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s o  c l o s e” for soprano and piano, and “i  w a n t” for soprano and piano trio ( text, Pablo Neruda) performed by Ensemble Dal Niente at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio in April 2010

R E S O N A N T  S T R A N D S” cycle for piano, bowed piano and string quartet; “O R I G I N S” cycle for mixed winds and strings, the “W A T E R S  O F  T I M E” cycle for soprano and chamber ensemble (text, Pablo Neruda) performed by the Ai Ensemble in New York City in May 17, 2009

“S O N G S  O F  L O N G I N G” (text, Sappho) for treble voices and ensemble premiered in Saint Paul, Minnesota in May 2010

“t i n t e d  s k y” violin concerto for J. Austin Wulliman and Ensemble Dal Niente premiered at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston, Illinois in May 2010

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"O R I G I N S" cycle of five extractable pieces for mixed winds and strings performed by Ensemble Dal Niente at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Chicago, January 2010

"c o n s t e l l a t i o n s" for solo piano performed by Matthew McCright at a CD release concert at Gethsemane Episcopal Church
 in Minneapolis on April 25, 2009

"i n c r e s c e n t" for violin and piano duo performed by Austin Wulliman and Mabel Kwan at the University of Illinois in Bloomington on May 23, 2009

"b r e a t h t u r n" (text, Paul Celan) for chamber choir premiered by Chicago Lyric Opera chorus master and The Crossing contemporary chamber choir at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia on May 22, 2009

"c o n s t e l l a t i o n s" for solo piano performed by Matthew McCright at Piano Forte Chicago in Chicago on May 15, 2009

"c o n s t e l l a t i o n s" for solo piano performed by Matthew McCright; and "i n c r e s c e n t" for violin and piano performed by Austin Wulliman and John Boonenberg at the Tenri Cultural Institute in New York City on March 26, 2009

"t r a n q u i l" for violin and cello duo premiered by the Wild and Wulliman Duo at Heaven Gallery in Chicago on March 14, 2008

"c o n s t e l l a t i o n s" for solo piano performed by Matthew McCright at Westminster College in Pennsylvania on March 9, 2009

"i n s t i l l n e s s" for clarinet quintet performed by the MIVOS string quartet at ISSUE Project Room in New York City on March 11, 2009

"i n c r e s c e n t" for violin and piano performed by violinist Austin Wulliman and pianist Mabel Kwan at the Center for Performing Arts at Illinois State University on March 23, 2009

"R E S O N A N T S T R A N D S" cycle of five extractable pieces for piano, bowed piano and string quartet performed by Ensemble Dal Niente in the concert hall at Columbia College in Chicago on February 13, 2009

"o f r e s o n a n c e" and "o p e n i n g" for string quartet performed by the JACK quartet in Brechemin Auditorium at the University of Washington in Seattle on January 16, 2009

"c o n s t e l l a t i o n s" for piano duo and percussion quartet premiered by Chicago Symphony Orchestra MusicNOW pianists Amy Briggs and Daniel Schlosberg with Third Coast Percussion in Ganz Hall at Roosevelt University in Chicago on December 13, 2008

"O R I G I N S" cycle of five extractable pieces for mixed winds and strings premiered by the New Millennium Orchestra at the Cultural Center of Chicago in Chicago on November 17, 2008

"a i r" for flute and guitar commissioned and performed by flutist Harvey Sollberger and guitarist Paul Bowman performed at the Teatro Comunale in Ceglie Messapica, Italy on October 19, 2008

"l i n e s" electronic soundtrack composed for a film by Sarah Carlson premiered at Electronic Music Midwest Conference at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois on October 16, 2008

"a i r" for flute and guitar commissioned and performed by flutist Harvey Sollberger and guitarist Paul Bowman performed in Villa Aurelia Hall in Rome, Italy at the Nuovi Spazi Musicali Festival on October 16, 2008

"c o n s t e l l a t i o n s" for solo piano premiered by Matthew McCright in the concert hall at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota on October 12, 2008

"e m e r g e" for piano and bowed piano performed by pianist Mabel Kwan on the Sonic Fusion Festival at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland on September 21, 2009

"n u d e" by Radiohead from their album "I n  R a i n b o w s" arranged by Kirsten Broberg performed by Michael Lewanski (conductor), Masahito Sugihara (solo saxophones/harmonica), Anita Chandavarkar (flute), Alejandro Acierto (bass clarinet), Austin Wulliman (violin), Chris Wild (cello), Mabel Kwan (piano) and Eric Derr (percussion) (public world premiere) at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago on December 2, 2007.
"t w i l i g h t" version for dance for soprano and chamber ensemble by Kirsten Broberg presented by the Sonic Inertia Dance and Performance Group conducted by Peter Martin and performed by Carrie Henneman Shaw (soprano) on the Opera Cabal Chamber Opera and Multimedia Festival at the Zhou B. Art Center in Chicago on October 19, 2007.

"e m e r g e" for piano (1) and bowed piano (3) by Kirsten Broberg performed by Matthew McCright (solo piano) + the Renegade Ensemble in Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 13, 2007.

"b r a n c h i n g" by Kirsten Broberg premiered by Gareth Davis (solo clarinet) + ensemble dal niente conducted by Michael Lewanski at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago in Chicago on October 4, 2007.

"o p e n i n g" for solo string instrument (violin version) by Kirsten Broberg premiered by Carmel Raz on an evening of new music with Yoni Niv and members of the Musica Nova Consort
at Cafe Mersand in Tel-Aviv, Israel on August 22, 2007.
 

"p o r t r a i t  c o n c e r t" of works written by composer Kirsten Broberg between the years 2003 and 2007 was presented at Alice Millar Chapel at Northwestern University in Chicago.  Works include "e m e r g e:" for piano (1) and bowed piano (3); "o f  r e s o n a n c e" for string quartet; "o p e n i n g" for solo cello; "i n c r e s c e n t" for violin and piano duo; "c a d e n c e" for four pianists and string quartet, "t e n d r i l s" for solo bass clarinet; and "t w i l i g h t" (text, e.e. Cummings) for chamber ensemble and soprano on May 26, 2007.

"o f  r e s o n a n c e" for string quartet was performed by the JACK quartet string quartet at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago on their concert series on May 5, 2007.
 
"t e n d r i l s" for solo bass clarinet was performed by Gareth Davis at Rosenberg and Kaufman Fine Art on the 2007 New York City International Contemporary Ensemble ICEFest in New York City on April 27, 2007.
 
"o p e n i n g" for solo cello was performed by Isabel Castellvi at Ossia Fine Arts Space in the historic Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue in Chicago on April 10, 2007.
 
"t w i l i g h t" (text, e. e. Cummings) for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, harp and percussion was performed by soprano Linden Christ with ensemble dal niente Constance Shoepflin (flute), Alejandro Acierto (clarinet), Austin Wulliman (violin), Isabel Castellvi (cello), Janelle Jansen Lake (harp) and Peter Martin (percussion) at the Opera Cabal Chamber Opera & Multimedia Festival at the Zhou B. Art Center in Chicago on April 5, 2007.

"o p e n i n g" for solo cello was performed by Isabel Castellvi and "e m e r g e" for piano by Sergiy Komirenko, keyboard; and 3 bowed pianists, Mabel Kwan, Drew Baker, and Scott Scharf at a Composer Concert in Alice Millar Chapel at at Northwestern University in Chicago on November 16, 2006.

"i n c r e s c e n t" for violin and piano/bowed/prepared piano by Eighth Blackbird member Matt Albert (violin) and Michael McBride (piano) at the Sonic Impact Festival at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago on October 29, 2006.

"t e n d r i l s" for solo bass clarinet by Gareth Davis at the Sound Field Festival at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Illinois on October 15, 2006.

"e m e r g e" for 8 hands piano/bowed piano at the Green Mill Jazz Club in Chicago by the International Contemporary Ensemble as part of their 2006 Chicago ICE Fest on September 17, 2006.

"t e n d r i l s" for solo clarinet by Gareth Davis, UK, at the 2005 June in Buffalo Festival in New York in June 7, 2005.

"i n c r e s c e n t" for violin and piano by David Yonan (violin) and Michael McBride (piano) of the Fine Arts Music Society in Curtiss Hall in the Fine Arts Building in Chicago on May 28, 2005.

"i n c r e s c e n t" for violin and piano, by David Bowlin (violin) and Cory Smythe (piano) of the International Contemporary Ensemble at the New Music Marathon in Regenstein Recital Hall at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois on May 22, 2005.

"l a m e n t" for String Quartet was performed by Rena Ishii violin, Hyae-Rhun Yim Jung, Carroll Wallace viola, Tim Kwan cello in Werner Recital Hall at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 19, 2004.

"l a m e n t" for String Quartet was performed by Rena Ishii violin, Hyae-Rhun Yim Jung, Carroll Wallace viola, Tim Kwan cello in Werner Recital Hall at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 18, 2004.

"l a m e n t" for String Quartet was performed by Rena Ishii violin, Hyae-Rhun Yim Jung, Carroll Wallace viola, Tim Kwan cello at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 17, 2004.

"s k e t c h e s" for alto flute/flute in c, vibraphone and piano by Do Hee Lee (flute and alto flute), Matthew Hawkins (vibraphone) and Young-eun Choi (piano) in Werner Recital Hall at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 16, 2004.

"s k e t c h e s" for alto flute/flute in c, vibraphone and piano by the New York New Music Ensemble at the June in Buffalo festival in New York in June, 2003. 

"n i g h t  v i s i o n s" for full orchestra premiered by the University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yuri Ivan at Ted Mann Concert Hall at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 4, 2003.