Performance Chronology

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2017
Bulgarian Song, Duo Concert with Bryan Landers
Encinitas CA

2015
“Responding to Desire” TedX Talk and Performance, The Broad Stage
TedX Fulbright, Santa Monica CA

2014
1230 SHOW, Las Vegas

2013
Bulgarian Concert with Bryan Landers and Ivan Johnson, Los Angeles

Cirque-a-palooza: Benedikt Negro solo show

Duo Show with Miroslav Tadic´, Los Angeles

Duo show with Jodie Landau, Machine Project

Chamber Music Concert with 4 Hands LA, Danny Holt and Steven Vanhauwaert

Bulgarian Concert with Bryan Landers and Ivan Johnson, Academy of Creative Educations

Machine Project Benefit at Mister Jalopy’s Secret Lair

2011
Recreational Science (Excerpts)
Premier of excerpts from the one-woman opera in progress written for Kate Conklin by Javier Navarrete at ARC Pasadena

Bosana Foundation Benefit Concert with Miroslav Tadic´

Jodie Landau
Vocal duets and premier of “Continuum” CalArts and Pasadena Library

Annual Fundraiser at ARC Pasadena with John Pennington Dance Group

California State Summer School for the Arts: Guest Performance and Workshop

2010
Kate Conklin All-Star Balkan Orkestra
Surdna Foundation Distinguished Visiting Artist-in-Residence at California State Summer School for the Arts

Bulgarian Vocal Installation at the Hammer Museum

Kate Conklin, Bryan Landers and Chris Votek
Balkan trio concert at the Pasadena Library, Creative Music Series

Milen Kirov: Duets, California State University Northridge
Works composed and performed by pianist Milen Kirov with guests Kate Conklin, Bryon Holley and Miroslav Tadic´

Madam Damnable’s Midnight Speakeasy, A Burlesque
Director and Choreographer

Annual Bulgarian Vocal Concerts: CalArts Bulgarian Vocal Ensembles

2009
Concert of Macedonian, Serbian and Greek Music: Kate Conklin & Miroslav Tadic´, CalArts

OperaWorks Holiday Concert

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels: Cathedral Choir with Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra and featuring Mari Moriya, Jonathan Mack and Michael Gallup

Machine Project Benefit at Mister Jalopy’s Secret Lair

Annual Bulgarian Vocal Concerts: CalArts Bulgarian Vocal Ensembles

2008
Elve’s Fair, Pasadena Montessori Fundraising Concert
CalArts Bugarian Vocal Ensembles

A Machine Project Field Guide to the LA County Museum of Art
With banjoist Bryan Landers

Performances for CSSSA with Bryan Landers; Milen Kirov and Bryon Holley

OperaWorks Holiday Concert
with members of the CalArts Bulgarian Vocal Ensemble

ACF-LA American Composers Forum Salon
Presentation/Performance: “Balkan Singing Styles in Film and New Music; Idiomatic Improvisation and Re-contextualization”

Annual Bulgarian Vocal Concerts: CalArts Bulgarian Vocal Ensembles

2007
All Over the Map
LA City College with Bryan Landers, Jim Sullivan, TJ Troy and Brad Dutz

Elve’s Fair, Pasadena Montessori Fundraising Concert
CalArts Bugarian Vocal Ensembles

Annual Bulgarian Vocal Concerts: CalArts Bulgarian Vocal Ensembles

2006
Gardens Compani Javedani, Danspace at St Mark’s NYC

Orpheus Crawling NOW Festival, REDCAT Theater

Project Accidental
Eagle Rock Performing Arts Center with Bryan Landers, Jim Sullivan, TJ Troy and Brad Dutz

Annual Bulgarian Vocal Concerts: CalArts Bulgarian Vocal Ensembles

2004 – 2006
“O” Vocalist for Cirque du Soleil’s resident water show at Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas

2005
Solo Voice Recital
Music of Berg, Handel and Rachmaninov with pianist Neema Pazargad

2003
The Fisher King
Concert premier of the opera by Marc Lowenstein, role of Anne

2002
CEAIT Festival: Girlfriend
Sahar Javedani, solo dance and choreography, Ben Wynn, composer.

Ivan Spassov Academic National Folk Ensemble Choral Concert Series
Plovdiv Academy of Music Dance and Fine Arts, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

“Kali” Opera by Jarrad Powell and Tony Prabowo at the Festival of Sacred Music, premier.
Excerpts, role of Kunti.

Daleko: Music from Far Away with Bryan Landers and John Bergamo

2001
Macedonian Folk Music Duo Concert
Miroslav Tadic´, guitar

“Aga Ti Rojne Plitkine…”
Solo Balkan Vocal Recital

Solo Voice Recital
Music of Berio, Brahms, Crumb, Schubert and Schumann

“Statement” by Mark Trayle, premier

Creative Music Festival
Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, organizer

2000
Music Of Java and Bali: I Nyomen Wenten; Balinese Kec’ak Ensemble.
Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA

Long Beach Opera Volo di Notte Luigi Dallapiccola
Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach, California
Andreas Mitisek, conductor; Julian Webber, director

Nathan Hubbard Solo Recital, San Diego State University

1999
Return To One; Promises CD release concert
101 Artists Colony Encinitas, CA

Solo Voice Recital
Music of Cage, De falla, Ives and Obradors

1996-98
FIASCO, Various Concerts
An Eastern-European punk ska ensemble with Kate Conklin, vocals; Dan Cantrell, accordion; Nathan Hubbard, drums and glockenspiel; Jesse Hix, basses

Plexus Jazz Ensemble, Various Concerts
Nathan Hubbard, vibraphone and percussion; Jesse Hix, bass; Dave Golia, drums; Kate Conklin, vocals

Solo Vocal Recital
Palomar College, Carlsbad CA