
2024
SOUTH BEND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Bloomington, IN - March 5, 2020
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TOKYO TO NEW YORK, Indianapolis, IN
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BEETHOVEN 250, Bonn, Germany
One of the composers invited to participate in this international project -
- conceived, organized and directed by German pianist Susanne Kessel.
"Beethoven 250 : New Piano Pieces for Beethoven"
My piece, "Alberti Bombardier" (after op. 54), was premiered summer 2018,
recorded, and published (December 2018) in Vol. 6 of the collection.
TEXAS UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE, Dallas, TX
Liberty High School Orchestra - conference and concerts, February 26, 2018
Performances AND THEN THEY JUST DISAPPEAR INTO THE NIGHT (2016)
Julie Blackstock and James Weaver, conductors
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE, Cleveland, OH - April 20-22, 2018
Guest Composer
Featured guest composer with the NDC Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Performances of EXTRACTION ON NO. 9
Michael David Krueger, music director and conductor
2017 highlights
Capital University "NOW Music Festival", Columbus, OH - February 15 - 19, 2017
Guest Composer
30th annual NOW Music Festival, Capital University Conservatory of Music, Columbus, OH.
Capital Symphonic Wind Ensemble: PRAYER (2012), for cello and chamber winds. Joseph Mueller, cello
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Terre Haute, IN - April 27, 2017
Guest Composer
Performance of PRAYER (2004) for cello and chamber winds
The ISU Wind Ensemble - Dr. Nikk Pilato, conductor
CORONA GUITAR KVARTET, Copenhagen, Denmark - October 1 - 5 / 28 - 30, 2017
World Premiere
Premiere(s) ("on tour") of BURY THE HATCHET (2017) for guitar quartet, commissioned by CGK
TOKYO TO NEW YORK, New York City - November 17 - 19, 2017
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The critically-acclaimed "Tokyo to New York" concert series of new music by Japanese and American composers.
Annual chamber concerts throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn and Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, etc.).
Premiere of CHORDS THAT RHYME WITH YOUR EYES (2017) - for clarinet and piano
Thomas Piercy, clarinet, Michael Schelle, piano
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, Tampa, FL - November 28 - 30, 2017
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Visiting Guest Composer with the USF Composition Department, and
USF Symphonic Band performances of EXTRACTION ON NO. 9.
Matthew McCutchen, music director and conductor
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2016 highlights
NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL, Columbus, OH - February 8 - 10, 2016
Guest Composer
29th annual NOW New Music Festival, Capital University Conservatory of Music. Performances of
TRANQUILIZER (2015), HEARTLAND (2007) and MYSTIC MOURNING (2014) for chamber ensembles
AKADEMIA MUZYCNA W KRAKOWIE
UNIWERSYTET MUZYCZNY FRYDERYKA CHOPINA
Guest Composer
Composition masterclasses, lectures, presentations, seminars, meeting with composition faculty and students.
The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music is among the oldest, largest and most recognized music conservatories
in Europe. Notable alumni include: Fryderyk Chopin, Witold Lutoslawski, Grazyna Bacewicz, Wanda Landowska,
Andrzej Panufnik, and Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Honoris causa degrees to Nadia Boulanger and Krzysztof Penderecki
The Krakow Academy of Music - notable alumni include: conductor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and composers
Boguslaw Schaeffer, Wojciech Kilar and Krzysztof Penderecki.
PORTLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, Portland, Maine - April 9, 2016
8th annual Back Cove Contemporary Music Festival @ the Portland Conservatory of Music
Premiere performances of two new works written for the 80th birthday celebration of Elliott Schwartz:
CHAMBER CONCERTO MMXVI and BIG STICK DIPLOMACY
TRINITY UNIVERSITY, San Antonio, TX - April 29 - May 2, 2016
Guest Composer
Composition masterclass, rehearsals and premiere performance of O MAGMA MYSTERIUM
Commissioned by the Trinity University Wind Symphony, Jim Worman, music director and conductor
KALAMAZOO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Kalamazoo, MI - September 16, 2016
Performances of DETOUR TO NOWHERE and THE LAST RIDE (from "Spirits")
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Raymond Harvey, music director and conductor
Gala opening concert of the 2016/17 KSO Subscription Series season
Western Michigan University Center for the Performing Arts
AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA "EarShot" New Music Week - September 20 - 24, 2016
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Mentor composer (w/ Robert Beaser and Melinda Wagner) for the five national competition finalists,
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra / ACO / School of Music, Jordan College of the Arts, Butler University
PLUS : performances of Schelle's STRAIGHT, NO LITHIUM (2010) for solo piano, and the premiere
performances of ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN, 2.0 and ON ONE CONDITION, for solo piano
September 20, 2016 - Jim Loughery, piano
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Detroit, MI - October 23, 2016
Guest Composer
Performance of AND THEN THEY JUST DISAPPEAR INTO THE NIGHT
DSO Youth Philharmonic, Kenneth Thompson, music director and conductor
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, Dayton, OH - October 30, 2016
Guest Composer
Performances of AND THEN THEY JUST DISAPPEAR INTO THE NIGHT
Dayton Philharmonic "PhilharMonster" concerts, Neal Gittleman, conductor
SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA, Valparaiso, IN - November 11, 2016
Guest Composer
Veteran's Day performance of RESILIENCE, Double Concerto for Viola, Cello and Orchestra
Honoring the 71st anniversary of the end of World War 2
South Shore Orchestra, Troy Webdell, music director and conductor
NEWARK-GRANVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Columbus, OH - December 4, 2016
Guest Composer
Performance of THE EXORCISM OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY (2012)
Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra, William Boggs, music director and conductor
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2015 highlights
INDIANA ALL-STAR HONOR BAND FESTIVAL, Indianapolis, IN - February 22, 2015
Performance of WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER
Butler University Wind Ensemble, Michael David Krueger, guest conductor
7th ANNUAL BACK COVE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL
PORTLAND (Maine) CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, Portland, ME - April 9 - 12, 2015
Featured Composer in Residence
Lectures, presentations, and performances of various chamber works during the three-day festival
ARTSFEST 2015 "Outlaws and Outsiders", Butler University, Indianapolis, IN - April 16, 2015
Third annual 2-week festival / celebration of music and the performing arts
Premiere production / performances of THE END OF AL CAPONE (2014)
- Commissioned for ArtsFest 2015
30:00 mono-drama / mono-opera for singer/actor and chamber ensemble Review of the premiere
COLUMBUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Columbus, IN - April 26, 2015
Guest Composer
Performances of RAIN (2009) and THE EXORCISM OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY (2012)
Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Lyon, Guest Conductor
RONEN CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, Indianapolis, IN - May 12, 2015
Guest Composer
Premiere performance of THE WOLVES OF PARNASSUS
A new 25:00 work for clarinet / bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion
Commissioned by Cathedral Arts, Inc. for the 31st anniversary season of the Ronen Chamber Ensemble Concert Review
CULTURES IN HARMONY, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, etc., August 16 - 31, 2015
Global Premiere of Out of the Past-acaglia (string trio) for the Cultures in Harmony Passacaglia Project
Three American musicians (NYC, Oberlin, San Antonio) on a Cultures in Harmony goodwill tour.
Performances in the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Belize, and the Philippines
FORT SMITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Fort Smith, AR - October 1 - 4, 2015
Guest Composer
US premiere of RESILIENCE : Double Concerto for Viola, Cello and Orchestra
Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the End of World War 2
Consortium commission from various orchestras in Europe, Japan and the USA.
Fort Smith Symphony Orchestra : John Jeter, Music Director and Conductor video excerpts here
ORCHARD PARK (NY) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Orchard Park, NY - October 30, 2015
Performance of EXTRACTION ON NO. 8 (2004)
Concert program w/ Charles Ives, Bernard Herrmann, etc.
Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra, David Rudge, Music Director and Conductor
SUNY FREDONIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Fredonia, NY - October 31, 2015
Performance of EXTRACTION ON NO. 8 (2004)
Concert program w/ Charles Ives, Bernard Herrmann, etc.
SUNY Fredonia Symphony Orchestra, David Rudge, Music Director and Conductor
TOKYO TO NEW YORK, New York City - November 1, 2015
New York City premiere of AKITA EKHO (2014) for solo clarinet
The critically-acclaimed "Tokyo to New York" chamber music concert series in NYC and Tokyo
Thomas Piercy, clarinet and series music director
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY, Stephenville, TX - November 12 - 15, 2015
Multiple performances of FEAR STRIKES OUT (2014), for trombone and wind ensemble
("on tour" throughout Texas 11/12-14, then home TSU concert 11/15)
TSU Wind Ensemble, Anthony Pursell, Music Director and Conductor, William Haugeberg, solo trombone
SCHOOL OF MUSIC FACULTY ARTIST SERIES, Indianapolis - November 17, 2015
Full program of 21st Century chamber music by Michael Schelle : Schellekammermusikonzert
Butler University, College of the Arts, School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall
Review here
BARTLESVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Bartlesville, OK - November 21, 2015
Performance of SAMURAI (1999)
Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra, Lauren Green, Music Director and Conductor
THE HARTT SCHOOL (UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD), Hartford, CT - December 9 - 12, 2015
Guest Composer
3-day residency @ The Hartt School : incl. rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
The Hartt Symphonic Wind Ensemble : Glen Adsit, Music Director and Conductor
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2014 highlights
SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA, the "Bridge to Beijing" tour of China" - January 2014
China premiere of SUN-WUKONG for cello and orchestra
South Shore Orchestra (Valparaiso, IN), Troy Webdell, music director and conductor; Joshua DeVries, cellist
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY "NOW Music Festival", Columbus, OH - February 11 - 16, 2014
Composer in Residence
Presentations, composition seminars, masterclass(es), lectures and performances of a lot of Schellemusik ...
by the Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, the symphonic wind ensemble, and various faculty and guest artis
CAPITAL CONSERVATORY/BEXLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Columbus, OH - February 16, 2014
Guest Composer
Performances of SUN-WUKONG and THE EXORCISM OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY.
Capital Conservatory / Bexley Symphony Orchestra, William Boggs, Music Director and Conductor
SOUTHWEST (AZ) REGION HONORS ORCHESTRA, Phoenix, AZ - February 13 and 14, 2014
Performances of EXTRACTION ON NO. 8, conducted by Gary Hill (Arizona State University)
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY, Aberdeen, SD - February 16, 2014
Performance of EXTRACTION ON NO. 9
Northern State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Boyd Perkins, Music Director and Conductor
CBDNA (College Band Directors National Association), Muncie, IN - February 27 - March 2, 2014
Performance of EXTRACTION ON NO. 9 .... Saturday afternoon, March 1st
CBDNA Midwest Intercollegiate Honors Band, Gary Hill (Arizona State University), guest conductor
Performance of EXTRACTION ON NO. 9
University of Nebraska Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Anthony Falcone, Music Director and Conductor
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, NE - March 11, 2014
Performance of EXTRACTION ON NO. 9
University of Nebraska Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Anthony Falcone, Music Director and Conductor
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, Tampa, FL - April 16, 2014
Guest Composer
Performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
University of South Florida Symphonic Band, Matthew McCutchen, Music Director and Conductor
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, Albuquerque, NM - April 22 - 26, 2014
Two Performances of THE EXORCISM OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
Fort Smith Symphony Orchestra : John Jeter, Music Director and Conductor
St. Mary's College 2nd Annual Summer Composition Intensive - two weeks
Guest composer for private lessons, masterclasses, clinics, lectures, seminars, workshops and performances
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, Dayton, OH - September 26, 27 and 28, 2014
Guest Composer
2014/2015 DPO Classical Connections Concerts (9/28) - Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
TRINITY UNIVERSITY, San Antonio, TX - October 24 - 27, 2014
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of EXTRACTION ON NO. 9
Trinity University Wind Symphony : Jim Worman, Music Director and Conductor
ROCKFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Rockford, IL - October 25, 2014
"Music that Goes Bump in the Night!"
Performances of EXTRACTION ON NO. 8 and THE EXORCISM OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
Rockford Symphony Orchestra : Steven Larsen, Music Director and Conductor
PACIFIC PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, Portland, OR - November 12 - 15, 2014
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclasses (Pacific University), rehearsals and performances of orchestral works
- including VOX HUMANA
Pacific Philharmonic Orchestra: Bryce Seliger, Music Director and Conductor
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, GA - November 19, 2014
Performance of PRAYER for cello and chamber winds
KSU Wind Ensemble : David Kehler, Music Director and Conductor, Charae Krueger, cello
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A special concert honoring the victims and survivors of the great March 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami.
Presented on the 2nd anniversary of the disasters, the entire project was funded by a 2012 Kickstarter project.
The new work was the centerpiece / grand finale of a concert that also featured the music of Hifumi Shimoyama,
Miho Sasaki, Kazuo Fukushima and Akira Kobayashi
World premiere: Thalia Theatre @ Symphony Space, New York City: 15 March 2013
Their Was Around Here, Somewhere . . . (2012) LISTEN HERE VIDEO: Part 1 VIDEO: Part 2
Two-week residency for various guest composer activities - including a lecture on American film music for
SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA, Valparaiso, IN - October 4, 2013
Guest Composer
Premiere of SUN-WUKONG (2013) for cello and orchestra
The piece will also be included on the January 2014 SSO tour throughout China - 12 days, eight (8) concerts
South Shore Orchestra, Troy Webdell, music director and conductor
Joshua DeVries, cellist
Hartford New Music Festival 1913 / 2013
Premiere performances (2) of a new 28:00 orchestral piece,
Grant Program.
GIMME SHELTER, CRUSHER and SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE
Indiana University Symphonic Wind Ensemble : Stephen Pratt, Music Director and Conductor
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY, Aberdeen, SD - November 12 - 17, 2013
Lectures, seminars, composition masterclass, clinics, rehearsals and performance of WRIGHT FLIGHT
piano concerto (2002) by the Aberdeen / NSU Symphony Orchesta. Also during the week-long residency:
performances of various chamber works ... and EXTRACTION ON NO. 9 performed by the NSU Symphonic
Wind Ensemble. Northern State University faculty artists, the Aberdeen / NSU Symphony Orchestra : Robert Vodnoy,
Music Director and Conductor, and the NSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Boyd Perkins, Music Director and Conductor
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Lectures, composition master class, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Kansas State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble : Frank Tracz, Music Director and Conductor
and
NAGOYA IMPERIAL GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, Nagoya, JAPAN
Featured Guest Composer: Michael Schelle
of my chamber music including the premieres of Say Goodnight, Gracie (chamber winds)
NAGOYA * AZAKO NAGAKUTE * JAPAN * December 4 - 7, 2010

Sponsored by the Confucius Institute for International Knowledge, the concert tour highlighted
Schelle's WRIGHT FLIGHT (2002 Piano Concerto), featuring Miho Sasaki, piano, on each program
"Technology of New Pleasures" Symposium, An international symposium focusing on the 'new',
eclecticism and bricolage in the arts. The three featured guests were: a Chinese multi-media
visual artist, a British writer, and me, the featured Guest Composer. I was also commissioned
to compose a new multi-media work for premiere at the symposium (NAGOYA SPIRAL) and write
/ deliver the Keynote Address. November 18 - 23, 2009
Nagoya Imperial University, Japan : November 2009

14 day / nine concert China tour by the South Shore Orchestra (Chicago) - featured Michael Schelle's 'Wright Flight' Piano Concerto; Miho Sasaki, piano on each program. Sponsored by the Confucius Institute
SHANGHAI, BEIJING, HANGZHOU, NINGBO, ZHOUSHAN, JIAXIN
Composer MICHAEL SCHELLE and pianist MIHO SASAKI
SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA
MIHO SASAKI, pianist
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JAPAN: 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 (see Guest Composer)
CONFUSED on MIYA JIMA ISLAND OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF JAPAN
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Aichi Prefectural University of Music and Fine Arts . ナホヤジャマ
December 2010 Michael Schelle, Guest Composer
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
2010 . 12 . 4[土]
14:00~15:30
MICHAEL SCHELLE(バトラー大学・作曲)
基調講演 [20世紀音楽における<境界>John Cage]
通訳とピアノ演奏:佐々木みほ
15:45~17:30
シンポジウム [20世紀芸術における<境界>]
パネリスト 小林英樹(愛知県立芸術大学・油画)
井上さつき(愛知県立芸術大学・西洋音楽史)
藤井たぎる(名古屋大学・音楽思想)
2010 . 12 . 5[日]
14:00~14:50
MICHAEL SCHELLE 作品コンサート
曲目:《Straight, No Lithium》世界初演(ピアノ:佐々木み ほ)ほか
15:00~15:50
のトーク&ギター・コンサート
曲目:下山一二三《N氏へのオマージュ》、自作ほか
16:00~17:30
作曲ワークショップ[<境界>をめぐって]
愛知県立芸術大学音楽学部作曲科専攻有志
2010 . 12 . 6