https://noahjenkins.info Noah Jenkins Sat, 14 Mar 2020 21:25:12 +0000 https://noahjenkins.info en https://noahjenkins.info/Main Sat, 14 Mar 2020 21:25:12 +0000 Noah Jenkins https://noahjenkins.info/Main MUSIC    EVENTS    CONTACT SOUNDCLOUD NOAH JENKINS Noah Jenkins is a composer and violinist/violist from Oregon, now living in Chicago. His music is inspired by tuning, field recordings, synthesizers, acoustic phenomena, and experiences of deep sound in deep time.  In January 2025 John Adams conducted the LA Phil New Music Group in the premiere of Not a dream sound, but a sound which sleeping we had really heard, a work for string orchestra, keyboards, and antiphonal percussion (an LA Phil Commission). In February 2025 ~Nois saxophone quartet and Varo String Quartet will premiere Poetics of Space Translation Symmetry in Chicago as part of Frequency Festival.  In 2024 he released Without Persistent Environments (Sawyer Editions), an album of two electroacoustic trombone pieces recorded by Chicago trombonist and composer Riley Leitch. Peter Margasak (Bandcamp) praised the music’s “sustained lines awash in luxurious overtones” and its “focus on the dynamic interaction of sound drifting into eternity.”Noah holds a PhD in Composition and Music Technology from Northwestern University and teaches classes in composition, music theory, and aural skills both privately and at Northwestern. LISTEN MORE    UPCOMING EVENTS April 18, 2026 - 7:30pm Chicago Composers Orchestra World Premieres by Ahmed Al Abaca, Angel Bat Dawid, and Igor Santos St. James Cathedral Chicago, IL June 5, 2026  a diapason, a diatesseron, a double suprabipartientFlannau Duo The CheckOutChicago, IL https://noahjenkins.info/Events Thu, 24 Oct 2019 20:47:12 +0000 Noah Jenkins https://noahjenkins.info/Events NOAH JENKINS MUSIC  EVENTS  CONTACT UPCOMING EVENTS: April 18, 2026 - 7:30pmChicago Composers OrchestraWorld Premieres by Ahmed Al Abaca, Angel Bat Dawid, and Igor SantosSt. James CathedralChicago, ILJune 5, 2026 a diapason, a diatesseron, a double suprabipartientFlannau DuoThe CheckOutChicago, IL PAST EVENTS: March 15, 2026 - 4pma diapason, a diatesseron, a double suprabipartientFlannau DuoFirst Congregational Church of ElginElgin, IL March 3, 2026 - 6:30pma diapason, a diatesseron, a double suprabipartientFlannau DuoFlight 88 Concert SeriesThe Reliquary at Urban ArtifactCincinnati, OH February 17, 2026 - 7:30pmWorld Premiere: a diapason, a diatesseron, a double suprabipartientNew Music Chicago Presents: Flannau DuoExperimental Sound StudioChicago, IL October 25, 2025Chicago Composers OrchestraWorks by Soomin Kim, Paul Novak, Alexa Rinn and Evan Williams St. James CathedralChicago, ILSeptember 5, 2025 Composition Seminar GuestLewis & Clark CollegePortland, OR August 30, 2025 The Shape-Shifter, the Wind Catcher, and the End of Summer (shadow play) solo viola scoringwith Josephine Dorsey and Vim HileSchoolhouseChicago, IL June 3, 2025 After Life (excerpts)The Renaissance SingersFirst United Methodist ChurchEvanston, IL April 26, 2025 Chicago Composers OrchestraWorld Premieres by Carlos Bandera, Ephraim Champion, and Ania VuSt. James CathedralChicago, IL April 17, 2025Guest presenter NU composition colloquiumNorthwestern University Evanston, IL April 10, 2025Guest presenter UW-M composition studioUniversity of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI February 18, 2025World Premiere: Poetics of Space Translation Symmetry~Nois and Varo String Quartet Frequency FestivalConstellation, Chicago, ILhttps://www.frequencyfestival-chicago.com/program-2025 January 28, 2025World Premiere:Not a dream sound, but a sound which sleeping we had really heard(LA Phil commission)LA Phil New Music Group conducted by John AdamsWalt Disney Concert Hall,Los Angeles, CAtickets and more info: https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/3062/2025-01-28/elements-and-energy-with-john-adamsNovember 3, 2024 Trails Bright Phantoms (open workshop)Aptera StringsClassical Revolution ChicagoAccess Contemporary Music, Chicago, IL March 8, 2024 Without Persistent Environments Album Release Show with Riley LeitchComfort Station,Chicago, IL December 13, 2023World Premiere: After Life for Après L’HistoireConstellationChicago, IL November 11, 2023performing with Chicago Composers OrchestraSt. James CathedralChicago, ILOctober 20-22, 2023 performing the world premiere of Andrew Maxbauer’s untitled (October) for violin, field recordings, and the presence of the roomTritriangle; Chicago, IL September 26, 2023with Pinson Chamber BandSPACEEvanston, IL August 2, 2023 Sun Diver: music at the edges of space and silence(Jack Langdon, Kory Reeder, Ben Zucker, Noah Jenkins)International Museum of Surgical ScienceChicago, IL June 3, 2023 Weathering (with Veronica Anne Salinas)  Strawberry Moon performance for Maddie Vaccaro’s exhibition good morning moon Co-Prosperity Sphere Chicago, IL May 22, 2023performing the world premiere of Andrew Maxbauer’s untitled (May) Northwestern University Evanston, IL April 23, 2023World Premiere: Not dead, but in a trance... a sad but profound sensationMabel Kwan, pianoNorthwestern University New Music ConferenceEvanston, IL December 9, 2022 8:30pmWeathering (with Veronica Anne Salinas)  Department of Harmony, Chicago, IL May 13, 2022 solo performance with synthesizer and field recordings Synth Nite Living Water Tea House Chicago, IL April 9, 2022World Premiere: Spirits HoverWild Up conducted by Christopher Rountree,LA Phil Noon to Midnight Festival, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA March 22, 2022 solo synthesizer performance Music, Stillness, Solidarity series, St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, Chicago, IL December 7, 2021, 8:30pm Without persistent environments...and Rotations Placement : Providence EverywhereRiley Leitch, trombone Galvin Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL January 26, 2021Video Premiere:Phantom TrailsBing Wang, violinLink: LA Phil - Watch & Listen POSTPONED due to COVID-19 (May 17, 2020)World Premiere:new work for Mabel KwanMcClintock Recital Hall, Evanston, ILNovember 17, 2019–8pmWithout persistent environments, the sense of confusion and flux might only worsen Riley Leitch, tromboneThe Comet, Cincinnati, OH November 15, 2019–8pmWithout persistent environments, the sense of confusion and flux might only worsenRiley Leitch, tromboneStudio Z, St. Paul, MN November 12, 2019–7:30pmSURF GUITARCraig Davis Pinson and Noah Jenkins, guitarsGalvin Recital Hall, Evanston, IL November 10, 2019–8pmWithout persistent environments, the sense of confusion and flux might only worsenRiley Leitch, tromboneCommunication, Madison, WINovember 7, 2019–8pmWithout persistent environments, the sense of confusion and flux might only worsenRiley Leitch, tromboneTrumpet Blossom,Iowa City, IANovember 3, 2019–8pmWithout persistent environments, the sense of confusion and flux might only worsenRiley Leitch, tromboneElastic Arts,Chicago, IL  June 28, 2019–8pmHeld MusicHEIM.ART®-Station, Neufelden, Austria June 24–30, 2019composers meet composersHEIM.ART® – Station, Neufelden, Austria May 2, 2019–7:30pmworld premiere: Trails Bright PhantomsMivos QuartetMcClintock Recital Hall, Evanston, IL December 10, 2018–8pmRotations Placement : Providence EverywhereRiley Leitch, tromboneSlate Arts + Performance, Chicago, IL October 15, 2018–8pmnew works for violinNoah Jenkins + Maeve FeinbergSlate Arts, Chicago, IL September 7, 2018–7:30pmemergemergemergemergemergemergemergemergeAlisa Kolot, pianoNarloch Piano Studio, Chicago, IL August 22, 2018SHADOWS∆X recording sessionBrandon Quarles, saxophoneExperimental Sound Studio, Chicago, IL August 11, 2018–1:00pmemergemergemergemergemergemergemergemergeRichelle Shi, pianoThirsty Ears Festival 2018Access Contemporary Music, Chicago, IL June 15-16, 2018Recording Session: Drift PlainWet Ink Large Ensemble ReadingsSt. Peter’s Episcopal Church, New York, NY Thursday, May 24, 2018–7:30pmWorld Premiere: Rotations Placement : Providence EverywhereWeston Olencki, tromboneMcClintock Hall, Evanston, IL Wednesday, April 18, 2018–6:00pmout of returning towardFulcrum Point New Music – Discoveries: Hear & Be HeardThe Fine Arts Building, Suite 943410 S Michigan AveChicago, IL Saturday, April 7, 2018–8:00pmWorld Premiere: ± ±Plucky PlunkersAtlas Arts MediaChicago, IL Saturday, March 10, 2018– 8:00amWorld Premiere: SHADOWSΔXBrandon Quarles, alto saxophoneNorth American Saxophone Alliance Biennial ConferenceWatson Hall, University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH Tuesday, March 6, 2018– 7:30pmWorld Premiere: Drifted Here to BloomEnsemble Dal NienteRyan Opera Theater, Evanston, IL Tuesday, February 27, 2018–7:30pmpreview performance: SHADOWS∆XBrandon Quarles, alto saxRyan Center for the Musical Arts, Evanston, IL Monday, November 27, 2017–7:30pmWorld Premiere: a secret chordNoah Jenkins, violinRyan Center for the Musical Arts, Evanston, IL Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 5pmNorthwestern University Composition ColloquiumNoah Jenkins: recent worksRyan Center for the Musical Arts, Evanston, IL Monday, May 22, 2017, 7:30pmWorld Premiere: Pump/Probe for bass clarinet, tuba, and celloin collaboration with physicist Trevor LaMountainLutkin Hall, 700 University Pl, Evanston, IL Wednesday, May 17, 2017, 7:30pmWorld Premiere: As Well As Human Fonema ConsortGalvin Hall, 70 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston, IL Monday, May 8, 2017IIX IXI XII recording session with Delgani String QuartetGung Ho StudioEugene, OR ~Nois tour 2017TransfuseMarch 20, 7:30pm – University of Missouri, Kansas CityMarch 21, 7:30pm – Oklahoma State UniversityMarch 27, 7:30pm –  University of Arkansas Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 7:30pmNew Music ShowcaseTransfuse~Nois (Brandon Quarles, Hunter Bockes, Jordan Lulloff, János Csontos)Mary B. Galvin Recital HallEvanston, IL Sunday, March 5, 2017Transfuse~Nois (Brandon Quarles, Hunter Bockes, Jordan Lulloff, János Csontos)North American Saxophone Alliance Regional ConferenceRhinehart Recital HallIndiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN Friday, February 24, 2017, 7pmemergemergemergemergemergemergemergemergeJonathan Hannau, pianoRocking Chair Series IIIRavenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church4511 N Hermitage Ave,Chicago, IL Tuesday, December 6, 2016 7:30 pmworld premiere: emergemergemergemergemergemergemergemerge Jonathan Hannau, pianoRyan Center for the Musical ArtsEvanston, IL Saturday, October 15, 2016 7:30 pmcomes in waves (version with live electronics)C:ompiler presents Sonya BelayaFrick Fine Arts Building,Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Tuesday, July 19, 2016 12:30pmcomes in wavesSonya Belaya – pianoBang on a Can summer festival, North Adams, Massachusetts Tuesday, May 31, 2016 7:30pmworld premiere: comes in wavesSonya Belaya – pianoRyan Center for the Musical Arts, Evanston, IL Saturday, May 14, 2016 9:30pmSoft Power Tapes – Burning Down the House Part 2improvisation set with Luis Fernando Amaya, percussion and Craig Davis Pinson, electric guitarEvanston, IL Thursday, April 21, 2016, 7:30pmworld premiere: the shade the shape the change the grade — Noah JenkinsEnsemble LineaGalvin Recital Hall, Evanston, IL Friday, March 4, 2016, 7:30pmout of returning toward (Midwest premiere)Shanna Gutierrez – fluteNoah Jenkins – violinDong-Wan Ha – pianoMcClintock Hall, Evanston, IL June 1-13 2015New Music On the Point (as composer and violinist)Saturday, June 13, 2:30pmworld premiere: out of returning toward – Noah JenkinsVirginia Backman – flute, Kathleen Andrews – violin, J.J. Penna – pianoTown Hall Theater, Middlebury, VT Friday January 30, 2015ECCE and UO Visual Artscollaboration with Jonathan Bagbyworld premiere: systems for string trioEugene, OR September 11, 2014, 7:30 pmz-stack performed by the NuShock ensembleWiedemann Recital HallWichita, KS August 2-9, 2014Transfuse performed by Sostenuto Saxophone Quartetfrom the Beijing Central Conservatory of MusicCelebrating 200 Years of Adolphe Sax: the Inventor of the SaxophonePetaling Jaya, Selangor and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia July 2, 2014, 10pmz-stack performed by the American Creators EnsembleWild Nights Cafe concert seriesOregon Bach Festival Composers SymposiumAasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, OR June 7, 2014, 6pmNoah Jenkins:  a concert of new musicincluding premieres of String Quartet, Prelude for solo cello, and le violon emprisonné, libéré for fixed mediaBeall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR May 4, 2014, 8pm …or just after premiered by Oregon Composers ForumMatt Zavortink – flute, Colleen White – clarinet, Noah Jenkins – violin, Kelly Quesada – cello, Jacob Walls – conductorBeall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR February 19, 2014  6:30pmz-stack premiered by Jeffrey Zeigler and University of Oregon facultyBeall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR July 6, 2013Supernumerary Phantom Limb:  a short study for string quartet premiered by the American Creators EnsembleWild Nights Cafe concert seriesOregon Back Festival Composers SymposiumAasen-Hull Hall, University of Oregon March 1, 2013For Verbal Transcription premiered by Verbal Transcription (featuring Milo Fultz, bass)For Verbal Transcription (1st regeneration) performed by turnEnsembleMusic Today FestivalCollier House, University of Oregon February 28, 2013Transfuse premiered by PRISM QuartetMusic Today Festival/University of Oregon Vanguard Concert Series/North American Saxophone AllianceBeall Concert Hall, University of Oregon