo Oboe,” BGSU, Bowling Green OH

• July 26, 2008 Lecture at University of Utah, International Double Reed Society Conference, “How to Learn and Teach Unusual Techniques”

• July 25, 2008 Recital at International Double Reed Society Conference, with bassoonist Michael Parker Harley and pianist John Orfe, World Premiere of Payton MacDonald Nhandu Chromatus and Evan Hause Trio No. 2

• February 20-25, 2005 Residency at University of California, San Diego, Performance/Lecture, Luciano Berio Sequenza VIIa,student composition reading • October 23-25, 2005 Residency at University of California, San Diego, meeting with student composers, recording their solo works written for Jacqueline Leclair, and presenting a collaborative lecture with doctoral student Steve Hoey

Editing

Berio, Luciano. Sequenza VIIa Supplementary Edition by Jacqueline Leclair. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1969/2000. (working with Luciano Berio directly 1997-2000)

Service Performances August 2012-present

November 18, 2017
Brian Cherney In Time's Wake (2015) for English horn and piano, WORLD PREMIERE Sara Laimon, piano
Canada Music Days 2017
Tanna Schulich Concert Hall
Schulich School of Music of McGill University
Montreal Quebec
November 16, 2017
Denys Bouliane Jeux de Société for amplified piano and wind quintet
Canada Music Days 2017
Tanna Schulich Concert Hall
Schulich School of Music of McGill University
Montreal Quebec
October 28, 2017
Brian Cherney Playing for Time (1981) for oboe, percussion, and piano
With Aiyun Huang, percussion; and Kyoko Hashimoto, piano
Pollack Concert Hall
Schulich School of Music of McGill University
Montreal Quebec
March 24, 2017
Darius Milhaud Petite Symphonie No. 6, Op. 79
McGill University
Tanna Recital Hall
Peter Schubert, conductor; Matt Haimovitz, cello; and vocalists
Performance of solo oboe piece (world premiere) of undergraduate composition student Ashley Gernitz-Bennett, Tanna Schulich Recital Hall, Composition Area concert, November 15, 2015
McGill University Faculty Recital, Tanna Schulich Hall, February 25, 2015 -McGill University Faculty Recital, Tanna Schulich Hall, January 29, 2013
Elliott Carter Homage, Pollack Hall, McGill University, November 27, 2013, Sonata (movements I and II) - Organizer of the event
Luciano Berio Homage, Pollack Hall, McGill University, September 27, 2013, Sequenza VII - Organizer of the marathon concert

Service Performances 2007-2012

2012

January 30 -David Bixler’s Jazz Faculty Artist Series recital, Bryan Recital Hall, BGSU, Bowling Green OH

January 22 -Faculty Artist Series recital, BGSU College of Musical Arts

2011

October 16 -Arne Spohr Faculty Artist Series recital, Telemann Trio Sonata in C Minor, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo OH

March 20 -Performance with community member dancers and improvisers, Toledo

Museum of Art (Philip Glass Melodies), Toledo OH

January 28 -Soloist with BGSU Wind Symphony, Ohio Music Educators Association Conference, Cincinnati OH

January 12 -Faculty Artist Series recital, BGSU College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green OH

2010

April 9 -BGSU oboe studio recital, Bowling Green Community Center “Lunchbox Series,” Bowling Green OH

January 20 -BGSU Faculty Artist Series recital, Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green OH

2009

April 8 -BGSU Student Composers Concert, solo performance of undergraduate student Michael Baldwin’s solo work, Neglectful Teacher, BGSU, Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green OH

2008

November 2 -Double Reed Madness! educational presentation for community families presented by students and faculty of the oboe and bassoon studios BGSU College of Musical Arts, Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green OH, faculty supervisor

October 23 -Marc Mellits Parking Violation Bowling Green New Music Festival, BGSU, Kobacker Auditorium, Bowling Green OH

October 24 -Soloist with BGSU Philharmonia, Elliott Carter's Pastoral for English horn and orchestra, Bowling Green New Music Festival, BGSU Kobacker Auditorium, Bowling Green OH

September 22 -Benefit Concert for Chinese earthquake victims, Kobacker Auditorium, BGSU, Bowling Green OH, performer and faculty supervisor

September 3 -BGSU Faculty Artist Series recital, Toledo Museum of Art, OH

External Performances

2020-2021

2019-2020

2018-2019

February 25, 2019

Oboist for Sandeep Bhagwati Ephemerides
An hour-long work involving multiple high-tech devices, improvisation, recitation, and movement throughout the venue
For live electronics, three voices, oboe, bass clarinet, and bass trombone
Agora Hydro-Quebec
UQAM - Cœur des sciences
Complexe des sciences Pierre-Dansereau
Pavillon Cœur des sciences ( CO-1750)
175, avenue du Président-Kennedy
Montréal (Québec) H2X 0A3

January 22, 2019

Noon Recital
Sara Laimon, piano
Works for English horn and piano by
Elliott Carter, Eugene Bozza, Paul Hindemith, and others
Schulich School of Music of McGill University

January 12, 2019

Featured Guest
Butler University Double Reed Day
Indianapolis IN
January 11, 2018
Master class
Butler University Oboe Studio
Indianapolis IN

November 30-December 9, 2018

12 performance of Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
Guggenheim Museum Concert Hall
New York NY

November 3, 2018

Host of Oboe Day
All-day event featuring special guest oboists, Vincent Boilard and Eugene Izotov Schulich School of Music of McGill University
Montreal QC

October 15, 2018

Memorial Concert for Oliver Knussen
English horn for Hums and Song of Winnie the Pooh aand Songs Without Voices Ensemble Signal
SUNY Buffalo Center for 21st Century Music
Buffalo NY

October 12, 2018

Attended poster presentation of alumna, Angela Schleihauf,
a SSHRC grant recipient during her MMus study with me when I was her research advisor. 3pm Conference Center
Vancouver BC

September 1, 2018

International Double Reed Society Conference
Master class
Palacio de Congresos
Granada Spai

2017-2018

August 28 – September 1, 2018

International Double Reed Society Conference
(over 1200 oboists and bassoonist attended from around the world) Granada Spain

August 11, 2018

Arnold Bax Quintet for Oboe and String Quartet
Greenwall Concert Hall
Bennington College
Bennington VT

August 4, 2018

Pierre Jalbert Quintet for Piano and Winds
Bennington Chamber Music Conference
Greenwall Concert Hall
Bennington College
Bennington VT

August 1, 2018

G. P. Telemann Trio Sonata in D Major for flute, oboe, violone, and bassoon Bennington Chamber Music Conference

Greenwall Concert Hall
Bennington College
Bennington VT

July 29 – August 12, 2018

Bennington Chamber Music Conference
Chamber Music coach and performer
Bennington College
Bennington VT

July 28, 2018

Oboe for Steve Reich Runner for chamber ensemble
Bang on a Can Summer Festival
Final Marathon Concert
North Adams MA

July 21, 2018

World premiere performance of Pierre Jalbert Quintet for Piano and Winds Bennington Chamber Music Conference
Greenwall Concert Hall
Bennington College
Bennington VT

July 15-21, 2018

Bennington Chamber Music Conference
Chamber Music coach and performer
Bennington College
Bennington VT

June 21, 2018

Maine Chamber Music Seminar
Dvorak Serenade
Maine Lakes Resource Center
Belgrade ME

June 10-24, 2018

Faculty for Maine Chamber Music Seminar
Coaching chamber music, leading master classes, private lessons (college and graduate school levels)
Sydney ME

June 4-9, 2018

June in Buffalo
Ensemble Signal
Performance and recording of David Felder Jeu de Tarots for solo violin (Irvine Arditti) and chamber ensemble
SUNY Buffalo
Buffalo NY

May 20, 2018

League of Composers concert
Music of John Harbison, Samuel Adler, Hayes Biggs, Du Yun
Columbia University Miller Theater
New York NY

April 24, 2018

Charles Wuorinen Iridule (oboe soloist), Megalith, and Spin 5
Honoring Mr. Wuorinen’s 80th birthday
SUNY Buffalo Center for 21st Century Music
Buffalo NY

April 5, 2018

Adjudicator for Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal undergraduate oboe final recital Co-adjudicators were oboists, Richard Killmer (Eastman School of Music) and Pedro Diaz (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
Conservatoire de musique de Montréal
Montreal QC

March 1, 2018

Presentation about the oboe and English horn
University of New Mexico Albuquerque
Composition Studio
Albuquerque NM

February 18, 2018

Pavel Haas Sonata for oboe and piano
Kyoko Hashimoto House Concert
Montreal QC

February 16, 2018

Master class
Boston Conservatory of Berklee College of Music
Boston MA

February 12, 2018

Helmut Lachenmann, Concertini
Kodak Concert Hall
Eastman School of Music
Rochester NY
Musica Nova

February 4, 2018

Master class
Vancouver Academy of Music
Vancouver BC

January 28, 2018

Master class
New York City Opera Center
New York NY

January 25, 2018

Master class
Unitarian Cultural Center
San Francisco CA

January 14-15, 2018

Resident teaching artist (master classes, private lessons, chamber music coaching) Mount Royal Academy
Calgary AB Canada

December 1 – 10, 2017

10 performances of Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
Ensemble Signal
Guggenheim Museum of New York
Works & Process Series
New York NY

November 18, 2017

Brian Cherney In Time's Wake (2015) for English horn and piano, WORLD PREMIERE Sara Laimon, piano
Canada Music Days 2017
Tanna Schulich Concert Hall
Schulich School of Music of McGill University
Montreal Quebec

November 16, 2017

Denys Bouliane Jeux de Société for amplified piano and wind quintet Canada Music Days 2017
Tanna Schulich Concert Hall
Schulich School of Music of McGill University
Montreal Quebec

November 2, 2017

Steve Reich, Runner for chamber orchestra
Ensemble Signal
Brad Lubman, Conductor
Carnegie Hall, Zankel
New York NY

October 28, 2017

Brian Cherney Playing for Time (1981) for oboe, percussion, and piano With Aiyun Huang, percussion; and Kyoko Hashimoto, piano
Pollack Concert Hall
Schulich School of Music of McGill University
Montreal Quebec

October 18, 2017

Steve Reich, Runner for chamber orchestra
Ensemble Signal
Brad Lubman, Conductor
Library of Congress
Washington DC

October 17, 2017

Steve Reich, Runner for chamber orchestra (preview performance) Ensemble Signal
Brad Lubman, Conductor
Guggenheim Museum Concert Hall
New York NY

October 14, 2017

Isang Yun, Piri movement IV
Tribute to Oboe Professor, Richard Killmer
Eastman School of Music
Rochester NY

2016-2017

August 6-12, 2017

Arthur Bliss Oboe Quintet
Week 4 Bennington Chamber Music Conference
Faculty Concert
Bennington College
Bennington VT

August 4, 2017

Steve Reich Tehillim
Bang on a Can Summer Festival
Marathon Concert
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MOCA)
North Adams MA

July 22, 2017

Michael Head Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano
Week 1 Bennington Chamber Music Conference
Faculty Concert
Bennington College
Bennington VT

July 16, 2017

Music of Ornette Coleman
Wind Quintet, NASA and the Interplanetary Soloist (solo oboe and English horn with string quartet)
Kaplan Penthouse
Lincoln Center
New York NY

July 12, 2017

Naked Lunch film project (playing live music with the film, Naked Lunch) Ensemble Signal
Alice Tully Hall
Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival
music of Ornette Coleman
New York NY

June 21, 2017

Petr Kotik Etude 7 for solo oboe (1967) WORLD PREMIERE (The piece was lost for 50 years.) Tribute Event for Petr Kotik
ie Poisson Rouge
156 Bleecker St
New York NY

June 19, 2017

Gregory Steinke Four Desultory Etudes for oboe and electronics (1973)
New York Festival of Electronic Music
Abrons Art Center Playhouse
New York NY

May 25, 2017

League of Composers
Concert of new chamber orchestra compositions
Columbia University
Miller Theater
New York NY

April 8, 2017

Johannes Maria Staud Wheat, Not Oats, Dear. I'm Afraid (2015)
Ensemble Signal
New York premiere
Columbia University
Miller Theater
New York NY

March 24, 2017

Darius Milhaud Petite Symphonie No. 6, Op. 79
McGill University
Tanna Recital Hall
Peter Schubert, conductor; Matt Haimovitz, cello; and vocalists

January 29, 2017

Steve Reich Runner (chamber ensemble) NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE Ensemble Signal
North American premiere
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley CA

January 4, 2017

Maine Chamber Music Seminar Benefit Concert
Bloomington House of Music
New York NY
Janacek Mladi

September 15, 2016

Steve Reich You Are Variations
Ensemble Signal
Miller Theater
New York NY

2015-2016

August 10, 2016
Francis Poulenc Sextet
Bennington Chamber Music Conference
Greenwall Auditorium Bennington College
Bennington VT

July 23, 2016

Martin Bresnick, Going Home for oboe and string trio
Bennington Chamber Music Conference
Greenwall Auditorium Bennington College
Bennington VT

June 1, 2016

Chamber orchestral works of Charles Wuorinen and Paul Moravec
League of Composers Miller Theater
New York NY

March 24, 2016

Hans Abrahmsen Schnee
Ensemble Signal
Miller Theater, NYC (reviewed by the NY Times)

December 4-16, 2015

Works & Process at the Guggenheim, NY, NY
Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and The Wolf (1936)
Eric Dudley, conductor
Isaac Mizrahi, narrator
John Hegginbotham, choreography

November 2, 2015

-Guggenheim Museum Works & Process Series (New York premiere) Charles Wuorinen Megalith for chamber ensemble and piano soloist, Peter Serkin as soloist, Charles Wuorinen conducting.

April 14, 2015

-Slee Sinfonietta, SUNY Buffalo, Lippes Concert Hall, Charles Ives A Set of Pieces, Three Places in New England, Lou Harrison At the Tomb of Charles Ives, Conlon Nancarrow Piece No.

2 for small orchestra, Carl Ruggles Vox clamans in deserto

March 24, 2016

Ensemble Signal at Miller Theatre, Composer Portrait Concert; Hans Abrahamsen Schnee; Bradley Lubman, conductor

2014-2015

August 16, 2015 at 8pm

Bennington Chamber Music Conference Faculty Concert, Prokofiev Quintet, Op. 39, Bennington College, VT, Greenwall Auditorium

September 10-15, 2014

Centre for Higher Educations Research and Development University Management Course, Banff Alberta

September 5-9, 2014

Master classes for the oboe studios of DePauw University, Indiana University, and Butler University

June 11, 2015 at 8pm

League of Composers concert, Miller Theater, Columbia University, New York NY

June 6, 2015

Ensemble Signal, June in Buffalo Festival, SUNY Buffalo NY. Performance and recording of David Felder's Les Quatre Temps Cardinaux (2012), Bradley Lubman, conductor

May 31, 2015

Ensemble Signal, Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles CA, David Lang/Julia Wolfe/Michael Gordon Shelter for amplified chamber orchestra, female voices, and film (one-hour in duration). (The other half of the concert was the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Maestro Dudamel.)

December 6-7 & 12-14, 2014

Works & Process at the Guggenheim, NY, NY
Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and The Wolf (1936)
Eric Dudley, conductor
Isaac Mizrahi, narrator
John Heginbotham, choreography

November 23, 2014 at 3pm

Soloist with I Musici, Eric Ewazen Oboe Concerto Down a River of Time
Notre Dame Cathedral, Montreal Quebec

September 18-20, 2014

Pentacon Conference on Music Entrepreneurship, Royal Conservatory in the Hague Netherlands

2013-2014

August 13, 2014 at 8pm

Bennington Chamber Music Conference Faculty Concert, Eugène Bozza Contrastes II for oboe and bassoon; Steven Walt, bassoon; Bennington College, VT, Greenwall Auditorium

August 5-9, 2014

International Double Reed Society Conference, New York University, New York NY: •World premiere of Eric Lemmon All This Talk of Saving Souls (2014) for oboe, voice, and live electronics.

•Lecture: "Seven Tips for How to Feel Better Immediately While Practicing the Oboe" •Lecture: "Reed-Alone Exercises for Oboe"

July 20-24, 2014

McGill Oboe Reed Making Workshop, Schulich School of Music of McGill University -Dana Boyd, Assistant

June 16, 2014

League of Composers concert, Miller Theater, Columbia University in New York NY

June 7, 2014

Ensemble Signal at June in Bufalo, SUNY Buffalo NY, soloist in Bernard Rands Oboe Concertino

May 15, 2014

Ensemble Signal, Miller Theatre, New York NY

Steve Reich: Tehillim (1981)

Program includes on-stage discussion with Steve Reich

Brad Lubman, conductor

May 5, 2014

League of Composers concert in Merkin Hall, New York NY

March 29, 2014 at 7pm

Soloist with Pronto Musica!, Benedetto Marcello Oboe Concerto in C Minor, Pollack Concert Hall, Schulich School of Music of McGill University

February 8, 2014

"The Musical World of Reena Esmail"

works by Bela Bartok, David Del Tredici, Reena Esmail, Christopher Theofanidis performers: Renee Esmail, singer; Jacqueline Leclair, oboe; English horn; Marc Peloquin, piano at the Tenri Cultural Institute in New York NY

2013

August 17 -Faculty concert, Chamber Music Conference, Bennington College in Bennington VT

July 19 -Festival recital, guest oboist with the Dorian Wind Quintet, Aguascalientes Chamber Music Festival, Aguascalientes Mexico

June 17 -League of Composers concert, various composers, Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

June 9 -Soloist in Charles Wuorinen Iridule (oboe concertino dedicated to Leclair), concert celebrating Wuorinen’s 75th birthday at the Guggenheim Museum concert hall, New York NY

May 23 -Montreal Chamber Music Festival, Bach Brandenburgs concert (oboe III), Saint George’s Church, Montreal Québec

May 5 -Soloist with Broadway Bach Ensemble, Haydn Sinfonia Concertante, Broadway Presbyterian Church, New York NY

April 27 -Ensemble Signal, “Bach Revisited” music of C. P. E. Bach, Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

April 23 -Ensemble Signal, music of David Felder, SUNY Buffalo, Slee Hall, Buffalo NY

April 18 -Ensemble Signal, music of Oliver Knussen, Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

February 21 & 22 -Chamber music concerts with Ann Ellsworth, horn; and Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet, churches in Essex on Lake Champlain and Plattsburgh NY 2012

October 19 -Bowling Green New Music Festival, North American premiere of Chaya Czernowin The Last Leaf (2010) for oboe alone, Bryan Recital Hall, BGSU Bowling Green OH October 11 -Ensemble Signal, “Jonathan Harvey Composer Portrait,” Miller of Columbia University, New York NY

September 24 -Slee Sinfonietta, Berg Chamber Concerto, György Ligeti Melodien, John Adams Chamber Symphony, Lippes Hall, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo NY

August 11 -Bennington Chamber Music Conference Faculty Concert, Bennington College Greenwall Auditorium, Bennington VT

July 21 -Bennington Chamber Music Conference Faculty Concert, Bennington College Greenwall Auditorium, Bennington VT

June 23 -Orchestra of the ISCM, various composers Symphony Space, New York NY

June 9 -June in Buffalo Festival, Louis Andreissen La Passione, Julia Wolfe Impatience Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo NY, June 4 -Orchestra of the ISCM/John Schaefer (WNYC), soloist in Ursula Mamlok Oboe Concerto, Anthony Cheung Fog Mobiles, Pierre Jalbert Les espaces infinis, Carlos Sanchez Gutierrez new work Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY May 22 -Toledo Symphony Orchestra Pops performance, guest oboe, Peristyle, Toledo OH

May 12 -Ensemble Signal, “Hilda Paredes Composer Portrait Series” Ah Paaxo’Ob’, Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY May 7 - Orchestra of the ISCM, "Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the NYU Music Department,” various composers New York University Skirball Auditorium, New York NY April 20 -Ensemble Signal /MATA Festival, Francesco Filidei Ballata n. 2, Roulette, Brooklyn NY

March 1 -Columbia Composers Concert, Natcha Diels Q is for Caterpillar, Roulette, Brooklyn NY

February 16 -Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Young Peoples Concerts, Britten Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, guest Oboe II, Peristyle, Toledo OH

January 27 -Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Khachaturian Spartacus Ballet Suite, guest English horn, Symphony Hall, Findlay OH January 19, 20, 21 -Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Corigliano Circus Maximus, Khachaturian Spartacus Ballet Suite,

Respighi Pines of Rome, guest Oboe II, Peristyle, Toledo OH, and Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH

2011

November 8 -Ensemble Signal, Gorecki Memorial Concert, le Poisson Rouge, New York NY

October 14 -Bowling Green New Music Festival, solo performance of Bernard Rands Memo 8 for oboe alone, BGSU College of Musical Arts

October 6 -Ensemble Signal, “Tobias Picker Composer Portrait,” Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

September 18 -Sequitur Ensemble, world premiere of Ushio Torikai Trio for Oboe, Violin and Cello, Merkin Concert Hall, New York NY

September 11 -Ocean Grove Orchestra, Memorial Concert for 9/11, Great Hall, Ocean Grove NJ

August 10 -Bennington Chamber Music Conference faculty concert, Bennington College, Bennington VT

August 4 -Ensemble Signal, Tanglewood New Music Festival, works by Tobias Picker and Brian Ferneyhough, Tanglewood Festival, Lenox MA

July 16 -Alarm Will Sound, Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts, Columbia MO April 23 -Alarm Will Sound, “1969,” The Newman Center, Denver CO April 16 -Slee Sinfonietta, music of Charles Wuorinen with the composer conducting, Slee Hall, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo NY

March 10 -Alarm Will Sound, “1969,” Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York NY January 30 -Alarm Will Sound with musicians from Face the Music, Merkin Concert Hall, New York NY

2010

October 11 -Alarm Will Sound, “1969,” James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA October 9 -Alarm Will Sound, “1969,” Dickinson College, Carlisle PA September 4 -Alarm Will Sound, various composers, Elbphilharmonie, Bremen

Germany

August 11 -Bennington Chamber Music Conference faculty concert, Bennington College, Bennington VT

July 12 -Alarm Will Sound concert, Missouri Theater Center for the Arts, Columbia MO

June 25 -Alarm Will Sound and The Dirty Projectors, Barbican Hall, London England

June 24 -Alarm Will Sound, Wilton’s Music Hall, various composers, London England

May 16 -Solo English horn, Lisa Bielawa Lament for a City, Trinity Church,

New York NY

April 5-12 -Toledo Symphony Orchestra, “Opera a la Carte” concerts in Toledo and Sandusky OH (five performances)

April 1 -Ensemble Signal, music of Helmut Lachenmann, Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

March 25-27 -Ensemble Signal, music of Helmut Lachenmann, Lippes Hall, SUNY Buffalo; Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY; EMPAC, Troy

February 27 -Alarm Will Sound and the Dirty Projectors, “Getty Address,” Disney Hall, Los Angeles CA

February 23 -Alarm Will Sound, music of Caleb Burhans, le Poisson Rouge, New York NY

February 19 -Alarm Will Sound and the Dirty Projectors, “Getty Address,” Lincoln Center, the Allen Room, New York NY

2009

October 23 -Alarm Will Sound, Elbphilharmonie, various composers, Hamburg, Germany

September 25-26 -Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Mahler Symphony No. 3, guest oboe, Peristyle, Toledo OH

September 17-20 -Lexington Bach Festival, music of Barber, J. S. Bach, and Beethoven, Oboe I, Livonia MI

August 12 -Faculty concert, Bennington Chamber Music Conference, Bennington College, Bennington VT

July 22 -Alarm Will Sound, Electronica, le Poisson Rouge, New York NY July 19 -Alarm Will Sound, Electronica, University of Missouri, Columbia MO June 14 -Music of Derek Bermel, Alarm Will Sound, le Poisson Rouge, New York NY

June 10 -International Society for Contemporary Music in concert, music of Julia Wolfe, Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

May 10 -Sequitur in concert, various composers, Merkin Hall, New York NY April 23-24 -Alarm Will Sound, various composers, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia PA April 13 -Soloist with Musica Nova, Charles Wuorinen Iridule, Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY

March 17-20 -Alarm Will Sound, University of Pittsburgh PA and Cleveland Art Museum, Cleveland OH

March 3 -Alarm Will Sound, Gala Concert Re-opening Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York NY

February 13 -Alarm Will Sound concert, various composers, Duke University, Durham NC

January 20-21 -Alarm Will Sound, ”Friends of Chamber Music Concert,” various composers, Denver CO

2008

November 18-24 -Alarm Will Sound, Tour of Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia,

one concert in Moscow (Moscow Performing Arts Center) and two

concerts in Saint Petersburg (the Hermitage and Glinka Hall)

October 2 -“Charles Wuorinen Birthday Concert,” Washington Square Chamber Players, guest solo oboist in Charles Wuorinen's Iridule, Merkin Hall, New York NY September 14 -Ensemble Signal, Steve Reich You Are Variations, le poisson rouge, New York NY

August 16 -Faculty recital at Bennington Chamber Music Conference, Bennington VT

June 29-July 6 -Faculty for Summer Trios Festival, performance of Noam Sivan Sonata, Wilson College, PA

June 3 -Members of Alarm Will Sound in Concert, various composers, University of Ohio, Athens OH

May 30-31 -Bang on a Can Marathon, New York Financial Center, New York NY May 8 -“New Sounds Live,” Curiously Strong Winds, Phillip Bimstein Wind Quintet Halfmoon at Checkerboard Mesa, Merkin Hall, New

York NY

May 1-6 -Slee Sinfonietta, residency, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo NY and Cleveland State University, Cleveland OH

April 27 -“Works and Process” Concert, World premiere of Kirsten Childs Nosferatu’s Serenade for oboe and voice Guggenheim Museum, New York NY April 5 -21st Century Music Consort, guest solo oboist, Charles Wuorinen Iridule, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC Feb 28 -Alarm Will Sound, various composers, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall,

New York NY

2007

November 30 -Alarm Will Sound, Stanford University, Stanford CA October 30 -Alarm Will Sound, Library of Congress, Washington D.C. October 15 -Manhattan School of Music, Contemporary Performance Program faculty recital, Manhattan School of Music, New York NY

September 29 -Alarm Will Sound, various composers, Otterbein College, Columbus OH September 20 -Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia, New York NY world premiere of Charles Wuorinen Iridule

August 18 -Faculty concert, Bennington Chamber Music Conference, Bennington VT June 12 -Alarm Will Sound, music of John Adams, Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

June 13 -Alarm Will Sound, various composers, Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

May 23-30 -Ostrvaska Banda, concerts in Ostrava and Prague, Czech Republic April 16 -Sequitur in concert, Steven Burke Untitled Universes world premiere, Merkin Hall, New York NY

April 13 -Zankel Band, music of Olivier Messiaen and György Ligeti, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York NY

March 31 -Alarm Will Sound, American Vanguard Festival Concert, Dickinson College, Rubendall Recital Hall, Carlisle PA

March 29 -Zankel Band, music of George Benjamin, George Benjamin conductor, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York NY

March 23 -Curiously Strong Quintet, recital at Bennington College, Greenwall Auditorium, various composers, Bennington VT

March 18 -Alarm Will Sound, music of John Adams and Alarm Will Sound composers, “In Your Ear Redux” series, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York NY March 11 -Alarm Will Sound, music of Nancarrow, John Orfe, and Johannes Ciconia, Berkeley CA, University of California Berkeley, Hertz Hall

February 27 -Toru Takemitsu Distance for oboe and shō, concert in honor of Takemitsu’s legacy, Low Library, Columbia University, New York NY

February 16 -Alarm Will Sound, “Composers Portrait Series,” Isabelle Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston MA, music of Conlon Nancarrow and Johannes Ciconia February 4 -Alarm Will Sound, Carnegie Hall “Perspectives Series,” David Byrne’s “One Note” concert, various artists, music of Scelsi and Aphex Twin

January 20 -Alarm Will Sound, “Composers Portrait Series” at Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY, music of Edgard Varèse

Selected Performances Pre-2007

2006

November 16 -Solo recital at University of Maryland Baltimore County, music of Telemann, Musgrave, Greg D'Allessio, Stuart Saunders Smith, Marc Mellits, Anna Rubin, Elliott Carter, and Benjamin Britten

October 28 -Los Angeles Master Chorale, Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York NY, music of Steve Reich

October 8 -Solo recital, Mannes College Concert Hall, New York NY, solo recital, music of Musgrave, Greg D'Allessio, Marc Mellits, Elliott

Carter, and Benjamin Britten

June 5 -Sequitur, Merkin Hall, New York NY, Martin Matalon Trame I (oboe soloist and five instrumentalists)

May 1 -Zankel Players, David Robertson, conductor, György Ligeti Piano Concerto, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York NY

March 5 -Alarm Will Sound, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley CA, “John Adams Composer Portrait”

February 16 -Alarm Will Sound, “Steve Reich and His Influences,” music of Frank Zappa, John Cale, Bernard Woma, Derek Bermel, Edgard Varèse, John Adams, Aphex Twin and Wolfgang Rihm Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York NY

2005

December 3 -Alarm Will Sound, “John Adams Composer Portrait,” Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

December 2 -Alarm Will Sound, music of John Adams, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston MA

July 24 -Alarm Will Sound, Lincoln Center Summer Festival, Allen Hall, New York NY, music by Aphex Twin (acoustic performances of electronica)

July 12-16 -Lincoln Center Summer Festival, New York NY, Merce Cunningham

Dance Company, Ocean (realization of Cage/Cunningham

concept), on-stage oboist

April 17 -Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, New York NY, “Point, Counterpoint” seminar on films of Eisenstein and others, performing with films, music by Prokofiev, Bach and Mozart

April 7 -Alarm Will Sound, “Augusta Read Thomas Composer Portrait,” Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

March 14 -SEM Ensemble Orchestra, music of Morton Feldman and Rameau, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York NY

March 5 -Zankel Band, “Making Music Series,” music of Oliver Knussen Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York NY

February 19 -Alarm Will Sound, “Conlon Nancarrow Composer Portrait,” Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

January 31 -Zankel Band, “Making Music Series,” music of Harrison Birtwistle, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York NY

2004

November 11 -Alarm Will Sound, “Conlon Nancarrow Composer Portrait,” Miller Theater of Columbia University New York NY

November 6 -“Tania León Composer Portrait,” Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

April 14 -Todd Tarantino Boxing Music for oboe alone, world premiere, Merkin Concert Hall, New York NY

April 3 -Alarm Will Sound, “Benedict Mason Composer Portrait,” Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

March 5 and 6 -Fromm Players, Music of Elliott Carter, György Ligeti, Giacinto Scelsi, and Bernard Rands (soloist in Rands Oboe Concertino), Harvard

University, Paine Concert Hall, Cambridge MA

February 26 -Sequitur, “Giacinto Scelsi Composer Portraits,” Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

February 6 -Ensemble Sospeso, “Olga Neuwirth Composer Portrait,” Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

2003

December 9 -Alarm Will Sound, John Schaefer’s “New Sounds Live,” featuring Aaron Jay Kernis Toy Piano Concerto with soloist, Margaret Leng Tan, World Financial Center, New York NY

December 5 -Alarm Will Sound, music of Harrison Birtwistle, Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

November 22 -Weill Hall, New York NY, “Making Music” series, music of Oliver Knussen

October 19 and 20 -“Works and Process” series, Guggenheim Museum, New York NY, world premiere of Charles Wuorinen, The Long Boat for English horn and mezzo-soprano with Mary Nessinger, mezzo-soprano

October 9 -Solo recital, North River Recital Series, Greenwich House of Music

New York NY, with oboe and English horn solo and duo music by Charles Wuorinen, Luciano Berio, Caleb Burhans, Malcolm Arnold, Oliver Knussen, and Allen Shawn September 22 -Sacred Voices Ensemble, Steve Reich, Tehillim, David Robertson conductor, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York NY

September 19 -Alarm Will Sound, music of Michael Gordon, Harrison Birtwistle, Conlon Nancarrow, Benedict Mason, John Adams, and György

Ligeti, Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

September 12 -Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall Inaugural Concert, John Adams conductor, music of Thomas Adès and Esa Pekka Salonen, New York NY

June 26 and 28 -Berkshire Opera (principal oboe), La Traviata, Great Barrington MA May 2 -Eastman School of Music, Musica Nova, soloist in Luciano Berio Chemins IV, Eastman Theater, Rochester NY

March 8 -Sequitur, “György Kurtág Composer Portrait,” Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

March 1 -Riverside Choral Society, Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms and Mozart C Minor Mass, Alice Tully Hall, New York NY

January 16 -Alarm Will Sound, music of Philip Glass, Cenk Ergün, Harrison Birtwistle, and Derek Bermel (with live electronica remixes of each piece during set changes and intermission), Merkin Hall, New York NY

2002

November 16 -Alarm Will Sound, music of György Ligeti and Harrison Birtwistle, Walker Arts Center Marathon, Minneapolis MN

October 19 -Alarm Will Sound, music of David Lang, Miller Theater of Columbia University, New York NY

October 2-11 -Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, tour of Duke University, Oberlin College, Austin TX, Houston TX, music of Elliott Carter, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn with soloist Richard Goode

October 12 -Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Richard Goode, Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium, New York NY

May 21 -Sequitur, music of Musgrave, Elliott Carter, Harold Meltzer, and David Rakowski, Alice Tully Hall, New York NY

March 25 -Speculum Musicae, music of Chaya Czernowin, Merkin Hall, New York NY

March 18 -“Making Music Series,” Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, music of H. K. Gruber, New York NY

2001

March 14 -Carnegie Hall, Maurizio Pollini's “Works and Process,” Luciano Berio Sequenza VIIa, New York NY

January 26 -Columbia University "Composer Portraits" Ornette Coleman In Honor of NASA for oboe and string quartet, Miller Theater, New York NY

2000

December 12 -Sospeso Ensemble, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, world premiere of Bernard Rands Memo 8 for oboe alone

May 22 -Telemann Overture in Bb Major (9-movement work for oboe solo and orchestra), Prague Spring Festival, Prague Czech Republic

April 18 and 19 -Bernard Rands Concertino with the composer conducting, Guggenheim Museum, New York NY

Video Games

Principal oboe, “World of Warcraft” original soundtrack (2003 and 2004 recording sessions), New York NY

Broadway (NYC) Shows

-Oboe, James Joyce The Dead by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey, starring Christopher Walken, Belasco Theater, New York NY (1999-2000)

-Oboe, 1st call substitute, Jane Eyre by Paul Gordon and Caird, Brooks Atkinson Theater, New York NY (2000-2001) -Substitute oboe for “Jekyll and Hyde” (2000)

Conferences and Invited Presentations