Upcoming Events 2008

June 30th, 8:00 pm

Aqua Regia (premiere)
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Harris Hall, Aspen, C
May 13th- May25th
Birlesen Yollar ~ East Meets West Tour of Turkey

May 15th ISTANBUL Cevahir Show Center

May 17th CAPPADOCIA Open Air Concert

May 20th ANTALYA AKM Perge Hall

May 21st IZMIR AKM 

May 22nd MARDIN

May 23rd ISTANBUL Concert at MIAM 

April 17th, 8:00 pm
Spencer Topel's DMA Recita featuring  SofIA

Barnes Auditorium, Cornell University Ithaca, NY
Collection of works written while at Cornell plus two new premieres:

Gut for Baroque violin

Cyclone's Needle for two percussion and live-electronics

April 12th, 8:00 pm
Sentimenti Devoti concerto for violin, cello, and chamber orchestra
Festival Chamber Orchestra
Barnes Auditorium, Cornell University Ithaca, NY

March 9th, 8:00 pm
Ron Résonne for Chinese Flute (Hulusi) and Live-Electronics 
Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players Barnes Auditorium, 
Cornell University Ithaca, NY

January 23rd, 7:00pm-12:00pm
AKWARD SHOW
Johnson Museum @ Cornell University Ithaca, NY
A fashon show featuring two short compositions that I composed for the event

January 19th, 8:00 pm
SofIA
Harold Golen Gallery Miami, FL
Works by Spencer Topel and Juraj Kojs

Performnaces 2007

November 11th, 8:00 pm
Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players
Barnes Auditorium, Cornell University Ithaca, NY
Torre for solo Violin
Spencer Topel, violin

November 8th, 12:30 pm
Midday Music at Lincoln: B20 in Lincoln Hall
CEMC (Cornell Electronic Music Center)
B20 Music Department, Cornell University Ithaca, NY
As They Stood  for multi-channel tape

October 13th, 10:30 am
Electronic Music Midwest (EMM)
Concert 6, KCKCC Performing Arts Center Kansas City, MO
Gnomoncholia for solo violin and electronics
Spencer Topel, violin

August 21st, 7:30 pm (Premiere)
Wedding of Elizabeth and Eric Goldhirsh-Yellin
David's Tower, Jerusalem, Israel
Torre for solo Violin
Spencer Topel, violin

August 4th, 8:15pm
Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Siena, IT
Three Preludes for Violin and Cello
Duccio Ceccanti, violin, Vittorio Ceccanti, cello

June 21st, 8:00pm (Premiere)
Sage Chapel Hall, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Full program of music by Spencer Topel and Juraj Kojs
Spencer Topel, violin, Juraj Kojs, piano and fujara, Diana Golden, cello, Saul Applebaum, video and sound design.

May 10th, 5:00pm (Premiere)
Google East Coast Center, New York, NY
Three Preludes for Violin and Cello
Spencer Topel, violin, John Haines-Eitzen, cello

Performnaces 2006

December 2nd, 8:00pm (Premiere)
Cornell Wind Ensemble, Gamelan, and Laptop Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Concerto for Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by Cynthia Johnson-Turner
Cynthia Johnson Turner, Conductor

September 7th, 3:00pm (Premiere)
Cornell Inauguration of President David Skorton, Arts Quad, Cornell University
Commissioned by the Tommy Bruce, Vice-President’s Office
Automata
quadraphonic tape-piece

May 12th, 3:30pm
Cornell Elecro-acoustic Music Center, Google East Coast Center (Manhattan)
Gnomoncholia solo violin and electronics
Amreeta for string trio and electronics
Spencer Topel, violin, Brian Lindgren, viola, Graeme Bailey, cello

May 4th, 12:30pm (Premiere)
Midday Music at Lincoln: B20 in Lincoln Hall
Amreeta for string trio and electronics
Spencer Topel, violin, Brian Lindgren, viola,
Graeme Bailey, cello

April 23rd, 8:00pm (Premiere)
Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players Concert
Barnes Auditorium, Cornell University
Gnomoncholia for solo piano and electronics
Xak Bjerken, piano

April 21st, 7:00pm (Premiere)
New York City, Upper East Side
Michael Brown, Pianist
Liederkranz Center
Passacaglia for solo piano
Michael Brown, piano

April 9th, 3:00pm (Premiere)
Festival Chamber Orchestra
Chris Younghoon  Kim, conductor
Barnes Auditorium, Cornell University
Stations for chamber orchestra and electronics

March 24th, 8:00pm
Tabula Rasa Concert
First Unitarian Church, Ithaca, NY
Gnomoncholia for solo violin and electronics

Past Performances

December 2005 (three performances)
Corpo-Realities Dance Production
Brian Suber, Director
Absolom Improvisation electronic duo

July 2005 (premiere)
Academy der Kunste, Berlin
The Dolls for Soprano and Piano
Eva Allison Soprano, Stefanpaul, piano

May 2005 (premiere)
Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players Concert
Barnes Hall, Cornell University
Akulavira String Quartet
Featuring the “J” Quartet

December 2004
Midday Music at Lincoln: B20 in Lincoln Hall
Spheres for solo piano
Fred Lacroix, piano

November 2004 (premiere)
Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players Concert
Barnes Hall, Cornell University
Demenza Multi-channel tape piece
Spheres for solo piano
Fred Lacroix, piano

May 2004 (premiere)
St. Paul’s Chapel, Columbia University
Spheres for solo piano
Riko Higuma, piano

April 2004 (premiere)
Beyond the Machine 2.1
Electric String Quartet

April 2003 (premiere)
Juilliard Composer’s Concert
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Yi-Jia Hou, violin, Danny Spiegel, piano

November 2003 (premiere)
Juilliard Composer’s Concert
The Goetia for solo piano
Stephen Beck, piano

April 2002 (premiere)
Concerto for Three Players and Orchestra
The Juilliard Symphony, Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor
Soloists: Christopher Guzman, piano, Timothy Carter, Bb clarinet, and  Dimitar Moskovsky, bass clarinet.